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How Long Does It Take to Potty Train,
Asked by B.P. from Cleveland
on March 18, 2012
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Well my daughter turned 3 the 13th and friday we went she picked out panties, and today is her first full day wearing panties.
She decided to wear them today and ha...
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- Sounds as if she is doing great, she may have it mastered within the week. My grandson (2 years, 8 months) was day and night trained in 4 days, and Mom says he's neve...
- We did a "naked from the waist down" method, and it took us a few hours with the first child (unusual, probably), and a few days with the second child. With both of th...
- If you keep the panties on her and take her every 30 min. or so she should be trained in less than a week. The night may be easy too and just depends on if you put he...
How Long Did It Take to Get Pregnant for the Second Time?
Asked by A.C. from Miami
on March 16, 2010
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Because of my age, I have to start thinking about a second pregancy now. I was able to get pregnant the first time really quickly! While I'm going to wait until my l...
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- The "medical answer" is that it is best for your body to have a full 12 months between pregnancies. If you had a c-section, then some doctors will tell you 18 months....
- I just got a positive HPT yesterday, after trying for # 2 for 18 months. I am 25, and got pregnant very easy the first time. Not so much the second time. I know I prob...
- mine are 19 yrs and 3 weeks apart.:) oops.:) I was 40 when my second was born and 21 with my oldest I wouldnt suggest waiting this long. :P I would make it under 5 yrs...
Anxious 6-Year-old
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on May 28, 2010
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My daughter is constantly anxious. She seems to worry about things that are way beyond her control, and way beyond the scope of things a 6-year-old should be worrying...
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- We had a 6 year old with these kinds of issues, and let me reassure you, standard treatment by a Board Certified Child Psychiatrist is safe and effective and you will ...
- Yes, yes, yes, take your daughter to a child psychiatrist who understands and treats obsessive compulsive disorder. It will only get worse. They have medication and ...
- Our son has OCD, which is a form of anxiety. He was also starting to show signs of depression (negative perspective on everything). He went on a medication called Cele...
Potty Training
Asked by R.F. from Sarasota
on August 11, 2006
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I would like to know of some good tips for potty training. It has been a long time since I had to do this so do anyone have any tips for?
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- Hi R., These are all really good advise. I myself have learned a few things. I am potty training a 4 year old with Down syndrome. Talk about a challange. My other tw...
- Hi R., I agree with all of these ideas that everyone has submitted to you. I would like to also add that for both my kids I bought them underware with their favor...
- with my daugter, she was not interested till she was 2 years old and i got lucky. she got chicken pox and was home for one week solid. I put her in paties and took h...
Potty Training
Asked by H.D. from Boston
on March 8, 2008
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Any advice for potty training my 2 and 1/2 daughter??? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, H.
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- Positive behavior modification...i.e. bribery. We used a sticker chart for peeing with our son (also 2 1/2). He picked out the stickers and got excited about putting...
- My best advice would be to pull a paper bag over your head and pay someone else to do it. Signed, Another mama in potty training HEEEEELLLLLLLL
- thank you for starting this topic! I am in the same boat with my 2.5 year old son! We do have a little Elmo potty for him, and he'll tell us when he needs to poop (t...
Potty Training
Asked by J.C. from Casper
on December 15, 2007
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I need advice on training a 3 yr old girl who is reluctant to use the potty.
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- Do you have a doll that wets? I have used that to show my children how to go in the toilet. It seemed to help make the connection in their brain. I have even set as...
- one VERY UNPLEASANT experience taught my daughter immediately: I cannot suggest it, as it is for you to decide, but 3 years old is definitely ready to understand and ...
- J., I had trouble with my young one as well, so when my next one came along i decided to try something different. She was 2 years old by the way. I made a char...
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 L.M. from Erie
on January 13, 2009
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I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who we started potty training in november. She is doing very well but still has accidents one to two times a day. Is this normal? She ...
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- My son is the same age and we're training too, and I've found that I have to keep an eye on the clock. If it's been 3 hours, I remind him that it's time to go. As lon...
- Hang in there! Don't give up - it sounds like you've made a lot of progress. I started potty training my son in August and he turned 3 in October. I basically went col...
- I still catch my soon holding himself and have to remind him it's ok to stop what you're doing to use the potty. he has been potty trained since he was two 1/2 now he'...
Potty Training
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on March 17, 2008
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I started potty training my son on March 8th. He has been doing really well. We tried a few different ideas to get him interested and finally found one idea on mamasou...
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- Well I learned in a parenting class that a small boxes of cheerios or other cereals he likes and try to sink them in the toilet boy is that fun for them lol but sittin...
- Both of my boys potty trained very easily so I'm a bad judge on a time frame. I introduced underwear pretty early in the process though. It was just another reward! ...
- There is a reply that you received earlier about the 3 Day Potty Training Method! That's what we used for my 24 month old and he was potty trained in 3 days. In ther...
Potty Training
Asked by T.R. from Dallas
on July 25, 2008
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I am looking forward to helping my son (he is two and half) with potty training pretty soon. Does anyone have any tips,advice,books,potty recomendations to look at tha...
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- My biggest tip is to get him interested in it. If he wants to do it he will train so easily rather than trying to coax him along. Maybe targets (cheerios) to shoot i...
- My son is three & 1/2 and he has been fully potty trained before he was two. (nights and all) First of all, all children are different. So don't take every thing a...
- The target idea works wonders! I found when I taught preschool that toilet paper works just as good as cheerios (target is bigger, and you can find it in ANY bathroom...
