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

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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

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

Potty Training

PLEASE HELP 🙏 🙏 🙏
I've posted before about potty training, but at this point I don't know what to do. My daughter won't keep her diaper on at night. I have her in pull ups during the day and diapers at night. She most of the time is dry through the night but when she takes a bit too long to go to bed by herself, thats when she pees before passing out. Whats worse is she is a night pooper. I've tried backward zippers, clips, buttons, tight pants, pull ups. They all end up being off. But tonight, was the worst, and basically my last straw. I usually catch it before anything happens, but this time, I didn't.... I go into her room, diaper off (empty) shit EVERYWHERE. Please🙏 What do I do, and how do I potty train? She knows what the word potty means, she knows where it is. She sits on it every morning and after naps and on and off during the day. So she knows what it is. People keep telling me to have her say it by teaching her the word, she knows the word but she is non-verbal. It is so much harder (I ENVY moms who have non-verbal children and are still doing it) She can't even tell me when she's hungry. I know there are non-verbal moms in here. PLEASE advice or tips ANYTHING. I'm so done and exhausted. And I've been told just to have her around in underwear. But its hard to find underwear that fits her because she is on the smaller side. Plus I have fake carpet, the shitty pull up tile carpet. I can't clean it. What do I do?

Refusing potty training

Have tried before she turn 3 and now trying again.
But she’s just not interested. Got her to sit on the potty/toilet the odd time but nothing has happened. Most of the time she just refuses. I don’t want to force it as I don’t want her to become scared of it.
Got all the books, sticker charts, rewards etc.

Any tips or tricks.
Or just to know I’m not the only one.

Starting potty training

In 2 weeks I’ve decided I’m going to start potty training my daughter but haven’t got a clue how to start

Potty training SEN child

We started potty training my nearly 4 year old autistic son officially on Monday and we’re just really struggling with it, he understands what a wee and poo are and that we go in the toilet but just won’t go on the toilet! We’ve been slowly introducing the potty and pants for months and allowing him to explore the toilet and sit on it at his request. I don’t think it’s his development delay that’s stopping him going on the toilet but I’m really stuck on what more I can be doing, I know it’s only day 4 but I feel like I’m just struggling with it now. I put him on there every 10/20 mins he will sit there for around 5/10 mins happily but gets off and says all done and then as soon as he puts his pants back on he will have an accident. Is it time to stop and try again in a few weeks?

18 almost 19 months little boy , I need help with how to start potty training

I have no idea where to start 👉👈 his my 1st , I was told not to get a little potty cuz thats a toy to boys more times then not. Im open to any and all suggestions cuz I feel like its time to start something with potty training only if its bare minimum

Teething

Teething is kicking my 12 week old ass bless him he’s struggling. Rosey cheeks the lot! Back with my eldest I used ambersol which worked but just seen it’s for 5 months +! This was 13 years ago mind.. what do you guys use to help? Calpol seems to be the only thing. Poor bubs is hating life

Potty training

What’s your tried and true method? Is putting a diaper over training underwear a waste of time?

Potty training toilet

Hi moms! Any recommendations on potty training toilets that work best for you? FTM here and trying to start potty training, but I’m having a hard time trying to pick one out. Thanks in advance!

Please help 😭

My 3 year old has mild autism, she can be pretty rigid with routine. She goes to the potty great when she’s naked on the bottom half. Asking to go, or just going on her own. But whenever she has anything on (pull up, underwear, shorts, etc. ) she will just potty in them and does not care if she’s wet. It’s like the potty doesn’t exist to her when she’s dressed. We’ve tried everything. Anyone else had this problem? How did you help?