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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