I hear frequently from parents who are trying to toilet train that the child is having some success. Namely, parents will say the child has learned how to pee on the potty, and has no wet accidents.

The whole concept of potty training is daunting, and a little bit insane. As parents, we are responsible for teaching our children many tools they will use their entire life, and proper potty ...

When you have a baby, you basically sign up for 3 to 4 years of being responsible for their poop. Newborn blowouts, diaper changes in public bathrooms, the infamous “poopsplosions” when you’re already ...

Your toddler has no problem peeing in the potty. But when it comes to number two, that’s a whole different story. Your child might just sit and sit with no result. Then, as soon as the Pull-Up or ...

Nothing is quite as motivating to potty-train your kid as having to clean up your first “grown-up poop.” Shortly after that messy and gag-reflex inducing debacle, we told ourselves that we would stop ...

A little boy learns to go potty. Accustom the child to the potty. There are few parental milestones that are as stress inducing as potty training. I thought I had made it through the wild after ...

Accidents are part of potty training. But there are things you can do to help toddlers avoid pooping their pants. Few things are more frustrating for parents—and toddlers—than difficulty with potty ...

Actually, I only have four entertaining running-related Porta-potty stories, but what better opportunity than Poop Week to tell them. In fact, this is probably the only appropriate time to share this ...