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My 3 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from Spartanburg
on September 27, 2006
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I'm having a couple problems with my 3 year old, the most important problem is his speech. He doesn't talk half as well as other children his age,the first year and a ...
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- My daughter had the exact same problem when it came to her speech and it also came from ear infections and fluid behind the ears. At the time we lived in Maryland and ...
- I am new here and don't know how much this will help but, my son is 7 now. He didn't speak well. He actually didn't start talking until he was about 3 1/2 almost 4. ...
- I can sympathize with the potty issue. My daughter simply ignored me everytime "potty" came up. One day, it just clicked. Out of the blue, he'll get it and be fine....
Potty Trianing 3 Year Old Boy
Asked by L.E. from Dallas
on January 26, 2009
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Hello mom’s, I am desperate for help. I’ve been trying to potty train my 3 year old boy for some time now with NO success. I’ve tried every bribery method that...
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- Hi L., Have you tried practicing getting to the potty after he has had an accident? I got this idea from the book Potty Training in a Day. I stayed home with my son...
- My coworker also swears by the "toilet training in a day" program and she used it on her daughters more than 20 years ago! It did take more than one day (2 for one; 3...
- Hi L., I just finished what you are experiencing. Your letter is an exact replica of my son, who is now 3 yrs. 8 months. I started training him at 3 yrs. 3 months ol...
Potty Training NOT Going Well with 3 Year Old
Asked by K.L. from Great Falls
on March 30, 2009
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Hi All! We are trying to potty train our 3 year old right now. This is NOT the first attempt we have made at this. I tried starting when he was 2 and he just didn't...
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- Hi there, I know I am a little late, but figured I would respond anyway. My daughter who will be 3 in June we just potty trained last week. Amazingly, it only took ...
- If you're having a battle of wills on THE ONLY thing he has any control over, YOU are GOING to LOSE!!! Tell your mother-in-law that if she's so dang hung up on him ...
- Everyone always has the right answers for someone else's child. My own parents were the hardest on me. My daughter was potty trained at 15 months but my parents did ...
Potty Training My Almost 3 Year Old
Asked by K.A. from Indianapolis
on November 3, 2008
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I know I see a lot on potty training but I was just wondering what the typical age for boys to be potty trained is? My son will be 3 in January and shows no interest ...
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- Hi K., I have two boys and my oldest was completely trained by 3 years old, trained night and day....Now my youngest boy was potty trained during the day at age 3 1/2...
- My son is just about a year older than yours, so I just got through it all not too long ago. We had a potty chair, but never any interest. He turned 3 in February, a...
- It seems like the more you fight, the less interested your son will be. My daughter didn't potty train until 3 1/2. Anytime between 2 and 4 is normal, and I have heard...
Potty Training Almost 3 Year Old, Need Help!!!
Asked by K.A. from Phoenix
on December 27, 2008
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i am looking for a program for potty training my almost 3 year old little girl. i have conceded i really don't know what i'm doing. She gets really excited with me whe...
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- Hi, I’m a parent educator and this is one of the top questions I’m asked, so here goes. A three year old is still using immature reasoning. And they can misinte...
- I definitely wouldn't discipline her for not using the potty. As someone else mentioned, it will become a battle. Plus she may then start holding her urine/stool and t...
- I have boys, not girls......but....... don't push her at all... she will fully do it when she is ready.....my youngest caught on a month after he turned 3 and his brot...
3 Year Old Not Interested in Potty Training
Asked by J. from Chicago
on February 17, 2008
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I have a boy who just turned "3" in December. I have been trying to potty train him with no luck. He has no interest and literally cries when I ask him if he wants t...
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- Hello J., My son was reluctant to sit on the potty as well, so we let him stand up to pee. There is a kids urinal that you can buy at WalMart called Peter Potty ($3...
- Well, my best friend took her son to Potty Training Boot Camp (you'll have to look it up and see if anyone in your area offers this). It was not cheap but they promise...
- try tossing in sum cherrios in the toliet and tell him its a game he has to aim for them and then reward him.
3 Year Old Says "Me" Instead of "I"
Asked by M.R. from Asheville
on July 7, 2008
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This may sound trivial, but it is very frustrating. Our 3 year old son uses the word "me" in place of "I". For example, he will say, "Me hungry" or "Me hurt my eye". ...
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- If you use proper speech patterns, your child will pick it up. If you speak to him in baby talk that is the way he will respond. My son wne through this as well and ...
- hes three! kids dont know the proper knowledge of words yet. its normal. ive worked in day care alot any many children refer to them self in third person, among other ...
- Hi M., I do not in anyway want to invalidate your concern, as I am a mom of two boys, I homeschool, and proper grammar is excessively important to me. I however wou...
Potty Training 4 Year Old Son
Asked by B.P. from Kalamazoo
on May 14, 2008
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My 4 year old son is very capable of going on the potty, changing clothes, etc all by himself, but he will only go on the potty if I tell him he has to. If I tell him...
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- B., You might want to try a timer. Set it for 15 or 30 minutes and every time it goes off during the day tell him it is time to go potty. If he complains tell him...
- Maybe he's just a little behind in the connecting the full sensation with the toilet. It was always my opinion that diapers were to stop from having to clean carpe...
- Hi B., I agree with most of the other responses. I think you should try punishing him. Your son is nearly four and a half years old. He is not a baby or a toddler. He...
4 Year Old Son Won't Poop in the Potty
Asked by T.Z. from Denver
on March 16, 2008
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Hi all! I was just looking for any tips anyone had for helping my 3 (4 in a week and a half) year old son go poop in the potty. From the get go he has been very diff...
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- My son was the same way. He learned to pee by doing it outside (wich ultimately let to a couple peeing in the bush issues at daycare..)but, he was between 3 1/2 and 4...
- Elmo has a potty time game: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/pottytime/ flash.php?contentId=16805504 I try to use the same terms Elmo uses when I'...
- My friend just went through something similar with her son. He would pee on the potty no problem, but would not poop. She finally started a sticker chart for him. S...
Need Great Potty Training Dvd
Asked by R.C. from Portland
on May 29, 2009
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We're looking for a potty training dvd that works great. We have "Potty Power" but it's not doing anything to inspire my son to use the potty. We think he likes it j...
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- We've just been potty trained for a month now. Our daughter is just over 3yrs old. She had been so stubborn, we tried about 6 months ago and were doing good, then sh...
- We reall liked Elmo potty. I dont' think there was a lot of talk about big kid now stuff. I didn't want to have that kind of talk either! Just encouragement, and th...
- Does he like Elmo? Elmo's potty time is fun, with lots of songs and cartoon bits and what not. My almost 2yo loves it, and although she isn't quite ready for full ti...
