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Potty Training
Asked by B.F. from New York
on March 13, 2010
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Are pullups empowering for a 2 1/2 y.o. girl who is potty training, or will they hinder her progress?
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- I have a 2 1/2 yr old who is potty trained-- a few accidents. She wears pull ups or diapers for nap and bedtime. That is the only time. I think if she is having a lot ...
- each child is different. My kids hated pull-ups. And to me, it was pointless. For them, I just used regular diapers... or had them naked, or when they were ready I ...
- Totally depends on the kiddo. My daughter figured out quickly that they are extra expencive , glorified diapers and used them as such. Would not use her underware in t...
Potty Training
Asked by T.M. from Sacramento
on July 26, 2008
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Hello...
My daughter is 19 months old. I have some questions about potty training, would love some opinions or advice. Ok, first of all, what are the signs I should...
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- Hi T., I second all of Erin E's excellent advice, so I won't respond to the potty training part. For the potty chair though, we went with the Babybjorn potty chair...
- Hi T., I have raised a son, who is now 21 and serving in the U.S. Air Force and a daughter, who is now 15 going on 25. :) The signs for potty training that I notice...
- One of the best tricks I ever heard, of course after my daughter was already potty trained, was a mother who kept telling her daughter, "I'm so excited for you because...
Potty Training
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on March 17, 2008
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I started potty training my son on March 8th. He has been doing really well. We tried a few different ideas to get him interested and finally found one idea on mamasou...
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- Well I learned in a parenting class that a small boxes of cheerios or other cereals he likes and try to sink them in the toilet boy is that fun for them lol but sittin...
- Both of my boys potty trained very easily so I'm a bad judge on a time frame. I introduced underwear pretty early in the process though. It was just another reward! ...
- There is a reply that you received earlier about the 3 Day Potty Training Method! That's what we used for my 24 month old and he was potty trained in 3 days. In ther...
Potty Training
Asked by M.T. from Springfield
on January 29, 2008
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My son is going to be 18 months next month and I want to start actively potty training and don't really know where to start. He does go to daycare full-time. Does an...
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- everyone else here that has given advice has said that 18 months is too early but my pediatricain said that i can start potty training. my little girl will come to me ...
- Hi M., Is there a reason why you are going to start potty training at such an early age? Does your son show signs of interest in using the potty? Just a question that...
- M.- I don't know why you are wanting to potty train so early, if it is because of daycare or something else. But 18 months is WAY too soon to potty ttrain, especia...
Potty Training
Asked by C.E. from Cincinnati
on May 18, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I was looking for information on this site, and couldn't find what I need so decided to ask you moms out there about Potty Training. My daughter is 19 mo...
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- Get a basic potty at Babys R Us(no bells or whistles) and put in her room. can also get the child seat that sits on adult toilet. Let her just check it out and sit on ...
- My daughter showed interest at that age as well. She did not like the feeling of being dirty. BUT, what I found was that she really wasn't ready. When she mentioned...
- awesome!!! my daughter trained early too, it can be done. but i didn't want to stress over it as much as i did with my first, so i just decided she would wear diap...
Potty Training
Asked by P.K. from Miami
on February 3, 2009
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I would like to know if 15 months old is too soon to start potty training my baby girl? I am a SAHM now but looking for work and I would like to take advantage of this...
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- yes, 15 months is too young! they just don't have the ability, physically, to control their body functions at this age. Wait until she's 2 1/2 or 3. There are many goo...
- My oldest, who is now 10, was potty trained by her first birthday. My son, who is about to turn three in a couple weeks, has been fully potty trained for about 6 mont...
- Hi P., I began potty training about the same time...I started by just introducing her to it...like you, I had it in the bathroom...she would just sit on it and get ...
Potty Training
Asked by S.T. from Houston
on July 16, 2008
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I know I'm jumping the gun a little bit here, but I want to get a really good head start on potty training. My daughter is 15 months old and I want to start talking t...
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- Hi S.- I think it's fine to start introducing the idea of going potty but you really have to be careful about how "into it" you get. If you are really laid back ab...
- I have to agree with Karen...if you just start talking about it and not really expecting any results then you are fine. My son wasn't fully potty trained until 3 ...
- Potty seat - to each his own. Personally, I never liked it. I had much better luck with a seat cover that went on the actual potty. Much less messy. I also did have a ...
Potty Training
Asked by C.S. from Minneapolis
on April 29, 2009
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Ok, so I just posted a question yesterday...about cloth diapers--that I am starting them soon for my young son. Now I have another topic I need help witn. Potty Trai...
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- "Training underwear" might be a good option for you. They are thicker and more absorbent than regular underwear. If she has an accident, you may still have to change h...
- Hi there, Leave her alone....she will do it. I have two kids...8 & 4......one day she'll just do it. They all do it at different times. Some kids do it at 18 months...
- Hi C., I had great success with the book "How to toilet train in less than a day"--with all three of my older children, and plan on using it again for my 2 year old...
Potty Training
Asked by K.L. from Redding
on May 3, 2010
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So... I have been potty training my now 3 year old daughter for over a year now. I have tried every thing! She just doesnt want to do it, she would rather pee in her p...
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- Hang in there . . . . . have you tried a reward system? I am not one for giving candy to my children, but it can work. Every time your child uses the potty, make a b...
- I thought I would respond since no one else suggested this. My son hated the little potties we had gotten him. I bought one of the seats that fits on the regular toile...
- Hi K.! These are links to 2 recent potty questions that I think have some great responses. I wrote on both that we swear by the Duke University "It's Potty Time" Supe...
Potty Training
Asked by A.G. from Portland
on September 1, 2008
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I need some advice about potty training my 3 year old son. He pees in the toilet most of the time and knows when he needs to go pee and will ask to go. But he flatly r...
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- Good morning A.! You dont know how i agonized over this same thing and its just a phase. My son also went potty in the toilet at 3 for a year and just wouldnt go poop ...
- My little guy is also 3 and had the same progression, pee first and very resistant to going poo on the potty. He is very active and I think he found sitting there for ...
- A., I'm adding a link to the responses that I got when I had this problem with my son (4 1/2 at the time). After the advice from all the great Mom's here he was fu...
