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8 Reasons Public Restrooms are a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

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June 6, 2016 By Katelyn Fagan 4 Comments

Public restrooms are terrible when you are a parent. The stuff of nightmares. Chances are that before having kids you never thought very hard about the restroom you frequented when out in public. Your worst fear often was that a stall wouldn't have toilet paper, or someone hadn't flushed the toilet, or that you had to stand in line. But, once you have a child, you realize how terribly designed and poorly thought out a vast majority of restrooms are for small children and babies. In fact, many are downright cruel. One of the less-talked about parts of potty training is the fact that you have to teach your child how to use a ...

Dealing with Potty Training Regression? Ask Your Toddler This Question

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March 4, 2016 By Katelyn Fagan 9 Comments

Once we had figured out the right incentive for our 2 year old son, he was potty trained. It was magical and wonderful and we were thrilled it was as easy as finally figuring out the right incentive - this reusable sticker book. He would get a large vehicle sticker for going poop in the potty and a smaller sized one for pee. Worked awesome! So when the potty training regression hit a few months later, we were stumped. We tried pulling the sticker book back out, but this time with only moderate success. Our son was peeing at friend's houses, at our house, and didn't seem to really care. In fact, he once ran over to his little ...

Potty Training: What Really Happens After You Ditch the Diapers

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November 13, 2015 By Katelyn Fagan 7 Comments

This is a sponsored post by Charmin and Acorn Influence. All opinions are my own. As I walk past our children's bathroom, I see it. I see that I am a failure. I see that I clearly suck at potty training my kids. Because inside the bathroom sits the unflushed toilet, the all-too-dry towel, and toilet paper squares spread all over the floor. Again.My potty-trained children are five and a half years old and still many of the finishing touches of potty training escape them. Honestly, I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do to help them at this point. They've been without diapers for over two and a half years. It's not like they ...