At Night: Elmo
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Accidents
Asked by M.D. from Minneapolis
on October 4, 2009
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I am having issues with my daughter having accidents, see I have identical twins. Abbey was the easy one to train I had her trained in one day simple and easy. Now s...
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- Hi M., I have a daughter with Down Syndrome and she is 3 yrs old and has had similar issues. She did very well for a very long time and she has now started pre-schoo...
- Bring her to the chiropractor. If she's out of adjustment she may not be feeling the urge as much as she should be. It helped one of my daycare kids.
- Kids have set backs, its ok! Mountains of laundry is irritating but it will be ok. Her daddy out of town might have alittle to do about it, lack of attention, soo she...
Night Potty Training
Asked by N.P. from Chicago
on May 1, 2010
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Any thoughts on how to potentially move along night potty training? Yes...they'll do it when they are ready. But if anyone has done something that help or helps star...
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- My son was daytime potty trained at age 3. Night potty training was more difficult and took alot longer. He could not make it through the night without an accident ...
- When our daughter was just 2 months shy of 3 yrs old we trained her daytime and nighttime simultaneously. One day we said good bye to diapers and never used pull ups o...
- My daughter so wanted to wear her elmo undies to bed that she trained quickly. After waking dry 5 nights, I told her she could wear them. We had a few tiny set backs, ...
Post Potty Training Accidents!!
Asked by R.G. from Chicago
on June 3, 2009
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Hi Moms -
I am hoping for some good ideas! My son is going to 3 next week. He has been potty trained just over six months. Every so often, we go thru a period o...
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- Accidents can happen for awhile. Don't put him back in diapers. He isn't having the accidents at night, so he is just having them because he waits too long before ge...
- We have that issue with our 7 year old!!!! She's obviously been potty trained for a few years and she will have periods where she will wet herself because she waits to...
- Ahhh, my daughter will be 3 in Sept and has been potty trained for quite some time also. She is doing the same thing your son is! For maybe the past couple months, she...
Too Many Accidents
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on August 7, 2007
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My 3 1/2 has been wearing underwear for the last 6 months. He has way too many accidents. Some days he has none some days it's 2 or 3 usually poop, but sometimes pee t...
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- dear M., I'm sure that you are getting frustrated with all of this. it sounds like your son is just not ready to be fully potty trained yet. lots of boys in my neighb...
- I agree that the gerber underwear covers are great. I don't think my second son would have ever potty trained without them (he was over 3, too.) One of my neighbor's t...
- Have you tried those diaper covers from Gerber? They're plastic, and make it really uncomfortable for them (and they'll save your stuff from his accidents). I explai...
Potty Training
Asked by F. from Las Vegas
on January 4, 2008
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I'm looking for a good potty training book for me to help my son start using the potty. Any suggestions?
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- Hi F., I successfully potty trained my little guy in 4 days. (well i did have support from our nanny/ husband!) I was told a lot of different things. I got a bit...
- Hi F., My sister used this method in her son who will be 3 this month. They went to the store and bought "big boy underwear" that he got to pick out himself. They...
- You should get (buy or rent) the Elmo's Potty Time DVD. It is great! My oldest son loved it and I am going to begin with my youngest tomorrow as a matter of fact. I...
Potty Training
Asked by A.B. from Canton
on December 30, 2008
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Does anyone have a book to recommend about potty-training? Thanks!
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- The only book I've read on the subject is The No-Cry Potty Training Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. We are currently, slowly working with our three-year old. He's had...
- I started training my sone when he was 15 months because I was due soon. and we have just been taking it slow. I haven't found a book I like about potty training. I...
- I dont know of a book but I have suggestion. I have a 2 yr old and we just potty trained her this weekend and I took the advice from my mother. She bought her big gi...
Potty Training Time
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on December 8, 2009
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So I realize it's time to really start with the potty training of my son. I think he's ready...but I am wondering if any of you wonderful moms out there who have alrea...
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- I agree with Ginny. My son expressed an interest when at Daycare, but then fell away from it. He was not fully trained until he began Preschool at age four. Even at th...
- I don't think he's a late bloomer at all! We potty trained my son at 3 and he took to it right away. (Blessed, I know! My daughter has not been so easy) He simply wasn...
- First of all I am the Mom to 4 children 2 boys and 2 girls. Both my boys did not potty tain until after 3. No matter what anyone says most, not all, boys train later. ...
Potty Training
Asked by M.J. from College Station
on September 15, 2008
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I am wondering if anyone has some experience with potty training 2 1/2 yr old boy. He does quite well so far with feeling the urge while naked and sitting on the pott...
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- My girls pee unless they are naked. I think its a sensory issue. You train them to pee in a diaper so when they have the sensory input that something is on their bot...
- It may be too early to begin potty training. Although he seems to be intellectually mature because he already understands when he's wet and dry, he may not be physical...
- Underwear all the way...pull-ups are just glorified diapers. Also, when he wets on the floor have him help you clean it up. Maybe set a timer and when it goes off have...
Potty Training
Asked by H.D. from Boston
on March 8, 2008
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Any advice for potty training my 2 and 1/2 daughter??? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, H.
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- Positive behavior modification...i.e. bribery. We used a sticker chart for peeing with our son (also 2 1/2). He picked out the stickers and got excited about putting...
- My best advice would be to pull a paper bag over your head and pay someone else to do it. Signed, Another mama in potty training HEEEEELLLLLLLL
- thank you for starting this topic! I am in the same boat with my 2.5 year old son! We do have a little Elmo potty for him, and he'll tell us when he needs to poop (t...
Potty Training
Asked by T.P. from San Diego
on June 9, 2008
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Hi,
I am trying to potty train a two and 1/2 year old son. He can go to the potty as long as he does not have a diaper on. He refuses to use the training big boy p...
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- T., you may be asking alot of a MALE 2 1/2 year old. Boys tend to take alot longer. Don't make your issue his issue. I mean that with kindness....not roughness. H...
- Expectations are a terrible thing. I started my son around 2 years old and it took at least 1.5 years. And that was with very little pressure on my part, he just was...
- go straight to big boy underwear. and yes, definitely get in the groove of things before the next one comes. It also helps to go bear bottom for a week. My son love...
