Visit the potty after meals. The brain tells the stomach to get to work pooping shortly after meals (called the gastrocolic reflex). Take advantage of this and have your toddler sit on the potty about ...

I hear frequently from parents who are trying to toilet train that the child is having some success. Namely, parents will say the child has learned how to pee on the potty, and has no wet accidents.

Q: My son seems to have no interest in potty training. He’s almost 3 and many kids in his preschool already use the potty. My wife says we shouldn’t push him, but I don’t want him to be the only one ...

I can’t think of two words that elicit more anxiety and confusion among parents of toddlers than potty training. As the mother of a (still diaper-donning) 26-month-old boy, I am approaching the peak ...

According to Geering, potty talk can mean different things to different families, but in general it refers to the popular habit among children of striking up uncouth conversation—you know, the kind ...

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One dad attempts 3 day potty training on his 2.5-year-old daughter. Read his story here: After dozens of diaper rashes, hundreds of kicks to the face and precisely four poop stains on the carpet, my ...