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Jamie Glowacki Potty Training: The Three Tenets

What are the three C’s to keep in mind when potty training your child? Why are these tenets crucial for successful potty training? Throughout the book Oh Crap! Potty Training, Jamie Glowacki emphasizes three main tenets for successful potty training. The success of Glowacki’s potty training depends on these tenets, so you should understand them before beginning to potty-train your child. Keep reading for more on Jamie Glowacki’s potty training tenets: clarity, consistency, and confidence.

Oh Crap! Potty Training Block 2: Going Commando

What’s block 2 from Oh Crap! Potty Training? What are some common problems you should expect at this stage? The Oh Crap! Potty Training block 2 involves dressing your child with no diaper or underwear. This block can be especially difficult because it can result in some messy accidents, but it’s an important part of Glowacki’s potty training method. Here are some things to keep in mind during this phase of potty training.

Oh Crap! Potty Training Block 1: Being Naked

What is block 1 in the Oh Crap! Potty Training method? How long should block 1 last? According to Glowacki, the first step to potty training is to have your child pee and poop naked. Once you notice they need to go, you should bring them to their potty chair, so they can form an association. Keep reading to learn about the first step of potty training, according to Glowacki’s method.

Oh Crap! Potty Training: The 5 Blocks to Follow

What are the five Oh Crap! Potty Training blocks? How do you know when it’s time to move to the next block? In her book Oh Crap! Potty Training, parenting coach and social worker Jamie Glowacki explains her block method for potty training. She calls them “blocks” rather than “days” because each child will progress at their own pace, and there’s no correct amount of time each block should take. Here’s how to potty train your child using the block method.

Building Self-Esteem in Children: 8 Tips for Parents

What role does parenting play in children’s self-esteem? How can parents help their children develop healthy self-esteem? If parents fail to provide optimal conditions for the proper psychological development of their child, he or she could grow into an adult who is in an arrested stage of psychological development—and whose self-esteem is unhealthy. Of course, these children can still adopt behavior that nurtures their self-esteem, so parenting doesn’t determine a child’s self-esteem, but it can support or hamper it. Here are eight specific best practices for building self-esteem in children.

Best Parenting Resources: Blogs, Podcasts, & Apps

Are you looking for answers to the most common parenting questions? Where can you find parenting advice that you can trust? Parenting doesn’t come with a manual. Plus, there is so much misinformation and biased advice floating on the web. It can be hard to wade through it all to find reliable, science-backed answers to your parenting questions. To save you the trouble, we’ve compiled a list of the best parenting resources, including blogs, podcasts, and apps, to make your parenthood journey a little easier.

The 4 Types of Toxic Family Dynamics

Do you fight with your family all the time? Are we all traumatized in childhood, just to different degrees? If you suffer from persistent anxiety, depression, or illness, you might be playing out trauma from your family’s past. According to trauma expert Mark Wolynn, there are four types of toxic family dynamics that can disrupt your ability to process and address childhood trauma. Let’s look at the four toxic family dynamics that form the backdrop of people’s suffering.

How to Mend Broken Relationships With Parents

Do you have a strained relationship with your parents? How can you move past familial grievances? For adults who grew up in dysfunctional families, it can be hard to reconcile their relationships with their parents. However, mending broken relationships with parents is a necessary prerequisite for overcoming grudges and moving past trauma. Here’s how to fix your relationship with your parents, according to Mark Wolynn.

The Effects of Poor Parenting Throughout Life

What are the dangers of poor parenting? Do the children really outgrow the effects of poor parenting when they become adults and learn to think for themselves? Most parents mean well, but their parenting practices don’t always align with those well-meaning intentions. According to Jordan Peterson, the effects of poor parenting are wide-ranging and can last throughout a child’s lifetime. Continue reading to better understand Peterson’s argument.

Why TikTok Is Bad for Mental Health, Society, and Teens

Is TikTok really as bad as some people claim it is? How does the social media app affect mental health? What makes TikTok more dangerous than its social media predecessors? In the past few years, TikTok became the most popular website in the world—It grew to unprecedented numbers. However, the rise in these short-form videos also brought about the rise in mental health issues, addiction, bullying, and more. Here’s why you might want to think about deleting the TikTok app from your phone.