Community Posts, Tips & Support on Child Development

My son (3) won’t wear his pants. He can use the toilet for wees and did wear his pants for a few outings a while ago but now won’t wear them no matter what I do. I asked him today if there’s something worrying him and he said I’m not a grown up yet I’m still a little boy. It broke my heart, I think maybe because I’v...

My daughter started Pre School this week. This is her first time away from me and surprisingly she has settled in so well - so much better than we thought! She’s been toilet trained day and night for well over a year with no accidents for months!!! I was so surprised when I picked up her one day from Pre School wi...

Anyone else’s little still in nappies during the day? We’ve mastered for a little while doing wees in a potty/toilet if we’re round the house as long as there is nothing on her bottoms. But she’s just not ready for the next step. The minute I put pants or shorts on her she’ll wee in them. And haven’t cracked poos at...

I've been trying to potty train my girl without much luck but she is now refusing to go toilet at all. She is having tantrums saying 'no I don't want to potty train' so it's become a fight to put her on the toilet. And I feel that I should not be forcing her? But at the same time she's a big / tall 3 year old, it's ...

My almost 3.5 year old daughter is doing fine peeing on the potty, but when she has to poop she seems to hold it until the end of the day when she has a pull up on for bedtime. I need advice on how to transition her off the pull ups and encouraging pooping in the potty. I was told it’s kind of normal for 3 year olds...

Hi mamas!! Looking for some advice. We started potty training not long after my daughter turned two (end of February). She was very close to being fully potty trained by April when she got sick. Strep throat, the flu, and a double ear infection at the same time. It was awful she was almost hospitalized. This halted ...

My 2 year old showed no signs but i bought a little potty anyway and keep it in the corner of the living room as it is clean and has never been used. As she took interest in it, I talked to her about what it is and what it is for and now after a few weeks of it sitting around she is talking to me about doing a wee ...

I’m so upset, I broke a tooth and now I just know they’re going to tell me I need a root canal or a crown or something. I’m so anxious at the dentist as it is and I’m considered high risk this pregnancy. Anyone else had experience getting dental work around 30weeks 😭 I need to hear positive things.

My daughter is almost 3 years old and she doesnt want to use the bathroom. She shows all the signs for potty training but refuses to use the bathroom. She will hold it until she gets the pull up at nap time if she has too. It's very frustrating.

I really am at my wits end with my little girl doing poo’s. She’s had bowel issues for as long as I can remember and the doctor prescribed laxatives, we’ve been on and off these for the past 18 months & in the last 6 months we seem to have got into such a good routine with them. We’re also potty training and she’s ...

My daughter is 3 in October, she’s been potty trained a few months but is not capable of going independently; since she’s returned to nursery she’s come home twice with poo in her underwear, this doesn’t happen at home or anywhere else. I feel cross because I have no idea how long she’s been like this and she could ...

Hi! My 28month old started potty training at 25 months and initially did very well, being virtually accident free after 2 weeks. Soon after, he was dry at nap times as well, so we ditched the nap nappies too. After about a month, he started dribbling urine sometimes during the day and having some nap accidents and c...

My once very calm and happy baby who barely cried has now turned in to a nightmare. He’s almost 11 months and seems to be teething but like extreme. He has 4 at the top and 2.5 at the bottom and he’s not been like this for any of the others. I can’t see any obvious signs of any new teeth emerging either. He is drool...

My son will be a year old on the 29th. The 2 teeth on the bottom looks like their trying to push thru. He's had a fever come and go with Tylenol, I've also given him origel. He's been fussy and very clingy. And tips or words of advice?

Hello! Just wondering what everyone’s stance is on letting other people kiss your baby?! My partner and I kiss our baby of course, we love to smooch her cheeks 🥰 but we’ve asked that nobody else kisses her while she’s still so young. No friends have tried to kiss her haha but it’s a boundary we’ve set with…

Hello . Is it just me or is anyone else having a hard time with potty training . My 3 years old refused to go to the toilet . I have tried everything and he keeps hiding when he wants to go . He knows what he is supposed to do and where he just doesn’t want to do it . doc says some kids learn at a late age . But I’m...

Hey girls! My baby girl has just cut her first tooth and I’m just wondering about all things teeth that come along with… She has nappy rash yesterday is this a common side affect also she’s just gone to bed and is quite sweaty but she’s not hot at all I’ve checked her back and her chest she feels a nice cool temp t...

My little girl is 2 months old, is this too young to be teething? She's been really unsettled, lots of saliva, hands in mouth, tongue in and out and chopping on teething toys when put to mouth. She's been screaming in pain. She's due her vaccinations tomorrow too 🙈😥

I’m looking for some fun potty training tips , My son is 3 years old and he’s still not fully using the toilet.

This is my beautiful girl, Athena. If you noticed, one of her front teeth is darker than the rest. She had a little fall last week, fell on her tooth and it has been slowly changing to this color. I am all kinds of worried, especially if they have to remove it. Mom guilt is the worst. The poor kid already lost a fin...