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How Do You Potty Train a Boy with Developmental Delays
Asked by D.R. from Washington DC
on October 13, 2009
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Hello,
I have a 3 year old boy with global developmental delays. He does not use a lot of verbal communication however; he is able to get his point across through mu...
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- Hi D., Although I have not potty trained anyone with delays like your son, I do have a suggestion. When I was working in the potty training classes in day care, I us...
- These are all great suggestions. I would like to add something. Have you tried using some simple sign language. I used it with my 3rd daughter when she was not talking...
- My oldest is autistic, he wasn't completely potty trained until the summer before kindergarten. We used sign language and pictures. Check into your local CHild Find,...
Potty Training -- Where to Start?!?
Asked by S.P. from Dallas
on March 29, 2009
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My son will be 3 in June. A couple of months ago, the director at his daycare told me that he can't move up to the 3 year old room until he's potty trained. Then, a co...
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- Both of my boys were potty trained at 3. My oldest (who is now 8) birthday is in March and was potty trained in the summer and my 2nd son's birthday is in June and wa...
- I have been struggling with my son since he was 18 months old. At 18 months he was going every time in the potty, I think just cause he liked the new potty chair thoug...
- Please do not feel bad at all. That director needs to catch a clue! My son turned 3 in December, and we just spent this past weekend working hard on his potty traini...
When Is the Right Time to Start Potty Training
Asked by N.P. from San Diego
on April 24, 2007
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I heard that a child can start potty training at 6 months, now that my daughter is 7 months i don't think it is possible, but when is a good time to start potty traini...
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- Hi Nechele, I have heard as early as 12 months, but 6 really sounds like some work. Babies are just learning how to sit up at 6 months, I can,t see how they could sit...
- Ok,my mom told me something funny,and I've come to believe it's true,I was having trouble potty trainging my daughter,and she said "well,eventually she will potty trai...
- My daughter is 2 years 4 months and is just showing signs of wanting to potty train. I have been told that if you force them to do it, it will just backfire and they w...
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...
Getting My Son off the Bottle and Start Potty Training
Asked by K.E. from Anchorage
on March 13, 2008
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I need help. My son LOVES the bottle. He's going to be 2 this summer, how do I get him off the bottle? he's down to 4 bottles a day but he still wont drink out of his ...
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- When my son turned one, I packed up the bottles so I wasn't tempted to give him one. We started using the soft-nippled sippy cups right away. Maybe if there's no opt...
- I don't know about the bottle, but I agree with Kerri N about the potty training. Another great time to have your son sit on the potty (if he will, don't force it at a...
- I agree he's not too young to potty train. But I know with my dd I wasn't able to be consistent with it (had a newborn to care for) and she's still working on it now a...
How Long to Potty-train Without Pull-ups?
Asked by M.L. from Tampa
on May 27, 2008
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I started potty training my daughter Thursday afternoon after she expressively showed interest and stayed dry through the night. I feel like it's going fine, complete...
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- Hi M. - I am also in the process of training my daughter and would love to see the advice you get as I have the same exact questions you do! Thanks!!! Take care!
- Hi M., Well the first week or so of my son being potty trained I asked him quite frequently if he needed to go potty. Until he said to me one day "Moooom why do you ...
- My daughter is 3 1/2 and has been potty trained for over a year...I still have to ask her if she needs to go potty if she is playing with her friends, at the playgroun...
My Almost 3 Yr Old Doesn't Want to Potty Train!
Asked by J.R. from Decatur
on March 31, 2008
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Ok, I'm not one of those mom's who freak out about this but here's the situation. My son will be 3 in May. I have him all signed up and payed for to start Preschool in...
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- With my daughter, I was able to use both her 3rd birthday and the upcoming activities as incentives. She was signed up for a day camp with her older brother and his fr...
- Incentives really worked for us! My son loves music and we told him that when he went poo and pee in the potty all the time he could get a big drum set. It took abou...
- My son turned 4 a month ago and wasn't showing any signs of wanting to be potty trained so we decided we had to push him a little. This is what worked for us. I bo...
Pacifier,Potty Training, Big Girl Bed Before the New arrival...where Do I Begin?
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on January 14, 2009
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I have just received news that I will be the mother of a two year old and a newborn...a little bit of a shock, but trying hard to digest it all! My daughter will be tw...
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- I have 3 boys ages 5,4 & 2. IMO, 2 is to young to worry about any of that... let her have the pacifier if she wants it and if you decide to take her off of it during t...
- To prevent resentment, don't go too hard or too fast. I saw one 16 mo. old boy quickly potty train from laid back mom, when 21 mo. old girl was very slow from up tight...
- First, I have to say I LOVE Amber's advice (mom of 4): "My only advice is that you remember not to make your oldest grow up, just because there is another baby..think ...
Does a 7 Month Old HAVE to Start Eating Foods?
Asked by H.J. from Dallas
on August 5, 2010
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I BF my baby. At 5 months I started noticing that she was very interested in our food, so I tried rice cereal with BM. She got completely backed up for 3 days. No stoo...
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- my baby had to start having ground up rice cereal in every bottle at 1 1/2 mos due to a swallowing problem. My pedi recommended putting flax seed oil (about 2 tsp da...
- I would get a new Ped too. The nutrition is covered till at least a year with BF. The eating is learning how to manipulate food. It is just practice. It is good pr...
- Be sure to look at the rice cereal that you gave your daughter. Many have more than just rice, many contain milk products that can really cause gastrointestinal stres...
4Yr 3Mos Old Boy Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on September 11, 2012
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Hi Moms,
I'm begging for help...I have no idea what else to do.
We began potty training at 3 yrs. We've had ups and downs. Periods of going well, and then steps back...
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- I know you say you have tried treats but it is hard to tell how you used them from your post. I would stop all reminders, begging, punishment, etc for at least 3 weeks...
- What Marda P. said. A battle of wills is over when one party, the adult party, leaves the battlefield.
- There is a 1 day potty boot camp in West Chicago! Here's the webpage: http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/What-Potty-Boot-Camp.html I've seen her featured on m...
