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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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Pull-Ups Potty Project Blog - Lyon
Lyon's Mom
Pull-Ups Potty Project Blog - LyonPhase 1Lyon Is Getting Started on Potty TrainingCheck out this blog from The Potty Project.Meet Lyon and Her MomI am a single mom and am generally relaxed in my approach to life and potty training. Lyon has avoided the potty every time I've made an attempt, but now I…
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Signs of Readiness - PULL-UPS® Brand Potty Training Articles
How to Tell When Your Child is Ready for Potty Training
You’ve conquered teething, tantrums and monsters in the closet. Make sure potty training is another success story by watching for the signs of readiness and starting when your child is ready.
Your Unique Child
Is my child ready? …
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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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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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Are You Ready? : Determining if Your Child is Ready for Potty Training.
By Lisa A. Goldstein
You havent been counting, of course, but it may feel like youve just changed your millionth diaper. At this point, the thought of having a potty trained child may sound like nirvana!
You may be ready to start training, but its also up to your child. So how exactly can you determine if your child is…
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You Asked…We are Answering
by Maggie Dugan, Wisconsin
In an effort to provide a support system where parents can get the scoop from other parents, PULL-UPS.com provides a Sharing Space where you can "talk potty." While many of you are giving and receiving helpful advice, we've noticed not everyone is getting their questions answered on our message board.…
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All About Motivation
By Teri Brown
Potty training is a big milestone for your child. It can be challenging and even confusing at first, but it also can provide a great sense of accomplishment. The trick is to keep your child motivated to continue trying!
Kristen Stewart, a mother of three from Plainsboro, N.J., found motivation for…
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Hot Topics When Starting to Potty Train : The Top 7 Questions About Early Potty Training
Sue Marquette Poremba
Kristin Petrick is in the beginning stages of potty training her 2-year-old daughter.
“She tells me she wants to go to the potty, but when we get to the potty, she doesn’t go,” says the Omaha, Neb., mom. “While I don’t want to ignore her requests, I wonder if there is a way to alleviate the false alarms?”
Petrick’s…
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No Two Kids Train Alike : Finding the Method That Works for Your Child
Sue Marquette Poremba
Alana Morales’ son was ready to begin potty training when the dampness was uncomfortable enough to motivate him to use the toilet regularly within three days. Morales’s daughter, on the other hand, is the opposite.
“My son was so easy to train,” says the Gilbert, Ariz., mother. “My daughter, on the…
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Starting like a Pro : Time-Tested Tips from Parents Who Have Been There
Lisa A. Goldstein
So you’re about to start potty training. If you haven’t the foggiest idea where to begin, start with the experts: parents who have been there, done that.
One mom of four children, ages 4 to 14, has been asked for tips on this subject by three different parents in the last year. Her advice? “Wait until…
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Start? When the Time is Right
When it looks like “all systems go” for your child, start gathering up the essential tools. Have a little kick-off celebration to introduce these tools and your child’s big start.
Here’s our list of potty training basic equipment:
Potty Seat When it comes to using the toilet, it's best to start small.…
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The Truth about Potty Training
Potty training can seem overwhelming to some parents. Is the child ready? What is the best way to start? Should a reward system be used or not? All these questions can baffle a parent who’s just getting started. Add a bunch of myths into the mix, and you have a recipe for parental stress. The following…
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Tuning in to Your Child's Learning Style
Do you have a watchful observer? Or an interactive do-er? Understanding your child's prevailing learning style not only does wonders in the potty training department-it can go a long way in helping you adapt life lessons as your child discovers and grows.
Set Your Sights on LearningDo you have a child…
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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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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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Customizing Potty Training for Your Child
Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, MD, FAAP
Potty training is always an important milestone for young kids to achieve. As with most big developmental tasks in childhood, no two children go through the potty process the same way, even within the same family. The honest truth is we can’t actually train our kids to be successful at using the potty.…
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