Potty training

Autism and Potty Training: Setting Your Child Up for Success

Autism and Potty Training: Setting Your Child Up for Success

Common issues, signs of readiness and where to start. All the tips to set your child up for success.

Jan Stewart

Travel Potty Review: We're Obsessed and It's Mess-Free

Product Reviews

Travel Potty Review: We're Obsessed and It's Mess-Free

Our travel potty review revealed that going places with a potty-training toddler is easier than we ever expected—and so cute!

Lauren Finney Harden

Our Frida Baby Potty Review REALLY Impressed Us

Our Frida Baby Potty Review REALLY Impressed Us

Our Frida Baby Potty review left us wondering how we ever potty trained without it.

Lauren Finney Harden

What every parent needs to know about pinworms

What every parent needs to know about pinworms

Pinworms are nothing to get bummed out about—they’re surprisingly common. Learn about what causes pinworms and how you can treat them.

Jennifer Goldberg

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

How to finally get your kid to wipe their own butt

The butt wipe is the last step before total toilet independence, but you may need these tips to cross the finish line once and for all.

Ruba Hassan

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

Why Would a 7-Year-old Poop Their Pants? Could it be Encopresis?

What causes encopresis and how to treat this medical condition that causes your older kid to accidentally poop their pants.

Stacey Nguyen

One day you won't have to wipe anyone else's butt—and other milestones to celebrate

One day you won't have to wipe anyone else's butt—and other milestones to celebrate

Jessica Pollack

Ten things I Worried About When My Kids Were Little that Really Didn't Matter

Ten things I Worried About When My Kids Were Little that Really Didn't Matter

Hey new parents, don’t overthink it: Here are the top 10 things I worried about when my kids were babies that ultimately didn’t matter in the long run.

Kristen Thompson

If your older kid is still having accidents, this treatment could help

If your older kid is still having accidents, this treatment could help

Claire Sibonney

11 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

11 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

Today's Parent

5 major developmental milestones and how to know your kid is ready

Toddler development

5 major developmental milestones and how to know your kid is ready

From starting solids to potty training, children gain a lot of skills in their first few years. Here's how to know when it's time to move on to the next one.

Flannery Dean

We tried the 3-day potty training method—and it was intense

We tried the 3-day potty training method—and it was intense

One mom shares the highs and lows of toilet training her toddler over a long weekend, boot-camp style. Find out how it worked.

Caroline Starr

Kristen Bell reveals how she FINALLY got her five-year-old out of diapers

Kristen Bell reveals how she FINALLY got her five-year-old out of diapers

In a Zoom call with Today's Parent, Kristen and Dax spill the tea on their potty training secrets, summer plans with the kids and pandemic parenting.

Kim Shiffman

How to handle your preschooler's potty-training regression

How to handle your preschooler's potty-training regression

You thought your kid was potty-trained...until they suddenly weren't anymore. Here's how to start over when your potty-trained kid has a regression.

Corinna Vangerwen

Potty Training Tips: 15 Strategies Used by Daycare Teachers

Potty Training Tips: 15 Strategies Used by Daycare Teachers

Potty training is tough. These toddler-room teachers shared their tips for making potty training easier.

Diane Peters

Is a $79 bidet really better than toilet paper? I tried it

Is a $79 bidet really better than toilet paper? I tried it

The Tushy, the latest toilet model, says it’s better for the environment (because it minimizes toilet paper use)—and your butt.

Leah Rumack

The latest parenting hack is to outsource the hardest parts

The latest parenting hack is to outsource the hardest parts

If you’ve got the cash, almost every brain-breaking parental quagmire can be solved by outsourcing to an expert. And to that I say: Why not?

Leah McLaren

This cheeky hack will help your kid learn how to wipe their own butt

This cheeky hack will help your kid learn how to wipe their own butt

Teaching your kids how to wipe their own bum is the last hurdle in potty training, and this teacher's hack will make it a breeze

Kevin John Siazon

Elimination communication: Can infants actually be potty trained?

Baby development

Elimination communication: Can infants actually be potty trained?

Parents can use timing, cues and intuition to essentially potty train an infant. It's called "elimination communication." But is it worth the hassle?

Claire Sibonney

How to Deal with Toddler Constipation

How to Deal with Toddler Constipation

Here’s everything you need to know about toddler constipation, including symptoms, remedies and when it's time to see a doctor.

Bonnie Schiedel