Community Posts, Tips & Support on Child Development

Is anyone else thinking about introducing a potty? My lb is 14 months old and he's started letting us know when he's done a poop and needs changing. He'll grab his changing mat and shout on us to change him. I was thinking more of introducing it rather than full on potty training. Is anyone else in the same boat ...

Has anyone started potty training and if so how has it gone my little girl has started taking her nappy off once she’s done a wee but doesn’t tell us if she needs one or not so unsure on whether to start potty training or not

My 2 year old boy refuses to use a public restroom while we are out and had an accident in the store the other day due to this. Is he just not ready or am I missing something? Any ideas?

Anyone any tips for toilet training for poos. Little girl has mastered peeing in the potty and toilet for her pees and very rarely has any pee accidents. However she poos in her knickers everytime and im fed up of cleaning/chucking poopy underwear 😅.

Planning on potty training my toddler soon and I was wondering how are we going about when you go out? I know the first few days we’ll be home but when you go out do you take a portable potty in the car? Public bathrooms? All advice is welcome, thank you!

I have tried encouraging my 3 year old to sit on the potty and the toilet. It she doesn’t want to. She just keeps saying next week 😂. Has anyone got any tips to try and encourage her?

Potty training My August 2022 baby still and it's so hard! She's now refusing to use the potty or the toilet with a kids seat on, she hates them and shouts no when I ask her to try it out. I've tried going cold turkey and putting pants on her but being wet doesn't bother her she just carries on playing. When she sta...

So last month my nan brought a cheap potty for her house just for my son to get used to it and sit on it sometimes. He goes to toilet after every meal time without fail so my nan said pop him on potty after he’s had food see what he does. No im not training him and yes i know he’s not ready he is only 8 months but w...

Please tell me what works with your toddler. I have tried time out which results in a dirty protest most times (weeing all over herself or on floor). I also want to get her to stop intentionally weeing on the floor but if she's already on time out.. I got no ideas.

For those of you who have older babas - did you notice bad nappies and worse gas when your little ones were teething? Google says there’s no correlation but I swear my little one is teething (drooling, warm cheeks, unsettled and rubbing his face all the time) and his nappies are AWFUL plus he’s struggling with his f...

So my almost 1 year old has what looks to be like holes starting in his teeth 😭 I do try to brush them 1/2 times a day but I have another child as well so am constantly busy with things constantly slipping by me. I do plan to take him to the dentist here sooner then later bur wondering if anyone else has dealt with…

It's day one of potty training, and I know I shouldn't have expected miracles, but omg I am so disheartened. My LG was showing signs of being ready and nursery agreed, but today it's just been accident after accident 🥲 just looking for some reassurance as I'm feeling frazzled and genuinely worried about sending her…

My kid is 4, she’s fully potty trained but her dad brings her seat (pic below) everywhere so she can use the potty and said he’s gonna get a smaller one that folds for public spaces but to me that sounds like excessive. My mom used to put the paper down and that’s it and I don’t want her to clam up when she’s somewh...

So I gave potty training my nearly 25 month old a go today and it’s so confusing! I’ll explain why; We were going to try on the potty in 15 minute increments and had nothing. Then mid way through the morning she all of a sudden goes “wee wee” and we quickly rushed to the potty and she did a big wee! Her knickers wer...

My girl is holding in wees instead of going to the toilet. How can I help encourage her to go?

How are people handling dog poos in the garden grass when you have mobile baby/ toddlers that don’t know better… are you just grabbing the poos every time your dog gos? Do they have a designated area? With summer coming I’d love to spend more time in the garden but just wondering what’s the best tekkers.

Help! I see a physio and am doing pelvic floor exercises. For releasing the muscles my physio said to do the same movement as if I'm pushing out a fart... Problem is I've strained when doing this and I've now got piles! 😫 How can I do the release without straining? I've watched some videos that say visualise a…

I plan on potty training within the next 3 weeks. Any support/advice please as I’m dreading it!

She takes the nappy off as soon as she’s done the toilet She likes to sit on the potty and play with her Lego table but only as a seat she won’t do it without a nappy on or the lid on the potty She only gets a nappy on during the day if we’re going out If we ask her if she can go peepee in the potty she runs u...

She’s refusing to use the toilet herself, but likes to act out the whole process, and anytime anyone goes to the toilet she’s like like “what are they doing in there?” like she’s hoping they’re pooping and so fascinated by it 😅 I mean she genuinely seems to enjoy talking about it and making jokes about it! 🙈 I…