ERIC, the children's bowel and bladder charity, answer commonly asked questions about potty training, including when to start potty training, what to do when your child won't poo and more.

Your child is staying dry for hours at a time and is even showing an interest in using the potty. So it won't be long now before he's officially potty trained, right? Unfortunately, probably not. The ...

Dear Readers: Many of you suggested treatments for “Pooped Out and Sad in the South,” which was the letter from the grandmother who was concerned about her grandson’s difficulties in having bowel ...

My recent column on early toilet training prompted a good amount of reader response, both pro and con. Not surprising, the older the person, the more likely he or she was to agree that is it not only ...

Dear Readers: Many of you suggested treatments for “Pooped Out and Sad in the South,” which was the letter from the grandmother who was concerned about her grandson’s difficulties in having bowel ...

I can't think of two words that elicit more anxiety and confusion among parents of toddlers than potty training. As the mother of a (still diaper-donning) 26-month-old boy, I am approaching the peak ...