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Ideas on How to Potty Train My Son
Asked by B.B. from Los Angeles
on March 15, 2008
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Is it true that a child has to want to potty train? My daughters were so easy to train, but my son is a whole other ball game. I have tried cheerios, pull ups, letti...
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- B. we had been potty training my son for over a year. He just turned 3 last month and did it himself one day. I had just kind of let the potty training thing go for ...
- I'm a seasoned mom of three boys, former nanny, teacher, and daycare worker. If your son is not yet three, you may need to have more patience. Many boys are not ready ...
- Boys definately take longer to potty train. I have a daycare and all the boys that have come through usually are not fully potty trained till around age 3 or 4. With...
Advice Potty Train
Asked by M.T. from Atlanta
on May 11, 2007
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I have a 2 1/2 year old. He is my first child. I donot know how to star to potty train him. I have been reading on internet stuff like: How to train your child in 3 da...
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- Make sure he is ready. If he knows all the words (keep consistent on what you call each) and shows interest then you can try. Yes the three day thing is possible. T...
- Hi M.~ As a Mom of 2 boys, ages 11 and 6, I can tell you that it doesn't matter what you do to potty train your little one; he simply won't use the potty routinely un...
- First let me tell you that even when you start introducing it he may not catch on as fast as u may hope. I thought with my first that once I started that if I just got...
Too Early to Potty Train?
Asked by E.B. from Dallas
on May 14, 2008
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My daughter is 9 months old. She is walking, not just a couple of steps but down the hallway. She is very precocious, and I think she can begin the process of potty tr...
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- Hi E.!! If you can help yourself, dont start to potty train her until she is ready. By doing it early and not waiting until HER time, you could very easly scare her....
- I personally think she is way to young, You are just going to frustrait yourself, your husband and most of all your daughter. If she is waking up in the mornings with ...
- It's my understanding that her bladder cannot actually hold enough urine long enough until she is 18 months to be potty trained. That being said, I intend to start tra...
Starting to Potty Train
Asked by C.D. from Fayetteville
on June 1, 2009
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Ok. So my 20 month old is just STARTING to get interested in potty training. We're not quite ready yet, but I am trying to do research and the best way to do this. ...
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- no panties is the most effective they know immidiately but for my daughter she'd get up and first thing set her on the potty then ask her if she wants to be a big girl...
- I never did the naked baby routine because I didn't want my daughter to think it was okay to run around the house naked. What I did was put her in training pants. I ...
- We tried a couple of times with our daughter, I think she wasn't quite 2 yet the first time, then she was 2 and 3 months. She just wouldn't do it. After that, we jus...
How Old Did Your Son Potty Train?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on May 29, 2008
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My son is 2 (25 mo. to be exact). I was curious at what age your son potty trained. My son has no interest at all. I bought a potty and he doesn't sit on it but he wil...
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- I wish mine would. Mine is about 50% potty trained and he's 4 1/2. We aren't pushing him but we've tried everything. I have to remind him - he won't just go on his own...
- My oldest son was pee pee potty trained at 2 and then regressed when we told him that we were pregnant and we went back to diapers and he refused to go potty. Right b...
- HEre's the thing... when they're ready, they potty learn in a matter of days (not months). The key is letting them take the lead. There's no sense getting all stress...
Time to Potty Train?
Asked by M.R. from Seattle
on August 23, 2007
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sooo alexis (16 months old) is now in the habit of taking her diaper off. even if we have a onesie on her, she manages to undo the snaps and just rips her diaper off. ...
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- If she is taking off her diaper I say go for it. I started training my son around 16 months by letting him run around without a diaper and taking him to sit on the po...
- My daughter is the same age and we started potty training her. We aren't rushing her but she has gone on the big potty. I make sure to ask her if I am going to go and ...
- Hi M.. My son started doing that probably around the same time and what worked for us was that we just bought Pull-Ups for him instead of the regular diapers and for ...
How Long Did It Take You to Potty Train?
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on July 3, 2007
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I am just curious how long it took you mamas to potty train your kids? My DS has been in big boy underwear for a month and a half and will go TT in the potty most of ...
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- When you are at home, try setting the timer for every hour and when the potty alarm goes off, it is time to try. I have girls that were both fairly easy, though we to...
- Hang in there S.!! It took my son until he was 3 1/2 to get to where he was finally potty trained. Like your child, mine would hold it until he was doing the "pee-pee...
- My first son was 1 week shy of his 3rd birthday when he would go on his own. Our doctor told us that when he woke up dry in the morning, that as our cue to start potty...
Child Who Will Not Potty Train
Asked by J.P. from Boise
on January 27, 2008
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I need help! My 2 1/2 year old will not potty train. He knows when he needs to go, and he knows what to do, but he will not do it. He told me he wants to be a baby for...
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- My son did not potty train until 3 1/2. It was very hard as I felt like there was societal pressure of what is normal and I just wanted him to be done...my dear old fa...
- Our son (then almost 2 1/2) too, gave us trouble. He knew exactly what to do, but never wanted to stop playing to go to the bathroom. Have you tried one candy (M&M's o...
- We are also working with our two year old daughter on potty training. I have heard from other wise mothers that you as the trainer have to be patient and disciplined....
Best Way to Potty Train
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on April 9, 2007
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I have a son that is 2 (12/29) and a care for a girl that will be 2 (4/15). My son tells me ALMOST every time he wets himself or "has stinky". He has gone pee-pee on t...
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- Hi Janell, This idea may sound a little crazy, but it worked for me. My son is five now, but when he was about two, (and yes boys are slower to potty training) we ...
- Hi Janell A.He is ready the suggestions that you have gotten are great.I would also suggest that you keep himin underwear all day not the pull ups because they are sti...
- Someone else on here had recommended a book you can download at ThePottyTrainer.com I tried it and it worked great. My daughter was potty trained in just a couple of ...
Too Early to Potty Train?
Asked by A.O. from Philadelphia
on August 12, 2006
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My son is 21 months old and refuses to stop pulling off his diapers. He has even gone as far as to poop on the floor twice. He has peed on the floor many times. The pr...
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- Hi, Relax....I have never seen a child go to 1st grade in pampers. Your son is experimenting. He just figured out that pulling off his pamper is fun. If he is pulli...
- my son was born in nov 04 and I just bought him an elmo potty hoping he might want to go he thankfully doesn't pull off his diaper but my neighbor's son who just turne...
- If the potty in the living room doesn't work, you could always put his diapers on backwards. That could help with the pulling off at night or when you're away from ho...
