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Dirty School Restrooms Lead to Constipation and Incontinence, Study Says

by Honey Berk, Posted Jun 22nd 2010 1:45PM

Do you know what the toilets look like at your child's school? Credit: Mika, Corbis
Poor standards of school toilets -- including smelly facilities, lack of toilet paper and missing locks in stalls -- can lead to chronic constipation and cause ...
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Doctors Recommend Leaving It Up

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Dec 13th 2008 2:00PM

The next time you complain about the toilet seat being left up, consider this: if you've got a little man in the house, putting it down could pose a hazard to his, um, well, little manhood. British doctors found several cases of boys between the ages ...
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Newborn Flushed Down Toilet by "Accident"

by Caroline Howard, Posted Nov 25th 2008 8:00AM

It has never made sense to me, dividing people into camps of good or evil. I've always been more comfortable viewing the world in shades of gray. But then something happens. A British woman, Claire Jones, 32, recently admitted to a court that she ...
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In the men's room

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 7th 2008 11:26AM

As a year-end bonus, the company I work for gave all the employees an extra day off -- New Year's Eve. Rachel and I decided to take the kids downtown for the day. Rachel needed some maternity clothes and wanted to check out the big Old Navy store ...
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Potty-training, Japanese style

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 13th 2007 12:54PM

There are a lot of things I truly admire about the Japanese culture. My bathroom is an homage to Japanese style and when designing it, I studied books and websites and consulted with experts in order to get it just right. There are also a lot of ...
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Nine-year-old invents toilet seat lifter

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 4th 2007 3:03PM

"He's been reminded thousands of times over the years," says Beth Wulf of her nine-year-old son Jake. The issue at hand? Remembering to lower the toilet seat when he was done. "He's in too big a hurry to take care of that," she explained. So what did ...
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Kid needs to pee in the car? Use this

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Oct 23rd 2007 5:32PM

As every parent has undoubtedly experienced, it sucks when you're driving and your kid suddenly has to go to the bathroom. There you are, trapped in traffic on the highway, no where near any place with a toilet, and they're screaming: "I gotta go WEE ...
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Literature in the loo

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 20th 2007 2:54PM

I was talking with some parents from Jared's school the other day when one mentioned that her daughter has taken to reading while sitting on the toilet. She even goes so far as to have her younger sister fetch her another book after finishing one. ...
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Trying not to laugh

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 17th 2007 9:33AM

As parents, we sometimes find ourselves in the situation of being presented with a sight that is undeniably hilarious, but at which we simply cannot allow ourselves to laugh. Regardless of how funny a situation might be, we can't afford to let the ...
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Positive Reinforcement

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jun 30th 2007 5:01PM

There are a lot of things that we all do that no one notices -- unless we don't do them. Rachel doesn't notice when I put my dirty clothes in the hamper but she does take note when I leave them in a pile on the floor. With children, however, it's ...
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ParentDish Sleepover for Sunday, May 20, 2007

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted May 20th 2007 9:29PM

There has been a fair bit of discussion lately around these parts about potty training. After a long and difficult start, we seem to be having a fair bit of success with training Sara. This got me wondering what other bloggers have to say on the ...
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Two thousand students, one bathroom

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 11th 2007 8:02AM

A high school in Florida has taken some extreme steps in the wake of an incident of vandalism. After swastikas, writings and other types of vandalism were discovered on the walls, administrators at Freedom High School closed down all but one bathroom ...
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The Potty Hammock is a big splash

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Nov 28th 2006 10:56AM

If you're worried about Junior falling into the toilet in a truck stop restroom on your next vacation, then The Potty Hammock is the item for you. Created by a Wisconsin man whose 2-year-old son fell into a public toilet on a beer run, The Potty ...
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Millions scared sh*tless by toilet phobia

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Nov 11th 2006 9:08AM

We cannot, under any circumstances, seem to get Edan to use the potty. I don't know what the problem is. It sparkles, it sings, it makes special happy noises when it senses you've done your business -- hell, I'd love a potty like that. You'd never ...
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Teacher lets students use trashcan as toilet

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Oct 16th 2006 10:02AM

If you are a teacher and your school is practicing "lockdown" drills and several of your students need to use the restroom, it is good to remember that a "drill" is not "the real deal." One teacher in Charleston, South Carolina let five fifth graders ...
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