7 Things You Can Learn from My Potty-training Saga

Ten years of changing my son's diapers. Yep, that's what I've been through. Max has special needs, and potty-training him was a long, long haul. His delays had something to do with it -- but so did my own stumbling blocks. All the toilet-training pros talk about a child being "ready" to train but the truth is, it's equally important for the parent to be ready. Because if you're not ready to commit, stay on top of your child, and do all the dirty work, it's not going to go smoothly. Here are 7 things you can learn from my potty-training saga to help you more easily potty train your own child: - By Ellen Seidman

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