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.

Accidents are part of potty training. But there are things you can do to help toddlers avoid pooping their pants. Few things are more frustrating for parents—and toddlers—than difficulty with potty ...

Your toddler has no problem peeing in the potty. But when it comes to number two, that’s a whole different story. Your child might just sit and sit with no result. Then, as soon as the Pull-Up or ...

Potty training tends to loom large in parents’ minds: It’s a major milestone that can be both exciting and a bit fraught. Plus it can feel somewhat confusing, since kids are physically and mentally ...

Is it better to have a potty seat in the family room or the bathroom? Better to use the big toilet or a little toilet? Better to initiate or let your child ask to nix the diapers? Pediatricians and ...

I was always so intimidated by the potty-training process. There were some days that I could barely get my very independent and strong-willed toddler to get in the car or pick up her toys, let alone ...

RIVIERA BEACH — When a Riviera Beach woman struggled to potty-train a 3-year-old, she stopped feeding her. No food meant no poop. When the toddler began eating from the garbage, she tied together the ...

Let me lay all my cards on the table. As a parent of a 3-year-old boy who has just started potty training on the late side — yes, I’m defensive. It doesn’t ease my nonstop mom guilt to hear about a ...