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Too Early to Potty Train?
Asked by A.O. from Philadelphia
on August 12, 2006
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My son is 21 months old and refuses to stop pulling off his diapers. He has even gone as far as to poop on the floor twice. He has peed on the floor many times. The pr...
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- Hi, Relax....I have never seen a child go to 1st grade in pampers. Your son is experimenting. He just figured out that pulling off his pamper is fun. If he is pulli...
- my son was born in nov 04 and I just bought him an elmo potty hoping he might want to go he thankfully doesn't pull off his diaper but my neighbor's son who just turne...
- If the potty in the living room doesn't work, you could always put his diapers on backwards. That could help with the pulling off at night or when you're away from ho...
Potty Train
Asked by M.V. from Chicago
on March 27, 2008
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Hi Moms,
I need some tips on potty training. My son is 2 years old, he will go to the bathroom in his diaper, when hes done he'll say pee or poo. Its always after t...
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- I think you have to know your child. My SIL had her daughter potty trained at 1.5. My cousin told me her daughter's daycare was potty training her daughter at the sam...
- My son is 3.5 and he just became potty trained a couple of months ago. In my opinion make it fun for him.Don't get angry with him if he doesn't get it right away. Only...
- M., There's no set age, so try not to hold yourself to a certain date in your mind or compare him to other kids. Everyone does it at a different age, whether girls o...
Hwo to Know When to Potty Train
Asked by B.M. from Phoenix
on May 27, 2008
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my son will be three in sept. and we just had a new baby, how do i know when to start potty training, so i only have to cahnge one set of diapers. My son is VERY smart...
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- Get him big-boy undies, cool ones like sponge bob or thomas the train or whoever he likes and tell him they are his OWN, (like daddys, big bro/sis, whoever). And he ge...
- I wish there was a switch. My 4 year old put my 2 year old in underwear one morning and said look mommy Dylan is potty trained. We got a hand me down plastic toile...
- I have raised 5 children and numerous grandchildren. When a child is no longer willing to sit in a wet diaper or soiled one, they are ready to start the process. My ...
Potty Training
Asked by T.B. from Austin
on February 27, 2008
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I have two daughters, ages 8 & 3. My 8 year old was easy to potty train. Now, my 3 year old is a different story. She will be 3 in June & has no interest in getting po...
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- Hi T., Each child is different and except in the case of disabilities, all will learn to use the potty! The biggest thing here is to remember that each kid has the...
- Is your three year old in any type of pre-school program, or mother's day out? Usually, when other children her age are going to the bathroom, she will become motivate...
- My brother and sister-in-law had this trouble with a couple of their children. With one, they told her if she would get potty trained she could get her ears pierced. ...
Time to Potty Train My 2 1/2 Year Old BOY??
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on April 17, 2007
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Ok--when do you know that it is time to start the potty training process? My son is 2 1/2 years old and is just now really starting to communicate. Is it too early? I'...
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- We tried several different things that didn't work. Mainly in the end, we just made everything available to him. Books to read about going to the potty, the potty it...
- First of all, I read all your responses and I'm surprised at how a couple of the mom's are acting like it's terrible that you haven't potty trained him yet. You are N...
- Hi L., Our pedi told us that when he started waking up dry it was time to potty train. Something about his body being able to control that function and send signals t...
Potty Training
Asked by M.H. from Detroit
on July 21, 2008
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My son is 3 and he will go pee in the big potty standing up, but only if I tell him to. He will not tell me he has to go potty. He will not go poop on the potty at al...
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- Try to leave some of the responsibility up to him. We told our granddaughter we would take her to Ceaserland when she went poop in the potty. So one day she came down...
- Hi M., You may already be doing this but just in case I'll throw it out there. Keep a potty chair where he see's it most. In the beginnig stages of potty tr...
- Hi M., I know how you feel. I have the same issue also. My daughter was potty trained and now won't do it. Because of the new baby I think. I get frustrated als...
Potty Training
Asked by J.U. from Richmond
on September 11, 2009
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My son is 2 ½ years old and I have been trying to potty train him when he turned 2. I having no luck, I tried every thing (stickers, candy, reading books, playing ga...
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- He's just probably not ready. I'd give it a rest for awhile. Try again in a month or so. If he's still not ready, try again in another month. The more pressure you pu...
- My boys both decided on their 4th birthdays that they were big boys now. I had been trying with both of them since they were each 2 years old, and no matter what I tr...
- I hate to tell you but your son will be potty trained when he's good and ready. pushing him into it, if he's not ready, will only make it take longer. we had the sam...
Potty Training
Asked by S.L. from St. Louis
on May 31, 2008
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I need advice! Since this is my first child I need to know when to start potty training and how to know when my son is ready. By the time the new baby comes in Septe...
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- We started my step daughter when she was about 2 1/2. We did all right, but she really progressed when Elmo started calling her every time she went potty on the big po...
- The best time to start is when your child starts showing interest in the toilet. In my experience, trying to start when they are not ready doesn't work. My son will be...
- Try Cheerios! Put six of them in the toilet & let him aim.point & shoot! We know you can't sink cheerios but they don't. They think it's a game & before you know it th...
Potty Training
Asked by K.T. from Las Vegas
on March 27, 2007
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I have an almost 3 year old, and we are trying to get him potty trained. I have a horrible feeling that we missed the "window of opportunity" when it comes to the pot...
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- Hi K.! I have a 28 month old son and I am wondering myself when is the right time to potty train. What I do know is that you want to look for some signs that indica...
- First dont use pull ups. That will give him the security of a diaper. Only at night time did I ever use pull ups. I know it is kinda messy sometimes but it will work. ...
- Ok this might sound nuts but if your using the "big boy potty" try throwing a cheerio or fruit loop in the toilet and tell him to try and hit it when he goes. Also try...
Potty Chair
Asked by J. from Minneapolis
on April 3, 2007
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Back again with another quesetion. We are looking to purchase a potty chair for our little boy. He's still too young to start (20 months), but we want to have the ch...
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- hey J.! we finished potty training our 3 year old son a few months ago, so it's fresh on my mind! we bought a potty chair, and he used it once. we had much more l...
- We are not using a potty chair. We are attempting to train our 2 year old, but having some difficulty cause he can't talk and still needs to learn the sign for potty....
- I have both the Safety 1st one and the Circo (Target) one. I think the Circo one is a much better design.
