Staying Motivated As a Parent for Potty Training Success

 Keeping your toddler motivated during the potty training process is a key factor in potty training success, but often times we neglect that we as parents need some encouragement along the way as well!  I decided to end this series with ways you as a parent can stay motivated, and enthusiastic, during the sometimes long …

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Five Tips for Potty Training on the Go

  Our method of potty training “Booty Camp” style was pretty intense, and required us to stop everything for several consecutive days, stay home, and do everything potty related.  Needless to say, towards the end of the week, we were more than ready to get out of the house! Practically, it seemed like an overwhelming …

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Aint No Party Like A Potty Dance Party

Brooks and I were too sick to dance on Saturday, but Brad and the other 3 headed down to Indianapolis The Children’s Museum for The Pull-Ups Potty Dance Party with  Ralph’s World. The turn out was amazing – eager parents ready to motivate their tots and have FUN in the process!    They put on …

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Doing the Potty Dance – Questions and Answers on Potty Training with Dr. Gwenn

A year ago, I was collecting potties and prepping for one of the most intense weeks of my life.  I planned on blogging a lot of it, you know, things I learned along the way, funny stories, pleas for advice and encouragement… I posted a few video diaries along the way. But then it was …

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Yes, We Can! (Bob the Builder Said It First)

Mother’s of preschoolers, regardless of party affiliation, know that President Obama was borrowing his famous “Yes We Can” campaign line from Bob the Builder. In which Bob asks, Can We Fix It? To which the machinery responds: Yes, We Can! We were inspired by Bob’s “Yes We Can’” spirit in our potty training endeavors.  And …

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The Sky’s The Limit…

I think there’s a great summer in store for these boys… Life without diapers. How sweet it is!

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How We Celebrated Earth Day 2010

We stopped filling the landfills with disposable diapers. For good.  This act alone just may save Mother Earth. We called our friends with quintuplets last night and they are going to pick up our stash of unused diapers. There’s no turning back now. Goodbye diapers. Forever. (Or at least until I start wearing them again …

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The Potty Training Quadruplets Video Diaries: Part II

I’d planned on blogging our progress on potty training as it unfolded, but by the end of the day I’ve been completely “wiped out”. Teaching 4 BOYS to use the potty has been no small task. This transition has tested our patience and worn us out in a way that we haven’t experienced since the …

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