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Potty Accidents
Asked by J.C. from Philadelphia
on September 7, 2009
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My son just turned 3 last month and has been fully potty trained since April. He was super easy to potty train and has been really great at letting myself and his teac...
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- I agree--no pull-ups and ask him to help cleaning it up. Take a moment and google "encopresis" and make sure it isn't something medical....if it IS encopresis, he nee...
- hi J. - that is also my name J. c! ha ha but my sister has the same issue with her son and he is now 5 so it is normal for boys. why? i have no idea. but she just...
- Maybe he was constipated and it hurt a little and that has scared him from using the potty for pooping. That happened to my nephew. Keeping a close watch on his fibe...
Potty Training 18 Mo. Old
Asked by J.R. from Houston
on August 31, 2009
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My 18 mo. old is showing signs of readiness in potty-training. She asks to go to the potty and does (I'm so amazed! My other dd had no interest in potty training unt...
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- I had the same problem you are having when I started potty training my son. He was pretty much the same height and weight as your daughter. The pull-ups size 2T fit hi...
- If you find any good ones let me know. My daughter is 17 lbs and 29 inches so we are sooooo far from a 2T
- try the pampers pull-ups the small size is 16lbs-37lbs but they are small i bought them for my 2 1/2 yr old who is about 30 lbs and even though they fit her they were ...
Need Your Help on Potty Training My Soon to Be 3 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from Abilene
on December 4, 2006
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Hi, I'm not a new mom, I have a 8yr old also but Im having a really hard time trying to get my soon to be three year old potty trained. He attends daycare and they get...
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- I have a 5yr old boy, who was very easy to get to go tee-tee on the potty, but very difficult to go #2 on the potty. He was wearing underwear all day by three, but dem...
- Hello, I have to agree with Kristin...I used that technique find out what it is he likes whether it be banging on pots and pans or something... My son was potty tra...
- Hi there C.! I had a similar issue with my soon to be 3 year old. I tried games, candy, toys, etc. Finally I had exhausted everything that I thought a child would w...
Potty Training
Asked by M.W. from Boston
on June 3, 2007
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my so is 2 very independent and a neat freak he never wants my help when potty training to put him on his pull up or wash his hands or anything but won't sit in a soi...
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- i have a 2 yr old son who is turning 3 in september,and i can't seem to have luck pottytraining him because he is afraid of the potty. what do i do ...
- Don't stress it, Mom. Let him be who he's going to be. He's only two, so this can change. More than likely, it's a passing phase. Hang in there, Mom...this will be okay.
- Hi Colleen! My name is M. and I recently finished potty training my second son who is three. Since I also potty trained a VERY difficult daughter, I probably have a ...
Potty Training Advice for the Mom of Three Year Old Daughter
Asked by R.P. from Detroit
on August 1, 2007
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My daughter is 3 (will be 4 in Jan.) and we wanted to enroll her in pre-school this fall. They won't accept her unless she is out of diapers. She wants to go to scho...
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- I have 2 boys, and although I hear boys are a lot easier, I still think that I may have some tips for you. Buy some big girl underwear, take her out and let her pick ...
- Try to have her walk around without a diaper on, this seems to work because they can't hide when they have to go. So they come to you cause they don't know what to do...
- Pay attention to when she normally goes and start having her sit on the potty at that time. Or 15 or 20 minutes after she drinks something. Just be consistent with it ...
Toilet Training
Asked by B.D. from Lancaster
on August 17, 2009
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A 3-year old little girl who has made up her mind NOT TO USE THE POTTY!!!! What can we do to train, encourage or even convince her to do this?
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- Drop it completely for a while. Dollars to donuts she'll go over and pee in the potty! LOL
- Have you tried her in underwear for a while? My son was like that and 2 months shy of his 3rd bday I told him no more diapers and put him in underwear. He still refuse...
- Fine. She wants to be stubborn? Well TWO can play that game! No desert/movie/special treat for every night that you refuse to use the potty for YOU little itty bitt...
Seeking for Any Advice on Potty Training
Asked by A.L. from Cleveland
on June 22, 2007
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I have a 2 1/2 year old and a four month old sons and they are both in diapers. I would love to potty train my oldest to make my life just a little easier. I have brou...
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- hi A.. i suggest you slow down. i made the same mistake with my first-born, a boy. it ended up taking forever! all because he wasn't completely ready. they have ...
- I just finally got my 3 year old potty trained. It was not easy. It took a good six months to get him to understands. Not to mention I stayed home with him for a fu...
- I have been doing a lot of reading on this as we are approaching the age...from what I read you can't really help them get muscle control until they are ready. It sou...
Need Help with 4 Yr. Old Having Potty Accidents
Asked by C.W. from San Francisco
on March 12, 2009
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My son just turned 4 and I consider him potty trained. I worked with him a lot this past summer, and for the most part, he got it down. He will go weeks without an a...
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- Normal boy stuff - he is too busy playing. We still have pee accidents a few times a month. ALWAYS at home, never the sitter or the mall etc. Stinker waits until he...
- Yes some of these issues can be attributed to not thinking or part of the training of the mind and CNS. Some can be physical. UTI's can cause reccurring potty acciden...
- Just relax!!! This is typical behavior with potty training, sometimes, and sometimes kids just totally get it and have no snags. The roughing in period for a new s...
Potty Training
Asked by A.Z. from Barnstable
on August 10, 2009
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Hi Everyone...I have been trying to potty train my son, and it has been a slow process. We have started off with just having him sit one a day to walking around the h...
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- Not much advice just someone in the same spot. My son will be 3 next week and we have him in pullups, the potty is out, we ask him if he needs to go etc. I don't min...
- first i'd like to say....relax!! no child has gone to kindergarten with a diaper on. your son will go on the potty when he's ready. summertime is a great time of year ...
- I am not an expert because my son isn't in potty training mode yet, but I do know that they suggest boys sit when they first learn. You stated that he stands in front...
Will He Go to College in Diapers?
Asked by C.K. from Missoula
on August 9, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
I have a bright, verbal 39 month old son who seems a little stuck with toilet training. He uses the toilet very easily with few or no accidents for urine...
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- I think I have you beat! One of my triplets decided he wasn't interested in the potty at all. I was honestly trying to decide if there was any possibility of sending...
- My oldest would always wait until we put a pull-up on at night then he'd have a BM, I'd change him and he'd go to bed...I think he just decided one day that he could g...
- My first son did this, potty trained so easy but the poopy training not so much. You are going to think this is so funny but my husband taught him to poop outside when...
