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Toddler diarrhoea: are loose poos a sign of a problem?
Read more: Toddler diarrhoea: are loose poos a sign of a problem?Occasionally I hear from parents who are worried because their toddler seems to have regular loose poos, sometimes several times a day. Nappies look messy, stools may contain undigested food, and it can feel like something must be wrong. Sometimes this turns out to be Toddler Diarrhoea, also known in the medical literature as chronic…
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Can AI potty train your child?
Read more: Can AI potty train your child?From asking ChatGPT for a potty training plan, to using Alexa, Google Assistant, or Siri to prompt your child, Nurse Rebecca Mottram explores the concept of AI tools for potty training and whether they can be trusted to give parents the evidence-based guidance needed for supporting their children through this major developmental milestone.
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Prompting to use the potty
Read more: Prompting to use the pottyWhen your child is first learning to listen to their body signals, working in partnership with you can help them to get their wees in the potty. Nurse Rebecca Mottram explains the difference between prompting and overprompting to help you to support your child to become toilet independent and self initiate using the potty,.
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Everything You Know About Potty Training Is Wrong
Read more: Everything You Know About Potty Training Is WrongThink potty training is just about waiting for the “right age”? Getting sticker charts or snack bribes? Waiting for your child to tell you they’re ready? Think again. Nurse Rebecca Mottram is here to set the record straight on the 5 most common potty training myths
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Waiting for interest before potty training?
Read more: Waiting for interest before potty training?You’re not alone. Many parents are advised to wait until their child shows an interest in the potty because it’ll be easier. Nurse Rebecca Mottram explains why this approach is failing our society and what you as a parent can do instead.
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The Evidence Behind the Go Potty 3-Step Method
Read more: The Evidence Behind the Go Potty 3-Step MethodMy Go Potty 3-step method offers a fresh, evidence-based approach to potty training, developed through an in-depth review of peer-reviewed research, clinical guidelines, and child development theory. As a children’s research nurse and NIHR Doctoral Fellow, I used my knowledge to create this method to provide a developmentally sensitive, scientifically sound alternative to outdated, one-size-fits-all approaches.…
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Starting school with your child in nappies
Read more: Starting school with your child in nappiesThis week, a Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council school policy requiring parents to personally change children’s nappies at school hit the news cycles. As a potty training expert, and children’s nurse, Rebecca Mottram wants to make it clear that this is a backwards step and offer a more child-centred solution.
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The 40 skills of potty training
Read more: The 40 skills of potty trainingWhen asked how many skills are involved in potty training, most parents guess between 3 and 5. In fact, research shows there are over 40 different skills involved in learning how to be independent from nappies!
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Child-Led vs. Child-Oriented Potty Learning
Read more: Child-Led vs. Child-Oriented Potty LearningWhat’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter? As a modern parent, you may have heard the term “baby-led” in several contexts, from weaning to sleep training. In theory it promotes allowing children to be led by their natural instincts and at their own pace. When it comes to potty training — letting your child…
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The life-changing magic of Baby Pottying
Read more: The life-changing magic of Baby PottyingWhen I was pregnant with my first child in 2012, a casual remark changed my life: I heard that babies in China don’t wear nappies. It got me thinking… what did they do? How can you have a baby without a nappy? My curiosity literally changed my life from that point on. Since discovering Baby…