In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you're using only a potty seat, you'll obviously be potty training in the bathroom. With a toddler potty, though, you can conceivably potty train anywhere in the house. Pick a convenient, accessible spot that's easy to clean, and use it exclusively to help build familiarity and consistency. Some parents believe you should potty train only in the bathroom, so you build that association right from the start. Others, though, believe you should potty train in the room that makes the child most comfortable, such as a bedroom or even the living room. Choose the route that makes the most sense for you. Have your child sit on the potty after waking up in the morning, after a nap, and after meals. They'll have better chances of success in these instances. Additionally, schedule "potty stops" about every 2 hours during the day. Encourage them to sit for at least a few minutes each time, and praise them for trying whether they actually go potty or not. The goal is to turn sitting on the potty into a normal part of their daily activities. Focus exclusively on sitting down before teaching them how to pee standing up. This will help prevent confusion in the beginning as your child becomes more familiar with using the potty. When a boy seems ready to learn to pee standing up, emphasize the need for him to keep his pants up and backside fully covered. (This will be of utmost importance in school and other public bathrooms.) A father or older brother can help to demonstrate how this is done. If a young boy finds it easier always to pull down his pants, he may continue always using the toilet in a sitting position. Consider placing pieces of cereal or candy in the potty when you're ready to teach a boy how to pee standing up. These items can function like targets boys can aim for! Your child may fidget, make straining faces, announce their tummy hurts, look you in the face, hold up their hand, or run off to hide in a corner if they need to use the potty. Take them to the potty immediately upon recognizing these signals, no matter when the next scheduled "potty break" is. If you get there and nothing happens, praise them for trying. If it's too late and they've already gone, don't get flustered. Just keep an eye out for next time. Activities such as these can make potty training seem fun, instead of as a chore or lesson. The longer you can convince them to stay on the potty, the more likely they are to eventually have success. Some toddlers might enjoy this potty time with you so much that they don't want to get off. Whenever possible, let them stay on as long as you canthink of it as a great one-on-one bonding time for the two of you! This can help children grow more consciously aware of their body signals when it's really time to use the potty. It's also impossible for them to ignore or deny what happens when they don't get on the potty in time. This works best if you have an area of your house with easy-to-clean floors and items, or a private backyard they can run around in. Ideally they should also hang out in general proximity to the potty so they can get there quickly when needed. Signing up for this method of course means accepting that you'll be cleaning up some messes. However, if you can do it consistently for several daysfor instance, during a long weekend when you're off workyou may find that your toddler is consistently using the potty by the end of the period. Children are more likely to use the potty when they know they're going to be rewarded for doing so. Many parents offer incentives such as pieces of candy, stickers to place on the calendar, or pennies to store in a piggy bank. What one parent sees as "rewarding" another might see as "bribery," so you'll have to decide what role motivational items should play in potty training your child. If you do offer rewards, try to keep it consistent among caregivers. You don't want one person offering an M&M and the other a dollar! Being positive and recognizing your child's accomplishment will motivate them to continue using the potty. Say something like "You did a great job going pottyI'm so proud of you!" Praise them just for trying as well: "Thank you for trying to go pottymaybe next time we'll get to flush something away!" Never respond negatively or punish the child for not using the potty or for having an accident. You'll just create negative associations with using the potty.
Summary: Place the potty in the bathroom or another convenient location. Create a consistent routine for sitting on the potty. Train boys to sit down to pee first. Encourage them to use the potty whenever you see their cues. Read a book or play with a special toy while they sit on the potty. Consider allowing your child to go naked or bottomless. Establish a rewards system for motivation. Praise your child when they successfully use the potty.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Every day, when you wake up, express three things for which you are grateful. Perhaps you have a job you love. Maybe you have a very supportive partner. You might have no illnesses. Always taking a moment to reflect on the things for which you are grateful can be very helpful. See Express Gratitude for ideas on how to express your gratitude to others. Practice counting your blessings before bedtime by journalling about three positive moments from your day. Contemplate why these moments occurred and what actions of yours did or did not lead to them. Part of living a good life is not getting wrapped up in the daily problems we all face. While it is important to Handle Problems, take a moment to think about what is going well in your world. Perhaps you saw someone escort an elderly lady across the street. Maybe the children at your local school are collecting food for the homeless. Do you still have your health? Are you not penniless? Do you still have loved ones? Though you might be missing some of these things, keeping your problems in a relative position is helpful. One way to be grateful for life and to enjoy life is to engage with nature. Ride your bike along the river or take a walk in the forest. Listen carefully for the different animals' and insects' noises. Smell the plants or fresh rain. The world is filled with amazing attributes. Take a moment to let it sink in. Consider taking a reflective, multi-sensory walk in which you do not focus on any technology. Rather, look around you, notice different buildings or trees in your environment. Focus on the smells coming from a bakery or fresh-cut grass. Listen to people's voices or the wind in the trees. Sometimes to appreciate the good things we have in life, we need to take a pause from them. The pause could be a week or a month. When we return to our activities, we are more likely to realize how lucky we are to have them. For example, perhaps you have a pumpkin latte every day in October. Try taking a week off. You will appreciate the drink and its impact on your happiness even more.
Summary: Contemplate gratitude. Keep problems relative. Get outside. Abstain from pleasurable activities temporarily.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: onto the cupcakes. Hold the tip of the piping bag and gently squeeze so some of the icing comes out. Squeeze from the top of the bag, gradually working down as you use the frosting. Try to pipe a peak onto the top of each cupcake. Start with just a little icing on each cupcake to ensure you have enough to frost each one, then go back and add more. Try to divide the frosting evenly across all 12 cupcakes. This should be about 2 tbsp (32 g). If you have different tips for your piping bag, a star tip really emphasizes the glowing effect! In order to ensure the cupcakes are sturdy enough to dip in your glow-in-the-dark concoction, they need to be chilled. Leave the cupcakes in the freezer for at least an hour, or you can leave them in overnight if you want. When the cupcakes are ready, the frosting should be hard to the touch.
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Pipe the icing Put the cupcakes in the freezer for at least 1 hour.