Potty training one is an adventure. But two? Or three? Or more?
Here are two blogs from a great multiples site, Twinversity, to help you get started.
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Potty Training While Traveling
So you’ve started the potty training process and everything is going pretty well. And then a holiday rolls around, or it’s time for vacation, and you’ve got to take this show on the road! The idea of potty training while traveling can be quite daunting, but thanks to our Facebook community, we’ve compiled some great tips to help you make it through. Continue reading
New Potty Time Board Book!
In this charming story, Hopkins the Frog goes from wearing a diaper to “Fly of the Loom” big frog undies! He isn’t sure about potty training at first, but he learns to listen to his body, stop what he’s doing, and use the potty – all by himself! This book, Hopkins Uses the Potty, addresses common potty training concerns, like having an accident, in a positive and playful way.
SAVE when you purchase this book in the Potty Time – You Can Do It Pack with four great resources for potty training success:
- Potty Time DVD
- Potty Time Music CD
- Hopkins Uses the Potty Board Book
- Potty Watch (in green, pink or blue)
My Son Doesn’t Care That He’s Wet
Here’s another question from our Facebook Community. You can find a list of these under our FAQs.
My son doesn’t care when he’s wet. Anything I can do to help with that?
There are a few ways you can go about helping the child who does not mind the wet sensation. Continue reading
Potty Training Madie
Photo Credit: Photography by Angel
A Story About Potty Training and Down Syndrome
By Monica Blouin
Signing Time Academy Instructor Monica Blouin, of Lil Miracles Signing Academy, is mom to four year old Madie, a little girl with Down syndrome. Here, Monica shares with us her journey of trials and triumphs as she and Madie work together to potty train. Continue reading
Sometimes Regression is a Part of Moving Forward
Few things in potty training are as frustrating as the moment when you think your child has this whole thing all figured out, only for them to start having accidents again.
It is the dreaded regression and it happens to a lot of people.
Here is one mom’s view on how regression can actually be about re-training the parent, not the child, and how it is part of the process of moving forward in potty training. Enjoy!
Toileting Regression – What’s Up with That?
Perhaps one of the more frustrating parts of potty training is regression. You think your child has this whole potty training thing worked out and then one day it is back to accidents or diapers. In this article we address some of the reasons behind potty training regression and give you some strategies for managing it. Continue reading
Potty Training Around the World
Here in North America we tend to potty train children as toddlers, often being told this is the most developmentally appropriate practice. However, in the Elimination Communication community, and in other cultures around the world, they train much earlier. We take a look at some of those practices and examine the rationale behind them. Continue reading
Potty Training with a Signing Time Academy Instructor
As told to Colleen Brunetti, MEd
Our fantastic Signing Time Academy instructors are using Potty Time right along with you and their clients!
Meet Elisha Hamburger. Elisha is an Academy instructor in Holden, MA (you can contact her HERE) and she had this to share:
I have 2 daughters; Lucy who is 4 and has special needs and Macy who is 3. They both love Signing Time so I was thrilled when Potty Time came out! I know Lucy will take longer due to her developmental delays, but she loves the video and signs potty. Continue reading
Community Questions
Here’s another question/comment from our Facebook community:
“I don’t know what to do about the regression. It’s so frustrating.
Regression is frustrating, no doubt! Just when you think you’ve gotten somewhere with this whole potty training thing, your sweet little ones get another idea in their heads and it’s back to accidents, wet clothes, and maybe even diapers.