The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 168: How & When to Decrease Rewards after Potty Training
One of the biggest beefs that many parents have with using rewards for potty training is that they think that their child will ALWAYS require to earn a reward in order to go pee pee on the potty, and that’s just not the case.
As you know, I’m a big fan of using rewards, especially for potty training, so today I want to guide you on how to effectively decrease those rewards after potty training is over.
To calm your fears, your child will NOT require a reward to go pee pee on the potty for the rest of her life.
Let’s go to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares the key piece to SUCCESSFULLY decreasing the use of rewards for daytime potty training;
- She goes in detail on how she decreased the use of rewards for daytime potty training for her son; and
- She shares under what specific situation it may be a good idea to keep rewards in place.
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 167: My Husband’s Favorite Toddler Behavior Strategy
What’s your favorite behavior strategy to use with toddlers?
I asked this very question to my husband, and that’s what I want to share with you today.
Plus, I want to let you in on the reasons that this strategy is his favorite strategy, to really let you see that parenting doesn’t have to be hard, using good parenting strategies can be effective, and that you can actually enjoy your parenting.
Let’s get right to it. Let’s head to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares her husband’s favorite toddler behavior strategy and explains how to use the strategy effectively;
- She explains why this is her husband’s favorite strategy and, thus, should be one of your top strategies as well; and
- She details how this strategy can prevent unwanted behaviors from occurring.
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 166: Potty Training is Over… Now What?
There’s a lot more to potty training than just the typical stuff that gets talked about. There’s more to it than readiness signs, how to respond to accidents, and what method to use.
So today, I want to talk about another topic of potty training that isn’t talked about very much. I want to talk about what life looks like when potty training is over. The days, the weeks, and the months following potty training.
Like last week, this episode will be very helpful if this is your first time potty training.
So let’s get to it. Let’s go to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn explains what the days after potty training looks like, including what you should and should not be doing;
- She shares when your child can wear underwear to daycare; and
- She shares what you should begin thinking about the weeks and months following daytime potty training.
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 165: So, When is Potty Training Over?!
We talk a lot about potty training: the how-to, readiness signs, how long it will take.
We think about the process and what life will look like during that process when you’re actively potty training your child.
We also think about AFTER potty training is over… what life will be like, the freedom you’ll have from not having to change diapers, the money that you’ll save from not having to buy those diapers.
But one thing we don’t often talk about is “When is potty training over?”
How do you know when you’re done with potty training? When can you officially say you’re done training?
That’s what we’ll be talking about today. Let’s head to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn gives you her criteria for determining when potty training is officially over;
- She specifically outlines when potty training is over when using...
The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 164: Remember THIS about Toddler Behavior to Parent in Ease
What can you do to parent in ease?
Even when your toddler is whining… Even when your toddler is having a tantrum… Even when you’re trying to do 30 billion things at once AND deal with the kids who aren’t sharing or taking turns…
You can find ease and joy and peace in your parenting… EVEN when you’ve got littles at home… Even if they do behaviors that drive you nuts… Even if you currently feel stretched thin.
But how is that possible, you may ask.
There is a truth to your child’s behavior that you have to keep in mind when you’re in the thick of it, when you’re dealing with the messy house, when you’re again dealing with that typical toddler tantrum.
I’m here to empower you in your own parenting, so let’s do that today. Let’s go to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares what you need to know about...
The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 163: The Potty Schedule Method How-To
It’s potty training season and I’m a big, big fan of the potty training schedule method in which your child sits on the potty based off of a schedule, which is signaled by a timer.
One of the reasons why I love this method is because it tells both the child and the parent when it’s time to sit on the potty, and you can easily see where your child is making improvements in their potty training journey.
So today on the show I’m going to walk you through this potty training schedule method and let you know how it works.
Alright, let’s get to it. Let’s head to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares the general flow of the potty training sit schedule method;
- She walks you through how to gradually increase the time in-between the scheduled potty sits; and
- She explains what to do in the method if your child is having too many accidents back-to-back.
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 162: Take Control of Those Recurring Behavior Episodes
What do you do when you’re dealing with the same behavior in the same situation day after day after day?
When you’ve got these recurring behavior episodes, even if they seem to be pretty mild situations, it can be so easy for your brain to land in the trap of negativity and feelings of loneliness.
So what do you do? What do you do when you have negative behavior on repeat? This is what we’ll be talking about in today’s episode.
I’ll share how you can take control of these situations that are on repeat, and I’ll share a few examples of how I’ve done this in my own home.
Now it’s time to take back some control. Let’s go to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares different ways you can take back control when you’re dealing with unwanted behaviors that are on repeat;
- She explains how she has used a reward system and a strategy called Pivot...
The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 161: 3 Keys to Get Potty Training Done This Summer
If you plan to potty train your toddler this summer, this episode is for you.
I’ll be going over three keys that you’ll want to follow to get potty training started and DONE!
Let’s talk potty training. Let’s head to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares how you can reduce your stress and anxiety about potty training before actually beginning the journey with your toddler;
- She explains all of the different pieces to consider when formulating your potty training game plan; and
- She describes the potty training method that she used to train her son and how that specific method informs you on your child’s progress throughout potty training.
SHOW NOTES
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 160: Quit the Blame Game: Move Past this Common Parenting Struggle
Today’s episode is all about the blame game that we mamas play. Yep, I'm including myself as a participant in this blame game bucket.
It’s so easy to blame ourselves, but today I want to talk about how we can move past this very common parenting struggle so that you can parent in ease and actually enjoy being a mom.
Let’s go to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn explains three keys she follows as an alternative solution to the blame game;
- She illustrates those three keys with a recent example from her own life; and
- She describes what actions she took to be more calm, more positive, and yell less in a very difficult season of her own life.
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The Parenting Clubhouse Podcast Episode 159: Two Essential Strategies When Using Rewards in Potty Training
Today on the show we are talking about two fundamental strategies you will want to follow if you are using rewards to potty training your toddler.
I’m a big fan of rewards, I used rewards to potty train my now 4 year old son, and I will definitely be using rewards when I potty train my 2 year-old daughter. But here’s the thing about rewards… They can work really really well at helping your child learn a new skill - in this case potty training- but we have to use them in the right way.
It’s not rocket science, but you don’t know what you don’t know, right?!
Now onto the two keys when using rewards in potty training. Let’s head to the show.
IN THIS EPISODE:
- Laura Lynn shares the three different rewards she used when potty training her son;
- She explains why it’s important for your child to be motivated to earn a certain reward; and
- She describes why...
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