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.

Given how stressful potty training can be for parents and kids, the last thing either needs is to contend with discrimination from a daycare or preschool that refuses to accept a child who isn't yet ...

The words “spring training” often evoke images of athletes prepping for the new season of baseball. However, for some parents the phrase has a different, more stressful meaning – prepping their ...

On my son’s third birthday, after tearing open the wrapping paper, he rode his new balance bike around our living room - in his diaper. I wondered when we would ever ditch the diapers and complete the ...

Potty training is an amazing process. In order for a human being to effectively use a toilet, she needs to develop a marvelous array of skills: an internal awareness of pressure on her bladder, a ...

One of the major toddler transitions is moving from diapers to underwear. Having the right supplies on hand may help you guide your child as they advance through different stages to toilet ...

Recently, my mother came to visit. Throughout her stay, she frequently and negatively criticized me because my 2-year-old daughter “still” wears diapers. My mother offered up a great deal of ...

A potty training expert has claimed that “children are born ready to learn potty skills” and are “capable of being independent from nappies by 18 months if they are given the opportunity”. Nurse ...

It takes some children weeks but others months to learn to use a potty A BIG milestone for children growing up is learning to use a potty and eventually a toilet. Parents will either remember or ...