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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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The sweetcorn test
Read more: The sweetcorn testHere’s a playful experiment that you can do with your child to check how healthy their bowels are and teach them how long it takes for their food to turn into poo.
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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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Cloth Nappies Aren’t What You Think: Building Body Awareness for Potty Success
Read more: Cloth Nappies Aren’t What You Think: Building Body Awareness for Potty SuccessWhen it comes to potty training, children need to develop body awareness – that is, that they feel and understand the signals their body is giving them about when its time to wee and poo. This also includes recognising the sensation of wetness after a wee, and this can be challenging with modern nappies. What…
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10 reasons to try Baby Pottying
Read more: 10 reasons to try Baby PottyingBaby pottying is the most gentle, gradual and effective way for children to learn about their bodily functions and prepare for becoming toilet independent. Rebecca Mottram shares 10 benefits of helping your baby to use a potty.
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4 essential things to understand when your child is taking laxatives
Read more: 4 essential things to understand when your child is taking laxativesIf your child is prescribed laxatives for constipation or potty training fear, here’s the low down on the four most important things you need to know.
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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…
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Potty Training Simplified: How to help your child master the toughest potty skills
Read more: Potty Training Simplified: How to help your child master the toughest potty skillsRegardless of whether you start potty learning from birth or into toddlerhood, all children have to go through the same 3 stages before they reach toilet independence. In this blog, Rebecca Mottram explains how to help your child develop the 3 toughest potty training skills.
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4 strategies to teach your child to self-initiate potty time
Read more: 4 strategies to teach your child to self-initiate potty timeAre you wondering when you won’t have to constantly remind your child that it’s potty time? It’s a very common question and as parents, we can feel impatient for our child to take the initiative because it makes life easier! So when can we expect it and what can we do when it doesn’t seem…