Last week I opened up 3 Girls and a Pug to my readers to seek the advice of fellow readers. Here are two challenging problems many mothers have faced during the toddler stage. Please offer any suggestions you’ve found helpful to get over these hurdles.

From Nancy:

Our biggest challenge for the past year at least (probably longer) is potting training. My daughter just turned four at the end of May, yet she still has accidents. She cries because she doesn’t want to wipe herself. It’s a definite battle of wills. We’ve bribed, threatened and reward and everything in between. The worst is the hope I feel when she goes for 3-4 days without any accidents, then it happens again. It is definitely by patience trial.

From Kim:

Our biggest challenge has been pacifier separation. We are on a successful week #2 without it but my oh my what it took to get to this point. I started out by slowing cutting it down but then it got lost and then I lost my patience. So we have had several nights of yelling for an hour but are making significant progress! Yeah for us!

Question: Need a suggestion for handling a sticky situation in your house? Tell us about it.