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Mom Seeking Help with Potty Training
We tried to potty train him when he turned 3 and he never did it! I lost a lot of sleep over this and had a lot of tears and frustration! ...
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- My son who was dry through the night until after breakfast when he was 12 month but showed no interest in potty training, even though his little sister who was 2 years...
- There is nothing wrong with you! You need to let go of your anger and frustration. Your child has made a decision that has nothing to do with you. My daughter d...
- Please don't feel like a failure!! My son was 4 before he decided to even try to potty train. I felt like a failure too, but pushing them to do it just makes things ...
Potty Training Advice
... he was reliably trained and I tried not to force my frustration on him. .... This was a major motivator for my son and it made potty training very easy. ...
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- Hi, My name is J. B., I also have a two year old son. He turned two on Oct. 31st. My son is almost at the same stage as your son, he will pee and poop on the pott...
- Dear J., Listen, Don't fret over this potty training stuff! Everyone( including myself at one point), is always worried their kid is never going to be able to attend ...
- Your son is doing great being just 2. I would continue to encourage him and he will come around when he's ready. Maybe you could make a potty book for him and put a st...
Help with Potty Training
Read all 30 responses: "I am trying to potty train my 3 yr old son, but he doesn 't want anything to do with it ... Potty Training frustration...please Help. ...
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- I think I told you about trying Cheerios...did that not work for you? If your not the same person let me know & I'll tell it to you. Good luck & God Bless!
- Hi, my name is K.. I have 3 grown children, 28, 22, and 20 (one girl and two boys) with one granddaughter. My middle child was the hardest to teach to go potty! Not...
- Hi M., potty training isn't always easy. Our eldest son who is 33 now was trained in 2 days at 19 months, our youngest 31 took forever. He was almost 4. We are workin...
Potty Training
I feel like earning a college degree was easier than potty training! ... Boy, do I know your frustration! My son was four before we got him trained and it ...
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- I have 2 kids and my older did this and one day after seeing his 2 best friends go poop on the potty at school, he wanted underwear and never went back. It was on his ...
- We probably have 15 pacifiers (or more) literally around our house so we gathered them all up in a large ziplock bag. It was easter time, so we went to visit the East...
- We had been going through the same thing with my son who will be four in two weeks. I thought he would never ever poop in the potty! We had tried everything, and I g...
Potty Training
I don't believe in rushing, it could be source of frustration and it ... I have an 8 yr son and I started his potty training at 2 1/2 and he was still not ...
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- If he's ready, you should have some success with the weekend training. But, the daycare will probably require pull-ups which will make being fully trained a long proc...
- Stay home over the weekend and put him in underwear. Ask him if he needs to go often. He will mess his underwear, but that is when it clicks. It may take longer than a...
- HI A.! I have an 8 yr son and I started his potty training at 2 1/2 and he was still not trained at 3. I was also a full time working mom and frustrated. The Administr...
Potty Training
I know some kids potty train much earlier but they are few & far between. It takes much more effort & frustration to potty train a child under 2. ...
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- Hi W.- My first question is what indication did she give you that she was ready? All kids are different and I have no doubt that there are 15 month olds out there ...
- She's too young. Toddlers don't even develop the muscles to control the flow until they are around 18 months old. Then they have to be cognitively ready to learn how...
- 15 mo is very young for a child to be ready. They have to be physically ready or you are just going to be frustrated. I have four sons. I only tried to "potty train...
3 Day Potty Training
I don't know about the 3 day potty training but with my nephew my father took him in .... A., I feel your desperation and frustration, however here are some ...
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- Hello my daughter went thru the same thing with my grandson. We was told to go to the store and let them pick out some candy or sucker which ever he wanted and when he...
- I am interested in anything that can help potty train too. Last year around this time my then 2 year old son was showing all the signs of being ready. We almost had ...
- A., I feel your desperation and frustration, however here are some things to take into consideration.... Is there a reason he needs to be potty trained now? If a ch...
Potty Training Goes Backwards - What Do I Do?
I never had the frustration because when they potty train later -they can use the restroom before leaving the house and maybe once when we are out (if we ...
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- Maybe he just wants to be like his little brother, or maybe he wants attention. Either way, I would not push him for awhile. Relax a little, and let him go back to p...
- I think he maybe doing this because of the baby. I remember my mom asking me when I was about 6 why I started going again in my pants and my answer was because the bab...
- I don't have any personal experience, but I've heard from girlfriends that their children went through a regression w/potty training for about a week or two because th...
Needing Potty Training Advice
I have the same potty training problem. I keep getting told they will do it on ... don't stress out or show frustration with her if she doesn't do anything. ...
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- S.: Sorry I do not have any advice, because I am right there with you. I have twin B/G grandchildren that I am raising, they will be 3 years old on June 11. I have...
- Being a SAHM, my kids both saw me (my husband as well) going on the potty and it sparked their natural interest. They asked questions and we answered in simple terms....
- S., What your daughter is probably picking up on is your own indecision regarding this area of skill. She is obviously got the skills to be potty trained, but that d...
Unsuccessful Potty Training
Plus my frustration toward potty training was negatively effecting my relationship with my child. It was bad all the way around. I hope you will consider ...
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- My daughter will be 4 in August and just started going potty in "the big girl way" (her words not mine)!! We used the advice of our ped. Dr. Lavin... Make it her re...
- I would start training the younger one for sure. Part of the problem could be that you missed the "window" with her and she is no longer interested. Maybe having the...
- I have 7 girls and the first two were a breeze, but then the third one wanted nothing to do with it! She fought me every step of the way! I started trying to train h...
