DEAR HELOISE: I just bought my first two ferrets, and while they are adorable little scamps, I don't know how to potty train them. The lady at the pet store said they can easily be litter-trained. My ...

Teaching your child to be fully independent when going to the bathroom is important now that public schools are enrolling 4-year-olds in transitional kindergarten. Consider this Potty Training II.

“It’s just three days,” I remember explaining to my husband the first time we were deciding how to potty train our son, one of four (soon to be five) kids. “But he just poops and pees on the floor?” ...