Suddenly starting having accidents after 6 weeks of being dry. Q: My 2.5 year old has been potty trained for about 6 weeks now with no accidents. This week all of a sudden he is having some accidents in his pants. He’s asking to go to the toilet and when we get there, there is already a small wet patch in
Q: My daughter is 2 and a half and she is showing a lot of signs that she is ready to potty train. Only problem is she will not sit on the potty or on the toilet. We have been trying for the last three months just to try and get her use to it.
The ultimate aim of potty training is to get your child toilet trained (the clue isn’t always in the name!). If it’s possible to get there in one step, that’s great, it makes sense to go for it; to teach the ultimate behaviour and habits in one go rather than teaching to use the potty
First things first, we’re not saying there is a right and a wrong way to potty train that applies to every single child. Every child is individual, and you know what will and won’t work for your own child. Over the years we have seen a pattern emerge where common actions cause common reactions. This
Our free academy has now helped nearly 5,000 families with potty training, and we have had lots of conversations with parents when things have become challenging. The interesting thing is that we can normally fit 95% of questions into 5 categories, and as a result we have compiled this list of 5 golden rules of