Sebastian is officially a toddler!! His first birthday party was a success, which means we are onward to toddlerhood - including adventures in potty training. I've learned a lot about the topic while working with Pull-Ups and their Madrinas del Baño campaign. I was even able to ask medical and parenting experts one of my burning questions about potty training boys. And thank goodness I did, because I probably never would have asked it otherwise! I've also learned that potty training Sebastian is going to be a family affair. Being the second born, and utterly in love with his big sister, … [Read more...]

Sebastian will be a year old soon, and while his road to potty training is still a ways off, the plethora of questions I have is not. When you have your second child, the piece of advice {or thing to remember} that you are frequently told is to not compare - every child is different. But when it comes to potty training Sebastian, versus my experience with Alina, their differences is about ALL I could think of. Big thanks to Pull Ups for including me in the Madrinas del Baño campaign. A couple weeks ago I had the chance to consult Dr. Alberto Andres Cotton, a well-renowned Miami … [Read more...]

Potty training Alina was not nearly as traumatic as I expected it to be. Not that it was easy, or that she was even trained by the time she was two, but keeping the process low key and stress free made it easier on everyone. Four million toddlers will embark on potty training each year. Last year, my daughter was one of them. Very soon it will be Sebastian's turn, and I have to admit that this time around, I'm a bit nervous. I know better, but as a Latina mom, the cultural expectations of having your kid potty trained by two and the myth that boys are more difficult than girls, has me … [Read more...]