Potty Training - Do's and Donts

Star-Gazette.COM - Two Minutes

The following article from Two Minutes provides a few useful suggestions on what you should and should not be doing while potty training your child...

Advice to help ease potty training
March 21, 2007 StoryChat Post Comment By Roberta McCulloch-Dews rmdews@stargazette.com Star-Gazette Advertisement
Potty training one's own child is one of those experiences that can make a parent feel one of two ways: victorious or like a failure. I should know. My husband and I have been in the process of potty training our 3-year-old son, and suffice to say, it's been an uphill challenge with plenty of tears (my own). We thought we were doing everything right, but our son isn't ready. That's something that we just had to accept for his well-being and ours.

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Pant Soiling Without Constipation: Primary Non-Retentive Encopresis

Treatment Guidelines for Primary Nonretentive Encopresis and Stool Toileting Refusal - April 15, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians

Here is an excellent article from the American Family Physician on primary non-retentive encopresis, where pant soiling may by an issue in children with no evidence of faecal compaction or constipation...

Treatment Guidelines for Primary Nonretentive Encopresis and Stool Toileting Refusal
BRETT R. KUHN, PH.D., BETHANY A. MARCUS, PH.D., and SHERYL L. PITNER, M.D., M.P.H. University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska

Nonretentive encopresis refers to inappropriate soiling without evidence of fecal constipation and retention. This form of encopresis accounts for up to 20 percent of all cases. Characteristics include soiling accompanied by daily bowel movements that are normal in size and consistency.

Treatment Guidelines for Primary Nonretentive Encopresis and Stool Toileting Refusal - April 15, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians

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Encopresis - The Nasty Side to Constipation

Encopresisguide

Encopresis can be very debilitating condition for your child, both physiologically and psychologically. The following article from the University of Iowa provides some background on this condition, and how to deal with it...

Encopresis

What is encopresis?
Most children are potty trained by the age of four. However, if your child continues to have a lot of bowel movement accidents this is called encopresis.
What causes encopresis?
Potty training teaches children to use the toilet. They learn how their body feels when it is time to go to the bathroom. But sometimes they can’t feel the signals. They can’t tell when it is time to use the toilet. Encopresis isn’t a problem “in the child’s head.” It isn’t a “behavior problem.” Encopresis happens because a child’s colon doesn’t work the way it should.

Encopresisguide

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Easing the Potty Training Woes

Advice to help ease potty training - Elmira Star-Gazette

Here are some simple tips courtesy of the Star Gazette, on easing the potty training process...

Advice to help ease potty training Elmira Star-Gazette, NY - 6 hours ago Potty training one's own child is one of those experiences that can make a parent feel one of two ways: victorious or like a failure. I should know. ...

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Potty Training for Kids with Disabilities

Potty Training Children with Special Needs

The following article by Vincent Ianelli, provides some guidance on the subject of potty training kids with special needs. It is certainly quite achievable, but it may take longer than for most 'normal' children...

Potty Training Children with Special Needs
From Vincent Iannelli, M.D.,
While parents often complain of difficulty potty training their children, for most families, potty training is a fairly easy experience. Even when there are problems or children show signs of potty training resistance, usually they will eventually become potty trained.

Potty Training Children with Special Needs

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Starters in Toilet Training

Toilet Training-Topic Overview

The folllowing article courtesy of WebMD provides some useful pointers on potty training your child when starting out...

Toilet Training - Topic Overview
When should I start toilet training my child? Your child must be both physically and emotionally ready for toilet training. Most children are ready when they are between 22 and 30 months of age, although every child is different. Toilet training usually becomes a long and frustrating process if you try to start it before your child is ready.

Toilet Training-Topic Overview

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The Madness of Potty Training

Potty-training time can drive a mother crazy - Indianapolis Star

Here is a story courtesy of Indianapolis Star that all parents going through or having been through potty training will be able to relate to!!

Potty-training time can drive a mother crazy Indianapolis Star,?IN?- 10 Mar 2007 It's time for me to take on for the third time one of the most dreaded rites of parenting: potty training. Be it plastic, be it porcelain -- the potty, ...

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Are you and your child ready for potty training?

Wait until child is ready to start potty-training process (Rapid City Journal)

RAPID CITY — Do not start toilet training until both you and your child are ready. That advice from the American Academy of Family Physicians rings true for many parents who have survived potty training, including mom and day-care provider Jennifer Rickertsen of Rapid City

Here is another article on the age of potty training and the readiness issue, courtesy of  Rapid City Journal...

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The Basics to Potty Training

Potty Training: The Basics - American Baby

Here are some guiding ideas that may provide assistance to the parent starting out on potty training..

Potty Training: The Basics American Baby - Mar 11, 2007 Few milestones are as daunting or (excuse the pun) loaded for parents as the task of toilet training. One of the reasons it's so challenging is that every ...

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The AGE of Reckoning

Mom lucks out on delayed toilet training - North County Times

The following article by family psychologist John Rosemund is controversial, but consistent with our belief that it is not necessarily in the best interests of your child to delay potty training for too long. Click on the link below for more details...

Mom lucks out on delayed toilet training North County Times,?CA?- 6 hours ago If "ready" means that a child can sense the need to eliminate and has the dexterity to put him- or herself on a potty, then children achieve readiness ...

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Toilet Phobias

Parent to Parent: Calm kids' bathroom jitters - Roanoke Times

Here is a parent to parent article courtesy of the Roanoke Times, covering toilet or bathroom phobias for 'going potty'. Some great suggestions to resolve the issue are provided...

Parent to Parent: Calm kids' bathroom jitters Roanoke Times,?VA?- Mar 7, 2007 Q. "My 3-year-old granddaughter is afraid of the bathroom, so we are having a terrible time potty-training her. She cries when we try to take her." ...

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Tantrums and Potty Training Tip

The following article from the Contra Costa Times provides some insight into tantrums with kids, and a parent's tips on encouraging potty training. Dr Terry Brazelton offers more thoughts on potty training as well...

FAMILIES TODAY: T. BERRY BRAZELTON AND DR. JOSHUA SPARROW: A dialogue on tantrums and toilet-training (Contra Costa Times)

Q: You wrote a long article on tantrums -- mine will be short. When our granddaugher was 6 years old, she and her brother were visiting us. One lunchtime, I decided to clean up some leftovers. My husband asked for more spaghetti. When I reminded him that he was trying to lose some weight, he pretended to cry.

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The Balance - Reminding Your Child to Use the Potty

Pregnancy and Parenting Information and Resources, Topics A-Z - Parenthood.com

Your child is having accidents on the potty. How often should you be reminding her to go? The following article by Aletha Solter at Parenthood.com provides an interesting perspective on this matter...

How Can I Help My Daughter Remember to Use the Potty?
My two year-old daughter has been interested, and generally going in the potty at home for the past two months, so I know she gets it. One day she even climbed up on the big toilet and peed and pooped without my knowing. However, this only occurs as long as she's naked from the waist down.

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Hygiene

Potty training: tips, articles, and potty training products

Promoting good hygiene during potty training is essential, if you want to avoid the prospects of possible infections and diahrrea. The following article from pottytrainingtips provides some useful direction in this matter...

Tips on maintaining good hygiene
Getting clean after using the potty/toilet is another new challenge for your child. You can help foster bathroom independence by teaching good cleaning habits. Here are some tips on maintaining good hygiene.

Potty training: tips, articles, and potty training products

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Drinking Problems - Milk that is!

A sippy, potty dilema - Journal Times Online

Some kids don't want to give up their milk, and this can lead to issues in potty training. See the following article at Mommy talk, with posts by various parents on dealing with this issue.

A sippy, potty dilemma
Posted by: Marci
I received the following e-mail from a mom. “I have a 2 year old that I would like to introduce to potty training. I pretty much have started talking about it with her. She knows the actions of using the potty, but I really haven’t had her actually try. My problem is she absolutely loves milk out of her sippy cup, and a lot of times she prefers that versus eating. She even wants her cup during

Mommy Talk » A sippy, potty dilemma

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Potty Training Problems

A handy site. Potty training problem questions posted by parents, with solutions posted by parents who have been there... maybe there is an answer there for a problem you are having?? Click on a link below to access the parentsroom.org web page, then click on the various questions on the web page, to find solutions to deal with the various potty training issues..

Potty Training Problem Page

Problems and Solutions
The opinions and suggestions posted here are solely those of the persons submitting them. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of the #!Parentsroom operators and owners of this page. All submissions are subject to editing for clarity and/or brevity.

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Addressing the Bedwetting Issue

What Parents Need to Know About Bedwetting

Bedwetting is an issue of great concern to many parents. The following article with thanks to www.kidshealth.org may provide some useful guidance in this area. Click on the link for the full article...

Bedwetting is an issue that millions of families face every night. It is extremely common among kids who are under the age of 6, and it can last into the preteen years. Doctors don't know for sure what causes bedwetting or why it stops. But it is considered a natural part of development, and kids eventually grow out of it. Most of the time bedwetting is not a sign of any deeper medical or emotional issues.

What Parents Need to Know About Bedwetting

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Adventures in Potty Training

The Potty Training Finale: I'm pooped - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Some interesting thoughts and responses from readers of Jenny Blackburn's blog (article posted also here on Seattle Post Intelligencer. Interesting to see the differing perspectives and experiences in potty training!

Seattle Post Intelligencer

The Potty Training Finale: I'm pooped Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Feb 27, 2007 Anyhow, here we sit at the end of a marathon potty training endeavor, and I think we have actually done it. Or CJ did it, anyway. ...

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