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"Potty Training" My 3 Year Old Son!
Asked by A.C. from Phoenix
on February 26, 2008
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I'm looking for advice/ideas on how to Potty Train my 3 year old son. How do I know he's ready? At times I think I am influenced by other family and friends that comme...
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- Hello A., Make the experience interesting for him but rewarding him with a treat. What I did with my boys, I put coloured pieces of paper into the toilet bowl and ...
- Hi A.. From your notice, it sounds like you haven't even started. If he's 3, yeah, he should be well into at least the training. Boys are tougher than girls; my dau...
- Try to not let others influence when you potty train your son. Both of my children were not trained until after their third birthdays. I trained my youngest when I k...
I Have a 3 Year old...enough Said :)
Asked by J.L. from Portland
on July 11, 2008
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OK, mainly I'm just venting, but of course would love any ideas, input, etc. from those who have or have had 3 year old boys. My biggest frustration is...why in the wo...
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- Hi, I know you were just thanking the group and already had a lot of ideas, but the potty training...I wanted to let you know what my son did. He didn't want to s...
- Hi Jackie, I got your post late but I can't help responding. Seems you are not alone by all the responses. I was right there with you a few years back.My first born da...
- I feel exactly the same way! We had a behaviorist come for evaluation and her report said he would not listen 90% of the time. He kicked me when I had to change his n...
Potty Training Almost 3 Year Old, Need Help!!!
Asked by K.A. from Phoenix
on December 27, 2008
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i am looking for a program for potty training my almost 3 year old little girl. i have conceded i really don't know what i'm doing. She gets really excited with me whe...
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- Hi, I’m a parent educator and this is one of the top questions I’m asked, so here goes. A three year old is still using immature reasoning. And they can misinte...
- I definitely wouldn't discipline her for not using the potty. As someone else mentioned, it will become a battle. Plus she may then start holding her urine/stool and t...
- I have boys, not girls......but....... don't push her at all... she will fully do it when she is ready.....my youngest caught on a month after he turned 3 and his brot...
Sleep Help for 3 Year Old
Asked by K.W. from Asheville
on March 27, 2008
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My daughter Abby is a sweet and well behaved just turned 3 year old, until bedtime rolls around. She will try to engage us in converstaion, get us to come fix things ...
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- the secret is that you cant give in. it may take several nights of you taking her back to her bed, but she will get it. you also cant give lots of hugs and kisses and ...
- my child (daughter)did the same thing. After reading or bedtime ritual..turn on the night light and turn off all distractions..sit at the edge of the bed or on the flo...
- My son is the same age with similar patterns. We have put a gate on his door and that has worked. He was mad the first few nights.
Potty Training Twins
Asked by S.L. from Des Moines
on June 1, 2008
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My boy/girl twins are 21/2, and I have been unsucessful thus far. I was wondering, what is the best approach to potty train twins. Should I do both of them at the same...
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- The first question I would ask is do they show any interest. Go with the one that shows interest. Who know that other may follow.
- In the process of gearing up to train my twin girls (turned 2 in April; still just having fun peeing on their potties now and then), I took my usual route and found a ...
- It will be more work for you in the end if you try to rush potty-training. It will be a long summer. When one catches on, the other will follow. Can you find a more...
4 Year Old Son Won't Poop in the Potty
Asked by T.Z. from Denver
on March 16, 2008
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Hi all! I was just looking for any tips anyone had for helping my 3 (4 in a week and a half) year old son go poop in the potty. From the get go he has been very diff...
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- My son was the same way. He learned to pee by doing it outside (wich ultimately let to a couple peeing in the bush issues at daycare..)but, he was between 3 1/2 and 4...
- Elmo has a potty time game: http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/games/pottytime/ flash.php?contentId=16805504 I try to use the same terms Elmo uses when I'...
- My friend just went through something similar with her son. He would pee on the potty no problem, but would not poop. She finally started a sticker chart for him. S...
4-Year Old Sleepover with Grandparents
Asked by C.P. from Danville
on July 20, 2008
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Yesterday my husband, two kids, and I went to visit my in-laws an hour away, and toward the end of the visit, it was suggested (without asking my husband or me) that m...
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- C., Don't let the inlaws guilt you into not letting your children sleep over. You are the parent and you know what your kids are ready for or not. Go ahead and plan m...
- Hi there! I agree you need more notice since it is something new for you and your family but be glad they want to keep them. My story is much different and we'd be sup...
- Hi C., I say let your kid(s) sleepover. What is it going to hurt? Times have changed since you were growing up, letting the grandparents keep the kids for no reas...
Need Advice on Potty Training 4 Year Old - UGH!
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on May 7, 2008
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So my daughter was almost completely potty trained and took pride in "going" until I got pregnant last summer. Our twin boys came 15 weeks early and were in the NICU ...
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- I feel your pain, take a lot of deep breaths, you are going to need to muster every ounce of patience you can get. I have 4 yr old twin girls and 21 mo old boy twins....
- Set a timer for about when you think she may need to go, and then cheerfully say oops potty time, and have her go. Sometimes kids do get so involved in what they are d...
- My 1st impulse is to say back off. Don't let yourself stress out over it, tell yourself, "This too shall pass." eventually :) If she wets during the day, I agree w...
Potty Training Twins
Asked by R.A. from San Francisco
on July 23, 2007
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I'm a single parent with 22 month old twins girls and a 10 year daughter. I need some major help with potty training. It was so easy with my 10 year old, but the the ...
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- I do not have twins and my daughter is my first child. She just turned 2 and is not yet fully potty trained. However, when we are at home, I allow her to run around ...
- Hello R.! I have raised two children now 21 yrs and 26 yrs old. Having twins is of course twice as busy! I had my daughter potty trained at 9 mos!! If they are old eno...
- Hello, I have twin daughters (now 5). They were trained by 30 mos. It was hard, but worked so long as I didn't force it. One wanted to try for many mos, the other n...
Potty Training My Twins
Asked by D.W. from Dallas
on September 29, 2008
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Hi Everyone, I have b/g twins who are almost 2.5. They are very familiar with the potty and will usually go at least once a day, but I have not been consistent about ...
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- You just have to make up your mind to do it and stick with it and so will they eventually. There are lots of fun books about the potty and dvds too! It actually help...
- Hi D., My 3.5 year old son has been potty trained for a month now! Praise God! I did the potty training in 3 days routine. Save your money though. Nothing in the book...
- Your best bet is to actually plan a week (or two) where you are not going anywhere. Make it your "potty training week." Purposely plan nothing and turn down invites. T...
