Expert Advice
Meet our experts below, and browse through our expert advice to find answers to all your potty training questions.
Contributing Authors
Jen Singer is the creator of MommaSaid.net, a Forbes Best of the Web community for mothers. She is the author of You're a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren't So Bad Either) (Sourcebooks, April 2008), and the creator of Please Take My Children to Work Day, a holiday for at-home moms held annually in June that has been declared by governors in twelve states to date. She writes the Good Grief: A Tale of Two Tweens blog for Good Housekeeping.com which is syndicated at Yahoo Shine. She lives in northern New Jersey with her husband, two boys and what appears to be a bucket of worms.
Dave Hagler is the father of three boys ages 5, 4 and 2 (he’s already successfully potty-trained two of them and is about ready to get started with the third). Hagler enjoys sharing his parenting anecdotes and stories through his blog SuburbanDaddy.com – he’s even chronicled his experiences potty training his sons. Dave is also the creator of Kidburst.com, a local Web site in Washington, DC to help parents find activities and places to go with their kids. The Hagler family lives in the suburbs of Washington, DC and when Dave’s not blogging or potty training, he works as a technical manager at a digital media company.
Jennifer Shu, M.D., FAAP is currently in private practice at Children’s Medical Group, P.C. in Atlanta, GA. Her professional experiences have included serving as an instructor of pediatrics and director of the newborn nursery at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth. Dr. Shu is co-author of Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality and Food Fights: Winning the Nutritional Challenges of Parenthood Armed with Insight, Humor and a Bottle of Ketchup, editor of Baby & Child Health: The Essential Guide from Birth to 11 Years and a member of the Parents magazine advisory board.
Potty Training Advice
What’s Normal during Potty Training? - As a pediatrician, I am often asked what is considered to be normal during potty training. The answer’s... More
Rewarding Potty Training Efforts without Promising Disney - They looked like three-foot-tall decorated generals. Well, decorated generals with Thomas... More
“The Potty Lady” Dishes Advice at the Pull-Ups® Potty Dance Party - I'm not exactly sure when it happened, but by the end of the Pull-Ups® Potty Dance Party, I would become... More
Potty Training as a Team - Most people know about teamwork. In some form or another we’ve played, worked or volunteered for... More
Let’s Put on a Show! Making Potty Training Fun - A friend of mine recently asked how I manage to maintain my sense of humor throughout some of the most... More
Potty Training From One Father to Another - Sometimes time with our kids creeps by, and sometimes it flies. Either way, our children are learning... More
My Patients’ Top Potty Training Concern - I’m often asked by my patients about the best way to make potty training successful. While all children... More
Potty Trainer to Moms Like Me - When I tell people what I did, they think I’m making it up. But it’s true. I’ve been giving potty training... More
Potty Training Crunch Time - Parents know that preschool and potty training often go hand-in-hand. But what happens when preschool... More
Potty Training Awareness Month - Through my years as a “potty coach”, I’ve had more than a few experiences potty training children, including... More
Big Kid® Independence - It’s often hard to let go and let your child be an independent individual! July is a month that celebrates... More
Back to School, Back to Busy - When back-to-school time rolls around, everyone in the family seems to get “back-to-busy“. As a parent,... More
Potty Training – The Year in Review - Readiness has been a common potty training theme throughout 2007. Kids will potty train when they are... More
Potty Training During the Holiday Rush - With guests visiting from out of town and families taking the festivities on the road, potty training... More
Steps to Overnight Success - Your child may be a pro at staying dry during the day, but nighttime can be a different task altogether.... More
Getting Potty Training Advice - Now that we’re living in the information era, parents are turning increasingly to the Internet for advice... More
Memorable Potty Training Moments - Time has a way of bringing out the humor in a situation. I laugh now at the time my car ran out... More
