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3 Year Old Son Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by J.C. from Spokane
on March 14, 2008
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he was 2 1/2 and I never pushed it then and now we're approaching 3 1/2 and he freaks out...
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- I had the same problem with my son. It took watching my daycare providers son who is a year older than my son. My son was finally potty trained at the age of 5. My hus...
- Dear J., When my now grown son had a tough time potty training, my Dr. told me to buy a yello duck big enough that it wouldn't fit down the drain of the toilet. And ha...
- I was so stressed out about this potty training thing...I had a baby then my son turned 3 a couple months later. We were holding off on potty training until after the...
"Potty Training" My 3 Year Old Son!
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on February 26, 2008
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I'm looking for advice/ideas on how to Potty Train my 3 year old son. How do I know he's ready? At times I think I am influenced by other family and friends that comme...
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- Hello A., Make the experience interesting for him but rewarding him with a treat. What I did with my boys, I put coloured pieces of paper into the toilet bowl and ...
- Hi A.. From your notice, it sounds like you haven't even started. If he's 3, yeah, he should be well into at least the training. Boys are tougher than girls; my dau...
- Try to not let others influence when you potty train your son. Both of my children were not trained until after their third birthdays. I trained my youngest when I k...
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....
How Do You Potty Train a 3 Year Old?
Asked by A.M. from La Crosse
on February 23, 2008
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Well I am having trouble with my 3 year old son. We have been trying to potty train him. He refuses to wear underwear and to use the toilet. I have tried everything fr...
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- Hey A., Have you considered making a potty chart and applying stickers after each use? My daughter loved coloring the chart and gets so excited when she gets to pla...
- Let him know there are consequences to be paid for going to the bathroom in his pants. Take away something that he really likes to do when he doesn't use the toilet. O...
- Change the perspective - put the power in his hands. It sounds like there are some pretty major changes coming for him as much as for you. He may just be feeling lik...
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 VERY Stubborn 3 Year Old
Asked by S.M. from Reading
on February 6, 2009
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Please help. My son is very strong willed to say the least, to the point that his child care provider has said she has never seen a child this stubborn. He refuses t...
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- I just want to start by saying that all kids are different, to a certain degree. And there are definitely many different parenting styles. You are going to have to fin...
- There may be something else going on, so you might consider getting him checked out, but if not: He wants control and is getting it--his behavior gets a rise out of yo...
- You should not make his sister suffer. that is great that she is already going. my neice was very stubborn about potty training. may be you should let her have toys an...
How Do I Potty Train?
Asked by K.G. from Houston
on November 12, 2009
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There are a lot of posts about potty training. I didn't see any about how to actually start doing it. My son has a great interest in the potty, so I would like to ge...
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- I have 3 boys and they have all trained on their own when they were ready much to the dismay of the rest of my family. They were all 31/2 to 4 when they did it. Yest...
- Ok i've potty trained 3 kids and all were different so it is not a simple answer. The fact your son is interested is a plus for you. My son was over 3 and still had no...
- Lori H's post is spot on. All I can add is that I have gone through this with two boys and they both were veryyyyy different with their "readiness". My older one, he...
3 Year Old Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by T.E. from New Orleans
on August 27, 2006
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Hi, I have a 3 year old who wears (finally!) pull ups. However, he refuses to go potty on his toilet. He still soils/wets his pull ups like diapers. When I ask him,...
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- My son used to behaved same when he was his age, I had not clue what do do, but amazing enough was at the daycare/preschool where he learn how to do it, the lady was g...
- Hi. My name is L.. I don't know a thing about potty training because I am a first time mom of a nine month old and I will probably be asking for the same advice. No...
- my son is 3 now and will be 4 Oct. 12 TH. I got together with my ex and he helpped me to get my son potty trained. He put him on the potty after he wet his pants and h...
Potty Training & Discipline Problems with My 4 Year Old
Asked by T.S. from Seattle
on January 29, 2008
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My son is almost 4 years old and is refusing to potty train. He knows how to do it, but just goes in his diaper. He comes to me to be changed when he is poopy. We h...
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- Go and purchase the book.... Toilet training in less than a day. It is by Nathan Azrin and Richard foxx..... You will not be sorry- I work in the early childhood fie...
- That's a tough one. I guess that I would suggest forcing the big boy underwear. Pull ups and diapers just encourage them to go in their pants. It took a looonnnggg ...
- Howdy...I have a grip of boys and have been thru this 5 times and have 1 more to go. Consistancy is the key, as long as they are ready and the fact that he is 4 I am s...
When to Potty Train?
Asked by R.P. from Cleveland
on April 2, 2010
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Audrey is 1 yr 1 month old and is staying dry 90% of the time during the day now and sometimes wakes up dry from a night of sleep, I am thinking about starting to trai...
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- Here is a list of signs, your child may be ready to potty train. It has been my experience, MOST children really will let you know when they are ready. Spending a year...
- My daughter trained at 13mths. She was just so happy to sit on the potty and get praised. I would put a diaper on at night just in case but by 18mths. stopped. I think...
- I don't think it hurts to try. My grandmother, who had 7 children in the 1940's-1950's, told me that in those days, mothers routinely potty trained their children arou...
