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Potty Training Away from Home: How to Help When Your Toddler Won’t Use a Different Toilet
Is your toddler fully potty trained at home but refuses to use the toilet anywhere else? Here’s why kids shut down in new bathrooms — and how to help them use the potty at daycare, preschool, or while traveling.

Jen
7 min read


When Your Toddler is Withholding Pee at Preschool: What Parents Need to Know
When your toddler is fine at home but holding pee at preschool — learn why this happens and what helps.

Jen
5 min read


Pooping in the Nap Diaper: Why It Happens and How to Help Your Toddler Stop
Potty trained but still pooping at nap? You’re not alone. Learn why nap diaper poops happen — and how to help your toddler stop with less stress and no shame.

Jen
6 min read


Poop Withholding in Toddlers: Why Your Child Still Won’t Poop in the Potty
Inside: What causes poop withholding, how to recognize the signs, and why so many toddlers refuse to poop in the potty — even when they’re fully trained for pee. This content contains affiliate links which means I may make a commission from shopping from these links. If you’ve landed here, you’re likely dealing with a toddler who flat-out refuses to poop in the potty—or maybe one who hasn’t pooped in days and is clearly uncomfortable. You might’ve Googled phrases like “toddle

Jen
6 min read


Master Sequence Potty Training: End Out-the-Door Battles with This Simple Routine
Sequence potty training is your secret to seamless out-the-door transitions with your potty training toddler.

Jen
7 min read


One Prompt to Get Your Toddler to Say They Have to Pee in the Potty
Wondering why your toddler won't cue to pee in the potty? Find out the best prompt to spark self-initiation to pee in the potty.

Jen
8 min read


How to make handwashing for toddlers more fun — and the routine
Sharing 6 tips for teaching a toddler to wash hands after the potty, plus toddler hand soap options that make it easier for toddlers to use.

Jen
7 min read


Night Time Potty Training Tips: How to Layer the Bed, Better
Night time potty training tips for making your toddler's bed better. Prep the bed right for when you start night time potty training.

Jen
7 min read


What to Make: A Yummy Breakfast for a Constipated Toddler
Wondering what to make for breakfast for a constipated toddler? Make a granola loaded with fats that helps with poop training poop wins!

Jen
4 min read


How to Make Meal Prep Easier with the Best Montessori Kitchen Tools
Here's how to make prepping meals easier on you with a Montessori kitchen setup (and mindset of what can your child do to help).

Jen
5 min read


Pumpkin Pie Coconut Constipation Smoothie
Try this toddler constipation smoothie that tastes like pumpkin pie, with coconut milk that's a boost to help your child poop easier....

Jen
3 min read


How to breeze through the diaper-free preschool transition with ease
To help a toddler adjust to the big preschool transition, look at a few simple connections — the magic is in the transitions.

Jen
4 min read


What are the best potty training books for toddlers?
Are you starting potty training and wondering how to introduce the potty to your toddler? Start with the best potty books for toddlers!

Jen
5 min read


What’s the Best Age to Start Potty Training?
Is there some magic to timing potty training at a particular age? How old to start potty training in the day (and at night)?

Jen
6 min read


Toddlers and newborns: 10 tips plus the best books for new siblings
Coping with a toddler and newborn transition — to avoid potty regressions — plus a book list of new sibling books for toddlers.

Jen
11 min read


The Best Human Body Book for Elementary-Age Kids
Why this bestselling human body book for kids is a must-read for all. And why kids need to know what healthy poop looks like!

Jen
4 min read


Gifts for Little Kids, Big Kids, and the Whole Family
A gift guide of tried-and-true gift ideas for little kids, gifts for big kids, and gifts for the whole family.

Jen
6 min read


How to Help Your Child Release Pee in the Potty (When They're Holding It In)
Is your toddler holding pee during potty training and refusing to release it? Learn how to help them relax and pee in the potty without a power struggle.

Jen
10 min read


How to Make Big Moves and Goodbyes Easier For Kids
How to make a move easier with kids and help with moving anxiety with favorite children's books about moving.

Jen
10 min read


How to help with potty training accidents at daycare
Here's one tech solution, that as an Oh Crap Potty Training consultant, I've seen work for a child at daycare — who's having pee accidents.

Jen
7 min read
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