By: Amber Leventry Two of my three kids are potty trained. I should consider myself lucky, because my first two children were relatively easy when it came to working through the stages of potty training grief. But this last diaper wearing wildcard has found new ways to kill my patience. I shouldn’t be surprised. The […]
Tiger Mom vs. Mama Bear
By: Meika Rouda I just finished the book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. It is unlike any parenting book I have ever read. Chua is the daughter of Chinese immigrants and has three sisters; she and two of her sisters have multiple Harvard and Yale degrees and her youngest sister, who […]
There is No Party at our Potty
Lessons Learned from Potty Training
From Bowser to Bam-Bam: Adventures of an Addled Potty Trainer
By: Sheana Ochoa Potty training my toddler —whom my husband and I often refer to as Bam Bam —is no different from training my late dog, Chloe. They hem and haw, have accidents, and require loads of paper towels and consistency. I realized the similarities last weekend when my brother, who is rather fastidious, invited […]
Potty Training Finale
By: Brandy Black I have taken a long time to write a summary to my potty training trials. It’s been challenging, with many bumps along the way, but it is official: Sophia now not only goes pee, but has also started going poo in the potty. The timing could not have been better on her part because […]
My Daughter Went Postal Twice in Two Days…We Are Not Done Potty Training
The Final Update On Potty Training
By: Brandy Black We have been potty training for a little over a month now and I hesitate to say this because you never know when things can change, but I think we’re through the rough parts. After the two-week mark, things got surprisingly easier. Sophia really started to get it and we just got […]
Potty Untraining
By: Amy Forstadt Hey, you know how Brandy is doing these potty training special updates because Sophia is almost three and Brandy thinks it’s high time to get her out of diapers? Well Benjie is three-and-a-half and not toilet trained yet. And you know how Brandy has a potty-training system in place, and a routine, […]