when should potty training begin
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Potty Training??
Asked by A.P. from Detroit
on May 29, 2008
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My daughter is 21 months old and last week woke up dry 3 times in a row I put her on the potty and she went. This week so far 2 days in a row. I am pregnant and due ...
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- Go for it! It's such a big help when you can cut down on the number of diapers! A lot of times, if you don't sieze on the oppertunity when it arises, you miss out on i...
- A., I would say try it. It not going to hurt anything I would think. I would think that if you would wait until the baby is here she might not want to. I would try...
- I would go for it. Heck, you'd save on diapers in the long run.
Potty Training
Asked by G.B. from Sacramento
on March 26, 2010
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My daughter is 3 yrs old. We have been doing the potty training thing for about a year. She does really well for a while then just stops. We have tried cheering, treat...
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- Keep her home all day for a few days without a diaper or panties, she will get tired of dribbling all over herself. Good luck!
- Hi Mama, Sorry I haven't read the responses yet, so if this is a repeat...I apologize. My son wanted to be in charge. It was a control issue with him and that was...
- I agree that she is not ready. We started with my daughter around 18 months because she expressed interest in it. About a month ago she really started showing improvem...
Potty Training
Asked by B.M. from San Francisco
on June 19, 2010
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My daughter will be 2 in about 2 and a half weeks. What is the right time to start potty training? I have put her on a few times and she knows what to do and will go p...
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- The right time is when the child is cognitively and physically capable, and emotionally ready to take on the life-changing commitment. Though there is an early window ...
- Going into 2nd week of no diapers (except at night) with our son. He will be 3 next month. Used something similar to 3day potty training mentioned below. I graduall...
- It really depends on the child and their eagerness to do it. We tried to potty train my daughter at 2 and she seemed to be interested and get it at first but the just ...
Potty Training
Asked by B.D. from Jacksonville
on June 13, 2008
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I have just started potty training my two year old ( she will be 2 June 28th). Does anybody have any ideas to make this easy? I already have two i have already trained...
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- I personally waited a little longer to start the training, and just tried to make it all a matter of big-kid pride. I let my oldest help pick out the potty seat (she c...
- I feel your pain! Every child is different, but heres what worked for someone I know. They bought a lady bug egg timer, and set it for 30 minutes. It makes it kind of ...
- Hey B., Potty training can be very hard and very easy depending on how much patience you have. I was starting to train my godchild when he started walking, however ...
Potty Training
Asked by C.H. from Minneapolis
on February 28, 2008
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We have been working on potting training for a while now, which has been going ok for the most part. The only part that we are having trouble with now is my 2 1/2 wil...
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- You know what worked for me with my oldest? He has an absolute obsession with Thomas the Train, when he had an accident we would take his favorite train away and put i...
- My daughter was fully trained a couple of weeks after she turned two. Its difficult when they are that young because they typically can't understand why its bad etc, i...
- Ask your pediatrician about this as it may not be a problem with her, but with her body. When I was three, I had to have surgery to enlarge the opening to my bladder....
Potty Training...
Asked by E.H. from Lakeland
on April 5, 2008
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I guess I should start at the beginning. When my 2½ year old daughter was 18 months she was definitely ready for the potty. She showed all the signs and was doing rea...
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- This may sound silly, but it worked or is working for me as I am in the middle of it. I have a just now 2 year old boy. For Christmas, Santa brought my son an egg ti...
- When my son was 2 I also thought he was ready because he showed all the normal signs and interest. The daycare he attended did work on it with him, and they said he d...
- It sounds to me like she is confused. When she throws a tantrum tell her that mommy needs to go potty too, and wants her to go with you. When my son did that I found i...
Potty Training
Asked by D.Q. from Dallas
on March 8, 2006
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Does anybody have any ideas on potty training a 2yr old? My son just does not want to do it. I try to keep him on a regular schedule, but he just sits there, pretty mu...
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- The best advice I can give is to stop trying. He's not ready. Boys seem to be more ready in their 3rd year, and there is no reason to rush it (except for that fun expe...
- Hi there. I totally understand and it may seem a bit odd but it worked! I potty trained him when it was warm and the weather nice so I just let him be naked....there w...
- My son was the same way......generally boys don't potty train until three years. If he is wetting alot of daiper he is not ready. Wait for him he will go on it when h...
Potty Training
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on May 27, 2009
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I am having trouble potty training my daughter she will be three in august. She will go at bed time and some other times too. I have tried treats, prizes, stickers, bu...
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- K., My daughter will be three in July. Taking advice from my stepmother, mother in law, and babysitter (all experienced mothers and grandmothers) I put my daughter ...
- My daughter have started using the toilet at 2-1/2 and 2. I do a week of naked time. No clothes (maybe a short t-shirt if it's winter) but no undies, no pants ect. ...
- I had the same problem with my oldest. Actually, she would poop on the potty, but loved the convenience of peeing in her diapers. Finally the "diaper fairy," came and...
Potty Training
Asked by K.W. from Orlando
on November 30, 2009
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Hi, I have 5 children and my youngest is giving me a challenge. He is 3 and a half and has NO interest in potty training. I know you are supposed to let them develop...
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- Hi.... I actually don't really have advice so much but was wondering if he used to go poop in the potty and just stopped that's what just recently happened with my dau...
- What seemed to work for me with my boys was to take away the diaper completely. Make it special, have him pick out his new undies and get him excited to wear them and...
- My daughter turned 3 last month. Her pediatrician told me to fake mail away her diapers to the babies in the world that need them. She said to just put her in her pa...
Potty Training
Asked by T.R. from Kalamazoo
on April 20, 2011
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Yes, I know there have been numerous questions aobut potty training, but I just don't have the time to look back at this time. I also don't have time to read any book...
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- you don't have time to read a book. Okay. Here's a website that's wonderful and the info will take 15 minutes and save you headaches. http://www.betterkidcare.psu....
- Hi T., I have never been really big on the "Potty Training Gimmicks" but I guess they work for some. I agree with Hazel that the key is that the child is ready. S...
- We did the cold turkey with both of my girls (now 6 and 3). No diapers, pullups, etc, just straight underwear. The book that I based it on encouraged the use of a po...
