Toddler Learns Toilet Training Then Chooses Pullups
A parent describes a toddler who started toilet training after watching others but then stopped and now wants pullup pants. Experts advise involving day care providers for consistency and consider allowing pullups to maintain motivation while encouraging gradual toilet use.
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Dessa Bergen-Cico
Bereen-Cho
Potty training tips from Parents in Syracuse panel
Readers share experiences on toilet training from ages two to three. Brenda Ferlenda and others describe gradual readiness, timed bathroom breaks, and positive rewards like M and Ms or underwear featuring favorite characters to motivate toddlers to use the toilet.
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M & Ms
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Can This Marriage Be Saved
A nine year marriage falters under workload and financial strain as June battles resentment from always helping others while her husband Phil shows little support or interest in their son Jimmy's special needs. A family counselor notes June’s pattern of rescuing others, while tips urge saying no to regain balance and control.
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Beth
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Ruth Johnson
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Party Gals brings erotic toys to suburban home party
Nicole Coleman of Las Vegas based Party Gals hosts a Voorhees New Jersey salon aimed at demystifying sex toys for women. Seventeen attendees, mostly professionals, sample condoms and edible lingerie as a marital therapist weighs in on boundaries.
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Coleman 15
Party Gals
Jaqueline Fattore
Voorhees
Philadelphia
Avon
Coleman
Renee Rand
Crotica
Spac
Rand
Fatette
Alt Intenductions
Yvonne
Faith
Hdla V. Ficher
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Institute of Graduate Clinical Psychology
Widener University
Kat Donna Fletcher
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Prostate test saves life by spotting kidney cancer
A reader credits PSA testing and a push from his wife for early cancer discovery. In 1990 a PSA test led to further tests, revealing cancer in a kidney which was removed with no recurrence after five years. The letter urges annual physicals and highlights medical vigilance.
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Ann Landers
Orlando
Correction to Sf section recipe on spray cleaner
A Monday Sf section article on food safety issued a correction regarding cleaning spray. The proper ratio is 1 tablespoon of bleach per gallon of water for a kitchen surface cleaner, aligning with common household product guidance.
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