Dr. Gwenn’s Huffington Post Blog
Toddler poop issues are one of the biggest stumbling blocks in potty training. In Stubborn Toddler Poops Part 1: The Behavioral Side I covered the developmental and behavioral reasons for poop issues to develop and offered some strategies for working [...]
I can so relate to this Subaru video: This was me and my daughter today, two days after she received her driver’s license. She was embarking upon her maiden solo driver’s voyage with great excitement. To the shock of my [...]
We have been trying to potty train our 3 1/2 granddaughter. She does pretty well with the pee, but bowel movements have not been successful. She says “the poopy doesn’t listen to her”. We can’t send her to preschool because you have to be fully potty trained.
With Spring around the corner and the sun getting stronger, the urge to tan will overwhelm millions around the globe…including our teens.
When my girls were toddlers, a friend of mine leant us a video tape that she swore was the secret to potty training. “It’s like magic”, she told us.
Launched in 1992, the Back to Sleep Campaign has been a true success story, reducing the incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) by nearly 50%! The untoward consequence of the program, however, was a marked increase in flattening along the back of the head. While this problem is not life-threatening, like SIDS, it has become a source of anxiety to parents of affected infants. And, there is a lot of misinformation and confusion about what flat heads are really about and how, if at all, they should be addressed.
Have your kids ever asked about those “male enhancement” ads? Here’s some advice for handling those sticky situations.
Away this week when Glee aired, my 13 year old couldn’t wait to watch it again but warned me I’d be “shocked”. I was intrigued to find out why.
“My daughter turned two in March and I potty trained her and She will only go with me. Luckily for her I work at her preschool but how do I help her to start going potty with her teacher and grandparents?”
