There are much more interesting people than me.

My passion is ...

kids, books, shiny things...

I know too much about ...

politics and the truth

My parents always told me ...

take the doll clothes off the dog

My childhood ambition ...

work with animals

My favorite memory ...

I can't remember, maybe riding on the NY city horse buggy

Why I write ...

I have a lot to say

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

babies swing swaying and fireplace blowing

My first job ...

I begged for it when I was 13 to buy school clothes because I had a single mother. I kept the job until I was 20.

My best moment ...

Being awarded a scholarship for a PhD

My inspiration ...

God. My oldest son for trusting in God and my baby for fighting for life in the intensive care unit for two weeks and recognized me the first time I held him eventhough no one was allowed to touch him for his first two weeks of life.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Development Issues Differences between boys and girls in potty training readiness

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Coming from a growing family I have four children, two boys and two girls. To sum up a difference between boys and girls with potty training readiness is difficult because all experiences will be determined on an individual basis depending greatly on several factors such as culture, age, development, demographics, and possible changes or stresses.

My oldest son is ten years old and quite possibly my most difficult potty trainee. At two years old he was giving me clues that he was aware of soiling his pamper, at times he would pause for a second hold the front of his pamper, knees bend sl...

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