“Mommy, I got it out!” You hear your child say excitedly. You move quickly to the bathroom. You glance at the toilet bowl. A tiny dot of poop. One of the top sad parenting moments. I get it. “Good work, sweetheart,” you encourage your child, touching his back as your eyes fill with tears. No, […]

In recent weeks I have written about helping children learn to go to the bathroom. I wrote with a sense of humor, about our obstacles, and offered communication tips. Since that time, we were given the opportunity to explore the Pull Ups Big Kid Academy. You have to check it out. I finally didn’t feel […]

This post includes Phrases to Encourage Toilet Training. A few week’s ago I wrote about our son’s obstacles with toilet training. I wrote about Steve Hodge’s book, It’s No Accident. His work enlightened my husband and me, guiding us to seek other avenues besides “he’ll grow out of it” and “it’s just an accident”. {If you […]

With all the frustrations that come along with potty training & constipation, do you also feel as though something else might be going on? This post focuses on the idea that just maybe your Child’s Accidents are More than Just Accidents, probably a different perspective from that of which you’ve heard before. There is a […]

I have potty trained two boys. My first son’s experience is documented in this lovely, hopefully, a bit humorous essential Potty Training 101. Here is the deal. I am not trying to be smug. I will be honest. My second son wasn’t even two yet and he was potty trained. Developmentally he was there and we […]