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Power Stuggle in Potty Training---
Asked by S.P. from Wilmington
on February 10, 2008
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I am dealing with an above average 25 month old little boy...he is extremely smart...so much so that at 15 months he was actively using the potty and by definition pot...
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- I believe this is indeed a control issue. They say whatever you face at age 2 you will face again in the teenage years so you need to learn how to handle his quest fo...
- Hello S., In my opinion regression is never good. And your son, is at the age where he is constantly testing his boundaries. This act of defiance or desire of con...
- My son did this around the time his little sister was born. I started asking if he wanted to use the little potty or the big potty, so the choice was his but using the...
Power Struggles - Potty Time
Asked by J.S. from Minneapolis
on February 18, 2009
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Hello wise mama's out there... I am at my wits end with my nearly 4 year old son. He has been potty trained for a full year, and rarely ever has accidents. We have a...
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- I would say this point you don't have to ask as often. I ask my 4 years old only before nap/bed time and before we leave the house for a while. Except for nap/bed time...
- I agree with previous responders about reminding and then backing off. I would add that when an accident happens, he's old enough to take care of getting undressed, p...
- Jessica, It seems to me that it may be time for you to hand this over to your son. He's 4, and most likely pretty smart. Talk to him about it (simply), and say th...
Potty Training
Asked by A.M. from Austin
on April 22, 2008
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My son turned 4 yesterday. He was ALMOST potty trained last July - he had been without a wetting accident for 6 days. I went out of town without him and I can back he ...
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- A., I completely feel your pain. My oldest son was like that too. He is a strong-willed child, and I found that all the methods given by the "experts" just didn't w...
- What worked for me was the Peter Potty (portable urinal). My son was 4 also. But he liked using and flushing the Peter Potty. They have it at Walmart, online, etc.
- Well, I don't have a lot of advice to offer you, but I can sympathize. My almost 3 year old will not poop. Period. I have to give him Miralax and prune juice to force ...
Potty Training
Asked by T.T. from Washington DC
on August 21, 2006
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Any advise on potty training my 2 year old? He sits on the potty, but never goes on the potty. He'll even say pee-pee, but after he pee's. I sit him on the potty every...
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- RELAX - he is obviously not interested and so what is the point of your anxiety - try again later
- I finally have my three yr old son in underwear. granted #2's are a no go yet. After he drinks something put him on the potty. Have the potty readily available for h...
- My son who is turning three in Nov. started out the same way saying that he has to go, but has already went.I just started putting him in reg. training pants during th...
Potty Training
Asked by A.B. from Cleveland
on January 27, 2009
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Hello again...
I just posted a post not to long ago about my 1 year old daughter not sleeping well. I was given excellent advice and recommended an awesome book to h...
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- My friend could not get her boy to potty train either. On his 3 year well visit to the doctor, she had the doctor tell him "you are a big boy now and need to use the ...
- Potty Training book saved my Sanity!! ________________________________________ Men’s Health Magazine (Sept. issue) recommends Potty Train Your Child in Just One D...
- Hello, My son, now 28 months is in midst of potty training and it is going ok. He loves to watch the DVD "Bear in the Big Blue House Time to Go Potty". We also go ...
Potty Training
Asked by D.J. from Sacramento
on April 30, 2007
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I am beginning to prepare to potty train my 14 month old son. How do I begin? What kind of potty should I buy?
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- Hey D., I don't agree that he's too young. My daughter started showing interest at like 14/15 months. I bought a chair at BabysRus (cheaper at target I found out)...
- Everyone kept pushing me to push him to go.. The best advice i got was " They will let you know when they are ready." And Boy is it the truth i have a 3 1/2 year old b...
- Stacy J posted almost the same question on Fri. Apr. 20, 2007 She asked "I was going to purchase a Potty chair for my son, and the one I was going to get is now disc...
Potty Training
Asked by T.D. from Reading
on July 10, 2008
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I am not having any success potty training my 2 1/2 .she tells me aim peeing and she is telling the truth about that ,but she will not pee in the potty .If I try to ta...
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- I can feel your pain! I started with my daughter around that age and she just turned 4 in June. She thought the potty was a novelty that allowed her a treat of some ...
- Try having her in the house naked from the waist down. You will be surprised that it works. It is a leap of faith but my son was trained by 2 1/2. The fact that your...
- I would wait until she starts showing interest in using the potty herself. Keep a small kids size potty in the bathroom(s) and once she sits herself on it then go ahe...
Potty Training
Asked by M.V. from Fort Walton Beach
on August 8, 2007
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My two 1/2 year old son pees in the potty often. He wears underweare most of the day with few accidents (as long as I keep reminding him to go potty). However, he refu...
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- We had this problem with our son and tried so many different things without success. Then our dog went poo on our floor. When my son saw me cleaning it up he said "eww...
- I had the same problem with my son. I would take the diaper or underware that had the poop and had my son come to the bathroom with me and I would dump the poop in th...
- I have 2 boys & 2 girls....Both of my boys were the same way. Though I have to say my youngest (who is now 2 1/2) was much easier. He has been completely potty traine...
Potty Training
Asked by R.K. from Bakersfield
on March 21, 2008
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I have a 23 moths old daughter that I'm having troble with potty training. I have tried the candy everything you use the potty..... It did not work. I have tried the "...
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- She may not be fully ready yet...don't rush, it'll only stress yourself out and in turn stress her out. My son is 26 mos right now and just starting to be ready. I t...
- Hi R.! I just wanted to say that potty training cannot be rushed and your little girl is still younger than most kids who are able to potty train. I wonder if you're...
- 23 months is pretty early. I have 4 kids, and I suggest waiting until they are good and ready. Then it happens in just a few days. Don't even bother before then - i...
Potty Training
Asked by C.D. from Dallas
on July 26, 2006
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I have a Three year old that turned three in April ,Im having a very hard time getting him potty trained .He will not do a BM in the potty ,any suggestions?
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- We went through the same thing with our son right befor he turned three. As it turned out he just didnt want to use the "baby potty" so we bought the potty ring that ...
- It's a control thing - you need to let him have control over the situation. I have two sons (now 11 and 13) and the older one was the same way. He would go get his di...
- Hi C., I have potty trained two boys, and from experience, boys are a little more difficult to potty train than girls. My oldest boy was about 3 1/2 before he was c...
