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Do disposable nappies make potty learning harder?
Read more: Do disposable nappies make potty learning harder?Living in the age that we do now should make parenting easier than for our ancestors, right? There are so many modern conveniences, and so many fabulous and innovative solutions available to us. But are they helping or hindering when it comes to potty learning?
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What parents can learn from The Mayan method
Read more: What parents can learn from The Mayan methodI recently read an article on Scary Mommy about how if children are empowered to engage with chores from birth, Mayan-style, households are much more equal and harmonious places. It made me hope that parents will apply this same logic to Potty Learning from birth.
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What to do when your child refuses to go potty
Read more: What to do when your child refuses to go pottyHave you ever asked your child to use the potty/toilet only to get “no!” in response? Perhaps your child has a full-blown meltdown, including screaming, aggression and tears? Or perhaps they try negotiating, bargaining, procrastination or ignore you completely? Refusal or resistance is one of the most challenging problems you can encounter when potty training,…
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How to talk to other parents about Baby Pottying
Read more: How to talk to other parents about Baby PottyingThere are so many different ways to parent that chances are, part of your experience will involve explaining your parenting choices to someone else. Due to the power of advertising by nappy companies, helping your baby to use the potty before they are well into their toddler years is no longer the norm in our…
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How baby signing can help potty learning
Read more: How baby signing can help potty learningWhen your child is pre-verbal, they can use baby sign language (Makaton, ASL/American sign language or BSL /British sign language) to communicate that they need to go potty. Here’s how to introduce baby signing for potty learning.
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Baby Pottying in the media
Read more: Baby Pottying in the media“Would you potty train your newborn baby?” This was the question posed in 2017 by BBC Radio 5 as they introduced a piece showing how my husband and I helped my littlest one use a potty. Here’s the video on baby pottying that they made:
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Netflix, we need to talk about Orange Is The New Black
Read more: Netflix, we need to talk about Orange Is The New BlackDear Netflix, We don’t need to tell you how important representation is, as entertainment platforms go, you’re usually pretty awesome at producing content that celebrates diversity and raises consciousness. But we really have to talk about your portrayal of Cal and Neri encouraging their baby to poo in a sink in the last series of…
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Using disposable nappies when your baby goes potty or is potty training
Read more: Using disposable nappies when your baby goes potty or is potty trainingEven though we know that they make the Potty Learning process harder, disposable nappies provide a cheap and convenient solution for many parents and they are the number 1 nappy option in the UK and North America. Here are my top tips to help ensure successful Potty Learning, even if you choose to use disposable…
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19 genius hacks to make potty time a breeze
Read more: 19 genius hacks to make potty time a breezeTry our top potty training tips to take your pottying to the next level. These simple DIY hacks will help make life easier whilst practising Elimination Communication or whilst Potty Training.