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Potty Training Safety: The Thing No One Talks About (But Every Parent Should Know)

Baby Grinding Teeth and Sleep Bruxism: Tips to Quiet the Night

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What are the Best Potty Training Toilets? Tips from the Expert

Allison Jandu

How Long Does Potty Training Take?

Katie Mill

Bedwetting in Kids: Causes & What to Do

Allison Jandu

What to Do About Potty Training Regression: Your Essential Guide

Allison Jandu

Signs Your Toddler Is Ready for Potty Training (& Signs They’re Not)

Allison Jandu

7 Essential Social Skills for Kids and Fun Ways to Build Them

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Toddler Behavior Charts: Helpful Tool or Waste of Time?

Tassia Agatowski

Baby Ear Infection vs. Teething: How to Spot the Difference

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What are the Best Teething Foods?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Nighttime Potty Training: Your Expert Guide

Tassia Agatowski

Potty Training: Your Complete Guide

Tassia O'Callaghan

When to Start Potty Training

Tassia O'Callaghan

How to Potty Train A Girl: 20 Tips from Real Moms

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Potty Training Boys: 16 Tips from Real Moms

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Over stimulated child

I need help and or advice, I have a 6 yr old in kindergarten and will she struggling with social anxiety and getting overstimulated that holding her back on keeping up with her classmates, r pta says we should hold her back cause not where her classmates r and as a mom I dont want to hold her and then stress her out even more, so back story of this child ( since she was a baby she never was apart from me and dad and when she went into preschool first time she was kicked out due to potty accidents mind u she was potty trained but it was the second month of school starting and they kicked her out, but if any u mama know any advice or helpful hints help me out

At what point after potty training do you stop feeling like a recluse??

Potty trained over the weekend and I’m scared to go for big outings like we normally do!

Travel potty recommendations please 💩

The one I got from Amazon is so annoying! It takes forever to fold and unfold. I hate it 😂🥲

Teeth brushing

We’re still struggling with teeth brushing at 2 😭.
He won’t do it himself he just eats the tooth paste and lobs the brush.
If we do he wrestles us, grits his teeth and arches his back.
We have tried everything different tooth paste, different brush, steps in front of mirror, brushing out with him, books, songs.
At this point feel defeated and just don’t know what to do.
Health visitors just said at 2 needs to brush for 2 minutes and gave us a sticker chart which he doesn’t understand.
I don’t know what to do 😭😭

Potty training

My son will be turning 3 on June 28th. I also have a girl coming may 14th. Whenever I try to ask him if he wants to go on the potty he always says no. How do I make it more fun and engaging for him he has his own potty and I also have a seat with stairs for him to use on the toilet. I am trying to figure out the best way because he also go to daycare five days a week. What is better using pull ups or training underwear

Potty training

Anyone got any tips on how to start potty training my little boy is 2

Potty training

Just started potty Trainning my LG yesterday. When going out do I keep her in knickers or? Nappy

Potty training with a newborn?

So my toddler communicate when he pooped but no pee. However hes interested on what im doing when hes in a bathroom with me. Anyway. I give birth any day now and came up with the idea of potty train my toddler while daddy is on paternity leave. Is it too crazy idea? Isn't it too much to handle for my toddler? New baby, sharing mommy, crying baby and then daddy's home all the time (he loves him atm, and doesn't like me) is this a good time or should we wait?

Potty training

Can anyone help, my son is forward in most things but potty training, he doesn’t tell me when he needs a wee and wants a nappy on all the time, I have finally managed to get him to have a few morning wees on the potty and make a big deal out of it but that’s only if he wants to sit on it.

I know people say they will when they are ready and you can’t force them, so I’m trying to be relaxed with it, he’s so proud when he does go on the potty so I’m really at a loss

I don’t know what more I can do.

Husband reversing Toilet training efforts

My daughter is almost 3. Ive been trying to toilet train her for the last 6 months. I was going to start her on undies from the beginning but my husband carried on about how we have too much carpet so it would be too difficult. I listened to him for the first 5 months. The past few weeks ive gotten undies and have been using them for her. In the past couple weeks shes come really far. Though when ive come home from work the past 2 weeks and shes been with my husband, shes been wearing a nappy. I've explained to him how important it is to try to wear undies as this has been working for us but no matter what I say, he won't listen. And he said shes wet through her pants a few times and ive said thats part of toilet training (yes we do have the undies with the padding so it doesn't soak through as much). He said shes been doing better with her nappies than undies when he has her but I dont know what to believe. I always take her to the toilet when im home. He rarely takes the initiative. Im worried hes just being lazy. What would you guys do or say?

Potty training tips!

How do I go about this? Where do I start? Any tips, big or small.. or even weird!! Drop them ⬇️

Teething

How’s everyone doing with teething because the screaming is rattling my head 🤣🤣🤣

Are these teeth?

Is my baby teething? He has been drooling excessively and constantly has his fingers in the mouth and is trying to chew on everything.

If these are teeth, how long before they pop out?

Potty training through the night

My wee boy is potty trained during the day but at night he wears a nappy it’s always full or leaked throughout the night anyone who has potty trained for the night time as I’m constantly washing bedding and he’s always waking up with wet clothes regardless of the nappy i take him toilet before bed and bath even started taking him at midnight where he does a big wee but it doesn’t matter. HELP lool btw he wears Lidl nappy pants size 7

Potty training second child on way

My little girl is 28 months? I tried potty training couple of weeks ago and she just wasn’t interested. I was going to try again this weekend as we have a weekend at home. I’m due for my second child in 2 weeks would you wait little longer incase she goes backwards and regresses with a new baby being here or just go for it ?

Toilet training

My girl was potty trained quite early on during the day, but nighttime is another!
Any tips/advice. She is far from dry in the morning, so do I just wait until she is showing signs of being dry?

How are all your March babies doing?

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