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Need Potty Training Tips.
Asked by C.B. from Atlanta
on January 22, 2008
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Hello ladies,
Please help. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter who is brilliantly smart. I cannot get her to have any interest in potty training. What should I do? I ha...
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- that's hard... especially with the new baby coming. I understand your desire to not have two in diapers, but it may be even harder to get her motivated with such a bi...
- This is tough. My daughter is 19 months and I am 18 weeks pregnant. I am sort of in the same boat. I have been taking my daughter to the potty first thing in the morni...
- I was in the same boat as you 5 years ago. We talked about it and I bought her princess panties, put them in her drawer but she couldn't wear if she wasn't using the ...
Potty Training
Asked by A.S. from Canton
on February 16, 2009
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Ok, here's my issue. My niece is going to be 4 in June and she is not potty trained, not even close! My sister-in-law is pregnant with twin boys and due in June. This ...
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- The book, Steps to Independence: Teaching Everyday Skills to Children With Special Needs by Alan J. Brightman is excellent or (This author, Teri Crane, also rea...
- It does not say where you are located at, but i would suggest looking into the Headstart program. That is the only pre-school program that I know off, that will take c...
- wow you are going to have your hands full. My son is autistic and was not totaly potty trained till he was 6 1/2. Unforunately if she is not ready there is not much ...
Potty Training a Boy?
Asked by K.M. from Richmond
on March 1, 2008
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I am having trouble potty training my 2 1/2 year old son. I have a sticker chart that is a sky that he puts air planes on when he sits or goes on/in the potty. I also ...
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- We started with my son at about 2 years 3 months and he was fairly consistent by 2 1/2. What worked for us was M&Ms. Also he was standing to pee most of the time by ...
- First, try not to get too frustrated. My almost-5-yr-old son potty trained just fine for peeing, but was almost 4 before he would poopy on the pot, whether it was a f...
- I understand your "pain" When my daughter was that age, she showed signs but it good one day and bad the next. All I know is that all of the sudden it will click and...
Potty Training with Two Small Children
Asked by B.O. from Stationed Overseas
on June 5, 2008
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I have a little boy that turned 3y/o this March. I started potty training with him at about 2 y/o. However, I have a little girl who is just turning 1. Once the baby c...
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- Hi there! I too have a 3 and a 1 year old. (and also a 5 year old). My son did really well potty training, and I'll tell ya what worked for me. I picked a ti...
- I have 3 boys and two are of close ages, now 4,6 and 11. I suggest, if it doesn't offend you, to let your son go around the house for a while without any pants on. I...
- Hey there! Potty training isn't easy and every child is different. My boys (now 14 and 10) potty trained starting at 2 1/2. I didn't push them before that. Boys ten...
Seeking Advice on Potty Training a Boy.
Asked by A.H. from Fort Smith
on February 24, 2008
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I am trying to potty train my tow year old son. So far I am not having any luck with it. He seems to understand what to do but has no intrset in doing it. I know that ...
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- Give him time, he will do it when he's ready....although I do feel your pain! Those little swimmer diapers work well.
- Hi A., I have two boys 16 and 10.I tried using those round blue thing that suppose to clean you toilet and turns the color blue. With a bowl of cherios in the bath...
- A., Go to thepottytrainer.com! I kid you not, the best advise that you will ever get for potty training your child in three days, of course your child has to alrea...
How Can I Get Him to Poop in the Potty?
Asked by B.H. from Daytona Beach
on July 4, 2008
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My son is totally potty trained. He has pooped in the potty before, but it's a fight every time. He runs around saying his belly or his butt hurts, but he won't go poo...
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- I had this problem with my daughter and the fissure thing was an issue from one bout of constipation. I had noticed that she was having very big stools when making a B...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. I spoke to the pediatrician about it and she said that it is a vicious cylce. They have a poop that hurts their bottom/tummy...
- Wait 6 months and try again. All of my boys were well past three before they were truly ready....one was 3 1/2.... You will save yourself so much trouble.
Any Ideas to Get My 3-Yr-old to Poop on Potty?
Asked by A.M. from Dayton
on March 9, 2009
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Hello, ladies. My 3-yr-old son is wearing underware during the day. He pees in the toilet when he has to go, and has not had an accident in a long time. (I used M&M's ...
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- I have had the same problem with my four year old. I would say that you need to check his diet, does he have a well rounded diet? Also is the poop rock hard? These ...
- Have you read the book EVERYBODY POOPS to him? I used to work in a children's bookstore and we had ALOT of requests for that book. In addition, we had quite a bit of...
- Keep working at it. Try to catch him in the act and set him straight away on the potty, if you can get him to drop it in the pot, you can say "see, it didn't hurt a b...
New Baby
Asked by J.M. from Tyler
on August 30, 2008
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I am wondering if you have any ideas on how to prepare my 20 month old for a new baby. She will be two when the baby is born. I want her to feel like she is still ou...
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- The best advice I can give is let her have playtime to herself! By this I mean, can she play alone? Without Mommy? Can she look at a book or play alone with her toys...
- The first thing is if she wants in your lap while you are feeding the baby, let her. I started this in the hospital with my son when my daughter was born. I never told...
- Just a small thing that I did when my second was born...After I had the new one's picture taken I got out my first born's baby picture and put them up side by side in ...
Spotting at 11 Weeks
Asked by K.J. from Portland
on September 11, 2008
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I am currently 11.5 weeks into my second pregnancy and this morning I had some light spotting. It hasn't been constant all day and is brownish/pink rather than red, p...
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- Call your doctor, answering questions such as this is what you pay them for. Advice from the professional is the best way to calm a frightened mom in a very frighteni...
- Completely normal. I did too. :)
- I went through the same thing. Only I went to the ER and subjected myself to all the lousy bloodwork and whatnot. It is normal, but still enough to scare a person. :...
Out of Control 4 Year Old
Asked by H.S. from Phoenix
on July 25, 2006
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My 4 year old son don't want to hear anything that we tell him. He fights with everyone even our 10 month old baby . we've tried talking to him taking toys away and no...
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- Have you tried Nanny 911?
- I have 3 young daughters of my own and my husband and I struggled with these same things when they were a bit younger. We took the Common Sense Parenting class thru B...
- I have a 4 yr old girl who is very independent and very assertive. For me it was a matter of consistancy using time out frequently and a timer. She hated the timer a...
