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.

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 ...

Here’s an NSFW confession. I’m in search of something precious that’s all but disappeared this year: The ability to have a conversation with my brilliant, beautiful kindergarten-age kid that does not ...

Learning how to use the potty is a milestone for both toddlers and parents. It really does feel like you've climbed Poop Everest by the time potty training is over. The moment you see the connection ...

Potty-training is one of the most daunting tasks a novice parent can endure. Unlike with walking and talking — things toddlers wind up just figuring out without much instruction — you actually have to ...

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Every child eventually learns to use the potty. Every parent survives and moves onto a zillion other parenting successes. Somehow though, until success is guaranteed, the potty experience has the ...

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I hate potty training as much as the next parent. But paying someone else to do the dirty work for me? Well, that’s just money down the toilet. What if I told you that in a two-day time span, I could ...