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Potty Training
Asked by B. from Spartanburg
on August 7, 2006
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I have a 3 year old son and I am having a problem getting him potty trained. I have tryed the rewards but nothing seems to get him interested in the potty. Any ideas?
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- My daughter was 2 1/2 and not interested in the potty even though all her friends (though all older) were potty trained and tried to get her to go on the potty and wea...
- I've just been working on potty-training with my 3 1/2 year old son this past week. He had had a few spurts of interest in the potty, but he never really was that int...
- Well my son was 3 or so when he was finally ready. Does he even go in it when you take him to it? I have b&g twins. So when she was able to go on the potty and get...
Resisting the Potty
Asked by K.J. from Buffalo
on January 30, 2008
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My 2yr old daughter will not go to the potty. She'll be 3 April 29th. I want her to be able to start preschool in September, but at this rate it doesn't look like she'...
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- Hi-I have five daughters. The first four did not potty train until they turned three. I read books, studied stretegies and tried to be consistent. The truth is this...
- Try putting on underwear under the pullup. I heard that they hate the feeling of the wet underwear. I am also putting my 2 year old in nursery school in September and ...
- Get rid of the pull ups completely. These just make her thinks its ok to pee and poop in them. She will sit in them because they feel just like a diaper. Wearing her...
Potty Training
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on January 27, 2008
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and we started potty training a while ago and she loved sitting on the potty but now she doesn't do it. I ask her if she has to go potty and she w...
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- I know many mommy's are going to have a fit about this one, but my mom didn't give us a choice. And neither do I. I started both girls at 2 but they didn't understan...
- My daughter is 15 months and uses the potty on a regular basis. She will sometimes have an accident but i would much rather have an occasional accident than change di...
- My son went through the same thing. We started potty training at about the same age and he was doing great at first. The daycare that he went to had a lot of boys an...
Potty Training
Asked by C.V. from Rockford
on March 31, 2010
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I have a 27 month old son. He tells me when he is wet and wants to go on the potty but when I put him on he potty he does not do anything. Should I try pull ups or w...
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- I would strongly urge you to resist Pull-ups at all costs! They make it too comfortable to not potty train. :) Also, it just seems to me that 27 months is pretty ...
- I would not put him in a pullup - too much like a diaper and expensive. Start by taking him to get underwear and make a big deal about him being a big boy. Tell him th...
- Hi C. Sounds like he's ready. I would also advise you to avoid pull-ups, as they are just a diaper. My daughter potty trained at 30 months, I think I could have don...
Potty Training
Asked by C.A. from San Francisco
on October 16, 2008
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My som is being potty trained now at 3. We are putting him on the potty every hour. Is this a good way to start or is there a better way?
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- Hi C., I am a very busy mom with a strong-willed 3 year old boy. Everytime I mentioned the potty, he ran away screaming. Then I got really good advice from a prese...
- I found it helpful to read books about potty training and buy new underwear, etc. No pressure worked best. I have 3 kids and the two that got NO pressure from me tra...
- I decided not to potty train my first son and he potty trained himself at 3 years 9 months.... day and nighttime. I tried to potty train my second child (daughter) be...
Potty Training
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on March 31, 2009
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Hi All,
My 2 1/2 year old daughter WILL NOT poop in the potty, she has been training for about a month ½ she will pee in the potty. Does ANYBODY have any suggesti...
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- It definitely takes more time to get this down than just peeing in the potty. At first it worked well if she got a treat when she went, but that excitement wore off t...
- I am just finishing with the same problem. Unfortunately, there is no magic cure. My daughter wouldn't go and I feel like I tried every possible thing (bribing with ca...
- Give her time. You don't want to push it with the pooping as this can cause serious health problems especially when they try and hold it in (impaction which in some c...
Potty Training
Asked by R.K. from Bakersfield
on March 21, 2008
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I have a 23 moths old daughter that I'm having troble with potty training. I have tried the candy everything you use the potty..... It did not work. I have tried the "...
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- She may not be fully ready yet...don't rush, it'll only stress yourself out and in turn stress her out. My son is 26 mos right now and just starting to be ready. I t...
- Hi R.! I just wanted to say that potty training cannot be rushed and your little girl is still younger than most kids who are able to potty train. I wonder if you're...
- 23 months is pretty early. I have 4 kids, and I suggest waiting until they are good and ready. Then it happens in just a few days. Don't even bother before then - i...
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. ...
Potty Advice
Asked by V.S. from Charlotte
on April 21, 2010
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter has started the potty training process a little over a month ago. She's been wearing panties during the day and pullups at nap and bedtime. ...
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- Hi V. - I agree - no punishment just the natural consequences. Help her change her clothes or have her do it if she can and then move on. Rewards do work however - e...
- Kids WILL have accidents, now, later and later. Its normal. Sure they get potty trained... but they still have accidents. I wouldn't take away toys or scold or punish...
- We struggled with accidents too and sometimes it means that your child is not ready and sometimes it means that you need to just make sure you take your child to the p...
Potty Training
Asked by C.P. from Phoenix
on June 19, 2008
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My son is 2 1/2yrs old and he is recently potty trained, although he still refuses to poop in the potty. He tells me when he has to pee or just goes potty on his own....
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- Don't scold, don't punish, wait paitiently. He will figure it out eventually. When he poops his pants, say matter-of-factly and with confidence, "Oh, you had an accide...
- Dear C., Something I learned in my psychology classes years ago is that some children have trouble with the pooping part because they feel they are letting go of a ...
- My daughter was also reluctant to poop in the potty. We put her in underwear for the day and she would ask for a pull-up when she needed to poop. And I would change...
