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Child Who Will Not Potty Train
Asked by J.P. from Boise
on January 27, 2008
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I need help! My 2 1/2 year old will not potty train. He knows when he needs to go, and he knows what to do, but he will not do it. He told me he wants to be a baby for...
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- My son did not potty train until 3 1/2. It was very hard as I felt like there was societal pressure of what is normal and I just wanted him to be done...my dear old fa...
- Our son (then almost 2 1/2) too, gave us trouble. He knew exactly what to do, but never wanted to stop playing to go to the bathroom. Have you tried one candy (M&M's o...
- We are also working with our two year old daughter on potty training. I have heard from other wise mothers that you as the trainer have to be patient and disciplined....
When to Potty Train?
Asked by J.J. from Phoenix
on November 4, 2007
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I am at a stump here as to when is the right time to try potty training. My 18 month old daughter has a potty that we let her play with and she has shown interest in ...
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- Hello J.... I have a 3.5 and a 22 month old, and both of my kids are potty trained. Ethan was 2 years and one month when he was trained, and Allie has been trained...
- In my experience with both of my boys, there is a definite window of opportunity (which you have discovered) around 18 months. My oldest started super early(of his own...
- I don't think there is a set time to start potty training. My daughter is potty trained now and shortly after her first birthday she started showing interest in going ...
Frustrated Mom Seeking Advice on How to Potty Train Her Kid
Asked by S.N. from Sioux Falls
on March 29, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 year old son that is having problems with potty training. He does ok with the peeing but he still continues to poop in his pants. He had been doing re...
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- Pampers has a great potty-training kit. The best part was it came with a CD from a Dr. that talked about - In the scheme of life does it matter when they are potty tr...
- Dear S. I have potty trained 2 of my own boys and about 15 other children. Let me tell you, what you are experiencing, is NOT uncommon. Here is what has worked for ...
- Don't punish! That only gives negative associations! My grandson was going along great with potty training, until just before he turned three, he needed to be put ...
Potty Traning?
Asked by V.D. from Salt Lake City
on November 3, 2010
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I know I've recently asked a potty training question so bare with me. I understand that kids won't train until they are ready right?1? To make this question simply l...
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- your doing it right trust me. try running bath water it tends to make them need to pee. also try sticking her hand in warm water. dont force it. watch her body languag...
- Have you asked your sitter what is different in the processes? Have you had your daughter look in the toilet when you are done and say bye bye to the pee or poop? Ex...
- I used the 3 day potty training book by Lora Jensen, and I LOVE IT. I would suggest trying. It completely centers around love and consistency, but it gives step-by-ste...
Potty Training?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on February 17, 2008
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Hi, moms! This is kind of long but I am very anxious about this. This is for those of you with little ones you've recently potty trained. My son is 22 mo. and my pedi ...
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- H., I just remind myself that my son will be potty trained at some point. He'll be 3 in June. He loves to go on the potty but does not remember to tell me. The mo...
- The best advice I can give you is to relax. It does sound like he is showing signs of interest but it still may take a little while. The best book I can recommend is...
- Hi H., My name is A.. I have a 7 year old boy, and an 8 month old girl. I found that potty training has everything to do with the child. I started potty training Gavi...
Potty Training
Asked by M.S. from Washington DC
on November 18, 2009
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Hi moms!
I would like to get started on toilet training our 14.5 month old baby boy. Is it too early? How do I begin? We are starting from absolute scratch. We boug...
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- if you start dont stop no matter what. dont go backwards you will only creat more problems just take off his nappy, and only use pull ups for nap time and night ti...
- I have a 5yr old and 23 month old - both boys. This is kind of how we approached it. We always had the bathroom door open for them to see what was going on and we be...
- This is WAY too early. Most boys are close to 3 before they are fully potty trained. My first son was potty trained 2 months before he turned 3. My second son showe...
Potty Training
Asked by M.G. from Des Moines
on September 21, 2008
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Does anyone have some good tips on potty training a 3 year old boy? We have tried pretty much everything we can think of and he has no interest in it. We have tried ...
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- I havnt started potty traing yet, but what I have been told by many people is that if you don't make a big deal out of it at all, then they just do it, when the child...
- Throw out the pull-ups. They are nothing but glorified diapers. Throw out the diapers, too. Don't look back. Tell him he's now a big boy, and big boys wear underpan...
- Unfortunately I don't have any advice for you but I support you as we are going through this very same thing with our 3 year old boy. The doctor just told us to take ...
Potty Training
Asked by S.B. from Minneapolis
on March 16, 2008
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I have been trowing around the idea of potty training, and before I actually start, I would love some tips from other moms on what worked and what didnt...My son is 14...
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- Hi S., I would suggest not starting until your son shows some interest. Realize that many boys are not ready until they are about three. Then, I highly recommend wa...
- The most useful advice I got when potty training my son was this: they are going to use the potty consistently when they are ready (physically and emotionally) and not...
- A good way to start the early stages of potty training is to simply talk about and model for him going to the bathroom. Then when my son turned 2 years we put his pot...
Potty Training
Asked by A.G. from Tulsa
on March 13, 2008
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I am seeking good advice about potty training and how to tell if your children are ready? I have 3y/o Twin girls identical who were born premature. They have been behi...
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- Both my kids were around 2 1/2 when they were potty trained. I knew they were ready b/c they were able to tell me when they had already gone, were able to pull down t...
- I too had premature twin boys that took a long time to potty train. Patience and more patience did the trick for me. I set up regular times that I took them to the b...
- Hi A., I have two children ages 2 & 4 and I understand what you are going through. My oldest(boy) was the hardest. I finally took my brothers advice and I took him ...
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.
