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What To Do If Your Toddler Refuses To Poop In The Potty

What To Do If Your Toddler Refuses To Poop In The Potty

What can I do if my toddler refuses to poop in the potty? In this post, we cover the most common questions and answers.

Resistance is not a brand new thing for toddlers. They refuse to eat, sleep, take a bath, or change their clothes. But one thing that can take a toll on parents is their toddler’s resistance to use the potty. Some toddlers can pee on the potty, but resist or otherwise, unable to poop on the potty. Do you also face the same challenges while potty training your little one? Because we know how stressful it is to clean up the mess and wash the poopy pants for the hundredth time, we’ve gathered some experts’ tips to encourage toddlers to go in the potty. [Read more…]

Do Toddlers Wear Bodysuits? When Should Babies Stop Wearing Bodysuits?

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As our children grow, so do the types of clothing that we dress them in.

While bodysuits, also commonly called onesies are one of the most common pieces of clothing that we choose to dress our babies in, there comes a time when we all stop wearing them. But when should this actually be? [Read more…]

What Are The Psychological Effects Of Poor Potty Training?

What Are The Psychological Effects Of Poor Potty Training?This was a reader-submitted question. To have your question answered for free, read through this post to the end!

Did you know that way back in the 1920’s and 1930’s, young children were pushed to have strict toilet trainings through punitive and coercive methods?

According to Gwen Dewar, writer of the article “The science of toilet training: What research tells us about timing”, the US Department of Manual in 1935 proposed the use of soap stick insertion in the rectum at certain times to enforce strict regularity in the bowel movement. Some even imposed physical punishments for toilet training accidents. Dewar said that these harsh methods were prevalent until after World War II when the medical community argued about its negative effects on children.

To better understand this, let us take a closer look at the psychological implications of potty training.

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Can A Calcium Or Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Problems With Tooth Eruption?

Can A Calcium Or Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Problems With Tooth Eruption?

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Are you a parent who is concerned about the delayed eruption of your infant’s first tooth?

The American Dental Association (ADA) said babies are born with an almost complete set of 20 primary teeth under their gums. These are called the “crowns” of the teeth that are expected to gradually break out on the gum’s surface beginning around 6 months to 3 years of age.

The eruption of the first tooth is among the most anticipated events in an infant’s life. Parents often look forward to seeing it bud through their little one’s gum and some may even document it with photos. Apart from it being a significant developmental milestone, why is it so important to have healthy and complete primary teeth? Here’s why: [Read more…]

What Should You Do With Your Toddler’s Halloween Candy?

What Should You Do With Your Toddler's Halloween Candy?This was a reader-submitted question. To have your question answered for free, read through this post to the end!

Did you know that the letter M in M&Ms and the letter S in Skittles float when these candies are dissolved in water? If this is something that interests you as a parent, then this kind of magic trick will most probably work well with your little toddler, too!

Toddlers often look forward to Halloween because it’s the day they receive lots of sweet treats, as they knock on doors wearing their cute or scary Halloween costumes. Though this may be a fun and much-sought activity for younger kids, parents need to be aware of the potential health risks that the bag full of candies may bring to their children. [Read more…]

Why Can’t Most People Remember Their Toddler Years?

Why Can't Most People Remember Their Toddler Years?This was a reader-submitted question. To have your question answered for free, read through this post to the end!

Do you have some vivid memories of your childhood? Could you still recall the time you had your first step alone or what your favorite clothes were when you were three? Can you still remember the face of your preschool teacher or the name of your childhood best friend whom you haven’t heard of for the last 20 years?

Some people may have answered ‘Yes’, while some may not. Other people may say they remember but aren’t quite sure of the details. This phenomenon is called the “Childhood or Infantile Amnesia”.

Childhood amnesia happens in real life and the idea that we can’t generally remember what happened during our toddler years greatly puzzles us.

Why do we forget events of our toddlerhood? Do toddlers only have short-term memories?

Let us find out by analyzing the following theories:

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