Motherhood & Parenting Thread - AKA: Why is my daughter eating my chapstick?

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Kids always, ALWAYS come back home. Maybe not to live. They do go through a phase where they want to be left alone. But it's a bitter sweet thing. You get the sleep you need but they keep to themselves. But everyone comes home eventually. I'm 43 and my mom is my best friend. I can tell her anything, even embarrassing stuff.

Yeah, got two kids in college, two in high school. The ones in college pulled the oh I am strong and independent now and I was like ok. Then a couple weeks later I'm getting several texts and emails a day. I know how this goes.

 

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ETA: Of course, I welcome any general potty training advice.

I noticed one of my relative's kids got into a vicious cycle of not pooping for days at a time because it hurt to go...because it would be days between going poop. I can't tell you how to break the cycle, but it is something to think about.

What helped with my kids was just offering the toilet as an option constantly. Before meals especially but almost every two hours at the start “let’s go sit on the potty for a little bit”, and I felt that helped then understanding the routine.

I used to be bad about holding it in because I was so engrossed in whatever it was I was doing, leading to several accidents. My parents started having me go before beginning one of these activities; it seemed to help and make it a habit.

Also be prepared for them to freak out about public toilets. Mine still hates the “loud potties” aka the ones with the sensors that flush when they please.

To be fair, those things are the devil. I got around this by holding my nose and swallowing to "clog" my ears before flushing, then swallowing again to clear them. Maybe this could work for your child? Plus it would help with ears being clogged on airplane rides.

 

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vicious cycle of not pooping for days at a time because it hurt to go...because it would be days between going poop.

Yogurt and a banana a day can help a kid be more ‘regular’, but too much banana will block them up. If the child can drink milk it works as an excellent laxative if you just add an extra cup alongside their dinner or any major meal.

And if anyone has a baby to young child with gas cramps, setting them on their back with their legs tucked up, tucking and stretching their legs out, and gently rocking their legs side to side helps with bowl movements.

When my eldest was five she would get terrible stomach cramps (I think it had to do with her being a picky eater), and by that point I would take her for walks and that also helped pass the cramps.