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Potty Training at Daycare
Asked by C.D. from Waterloo
on September 13, 2007
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I do daycare at my home, anyway one of the kids that I care for is potty trained EVERY where else but at my house. I am so frustrated!! They parents do not bring a cha...
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- She is way wrong, if she isnt going to provide extra clothes for her child, who is still having accidents at your house, then that child gets a diaper. Clearly this c...
- I agree with the mom ahead of of me, get tough, explain that this cannot continue to happen, that you understand it doesn't happen at home but it is happening in your ...
- C., I run my own home child care and have had to send children home in my own clothing. I now require all parents to sign a 10 page contract when they start. In i...
Potty Training and Daycare
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on January 24, 2012
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I'm looking for some advice on how to go about potty training my 2.5 year old at home versus daycare. I work full time so my daughter goes to daycare for about 9 hour...
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- The best suggestion I can pass on is the same that I received... Take 3 days, stay home and just do it. I understand that you have hectic weekends, but you can't p...
- Save the pull ups. If she has an accident while asleep they have to clean it up. Kids can't be potty trained while sleeping, there is no such thing. They are asleep an...
- Go to the source and ask the day care what the routine is. Get specifics on what they say and do. Also do not use negative reinforcement. It will make it worse for ...
Potty Training in Daycare
Asked by D.B. from La Crosse
on April 2, 2008
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What do you think about potty training a 2 year old in daycare? Should a person take a week off from work to start or is it ok to ask the daycare provider to do it? S...
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- it is a partnership between the parent and the daycare. you have to work togehter to decide if you will go straight to underware or use pullups or a combination....fo...
- Hi! My old daycare lady would not help with potty training at all. I think that was terrible. Our new daycare lady takes it upon herself which is so wonderful...
- I work in a daycare. Where I work, we have to take the children into the bathroom to change diapers. Before we change them, we sit them on the potty (as long as they a...
Potty Training Boy in Daycare
Asked by A.R. from New York
on August 20, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I'm not overly concerned about this yet, but figured I'd seek some advice/words of wisdom before this becomes a big issue. My son is 2 yrs 9 mos old, and c...
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- My son took a long time to potty train because I had another baby in the middle. We tried and showed him the basics like how to use the potty when he was 2.5. He was...
- Peer pressure carries far more weight than mom or dad. He is going to see the other kids lining up to go before going to play outside or laying down for nap and he wi...
- I am not a believer in letting chilcare do most of the work. As a childcare provider I am sure you can imagine why! I am a newer convert to the 3 day potty training me...
Daycare Moms - Potty Training
Asked by S.U. from Denver
on January 19, 2009
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I could use some perspective here. The potty training plan my husband and I have chosen to follow is very intensive--nothing but potty training over a long weekend--so...
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- I won't comment on your childcare provider other than she ISN'T going to help the challenge ahead. I will talk about potty training a boy. I potty trained my 3-year-ol...
- After having worked in a parent's day out program for 4 years with one and two year olds, every time a mom brought in their child in underwear for the first time, tell...
- CHANGE DAYCARE PROVIDERS! If you're not happy with her, you son probably isn't either. Most daycare providers love kids and don't mind cleaning up messes. They lov...
Potty Accidents at Daycare???
Asked by T.B. from Dallas
on September 5, 2008
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My son has been in underwear for 3-4 weeks now (2.5 yr old). He does great and has maybe a small pee-pee accident every other day...he does fantastic at home, in publ...
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- I used to teach at a daycare, and this is very common. Some kids really do get so wrapped up in what they're doing, that they don't think to stop and go to the restro...
- I don't have experience with this, but I've heard from friends that they forget and/or are too interested in what they're doing to stop & go or pay attention to their ...
- He is still so young-- My son was not fully potty trained until 3.5. Try pull-ups/easy-ups at daycare if needed... and also checking with the daycare about reminding ...
Potty Training and Daycare
Asked by B.R. from Detroit
on September 8, 2006
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I have written many posts on this board about daycare. I'm still looking for childcare so I have another request or vent.
My DS will be 2 1/2 years old by the time I...
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- HI B.! I suggest a deep breath - the whole experience of doing what is best for your child can be frustrating when you bring any third party in - whether that is pr...
- B., I have a son who is just over 2 1/2 years old, and just at the early stages of training. He wasat a Kidnercare center in Lewis Center and they were a HUGE help in...
- Wow, B.! I'm amazed...with all the literature out there now don't people get it that children all develop at different rates? I have a center in the Royal Oak area a...
Potty Training When Kids Are in Daycare
Asked by K.N. from Philadelphia
on October 15, 2009
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Hi. My son is 18 months old. He's been telling me everytime he has to go poop. I figure it time to at least buy a potty seat and introduce him to the idea. I know ...
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- I think every daycare is different. At ours they would take him to the bathroom whenever he asked but didnt' really start to encourage until he was about 2 and 1/2. I ...
- The only thing that slowed down my daughter's potty training was her grandmother letting her fall into the toilet (happened around 18 months, so make sure that you get...
- As a mother and a provider, I would suggest talking with the daycare and find out what their policy is for toilet training. I am sure they will wait till he is in the ...
Potty Training at Daycare
Asked by A.M. from Charlotte
on February 27, 2008
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My 2 almost 3 year old daughter attends pre-school 3 days a week. She is completely potty trained at home. She absolutely refuses to use the potty at school. Not sur...
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- Why don't you try telling her if she uses the potty at daycare that you will get her something on the way home even if it is a piece of candy. I know people think thi...
- she might be shy, my son was shy of having someone else watching over him, and still is to this day sometimes, its just harder when mommy aint there.... good luck
- My daughter did the same thing at daycare. The potty was so much bigger and she actually fell in, and that is what made her all of a sudden refuse to go. I would sugge...
Potty Accidents Only at School
Asked by A.H. from Hartford
on May 14, 2009
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This year we have been battling "accidents" at school with my "potty trained" almost 4 year old son. He only has them at preschool. Outside of school, he tells whom...
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- I agree with everyones comments so far. If it is an issue that only happens at school it is their job to help him through it - it is lazy of them to expect you to make...
- Is it possible that something in the preschool environment is "off"? It seems to be the only common denominator in your problem.
- He is probably getting to busy w/ activities you should ask the teachers to remind him to go find out if these accidents are during the same time of the day or during ...
