Jan Faull
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My Son Is Scared of His "Poopy" and the Bath Water (Suddenly)
Asked by T.B. from Portland
on April 21, 2008
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My oldest son is about a month shy of 3 1/2. I've been letting him set the pace for his potty training, and he has finally decided he wants to wear big boy underwear ...
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- I think this is common. I don't know how to help, other than sitting down and discussing it with him and trying to find out why he's scared. I think my son went thro...
- I had the exact same problem, and her favorite treat, m & m's, seemed to miraculously vanquish the fear. I said if she poops in the potty, she can have a handful. It...
- Some kids have sudden fears of the toilet flushing, they view their poop as a part of their body and then it's being flushed away. I wouldn't say you're threatening hi...
2 Year Old Not Interested in Potty Training
Asked by M.S. from Portland
on December 29, 2011
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As a lot of you know I have a 25 month old little girl who is wondeful, but she refuses to potty train. She is not interested in sitting on the potty chair, she will, ...
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- I can't see the other answers as I write this, but right off the bat it appears to me that she just isn't ready. 25 months is young to begin potty training. Wait a f...
- My son turned 3 in August, was showing interest for a bit but now refuses. I am not pushing it as I don't think it will get us anywhere and I am just going to wait u...
- You can't train a child to do this...you just can't you have to be willing to wait till she is ready. And trust me if you do so you will have an easy smooth transition.
HELP Habitual Bed Wetter!
Asked by D.M. from Portland
on February 4, 2008
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My sweet smart beautiful daughter of 5 is not learning how to wake up at night to use the potty. I admit once she was potty trained at 3 years old I used nighttime pul...
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- Before doing anything else, see a doctor. Perhaps she has an organic problem that needs to be solved. Once you find that there is no physical problem, or you have ta...
- I don"t know how far the technology has come, but I had a step brother with a severe bed wetting problem. What worked for him was a device that is in the bed, below th...
- Hi, I think there are some good suggestions on this already. Including the food allergy idea. My son had a similar problem. He was 8 or 9, maybe even 10 before thi...
How to Get Started with Potty Training?
Asked by A.M. from Eugene
on July 18, 2008
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My daughter turned two in May and she has had a potty since she was about 16 months, just got it for her then to have around hoping that she would ease into using it a...
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- My best bribe I found when potty training my daughter when she was 2 was daddy. Over the weekend he encouraged her just sitting on it, then everytime she went potty we...
- My daughter just turned two, and all of a sudden she decided by herfelf that she wanted to go on the potty. She also has had one for quite a while. I have put her in...
- Hi, I wanted to respond to question telling you that you have nothing to worry about. I have been a nanny for the past 11 years and worked in a daycare center with th...
Help!
Asked by M.D. from Bangor
on October 18, 2006
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My son likes to argue and have tantrums at the drop of a hat, and some ppl are questioning me if he has ADD or if he is Bi-polar...I beg to differ and just say that it...
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- I am the mother of an 11 year old with ADHD and Boplar Disorder. You're son sounds a lot like my son. It doesn't hurt anything to talk to your pediatrician about a r...
- I have a older son who is 9 and he has been to many of doc's and they don't diagnose bi-polar that young, adhd my son has been diagnosed since 4 belive it or not...i ...
- My daughter does the same thing to me and my husband so not sure what to tell you just try to hang in there they are jusy testing their limits. If you get the right a...
Potty Training
Asked by D.T. from Seattle
on February 14, 2008
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We have been trying, unsuccessfully, for the last two years to potty train our son. He is now four and a half. We started to work on it again this week. Now, when w...
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- Sorry you are having such problems - potty training can be really frustrating for all concerned. It sounds like it has become too 'big of a deal' for everyone. I s...
- HI D., first of all don't feel that this is your fault. All kids learn at thier own pace. Something to think about though....My son is now 8 years old and still poop...
- I have a little girl not a boy, but a couple of my friends who have boys said they put cherrios in the toilet and that it worked great. Good luck.
Potty Training
Asked by R.P. from Missoula
on March 6, 2008
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My son is about to turn 3 and is still very resistant to using the potty. He will occassionally sit on the potty but he never makes any kind of deposit. He shows "si...
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- It sounds like he's not ready yet. Read some of the responses from past mom's with the same problem.
- Remember, potty training isn't about when you are ready it is about when your son is ready and you just have to let that happen. My son turned three and the following ...
- Hello, My youngest son refused to potty train until he was almost 3 1/2 he knew what to do and when he had to go but he just didn't want to. Then one day he came ...
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...
How to Get My 2 Year Old to Eat Dinner
Asked by M.B. from Eugene
on November 4, 2008
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Hi ... I have a 2 1/2 year old who is amazing, adorable, fun, miss independent, and stubborn. Just your normal 2 year old. Lately I have been having trouble with her a...
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- I don't really know if this helps, but I do know it worked on me. My mom used to put my food in the fridge and then that would be my snack later. No other snack. Do...
- It is natural to for a good mom to want her child to eat. But the best thing you can do is act like it doesn't matter. If she doesn't want to eat, so OK and get her ...
- You have a lot of good and pretty consistent advice. My daughter is just over 3.5 and we have gone through the mealtime challenges as they come and go. The key thing...
