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

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Tassia O'Callaghan

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

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Toddler Behavior Charts: Helpful Tool or Waste of Time?

Tassia Agatowski

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

Tassia Agatowski

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

Tassia Agatowski

Potty Training Boys: 16 Tips from Real Moms

Tassia Agatowski

15 Best Potty Training Books Chosen By Real Moms

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When Do Boys Stop Growing? Growth Spurts and Puberty

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Baby’s Teething Fever: Can Teething Cause Fever?

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What is Hyperlexia? (Symptoms & Treatments)

Tassia O'Callaghan

From the community

How my day is going

My 13 month old son started to scream bloody murder from his room while I was making his baby brother a bottle, so I run in there, mostly I was just expecting him to be mad I wasn’t playing with him.

No.

He was stuck fully underneath his crib, with a horde of Binkies. six Binkies. And he somehow managed to get his poo filled diaper off while under there. So now there is poo smeared on the floor underneath his crib and on the bottom of his crib.
He also got it all over his hands and smeared it on his Bluey chair in his attempt to pull himself out. Mind you, I checked on him not 5 minutes ago. He was asleep on his playmat and I didn’t want to disturb him. My newborn was in his bassinet now screaming for his bottle. And I am now covered in poo.

I really doing know whether to laugh or cry or both.

So how are we keeping our toddlers diapers on? cause he is becoming an evil mastermind at getting them off.

Teething?

I probably sound crazy but can my babygirl start teething at 3 months?
And what could some of the signs be that she is ?

Potty training

So my little boy has been doing really well with potty training with me at home and as soon as he goes to his dads he puts him in a nappy and goes 10 steps back.
It’s really frustrating and I feel like it’s not fair on our son and it’s confusing him.
He does this every time he’s at his dads and I don’t know what to do he doesn’t listen to me and does what he wants.
Am I right in not wanting him to go to his dads?

honestly 🫤

i keep coming up with excuses for potty training my 3 year old and i don’t know why
i do it for like a day or two and end up putting her back in nappies and I know i need to and she need to be potty trained and I know i’m not helping her i literally know all of it but i don’t know why i’m not doing it… my partner keeps telling me i need to do it over and over and he gets annoyed and i feel guilty but Why dont i do it!!😔idk why i cant just do it and stick to it i’m confusing her too just starting over and over again

Is it necessary to sit a toddler on the potty for 30 min to an hour?

We sit him to go poop and the moment we take him off the potty he will go stand by the tv and poop. I dont get it

Potty training

Anyone else currently potty training? I found this 7 day method on tiktok and am on day one and am completely exhausted. The amount of pee ive cleaned up and bathroom trips we've taken is crazy haha

When do we brush?

I've just noticed my LO's first teeth (front bottom) have just cut. I can only see the very top of them so do I start brushing now or do I wait until they've come in a little more or fully?

Are we teaching our daughters to hover in a public restroom?

I never sit on a public seat, I’ve always been taught to hover & if I accidentally splash on the seat, wipe up afterwards. I will be instilling this into my daughter but my stepdaughter who’s almost 10 always sits on a public seat and it gives me the ICK. When I ask if her mom never taught her she’s like no, which is not surprising as she never taught her how to properly wash up, shower & clean her hair. It’s so irritating.

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Potty training

19 month old boy, where do I start?😂 I got his little potty set up so I just put him on the toilet after breakfast orrr?

Potty training help

So my little boy will be 3 in July. Hes quite stubborn, but a very quick learner. For example, he knows his basic colours, but when asked says everything is blue and laughs. Whenever I ‘suggest’ we use the potty he says no, but will occasionally say he needs to use the potty and just use it. He has a baby brother who is now 4 months, so I’ve been a bit slack the last few months. But grandparents have been making comments, so I think it’s either now or never.
Nursery have suggested I just keep leaving the potty out and let him do it as and when he wants - is this the best way because we aren’t making much progress.
Do I just go reward base - everytime he goes he gets a chocolate etc? Do I just remove his nappy one morning?

The older he gets, the more stressed I’m getting that I’ve left it too late 😅
Picture of him and his brother so the post doesn’t get lost 😅