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Nurse Rebecca Mottram
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Children's nurse and potty learning expert. Author, podcast host, potty training consultant and advocate for baby pottying.
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
please let me know if you have any questions. It is one of my longer blog posts but I had a LOT to say about it. I ended up contributing to quite a lot of press coverage because I was frustrated by some of the takes on it!
June 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hi, I appreciate this is unsolicited advice but if you ask the question, they have the opportunity to say no. Here's what to do instead: rebeccamottram.com/2022/02/06/t...
The most unhelpful thing to say when potty training - Nurse Rebecca Mottram
How many times have you said "do you need to pee?" only to be told "NO!", even though you know the answer is really a yes? When you get a 'no', where does this leave you? What can you do to avoid this...
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May 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I have lots of free resources to help you get started! www.rebeccamottram.com/podcast/
May 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
You might find my podcast episode on adjusting your method to suit the temperament of your child helpful: www.rebeccamottram.com/podcast/
May 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Perhaps my podcast will help her to feel confident about starting www.rebeccamottram.com/podcast/
May 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As a potty learning expert fighting against nappy manufacturer marketing and misinformation leading to the potty training age rising from 12 months to 5 years+... Yes we are bad at potty training. rebeccamottram.com/2025/01/10/s...
Starting school with your child in nappies - Nurse Rebecca Mottram
This week, a Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council school policy requiring parents to personally change children’s nappies at school hit the news cycles. As a potty training expert, and children's nurs...
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May 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every child deserves dignity in toileting. The lack of proper continence support is unacceptable. Urgent action is needed to ensure all children get the care they deserve.
February 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In answer to your question "what about nappies" (on the Bristol bin situation) did you know that babies can (and should) use the potty from birth? If we used nappies as a backup, we would use fewer and throw away fewer too! Better for the environment, saves parents a ton of cash... no bin no prob!
February 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM