Get answers to all your potty training what-ifs, how-tos and now-whats.
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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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Aiming to Train Before Preschool?
by Julie Anaya, Colorado
“Ready? Set? Go! School is just around the corner. So, if your toddler is ready, now’s the time to take the potty training plunge with a little help from mother of two, Julie Anaya, veteran PULL-UPS® Potty Training Partner.
Parents’ lives are more hectic than ever. According to a recent survey sponsored…
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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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A Potty Here and a Potty There : Potty Training in Multiple Locations
By Sue Marquette Poremba
Very few children will work on potty training at only one location, particularly as they are in the later stages of potty training. Not only do children work on toilet habits at home, but many children spend many hours a day at daycare or at a relative’s house. Some children split time between parents’…
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Potty Training on the Road
by Mary Santana, Illinois
Whether you’re taking a short trip to grandma’s house or an extended vacation, traveling with a potty training toddler can sound overwhelming. Don’t stress – Mary Santana, former PULL-UPS® Potty Training Partner and mother of three, has great advice for potty training on the road.“My husband and I love…
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Consistent Potty Training
By Sue Marquette Poremba
Lindsey Taucher of Austin, Texas, spent her spring break working on potty training with her daughter.
“We talked about it a lot beforehand,” says Taucher of preparing her daughter for the big event. “And I had been offering her the opportunity to use the potty intermittently.”
So, during her week’s…
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How to Keep Potty Training Light-Hearted
Dave Hagler
Potty training is a big, important milestone in your child's life. If you wait too long to begin training, or start too early, or go about it the wrong way, your child could go through their entire childhood, adolescence, and maybe even adulthood in diapers. OK, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. …
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5 Tips for Surviving Potty Training
Jen Singer
I've been a Pull-Ups® Potty Training Partner for five years now, and during that time, I've confirmed one important hunch: potty training is the most labor intensive of your child's milestones. Don't you think?
It takes work to make potty training successful, but if you stick it out, you will reach…
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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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How to Help Overcome Your Child’s Potty Fears
Dave Hagler
October Potty Training Article
“How to Help Overcome Your Child’s Potty Fears”
All toddlers have some sort of fear - "the dark," "bugs," "under the bed." When starting the potty training process it's important to keep it fun and positive so potty training doesn't get added to the list. Here are some common "potty fears" to look out for and how to deal with them:
Falling In
Toilets…
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