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A Week to Potty Train- HELP!
Asked by M.L. from Minneapolis
on January 13, 2010
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Thank you in advance for any advice. My daughter turned 3 last week and is not potty trained and has no interest in it. She hides whenever she poops in her diaper. She...
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- A friend of mine potty trained her 33 month boy so he could go to a better daycare in one day. She did exactly what you're planning to, and planned to spend the day wi...
- Your pretty much on the right track. Take the time off of work for a few days to focus on potty training a 100% should work providing you stay relaxed and don't get s...
- Unfortunately my secret is wait until they are ready then it will only take a week. This has been true with my first two children. So far my third (3 1/2 )is just wa...
How to "Poop" Potty Train
Asked by M.B. from Boston
on April 19, 2008
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My 3 1/2 yr old daughter is fine with peeing in the potty- but will poop in her pants only. She knows when she has to go, but won't tell us until after she has alread...
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- Hi- I just went through this with my daughter. Her doctor told me to have her help with the clean up, which I didn't try, because I tried a sticker chart instead. And...
- M., I feel for you. My 4 1/2 year old son did the exact same thing. It turned into a huge power struggle. He would even hold it until night time and wait for me ...
- I work in a preschool and I notice that children from ages 18 months to 3 years will kind of go into a corner and do the deed. If you catch your daughter doing this o...
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 ...
Any Advice to Potty Train a 3 Year Old
Asked by M.G. from Orlando
on February 12, 2008
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Okay, so my daughter will be turning 3 in a month and we are still not potty trained. We have gone pee pee on the potty a few times but it has never been because she ...
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- You might check out http://www.thepottytrainer.com/. We followed this program with our son just before he turned two and it worked very well. THe basic idea is throw a...
- When we potty trained our kids (now 17, 18, and 21), we used the same method. First, they were all old enough to understand the concept, around 2.5 yrs. old. We took...
- I would suggest throwing out those diapers. Buy some "big girl" uderwear and make a big fuss over how grown up and special she is now that she has underwear. Diapers...
How to Potty Train My 2.5 Daughter! She Shows No Interest???
Asked by H.S. from Cleveland
on March 4, 2008
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I don't know what to do? This is my first child and we have had the potty now for 6 months or so, but everythime I take her to it.... she wants no part of it and she w...
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- Have you ever heard the phrase...you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make them drink? It's the same with potty-training. You can't force the issue. I raised m...
- I would wait a bit until she is ready, really why make it hard on yourself. Some children need more time Signs she is ready can she verbalize her potty needs? ...
- Hi H., You've gotten a ton of great responses... I just wanted to address the hubby issue. I get the feeling maybe your husband is with her while you are at work? T...
How Do You Know That Your 2 1/2 Year Old Is Ready to Potty Train?
Asked by K.B. from Dothan
on July 7, 2008
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I would like to start potty trining my first child so i can save money. I have heard so many things about potty training, but none of them work.
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- Chances are, if she's waking up dry from naps and ESPECIALLY if she makes it through most nights, she's ready. I would suggest taking her to the store and allowing he...
- I am potty training my 21 month old and he is showing signs of knowing when he goes potty. I had my first completely potty trained by 2 years and 3 months. what i look...
- Good morning - when your little one can articulate that she needs to use the potty she will be ready. I know we all reach a point where diapers are a pain and expensi...
3 1/2 Year Old Refuses to Potty Train!
Asked by L.M. from Sacramento
on February 22, 2008
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I am at the end of my rope! I feel like I have tried everything and my son will not sit on the potty for more than three seconds. He starts crying saying it won't wor...
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- I totally understand what you are going through. My middle child didn't potty train until 3 1/2. We tried everything. Here are a couple ideas: if he is scared ...
- Hi L.! First of all, I'm sorry you're going through this. It probably feels like you've done something "wrong" compared to your older child. I have 2 boys spaced ab...
- Hi there, Try making a game of it by putting a couple cheerios in the toilet and telling him to aim for them. Or if using a potty chair, try one that is fun. I got my...
How Can I Potty Train My 25 Month Old Daughter?
Asked by C.Q. from San Francisco
on July 6, 2010
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She still wears diapers but now with a 3 week old I am buying double diapers and I would love for her to be potty trained. Can anyone tell me what they did, how they d...
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- Hi C., Well I have my own opinion about potty training, I guess because I am from Mexico and I have notice that in poor countries mom seem to potty train earlier then...
- I wanted my 20somthing month old to train when my second came along too. She wouldn't do it until she was ready - but what did help get her interested besides the boo...
- It is sometimes possible to train kids this young. It's usually a case of the parent being trained to remember frequent potty stops, to learn to recognize their child'...
Potty Training
Asked by T.R. from Janesville-Beloit
on May 3, 2007
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Help! My son is 2 and half and shows all the signs of being ready to potty train. For example when he has a dirty diaper, he will go get another diaper, bring it to ...
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- He may be physically ready but not emotionally ready. Also to know if your son is physically ready he should be waking up dry at naptime and most mornings. Lay ...
- Hi T.! My girlfriend who has a little boy was going through the same issues with her son you seem to be. Her Ped. told her that boys are a little harder to train vs...
- It sounds as if your son just isn't ready. My little guy Was staying dry at night since he was a year and a half, by two and a half he would occasionaly ask to go on t...
Potty Training
Asked by M.B. from Dayton
on March 7, 2007
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I'm trying to potty train my 2 yr old son, but he freaks out when I put him on the potty (the big one or the little one). He loves to flush the potty, wash his hands,...
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- Don't push it! He will do it when he's ready. The more stress he feels from you will stress him too. I have been told there are three things you can't make them do: ...
- Hi. I had the same problem when I was potty training my daughter. I ended up getting a potty ring to go around the big toilet seat and she loved it. They come in de...
- Patience. My daughter was like that; she acted like she wanted to use the toilet, but when it came time to she freaked out. I let her wear pull ups and when I went t...
