Get children’s books that talk about potty training. Our favorite was called “Even Fire Fighters Have to Go Potty.” Some people love the Elmo toilet, song, and book. I’ll put some links below of good resources/tools to help you. Start talking about how they will be potty trained ...
how our body works and why we go potty. Choose the words you’ll use and then stay consistent. Children’s health experts recommend parents use the real anatomical words for body parts so that kids are informed at an early age. This also helps to avoid confusion later...
In a child-oriented potty training approach, parents will mostly follow the lead of the child, sometimes to the extent of waiting for them to initiate the process themselves. This will happen on the child’s timeline and typically results in children being potty trained much later (3 years ol...
Now, this is usually a point when people ask me, "How do you investigate this question, exactly? Infants can't talk, right?" Well, if my husband were up here right now, he would tell you that I interview babies, because he would rather not say that his wife experiments on children....
In this situation, Quin had been, for half a year at least, not wetting her bed and what we considered potty-trained. The bed-wetting then started again. We had her go to potty before bedtime and placed the potty close to her room so she might access it in the night if she needed...
Some preschools require kids to be potty trained before starting school. If your child isn't fully potty trained, talk with the school to see if they accept (and are prepared to help) children who are still mastering these skills. If not, it may be best to look for a different p...
on the radio. The same child who has figured out every child lock in my house, so I have had to super glue them together. This child who talked at 18 months, and still to this day talks better and clearer than most four year olds. This child who potty trained herself at 18 months...
This incident also reminded us that we are accountable to the Lord to teach our children biblical principles and to be the godly example He wants us to be. But apart from Him, we cannot do it. We are blessed to have the Holy Spirit to help us through this journey of parenthood....
“My puppy messes when I am at work, I am away 6 hours, what should I do” “My dog sheds hair all over the house, tell me a pill I can give him” “Tell me how to stop my puppy biting my children or I will have to get rid of him.” ...
I wondered if there was anything new from when I raised children and stepchildren. I’m seeing, that like Soloman said, “there is nothing new under the sun”. I want to add some things I’ve learned. Treat your child with respect and do not allow them to be disrespectful to you...