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Potty Training
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on August 23, 2010
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Hi Mamas,
My 30 month old DD is fighting potty training. She's very stubborn! I've tried numerous things to encourage her to use the bathroom and not a diaper. ...
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- A., Give both of you a little break. When you are both ready to start again, make it simple for both of you. Start by adding going potty as part of her normal routine....
- When the child is ready, training can happen almost by itself, just as learning to walk and talk are natural developments once a child is ready. You don't have to rewa...
- Hi A., if she holds her pee, then she has bladder control, and honestly except for stubborness there is not reason for her to not potty train. Pulls are a nono, they w...
Potty Training
Asked by J.T. from Sacramento
on July 12, 2010
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My son turned three last week and we have attempted potty training multiple times. This time I am determined not to give up until he gets it. The problem is that he h...
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- J.- He's getting close! My son was 33-months old when he was potty trained. We worked on it for about 6+ months before he finally got it. And when he did, he REALLY d...
- Yes, it's possible he doesn't know until he goes. Three isn't that old, esp for a boy. Give him a bit of space, and encourage him often to try to go - and ask period...
- My Son is 2 1/2 and I been trying to figure out about his bodily cues as well. I find you can almost always tell when it is poop but pee was harder to deduce. I finall...
Potty Training My Son
Asked by J.H. from Cumberland
on September 12, 2010
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ok so my son just turned 2. i have been trying to potty train him since he was 18 months old but he doesnt like to use the potty that often. am i doing something wrong...
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- Hi - It doesn't sound like he's ready. We tried pushing our daughter to train at 2.5, and it didn't work. I'd back off, let him use diapers if he wants to, and then ...
- Here's another vote that he is too young. My son potty trained at closer to three years. My daughter just turned two and we haven't even really started in earnest. ...
- First instinct answer - he's too young. Most boys take much longer than girls, and pushing it too hard now will just make him fight it.
Potty Trained Then Stopped!?!?!?!
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on March 4, 2010
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My son Parker is now 19 months old. He was potty trained thru out the day at 13 months (his choice). When he was 15 months he went to spend the weekend with his father...
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- Well you have a choice. Do you want to be focusing on potty training for the next year with lots of ups and downs OR do you want to wait until he is truly ready and b...
- I ordered an on-line e-book Three Day Potty Training to potty train my twin sons. They were 2 1/2 years old and it worked incredible. One was trained the first day, ...
- I think that is a normal regression that can happen regardless of when a child is potty trained. It is completely up to you as to how much patience you think you ...
Stubborn Potty Trainer
Asked by A.G. from Tyler
on March 4, 2010
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I have a 3 year old daughter who will be 4 in July and she is not wanting to use the potty. She knows what to do but still has no interest in the potty. I have tried...
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- have you tried taken her shopping for knickers and letting her choose them by herself so she can see how grown up she will be when she wears them?
- My daughter was the same way. I finally asked her when she wanted to stop wearing diapers. Her answer? "When I'm 4 years old". And you know what? She had one accident ...
- Does she go to preschool or Mother's Day Out? My neightbor's son was 4 before he potty trained. He could have cared less until he started school. Then he wanted to ...
Potty Training for BOYS
Asked by C.H. from Raleigh
on July 22, 2010
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I come from a family of all girls (sisters, cousins,) boys are not a gene in my family. My son is the first grandson, first great grandson, first nephew, first great n...
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- C., you don't say how old your son is, but if he is between 2 and 3, that's what I am going to talk about. Boys usually train later than girls, firstly. It can be a ...
- Unless you want to try for the very early training that is based on learning a baby's signals and getting him to a potty until it becomes habit for him, it's best not ...
- Well, I think that some boys are sitters and some are standers. My son is a stander. He never needed cheerios or anything - just aims for the hole. And, I just wa...
Potty Training for Boys
Asked by C.S. from Dallas
on August 5, 2010
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I've been reading about potty training, and I know my 2 year old son isn't ready yet. I'd like to ask those of you who have potty trained or is potty training boys. At...
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- My son showed no interest in using the potty for a long time. We kept asking him now and then if he wanted to tee-tee on the potty like a big boy, and he'd always say...
- I'm in the process of potty training my third little boy. With my oldest son he was potty trained at 2yrs 7mos. I think one of the best tips I cangive is don't get fru...
- I'm with Janis L. If you want until they are ready it will be so much easier. If you try too early, it will be too much work, it will be frustrating for both of you ...
Potty-Training
Asked by K.K. from Boise
on March 31, 2010
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Hi mamas! My 23 month old daughter is starting to show signs of being ready to potty-train, but before I begin that adventure, I want to make sure I have everything I...
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- The most enlightened current thinking is that when kids are both physically and emotionally ready, learning to use the potty is as natural a part of a child's developm...
- This is how I have done it and it worked everytime! I have 5 kids, yes 5 not a typo. I take them to the store and let them choose their favorite under wear, like trans...
- OMG I just want to say My 3.5 year old daughter and 2 year old daughter are so resistant to potty training it's mind numbing... neither shows interest, neither will co...
Potty Training Tips/Experiences
Asked by S.L. from Philadelphia
on October 15, 2010
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I'm in the process of potty training my son. It's going well, but I was just wondering how you other moms have done it. What worked, what didn't work, how old were y...
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- First child, our son, took over a year to train (started at two and a half). He had no interest, no motivation, nothing. We bought the "potty train in a day" books, di...
- My son was about 2 when he started telling me he'd peed or pooped in his diaper but i knew he wasn't ready then. At about 2.5 he started telling me when he had to pee ...
- We let my son lead. He was in the 2's class at daycare and the teacher has potty trained many kids. My son started showing interest when he saw the other kids using ...
Pooping Potty Problems!!!
Asked by K.T. from Medford
on December 28, 2007
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My son will be three next month, and is wonderful when it comes to going pee pee in the potty. But he will NOT go poop in the potty! Any suggestions on how to get him ...
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- Hi K.! Oooh, we just went through this! My daughter turned 3 on Dec. 17th & literally pooped on the potty a couple days before her birthday. She has been 'pee' pott...
- My suggestion is DON'T try. Mildly suggest it and encourage him -make a big deal if he does it (jump up and down and cheer if he does.. you might feel silly, but he wi...
- I just went through this with my son (also 3) and boy can I relate to the stress of it. Are you putting him in pull ups or underwear? My son had a poop accident in his...
