Get answers to all your potty training what-ifs, how-tos and now-whats.
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Potty Trainer to Moms Like Me – Even Celebrity Moms
Jen Singer
When I tell people what I did, they think I’m making it up. But it’s true. I’ve been giving potty training advice to celebrity mom, Melissa Joan Hart. That’s right: I’m the Celebrity "Potty Training Whisperer."
I’ve been a Pull-Ups® Potty Training Partner for several years now, so I can give anyone…
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Refusing To Use The Potty--My Tips To Success
Heather Wittenberg
Do you hear “NO” a lot these days?
Your toddler can’t help himself – saying no is his first step on the road to independence. It sure makes potty training complicated, though. Keep these tips in mind while you’re dealing with a defiant toddler:
Never use punishments or threats. I promise this…
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Re: Reward Ideas for Your Big Kid
Jen Singer
Have you ever rewarded yourself for a job well done? Maybe you bought your coffee instead of making it. Or maybe you enjoyed a half-hour in the bathtub with no interruptions (or rubber ducks floating around next to you). Or maybe you even snagged yourself a night on the town with friends. Whatever your…
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Top 5 Potty Training Tips
Heather Wittenberg
Potty training happens all sorts of ways, depending on your child’s personality. I’m in the process of potty training our fourth child, and I’m reminded how different each child has been at this stage. One was resistant until he was almost four, and one seemed to train herself overnight! So with all…
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5 Potty Training Mythbusters
Jen Singer
Whether you’re just starting potty training or you’re in the full swing of it, one thing is likely: Somebody has spread rumors to you. Call them potty training myths, these assertions of how potty training is supposed to go can make you wonder if your potty training plan has a few glitches. But before…
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Getting Potty Training Advice
Dr. Jennifer Shu
Now that we’re living in the information era, parents are turning increasingly to the Internet for advice ranging from what to feed our children and how to choose a pediatrician. Also high on the list of parental concerns for toddlers and preschoolers is figuring out how to help a child potty train successfully.…
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Big Kid® Independence
Jennifer James
It’s often hard to let go and let your child be an independent individual! July is a month that celebrates independence, which makes me think about my children during their big milestones like potty training. These Big Kid® moments have made me so proud and will continue to throughout the years.
During…
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Potty Training Crunch Time
Jennifer Shu
Parents know that preschool and potty training often go hand-in-hand. But what happens when preschool is on the horizon and your child still can’t use the potty on their own? As Parents know that preschool and potty training often go hand-in-hand. But what happens when preschool is on the horizon and…
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Potty Training – The Year in Review
Jennifer James, Jennifer Shu, Jan Faull and Bernie Dorsey
Readiness has been a common potty training theme throughout 2007. Kids will potty train when they are ready and no one can determine when that time will be except for the child. With the year coming to an end, the Pull-Ups® Potty Training Partners take time to reflect on some of their favorite potty…
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Back to School, Back to Busy
Bernie Dorsey
When back-to-school time rolls around, everyone in the family seems to get “back-to-busy“. As a parent, it can be difficult to balance your kids’ schedules, especially if one of your toddlers is potty training. But, if you make efforts to stay consistent when potty training, it can remain just as easy…
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Potty Training As A Team
The proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" holds true when potty training your toddler. The process can be easier and more fun when you have got everyone from siblings to grandparents to daycare providers involved, in addition to Mom and Dad. This month, the Potty Training Partners are offering…
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Let’s Put on a Show! Making Potty Training Fun
Jen Singer
A friend of mine recently asked how I manage to maintain my sense of humor throughout some of the most trying tasks of parenting, specifically potty training. Her question brought me back to when I was potty training my sons, so I wanted to share a glimpse of how I managed to make potty training fun…
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Dishing Advice at the Pull-Ups® Potty Dance Party
Jen Singer
Max, 2½, and I were sitting on the floor in my booth at the Pull-Ups® Potty Dance Party, a special event in New York City where I was doling out one-on-one potty training advice as one of the long-time Pull-Ups® Potty Training Partners. In recent years, I've counseled parents and grandparents on all…
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Rewarding Potty Training Efforts without Promising Disney
Jen Singer
They looked like three-foot-tall
decorated generals. Well, decorated generals with Thomas the Tank Engine stickers
all over their jumpers. But you get the point. When I was potty training my two
boys, stickers were their rewards. First for sitting on the potty,…
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What’s Normal during Potty Training?
Jennifer Shu
As a pediatrician, I am often asked what is considered to be normal during potty training. The
answer’s easy—pretty much anything goes and can be considered normal for children. Here are some thoughts why:
Every child is different. Just as all children have different physical characteristics,
personalities…
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How I Knew My Kids were Ready to Potty Train
Dave Hagler
The hardest part of potty training can be knowing when to begin. If you start too soon, your child may become frustrated and resist even more. On the other hand, if you wait too long, your child could become too comfortable and dependent on diapers. So what's a parent to do? How do you know when your…
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Potty Training Then and Now
Jen Singer
My mother swears that she potty trained me by 14 months and my brother by 18 months. I can’t remember back that far, so I just have to take her word for it, even though, deep down, I’m hoping it’s a little white lie.
My own kids didn’t potty train until three months before their third birthdays, though…
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Encouraging Good Hygiene During Potty Training
Jennifer Shu
Good hand washing is one of the best ways to stay healthy. In addition to making
sure kids
wash their hands before eating, after coughing or sneezing, and whenever
they’re noticeably
dirty, I make it a point to remind children (and adults) to pay a visit to the
sink after…
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Dads and Potty Training
Dave Hagler
Dads can be particularly apprehensive about the potty training experience, and can end up taking a secondary role to mom. But, it doesn't need to be that way. On the contrary, there are many reasons why dads should be excited and eager to enter into the potty training process with their child, and take…
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When Your Kids Potty Train Differently
Jen Singer
My younger son had absolutely no interest in the bright blue, yellow and green plastic potty that his big brother (my first son) had potty trained on a year-and-a-half earlier. But the toilet? Yes, he liked the toilet, because his brother used it.
I’d potty trained my first son using that plastic potty.…
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A Recipe for Potty Training At Daycare: One Part Consistency, Two Parts Flexibility
Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, MD, FAAP
Pull Ups® Potty Training Partner
September Article
Are your kids in daycare? If so, you are likely worried about how daycare may affect your potty training process. If you manage the situation with a dose of flexible consistency, you can help your child feel incredibly competent and empowered!
Daycare offers kids wonderful opportunities for socialization…
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Aligning with Your Partner on Potty Training Methods
Dave Hagler
You and your spouse may have different approaches to parenting from time to time. In general, presenting a united and consistent front to your child is a good idea. This is especially true when it comes to potty training. Before beginning the potty training process, you and your partner might want…
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