I have a question, stepdaughter is having hard time with potty training 1 of her boys,my grandson. Any suggestions? He won't go 2 in the toilet.

Sticker chart, small prizes, candy, etc

They have tried that,still having trouble. The other boy was no problem & younger. But her older 1,he just is being difficult.

She has even gone on a mommies facebook potty group with no luck.

He had to have suppository before and don't want to have to resort to that obviously.

Consistency and finding motivators is my suggestion.

That's what i was telling her,guess they need to just find the right 1. So will work on,just trying to see if others knew of something they had dealt with that might help.

Thanks though!

Good luck!

Thanks😊

Hey Everyone. I am desperate right now when it comes to my 15 month daughters health. Long story short she had an adverse reaction to her vaccinations at about 6 months old. 2 day near coma. Stopped looking me in the eyes while feeding her week after week month after month, weakness, 0-10 frustration. Development very slow, constantly sick. Started walking about a year but usually sick unable to even crawl, roll over or sustain any energy she has very long. Turns out the GI thinks she has Celiacs Disease which makes sense has all the symptoms. I am just at the end of my rope. All tests came back negative so they need to do an endoscopy. The next appointment isnt for a few weeks. We are at the doctors/ER a few times a weak for 3 months. . She is male nourished lost 3lbs down to 19lbs. Vomiting and diarrhea are a regular thing even on a strict diet. Doctors want us to continue gluten to make sure they can confirm Celiacs in a few weeks or month. Ive been pursuing eastern medicine as well. I am just desperate trying to find any help I can get, thanks. @everyone

Traditional diets with bone broths and good information that is contrary to conventional wisdom. It can give you some insight possibly in what to do to heal a child’s GI tract

It’s good nutritional food that could help heal her and breastfeeding for 2 years helps build a robust child

@Smitty83 I’ll DM you.

@Smitty83 did you report to VAERS. I would also consult an attorney. The government has 40 million a year set aside for reactions.

https://vaers.hhs.gov/

Cut the gluten out and all inflammatory foods sugar, non human dairy, and gluten obvi. If she is nursing mom should cut out those this too. Pro biotic and fermented foods to try to restore good gut bacteria. Bone broths. Delay remaining vaccinations.

Just my wife’s two cents. Sorry man.

https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/vaccine-detox-protocol/

@Myndrian Big fan of the Nourishing Traditions/ Weston price

@Smitty83 Oh dear I am so sorry for you and your family. I can only imagine how difficult and scary that must be. There is a well renowned alternative doctor and pediatrician named Dr. Tenpenny. She has an office in Ohio. I would highly recommend giving a call. Homeopathy may also be something to look into, if you find a professional.

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Can anyone give me info on the pros and cons of circumcision

cons: makes penises shriveled up and desensitized
pros: apparently it makes you less likely to get AIDS or whatever if you have unprotected sex with random people?

right. condoms have the same effect if youre uncircumcised

Circumcision rewires the brain from the pain/trauma, can make men more sensitive to pain later

It also reduces sensitivity/lessens sexual pleasure

The pros are it makes maintaining good hygiene easier.

Except that modern plumbing and soap sorta obviate that pro.

I was circumcised as a baby, I can't really say that it's had a negative impact on me.

That being said, it should be a choice made as an adult

Early childhood trauma can affect your mind even if you don't consciously know it's affecting you.

I personally have a really vague memory of my childhood so I just never really thought about it. For a long time I had anxiety for seemingly no reason. Then I started remembering stuff that I thought was normal growing up and I did some research and started discussing it with people and it turns out that it was a bigger deal I thought and probably explains my anxiety.

Apparently it could also be what's causing me to have problems falling asleep and all kinds of other problems.

I'm not talking about circumcision, of course, but, the point is, if it's true that circumcision causes trauma, it could very well be affecting you without you knowing it. I literally didn't realize any of this stuff until I thought about it at 21 and put the pieces together.

Very good input. Thank you

Hello friends. Going to be a First time parent in 6 months. Did you vaccinate your kids, partially vaccinate, delay them or completely avoid them? I’m doing some research on my own currently, but wanted to hear from some of you if you don’t mind.

I think we are doing delayed scheduling

Spreading them out further than what's recommended by the CDC

We went along a delayed schedule

We’re also doing a delayed schedule. We were very pleased to hear from our pediatrician that many people in our area are doing the same

I don't have kids, but an curious as to your rationale. @Grossly Incandescent

Yea I’m currently looking at the schedule from the 1980s and comparing it to now. Considering the cases per year of each type of sickness and trying to make a decision on yes/no of each one and then when (probably will do a delayed schedule on any that are “yes”)