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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 ...
Trying to Potty Train My 3Yr Old.
Asked by L.S. from Seattle
on October 31, 2008
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Hello I am a mother of three wonderful girls ranging from age 4 all they way to almost 6months. My middle daughter is 3 and I have been trying to potty train her I hav...
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- Can you say "power struggle?" Your three year old can :). And if she's anything like most 3 year old girls she's really good at it. 1)Stop the struggle. Leave the w...
- It absolutely has to be her wanting it for it to work. You cannot force her into it. Don't be so hard on yourself for bribing. The world runs on incentive. There is de...
- Good morning, I potty trained my little girl when she was 1 month away from turning 3. What worked with her was m&ms. She would get one for going potty and two for ...
How Do You Potty Train a 3 Year Old?
Asked by A.M. from La Crosse
on February 23, 2008
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Well I am having trouble with my 3 year old son. We have been trying to potty train him. He refuses to wear underwear and to use the toilet. I have tried everything fr...
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- Hey A., Have you considered making a potty chart and applying stickers after each use? My daughter loved coloring the chart and gets so excited when she gets to pla...
- Let him know there are consequences to be paid for going to the bathroom in his pants. Take away something that he really likes to do when he doesn't use the toilet. O...
- Change the perspective - put the power in his hands. It sounds like there are some pretty major changes coming for him as much as for you. He may just be feeling lik...
Is My Almost 3 Yr Old Ready to Potty Train?
Asked by V.D. from New York
on September 27, 2010
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My daughter will be 3 in two months. I've tried to potty train several times. She has the amazing ability to stay dry in her new underpants. But I can't get her to ...
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- Hi, with any current disaster, if you just say, "Will this matter in 5 years?" the answer is no - trust me, she will be potty trained. Is she verbal? If so, I would ...
- I agree she needs some kind of reward for staying on the potty for some time, then for actually going. Set a timer while she's on the potty, read her a book, run the ...
- Leave her naked on the bottom. Leave the potty chair out near her, wherever she is. They can't hold their bladder long enough to run to the bathroom, yet. She's ...
Too Early to Potty Train?
Asked by B.S. from Kansas City
on April 11, 2008
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So my daughter just turned two. I wasn't planning on potty training until she was 2 1/2 or so. My main reason was because I heard they regress (or digress?) once the b...
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- i am a firm believer in waiting for them to be ready. if you tried to push her before she was, it would be counterproductive - but if you try to hold off now that she ...
- This has nothing whatsoever to do with your potty training post (and unfortunately I can't help you out as I haven't been there yet)... but every time I see a post fro...
- I would say let her go at her own pace if she is interested in the potty keep on putting her on, get in the habit and she will learn eventually, my son is 26mths and h...
3 1/2 Year Old Not Wanting to Potty Train.
Asked by L.O. from Seattle
on April 23, 2010
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I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter who is absolutely against potty training. She is perfectly capable of using the "big girl potty" but she hates it. I dont know what to...
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- Well, many people disagree with my family's way of potty training, but we all had kids in underwear by 3, so it's up to you. You tell them it's time to be done with...
- My 3 1/2 yr old son is potty trained but we have recently been struggling with how to discipline him in a way that gets through. Just yesterday I found that giving him...
- Have you tried letting her use your toilet? She might not like the little potty chair. My 3 year old had a very strange issue with the potty. When I found out what ...
To Potty ... or Not to Potty!
Asked by A.N. from Bloomington
on January 14, 2011
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Hey Mamas!
I have an almost 2.5 year old. She knows how to pee in the potty, because she has done it on her own many times. We have a potty chair in the living room a...
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- I would back off for a couple weeks or maybe a month and try again. She's still pretty young, even though she showed that interest, maybe she's not too sure of herself...
- My daughter was using the potty almost everytime for about a month and one day decided she didn't want to anymore. She was about 2 3/4. I started to push the issue, ...
- THROW AWAY THE DIAPERS!! Don't even keep them in the house so she doesn't even have that option. It may be difficult at first, but she will soon realize that diapers...
Potty Training
Asked by W.W. from Houston
on August 18, 2009
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Trying to potty train my 15 month old, and she refuses to cooperate. Any advice!
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- Hi W.- My first question is what indication did she give you that she was ready? All kids are different and I have no doubt that there are 15 month olds out there ...
- She's too young. Toddlers don't even develop the muscles to control the flow until they are around 18 months old. Then they have to be cognitively ready to learn how...
- 15 mo is very young for a child to be ready. They have to be physically ready or you are just going to be frustrated. I have four sons. I only tried to "potty train...
2 1/2 Yr Old Doesnt Want to Potty Train
Asked by J.G. from Omaha
on April 14, 2011
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Our daughter is 2 1/2, will be 3 in July. She down right refuses to sit on the potty chair or the toilet. We have never forced her to sit on it at all. We have in d...
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- I'd give her some time too. My neice wanted NOTHING do with the potty - but knew it was there and was given the choice to go for months! When she was 3 and 1 mo she ...
- I waited until my son was close to 2 years old to first introduce the potty, we simply showed him what to do (he sits on it). He only used it at bath time or occasion...
- Hi Mommy of 2, I always get blasted when I answer potty training post but i don't care. I have been a mom for 27 years, and I sucessfully potty trained all 3 of my chi...
Potty Training.
Asked by M.M. from San Antonio
on September 20, 2006
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My daughter seems to be ready to potty train. She says potty and uses the word poopoo everytime she goes in her diaper. But I can't get her to use the "potty". Any sug...
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- You can encourage her to "play" on the potty. Take her in there with you when you go, you can even bring the potty into the living room and let her play on it there. ...
- Good messages - if your daughter does wake up dry, great start trying. Don't react no matter her behavior. Ignore tha resistance. If she is resisting, she doesn't w...
- I potty trained 2 boys @ 24 months, so I don't agree w/ the old "Girls are easier than boys". I think it comes down to your ability to set aside 3 - 5 days and that is...
