My 2- and 4-year old really love to go to the library, and one of the big problems that comes up for my kids is who is going to push the button to automatically open the door when we walk in and walk out. 

It can be a battle, and if I don’t use the right strategies, there will for sure be a loud tantrum in the quiet library.

So today on the show I want to walk you through my tried-and-true AND easy to use strategy that has saved me frustration and that has consistently prevented any public tantrums from occurring for both of my kids in this situation. 

The strategy is incredibly easy, and it can be applied in a lot of different situations to save you headache and heartache and give your kiddos the support that they may need. 

Now on to my tried-and-true strategy. Let’s head to the show.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Laura Lynn explains the parenting strategy she uses to prevent public tantrums in the library with her two toddlers;
• She outlines the step-by-step process for effectively using this strategy so that you can easily apply it in your own parenting; and
• She explains what you need to do to figure out what strategies could help you prevent unwanted behavior.

SHOW NOTES

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If it’s about time for you to start your potty training journey with your child, you may be wondering if you’ve “prepped” your child enough for the experience. 

What do they need to know about the potty before they jump in? 

How much do you need to mentally prepare them? 

What should you tell them? 

What should they experience? 

I get lots of questions like this from moms who are about the jump into potty training for the first time. They want to make sure they set their child up for success when it comes to potty training, and I’m all aboard on that mentality. 

So today let’s talk about this exposure to the potty before jumping into potty training so that you can begin your journey in ease.  

Let’s go to the show. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Laura Lynn explains how your child naturally gets some potty exposure prior to your potty training journey; 
• She shares why you may NOT want to do a structured potty exposure for your child so that fears do not develop; and 
• She shares what you DO need to do when you start potty training if your child has been sitting on the potty for fun. 

SHOW NOTES

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What do you think would happen to your child’s behavior, or maybe even to your relationship with your child, if you worked on what is negatively affecting or impacting YOU? 

Take a couple of days and really think about that. 

Think about the things that bother you, the things that keep popping up into your head, the irritations that drive you mad that are on repeat. What would happen if you started addressing those things in a positive way? 

My thought is that when you begin tackling some of the things that are bothering you, when you begin to improve your personal self and your own life, then you may see positive changes in your child’s behavior. I’ll explain why in the show.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Laura Lynn shares the #1 question that you need to ask yourself if you’re wanting to address your child’s unwanted behavior;
• She illustrates how your behavior can potentially influence your child’s behavior; and 
• She shares her own reflection on how her behavior - the things she did or did not do - has recently impacted her children.

SHOW NOTES

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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. 

SHOW NOTES

It’s nice to have someone walk you through this type of parenting stuff, like decreasing rewards following potty training, plus behavior and all of motherhood. Sounds like support you want?! Sign up at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn to learn about my coaching program. 

Episode 165: So, When is Potty Training Over?! https://www.lauralynnlapointe.com/blog/165

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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. 

SHOW NOTES

Parenting doesn’t have to be hard, using good parenting strategies can be effective, and you can actually enjoy your parenting. This is what I focus on in my 90 Day Coaching Program for Moms. Come learn more at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn.

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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. 

SHOW NOTES

There’s more to potty training than we realize. Schedule a call with me to learn how my 90 Day Coaching Program for Moms can support you during the potty training process. Sign up at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn. 

Episode 165: So, When is Potty Training Over?! https://www.lauralynnlapointe.com/blog/165

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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 timer method or the potty sit schedule method; and 
• She shares what life looks like once you’re officially done with potty training. 

SHOW NOTES

There’s more to potty training than we realize. Schedule a call with me to learn how my 90 Day Coaching Program for Moms can support you during the potty training process. Sign up at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn.

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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 your toddler’s development in order to parent in ease; 
• She explains why we use parenting strategies even when your toddler’s behavior is typical and developmentally appropriate; and
• She gives you thought phrase examples that you can speak to yourself when you’re in the thick of it and dealing with the typical toddler tantrum. 

SHOW NOTES

Let’s bring some joy and ease back into your motherhood journey. Schedule a call with me to learn how my 90 Day Coaching Program for Moms can give you the support you need. Sign up at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn.

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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.

SHOW NOTES

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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 & Praise to take back control for two different behaviors; and 
• She describes how evaluating a strategy’s effectiveness is important. 

SHOW NOTES

In my 90 Day Coaching Program for Moms I teach you parenting strategies that actually work. Schedule a call with me at www.bit.ly/chatwithlauralynn to learn if my coaching program can help you parent smarter, not harder and bring some ease into your parenting.

You can find Episode 129: Reward Systems with Toddlers: A Case Study at https://laura-lynn-lapointe.mykajabi.com/blog/129

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