What a big revelation I am having throughout the ups and downs of potty training my daughter.  Today is day 4 being all dry (YAY! and Whew!!).  What did it take to get to this point?   Lots of patience, impatience, and downright prayer!  We had a few things going on all around the same time, which brought on some adjusting and adapting.  For starters we moved twice over the past year, and my daughter also changed preschools twice.  Any grown up would stress over these changes, so why would I…

I am proud to admit that I was an Olympic hopeful. by the age of 16 I was on the Olympic track. My dad no longer put me in low level tournaments. Competing across the company and sometimes outside of the U.S. was normal.  I did judo five to six days a week and did conditioning seven…

Brain training is no longer for baby boomers and elderly and helping them in their battle against ageing and memory loss.  There are significant researches showing that brain training and fitness have significant and positive effects on children. In fact, manufacturers are creating games for children aged 4 until 7 years old.

Brain training has been used as cognitive therapy by adults and children who have…

Some of you might remember my Poo-Poo Basket post, which was my first foray into potty training. The poo-poo basket and a sticker chart worked with my oldest when it came to potty training. I was hoping that it would work with the youngest. No such luck. Seriously, this kid is stubborn! I tried the sticker chart,…

Today was a great day.  So many things about it were fantastic, but as I mentioned in the last post the boys SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT.  While I know the capitals symbolize that I am shouting at you, it is actually meant to represent me jumping up and down, dancing, laughing and squealing they SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT.  Growing up my mom used to read to me the Bernstein Bears books but my favorite was…

When we were visiting friends a few weekends back in Chicago, I noticed they had a great toilet seat with a built in potty chair.  The Church NextStep Toilet Seat is available at your local big box hardware store or online through Amazon and the like and runs about $35.  It's great because the potty chair for the kids is a magnetized insert into the lid of the toilet.  It comes in both…

Becoming a Tough Mudder Day 3

If your a mom you know how dirty public bathroms can be. You also know when a Kids got to go they have got to GO! With my little one officially potty trained we are using public potty's a lot. I have always thought eww when my kids grab the seat to hold them…

Let me introduce you to Operation: I did it! This is what we are calling potty training in our house these days. Though this process I have found that I have the most strong willed, defiant daughter ever. Granted I have not potty trained a child before and perhaps my expectations were too high, I had envisioned a

beautiful clean bathroom with a perfect…

I am not currently going through the Potty Training Process, but found a great event for those of you who are.  It is the Huggie's Pull-Ups Potty Dance Party at the San Diego Zoo.  Free giveaways!

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If you've been following my blog, ChildPsychMom.com, then you probably know that I've been potty training my youngest daughter.  She just turned three and we've been at it for about three weeks.  I thought you might like to know how it's going.  She and I have been in a battle over pottying…