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Potty Training Your Child

How To Potty Train

Potty training your child could be a big challenge, especially if it is your firstborn. You may be a little nervous wondering if you are doing everything correctly to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible. Potty training is a natural part of a child’s development and can be made easier just by understanding factors that indicate your child is ready to begin learning the task. One important thing to stay away from is thinking that potty training has to take place at a specific age. […]

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Potty Training Your Baby From Age 3 Weeks

Potty Training Tips

A new mom will quickly learn when baby is telling her that he is tired or hungry. Baby will also tell you when he is about to soil his diaper – or ‘eliminate’ in the jargon. The signs are usually a grunting and moving into a certain position. My son used to get this far away look on his face and he would be very noisy so that everyone around him knew what was on the way! Many moms in America are now practicing ‘elimination communication’ whereby […]

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Potty Training Your Baby

Potty Training FAQs

It is very important that you don’t make your baby feel self-conscious or fearful during potty training. It can be very difficult to potty train your baby so you have to be patient above all else. Make sure your baby is ready for potty training. They need to be able to let you know when they need to potty and they need to be able, physically to use the facilities. Use positive encouragement. Forcing them to sit on the potty until they go will only lead to […]

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Potty Training Dealing with Constipation

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Some children don’t like having bowel movements, perhaps because they have felt pain before, and now resist going. This resistance can cause constipation as the faeces become hard and compacted, making bowel movements even more painful. Here are some questions you can ask to determine whether your child is constipated or not. have they had a bowel movement in the past few days? have they had less than their normal amount of bowel movements this week? were their stools hard and dry? was it painful for them […]

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Potty Training: Are You Ready to Go Public

How To Potty Train

You’ve done a lot of the hard work and potty training is now going well. To get things running smoothly you’ve been staying home and it’s been working. You’ve got a good system happening between the two of you and there have been relatively few accidents in recent days. You’re even starting to feel like this potty training thing is no big deal. You wonder whether maybe it’s time to head out, to move beyond the safety of home. However, you know that potty training at home […]

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Eight Tips for Potty Training Your Toddler

Potty Training Tips

Getting your toddler to perform toileting independently is a welcome milestone for any parent. Few of us want to be changing diapers much past the child’s second birthday. However, children vary greatly in their adoption of the potty routine which is influenced by a child’s innate ability, aptitude and maturity. However, there several tips and techniques you can use to hasten the blessed day when your toddler says: “Mommy, I did potty by myself“. 1) Get your child ready – explain to your child that it’s time […]

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Do Disposable Diapers Make Potty Training Harder

How To Potty Train

Yes, I think disposable diapers make potty training harder. If you look at the average age a child was potty trained even just a generation ago, you can see that kids now take a lot longer to give up the diaper in exchange for using the potty. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons that modern disposable diapers make it harder for your child to be potty trained and what you can do to make it easier on him or her. One of the biggest […]

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5 Must Ask Questions for Anyone Potty Training a Toddler

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If you are thinking about starting to potty train your toddler, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before you begin potty training. Being well prepared for this challenging transition from diapers to potty is one of the best things you can do to make this as easy as possible on your child. 1. Is My Child Ready? You want to start potty training at just the right time. You will know that your child is ready when he or she gets more interested in […]

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8 Simple Tips On Potty Training Your Child

Potty Training Tips

Have you tried potty training your child and it just isn’t going well? Some children fight every potty training attempt you will make, while other children are interested in potty training. You as a parent will be able to tell when your child is ready to start potty training. Two or three years of age is the average age for your child to start the potty training process. Here are some simple methods to help make it easier on both you and your child. 1. Start practicing […]

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Is Your Baby Ready for Potty Training?

Potty Training FAQs

You’re getting tired of changing those diapers, aren’t you? It’s so great to be able to get your child out of diapers. But, when it comes to potty training, timing is everything. If you start when your child isn’t ready, it will just take longer. However, if you miss the right opportunity, your child may resist the process more when you try later on. So, just how do you know when to begin? First of all – forget what your mom told you about having you potty […]

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