Visit the potty after meals. The brain tells the stomach to get to work pooping shortly after meals (called the gastrocolic reflex). Take advantage of this and have your toddler sit on the potty about ...

Congratulations. After ample "commando" time, 937 readings of Potty Time with Elmo and more accidents than you care to remember, your child has been successfully potty trained. So why, you may be ...

Improved verbal skills, even if they’re still toddler-speak (“I poo now”), mean your toddler is in tune with his body, another potty training readiness signal. Others kids communicate through less ...

Science fiction author and screenwriter Gary Whitta has a pitch for the ultimate geeky parenting book on toilet training. "Pooping Is Logical" tackles the daunting task of teaching toddlers how to use ...

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We thought our daughter simply hated using the toilet, but her accidents uncovered a more complicated issue. By Paul L. Underwood This story was originally published on June 6, 2019 in NYT Parenting.

A Littleton mom and dad want to help other parents potty train their kids and so the entrepreneurs have created what they’ve coined the “Poop ‘N Pull.” “They tell you don’t get frustrated — like ...

While potty training her third child, Wendy Sweeney teamed up with a neighbor who was embarking on the same milestone with her own toddler. That unconventional play date 12 years ago at Sweeney's West ...

One hot day at a pumpkin farm, Anne Johnsos found herself in the position many parents dread: holding her toddler a few inches over a port-a-potty, waiting for her to poop. The heat made the stench ...