I hear frequently from parents who are trying to toilet train that the child is having some success. Namely, parents will say the child has learned how to pee on the potty, and has no wet accidents.

Learning how to use the potty is a milestone for both toddlers and parents. It really does feel like you've climbed Poop Everest by the time potty training is over. The moment you see the connection ...

Congratulations. After ample "commando" time, 937 readings of Potty Time with Elmo and more accidents than you care to remember, your child has been successfully potty trained. So why, you may be ...

Welcome to Ask Dr. Harvey Karp, our new fatherhood advice column at Esquire, where the author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and creator of the SNOO answers your burning questions about parenting.

According to Geering, potty talk can mean different things to different families, but in general it refers to the popular habit among children of striking up uncouth conversation—you know, the kind ...

Tipster Nicole K. Hidalgo sent us the above photo from Pier I at the Hudson River today, which shows the latest hot trend on the Upper West Side: alfresco pooping. "This is a first. Nanny brought kids ...

The whole concept of potty training is daunting, and a little bit insane. As parents, we are responsible for teaching our children many tools they will use their entire life, and proper potty ...

While potty training her third child, Wendy Sweeney teamed up with a neighbor who was embarking on the same milestone with her own toddler. That unconventional play date 12 years ago at Sweeney's West ...

We thought our daughter simply hated using the toilet, but her accidents uncovered a more complicated issue. By Paul L. Underwood This story was originally published on June 6, 2019 in NYT Parenting.

Listen, it’s just a fact of life — if you plan to raise any tiny life-forms, you’re going to have to teach them certain, erm, necessary habits. And by necessary habits, I definitely mean peeing and ...

I hate potty training as much as the next parent. But paying someone else to do the dirty work for me? Well, that’s just money down the toilet. What if I told you that in a two-day time span, I could ...