August 31st, 2010
Many parents take potty training so seriously that they are actually putting pressure on the toddlers and stress them out. Just remember, the harder you try, the less result you will get. When it comes to potty training, readiness is 90% of the game. If your baby is ready, he or she will do. Pay attention to the details before you even try. Does the baby have muscle control? Does she/he communicate with you? Can he/she pull down/up pants on his own?
Ask yourself these questions. Age is only a small factor when it comes to readiness. In our high achieving society, many parents push their babies on too many things too early, including potty training. Just remember, relax. Let them be babies if they feel like it. 
Tags: Don't put too much pressure on your toddlers, potty ready, Potty Training, toddler potty training
Posted in Potty Training
August 13th, 2010
No one knows why, but it does take longer to potty train boys than girls. It’s just harder for them to stand up and pee. The best moms can do is to make them sit down on a potty first using the potty training seats. Trying to do all at once will just make you feel frustrated, and image cleaning up the mess after the little one.
Although even with trainer seats, and practice you will still need to clean up quite a few time. To use the toilet standing up, you need to have the boy watching his dad. Because kids learn many things through imitation. If he has never seen anyone peeing standing up, how is he supposed to know how?
Tags: boy poty training, potty ready, Potty Training, potty training boys
Posted in Potty Training
August 9th, 2010
You can try as hard as you can with your child in potty training, if it’s not the time yet, he or she won’t do it. It’ll just take longer. There’s no specific age in successful potty training. Some kids are ready before 2, other over 2 1/2. The only thing matters is whether your child is ready.
The child has to be physically and emotionally ready. Can your baby communicate with you through simple words and gestures? Is your baby interested in putting on underwear? Can your child pull down his or her pants?
If your child is not interested in any of these, then you might want to wait a little. It’s like language skills, when the baby is ready to talk, he/she will.
Tags: age for potty training, potty ready, Potty Training, timing matters
Posted in Potty Trainer, Potty Training
July 30th, 2010
Most parents start thinking about ditch their toddler’s diapers after 2 years old. Recent studies show that the best time is between 2 and 3. Delaying potty training can actually have a negative results. Children who were potty trained after 32 months are likely to have incontinence issues which can last up to 12 years old. That sounds concerning. So if your baby is 2 years old, start preparing for potty training. However, not too soon. At least not before the child turns 2. Because when a child is not ready, he’s not ready. The earlier you start, the longer the process will be. There has never been a perfect timing in potty training, but between 2 and 3 is a safe window. Keep in mind, timing was more important than technique. Start with potty trainer pants when your child turns 2.
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Posted in Potty Trainer, Potty Training
March 21st, 2010
At night, moisture alarms can awaken a person when he or she begins to urinate. These devices include a water-sensitive pad worn in pajamas, a wire connecting to a battery-driven control, and an alarm that sounds when moisture is first detected. For the alarm to be effective, the child must awaken as soon as the alarm goes off, go to the bathroom, and change the bedding. Using alarms may require having another person sleep in the same room to awaken the bedwetter.
Source: Reprinted with permission from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Tags: bedwetting help, children's Urinary Incontinence, Moisture Alarms
Posted in Bedwetting
March 17th, 2010
Bladder training consists of exercises for strengthening and coordinating muscles of the bladder and urethra, and may help the control of urination. These techniques teach the child to anticipate the need to urinate and prevent urination when away from a toilet. Techniques that may help nighttime incontinence include
- determining bladder capacity
- drinking less fluid before sleeping
- developing routines for waking up
Unfortunately, none of these techniques guarantees success.
Techniques that may help daytime incontinence include
- urinating on a schedule—timed voiding—such as every 2 hours
- avoiding caffeine or other foods or drinks that you suspect may contribute to your child’s incontinence
- following suggestions for healthy urination, such as relaxing muscles and taking your time
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Tags: Bladder Training, children's Urinary Incontinence, potty ready, Potty Training
Posted in Potty Training
March 11th, 2010
Nighttime incontinence may be treated by increasing ADH levels. The hormone can be boosted by a synthetic version known as desmopressin, or DDAVP, which is available in pill form, nasal spray, or nose drops. Desmopressin is approved for use in children.
Another medication, called imipramine, is also used to treat sleepwetting. It acts on both the brain and the urinary bladder. Researchers estimate that these medications may help as many as 70 percent of patients achieve short-term success. Many patients, however, relapse once the medication is withdrawn.
If a young person experiences incontinence resulting from an overactive bladder, a doctor might prescribe a medicine that helps to calm the bladder muscle. This medicine controls muscle spasms and belongs to a class of medications called anticholinergics.
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Tags: bedwetting help, children's Urinary Incontinence, potty ready
Posted in Bedwetting, Potty Trainer
February 27th, 2010
Most urinary incontinence fades away naturally. Here are examples of what can happen over time:
- Bladder capacity increases.
- Natural body alarms become activated.
- An overactive bladder settles down.
- Production of ADH becomes normal.
- The child learns to respond to the body’s signal that it is time to void.
- Stressful events or periods pass.
Many children overcome incontinence naturally—without treatment—as they grow older. The number of cases of incontinence goes down by 15 percent for each year after the age of 5.
Source: The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
Tags: children's Urinary Incontinence, Growth and Development
Posted in Bedwetting, Potty Training
January 26th, 2010
Daytime incontinence that is not associated with urinary infection or anatomic abnormalities is less common than nighttime incontinence and tends to disappear much earlier than the nighttime versions. One possible cause of daytime incontinence is an overactive bladder. Many children with daytime incontinence have abnormal elimination habits, the most common being infrequent voiding and constipation.
An Overactive Bladder
Muscles surrounding the urethra—the tube that takes urine away from the bladder—have the job of keeping the passage closed, preventing urine from passing out of the body. If the bladder contracts strongly and without warning, the muscles surrounding the urethra may not be able to keep urine from passing. This often happens as a consequence of urinary tract infection (UTI) and is more common in girls.
Infrequent Voiding
Infrequent voiding refers to a child’s voluntarily holding urine for prolonged intervals. For example, a child may not want to use the toilets at school or may not want to interrupt enjoyable activities, so he or she ignores the body’s signal of a full bladder. In these cases, the bladder can overfill and leak urine. In addition, these children often develop UTIs, leading to an irritable or overactive bladder.
Other Causes
Some of the same factors that contribute to nighttime incontinence may act together with infrequent voiding to produce daytime incontinence. These factors include
- small bladder capacity
- structural problems
- anxiety-causing events
- pressure from a hard bowel movement (constipation)
- drinks or foods that contain caffeine, which increases urine output and may also cause spasms of the bladder muscle, or other ingredients to which the child may have an allergic reaction, such as chocolate or artificial coloring
Sometimes overly strenuous toilet training may make the child unable to relax the sphincter and the pelvic floor to completely empty the bladder. Retaining urine, or incomplete emptying, sets the stage for UTIs.
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Tags: bedwetting help, Bladder Training, children's Urinary Incontinence, daytime incontinence
Posted in Bedwetting
January 20th, 2010
After age 5, wetting at night—often called bedwetting or sleepwetting—is more common than daytime wetting. Experts do not know what causes nighttime incontinence. Young people who experience nighttime wetting are usually physically and emotionally normal. Most cases probably result from a mix of factors including slower physical development, an overproduction of urine at night, a lack of ability to recognize bladder filling when asleep, and, infrequently, anxiety. For many, there is a strong family history of bedwetting, suggesting an inherited factor.
Source: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Tags: nighttime incontinence cause
Posted in Bedwetting