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She hopes her insight will encourage healthy toilet habits, which ultimately help to prevent constip

02/07/2022

Are you rushing into potty training before your child is ready?

This is a process that starts long before your child attempts to go on the potty. Don’t succumb to the pressure to begin before your child is ready, as this will only set up a challenging, stressful situation for you and your child.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) strongly recommends that parents avoid pushing their child into toilet training and suggests that the process begin only when the child is developmentally ready or shows signs of readiness.

Potty training is not about getting the child out of diapers in a day or a weekend. It’s about building good toileting habits and foundation.

If you:

- Want potty train in the next year
- Are in the process of potty training
- Finished potty training but are having a relapse

Sign up for my live webinar to learn how to facilitate this process and make it successful.

Did you feel pressured to start? Let me know in the comments!

11/14/2021

We are so excited to have books at the 2021 Miami Book Fair!☀️

Stop by on Friday, November 19, between 12pm and 7pm to pick up your copy of our potty training book!

Free admission on Friday only--visit us on the corner of NE 2nd Avenue and 4th Street!

It's the perfect opportunity to motivate your children to read and pick out books together!📚

08/13/2021

Did you know that doing yoga with your child can help them in their potty training?

By pairing potty training with yoga movements that improve posture, increase hip mobility and lengthen the pelvic floor muscles, your child will improve their chances of potty training success. Not only do these movements help to prevent constipation, but they also help build core stability, motor learning, hip mobility, gross motor skills, and proprioception—or the awareness of the body’s position.

Pelvic floor muscles work closely with the abdominal muscles, lower back muscles, and diaphragm to help support the spine and stabilize the digestive tract. Practicing fluid movements like yoga can help children control bowel movements by using the pelvic floor muscles.

Our potty training activity book comes packed with several yoga flashcards to incorporate into your child’s training. We hope you use these to build up those pivotal muscle movements that lead to better bladder and bowel control in your child’s life!

What is your favorite yoga posture to incorporate into your day?

07/05/2021

IT’S OFFICIAL!
The Day I Learned How to Use the Potty Book and Activity Book are available on our website and on Amazon!

These books will ignite your child’s imagination as they join Alex and Lea, the main characters in this series, on their potty training adventure.
Accompanying the storybook is the Potty Training activity book—a book filled with tasks and strategies to help children prepare for and succeed in their potty training journey.

You don’t want to miss out on this fun, educational, and stress-free potty training opportunity ☀️

05/28/2021

I can’t believe we are days away from my book release!
As a little sneak peek, I wanted to share this video that the talented illustrated for my activity book! You are going to love all of the wonderful illustrations throughout it.

This activity book is chock full of coloring pages, educational activities, colorful stickers, and fun flashcards. Your child will love it for the entertainment it provides, but YOU will love it for all of the potty training tips and tricks included! I promise it will be a rewarding experience for both of you.

Be sure to click the link in my bio to pre-order and stay tuned for book signings!

Happy potty training☀️

02/28/2021

The secret to a successful potty training experience is to allow your child to own this milestone slowly and start when they demonstrate requisite maturity.

Every child's developmental milestone is different, therefore each one will potty train at their own pace.

Just like any other milestone, potty training takes patience, practice and time to learn. Being dry is the goal but potty training is a process and it's about learning:
☀️Sensory and body awareness such as how to notice the body's urge to evacuate.
☀️Gross motor skills such as pulling up and down their pants.
☀️Correct and comfortable potty posture to prevent withholding or a painful p**p experience.

All while you increase their self-esteem and continue to praise them!

Now mama, start at any age preparing your child for potty training. Teach them how to pull up and down their pants to start, and also how to wash and dry their hands. Let them sit on the potty (clothed or unclothed) while you go to the toilet. Read them books about their bodies- show them how it works!
This is a good way to start introducing it.

Double tap if you agree and tag a new mom who needs to hear this!🤗

02/23/2021

In my books, Alex and Lea promoted correct potty posture by using a toilet seat with a step stool to support their feet and make defecation an easy process-no pushing required!

A small potty would be an appropriate choice when your child is small. However, you will have to re-train them later with the full-size toilet as well.

If you want your child to transition to the full-size toilet, you should buy a ladder with an extra toilet seat to create a squatting posture. The ladder and toilet seat combo will help your child feel more secure and comfortable.

Which one did you use?

02/19/2021

Did your child p**p today?☀️

Start making it a habit to ask your child if they p**ped, just like you ask them if they’ve eaten!

One reason so many kids are constipated is because of a lack of follow-up by their parents. After a child becomes potty-trained, parents tend to stop paying attention to the child’s peeing and p**ping habits. It may be exciting to have ditched the diaper bag, but the years following potty training require attention as well! Once the poo-holding habits take root, it’s challenging to reverse.

Encouraging your child to heed their body’s urge to p**p requires daily reinforcement. The ideal p**p is mushy and soft! This texture of poo is the most comfortable for your child to defecate daily.

If your child is not fully evacuating their re**um frequently or has stool that is painful to pass or looks like pellets, they could be constipated. It’s important for you to reach out to a professional before this possible case of constipation turns into a vicious cycle. Always be the poo detective!

**ping

02/09/2021

Sharing one of my most commonly asked questions: “Why is my child refusing to p**p in the toilet?”

Many children insist on either p**ping in their diaper or totally withholding their stool and refusing to go to the toilet.

This is a normal phase that usually occurs shortly after potty training has begun. If your child insists on using the diaper to p**p, go on and let them. Otherwise, they may refuse to p**p altogether, and that’s not good for anyone.

Constipation often occurs due to this behavior (refusing to p**p) and creates hard stool that is painful to eliminate.
The longer the stool stays in their bottom, the harder it is for them to fully empty their bowel, and the more it hurts when they try to push it out.

In the beginning, it is perfectly okay to let them p**p in their diaper as you’re working on behavior changes. We need to slowly re-introduce the toilet and let them p**p in their own time; it’s not something to rush!

Did your child go through this phase?

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