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Too Young to Potty Train?
Asked by L.H. from Oklahoma City
on July 8, 2011
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My daughter is 14 1/2 months old and has recently started taking her diaper off whenever it's "dirty". All the no's and "don't take your diaper off please" don't seem ...
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- i at most would buy a potty and introduce it casually (put her on it several times a day). if she catches on, then great. but if not, then just wait another 6 months...
- Some kids go through a getting undressed stage. They seem to be able to bare it all in no time flat. Try putting the diaper on her backwards. You can also put her i...
- That might be a bit young but it all depends on if your daughter gets it or not & as long as you do not force it on her then you should be pretty good. Here is a great...
Still Trying to Potty Train
Asked by A.H. from Cleveland
on September 10, 2007
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ok i will start from the begining. she is 17 months old. she has been taking off her dipear. i would ask her if she had to go potty and she would go to the bathroom, f...
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- yesn my daughter was the same way at 17 mnths. and i think your daughter showing that she wants to go so i would just ask her every so often if she needs to go or the ...
- Hello to a fellow lakewood person:) I think I probably have a different take on potty training than you do but I figured I would share my opinion anyways. I don't bel...
- I responded to your last post and this clarifies what I said in that response--as you are finding out, it may be POSSIBLE to potty train a 17 mth old but it's not goin...
Hwo to Know When to Potty Train
Asked by B.M. from Phoenix
on May 27, 2008
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my son will be three in sept. and we just had a new baby, how do i know when to start potty training, so i only have to cahnge one set of diapers. My son is VERY smart...
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- Get him big-boy undies, cool ones like sponge bob or thomas the train or whoever he likes and tell him they are his OWN, (like daddys, big bro/sis, whoever). And he ge...
- I wish there was a switch. My 4 year old put my 2 year old in underwear one morning and said look mommy Dylan is potty trained. We got a hand me down plastic toile...
- I have raised 5 children and numerous grandchildren. When a child is no longer willing to sit in a wet diaper or soiled one, they are ready to start the process. My ...
Not Sure When to Potty Train!
Asked by A.D. from Orlando
on September 11, 2009
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Hi moms, my daughter is 2 1/2 and i have wanted to start potty training so we spent a weekend with pullups and took her to the store and she picked out big girl underw...
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- I'm glad to hear that you are a stay at home mom. What I'm about to suggest is hardly practical for working moms. ( I don't say this to be offensive to working moms, ...
- Mine were both potty trained at before 2 years of age. My Mom said that it is easier to do it before the terrible two's. But your first mistake was to let her wear the...
- She probably thinks you won't let her use them again. Anyway, don't go back to pullups. Try sitting her on the toilet when she wakes up in the morning. This is the eas...
Am I Ready to Potty-train My 19 Month Old and Wean Her from Her Bottle???
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on February 4, 2009
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My daughter is 19 months old and only takes a bottle 3 times in a day; once when she wakes up, second before her nap, (which I feel helps her to sleep longer), and the...
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- Personally I would work on transitioning her off the bottle first. As someone else said I would replace the bottle with a sippy cup. I was dreading getting my twins ...
- May I just say..every baby develops differently at different times. Just pay attention to how she is and you can tell when shes ready. Do whats right for her and you. ...
- From experience, get her off of the bottle completely as soon as possible, it gets harder as they get older and waaaayyyy more dramatic. Very few kids are ready to pot...
Time to Potty Train??
Asked by M.S. from Lima
on May 30, 2007
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My 19 month olds pediatrician said its time to start potty training. I sit her on the potty and she will stay there for a minute or 2, but thats all she wants of it.....
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- Hi M., My daughter is 20 months and we started with her almost 2 months ago just letting her sit on it until she didn't want to anymore. It also gave her a chance t...
- This is one area the child has total control! If your daughter is not interested, there is very little you can do. THe more you push it, the worse it is going to get...
- Hi M. - I agree with the other moms - don't push if she is not ready. My daughter was a little over 3 before we were done. She had a little interest before then b...
Is It Time to Potty Train??
Asked by K.H. from Houston
on May 7, 2008
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Okay I had been working with my daughter not on potty training so much as just getting her aware that there is a process such as when I knew she was pooping I would te...
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- Hi K. H I think you should keep on tring to potty train her. When my daughter was 2years old I knew that it was time because buying diapers or pullups is to much. ...
- Hi K. - I recently wrote a post on my blog about potty training that you might find helpful http://www.entrepremusings.com/index.php/2008/03/20/5-potty-training-tips-t...
- My daughter was fully potty trained by the age of 2 yrs. She too was tiny, still is at 9yrs old still wears 5's and 6's. Just keep going like you are and add the "big ...
How the Heck Do You Potty Train a BOY!! :)
Asked by J.W. from Evansville
on April 28, 2008
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OK, so with both of my sweet girls (now 4 and 9) potty training was EASY! But with my son, it's a different story. He has no interest. He is now over 2 1/2 (both girls...
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- I potty trained my little boy the exact same way I did my girl. I sat him on the potty chair, which I had out in the livingroom, every hour on the first and second da...
- If you work that one out, shoot me an email. I just took my 2 1/2 year old to the doctor. He says boys will do it when they are ready, and only then. I'd been beating ...
- The cheerios in the toilet is a good idea place to start, and if there is s man of the house your son can watch daddy do the cheerio target first, and usually that wil...
Time to Potty Train or Wait?
Asked by C.B. from Madison
on August 24, 2010
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I have a 26 month old little girl, and she had started showing interest in using the toilet, so I went out and bought her "big girl" underwear and pull-ups thinking we...
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- My son is 28 months and seemed really into it for awhile, and then backed off. I have let him lead the way. I wouldn't push it, but let her try if she wants to, and ...
- I have written this before, so I will put the short version here. I found the 3-6 months after potty triaing my daughter (at the time 34 months old) VERY stressful. ...
- Hi C., I'm an old fashioned kind of girl: potty train before 3, just like our moms and grandmas did for us :) I'm not sure, but are you taking her to go use the po...
The Right Age to Potty Train
Asked by A.K. from Seattle
on February 23, 2007
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i have just recently found out that i will be expecting again in sept 5th i i have a 14month old little girl how do u tell when there ready ?????
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- I agree that it's a little young. It might work for you, but I believe that a child will go when they're ready, and if you push them to do it before then, you're aski...
- 14m old is very young to potty train. you could introduce it but i would not push it. it may be another 1 - 1 1/2 years before she's ready. theres going to be so much ...
- Not to sound discouraging, but I have a 2 year old (27 months) that still has no interest in going on her potty chair. She is the youngest of my 6 children and they a...
