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Potty Training Treats??
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on January 8, 2009
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My 2 year old is in the middle of potty training. He has the pee part down it is #2 that is the problem(as usual). Anyway, I started giving him a treat everytime he ...
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- my son LOVES stickers so I went to the dollar store and bought a bunch of stickers (little ones...stars, smilies, etc) and that seemed to work great...we had the same ...
- We've used M&M's, stickers, & pretzels for pee. Now for poop we're using anything that will work...which is nothing at this time! A cookie, a popsicle, a hotwheels c...
- We started going through a lot of chocolate with our twin boys, too, so we started giving them Goldfish crackers. It doesn't sound like much, but they love Goldfish c...
Calling All Moms Who Have Been There: Potty Training Advice.
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on May 23, 2008
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My son is just about 23 months old. He just went into size 6 diapers. He is not fat in the least; he's a total beanpole, but my problem is this: it is simply becomin...
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- Since it will be summer soon,let him go w/o a diaper, if you have a backyard or a friend with one, camp out side for the day(s) with a potty seat, lunch, snacks, drink...
- First of all J. NO PULL-UPS they are just fancy diapers and obviously prolong any training. Honestly, it is simple..it worked with BOTH my sons before they were 14 mon...
- My boy trained early-boys are harder-Every time he went on the potty I sang a POTTY SONG IT would go "James went Potty James went Potty James went Potty in his chair"...
Potty Training Help
Asked by R.R. from Los Angeles
on May 4, 2007
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my older child is 3 1/2 and about a year ago started potty training off beautifully. now, i have not seen him go potty in over a week and if i ask him if he needs to ...
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- R.... I have 3 boys (2 potty trained) and I had a hard time with my eldest pretty much the same thing. He did #1 no problem but wasn't doing #2 until about 6mos later...
- You have probably already checked this but something medical like a Urinary tract infection can make it really painful to use the bathroom (therefore making the bathro...
- My son is about 28 months, so I've just begun the potty training thing. I haven't yet been able to get him to go poo-poo in the potty, but if I let him walk around lik...
Help with a 3 Yr Old Boy Potty Training
Asked by A.K. from Atlanta
on September 1, 2009
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My 3 yr old son does pretty good with going pee pee in the potty but I always have to tell him to go. Also we still haven't conquered staying dry during naps or at nig...
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- While my daughter sits on the potty to try and poop, I read her a story. Once that story is done, I will get another. I take my time getting the book because she may h...
- I had the same problem with my son it was so bad that my daughter which was younger at the time learn to use the potty without me knowing it. all i can say is just sta...
- My son is 3 as well and having the same problem. I don't think that I've been consistent enough when it comes to that. He just transitioned from a home daycare to a ...
Potty Training for Three Year Old Boy
Asked by C.H. from Dallas
on August 30, 2009
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My son turns 3 on Monday, I am ready for him to not use diapers.
I know boys are slower at learning this than girls most of the time.
What are some training techni...
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- I tried everything with my daughter and it wasn't until I decided to just buy her panties and let her wear those and once or twice going in those she learned quickly t...
- One day while I was cleaning the toilet he came into the bathroom and noticed the bubbles the cleaner was leaving behind. He wanted to pee on the bubbles so I let him...
- I used Potty Training in a day and bought the book and all of the accessaries. I used Potty Scotty. DS was not responding at all to potty training and I wanted him to ...
Toddler Who WILL NOT Keep Clothes Ar a Diaper On!! Pees in Potty, Won't Poop....
Asked by S.E. from New London
on May 15, 2009
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My 20 month old little girl absolutely, vehemently refuses to keep clothes or her diaper on for more than a couple minutes! I have recently started potty training her ...
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- My 2 year old is the same way, but she was only doing it at her dad's/grandmothers. He uses the duct tape on the diaper and says it works. I give her a specified amo...
- Duck Tape her diaper. I know it sounds extreme but just for a little while. she is testing her independence. & oh most kids when they first potty train either poop OR ...
- Just wanted to offer a possible alternative...you may want to check out websites & books discussing Elimination Communication. One recommendation is the book "Diaper-F...
Potty Training Help!
Asked by S.V. from El Paso
on July 16, 2007
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My son is two and a half years old. I started potty training him about 2 weeks ago. My first instinct was take away the diapers, put him in pull ups, then take those ...
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- I know what you are going through. My daughter is 25 months. She will tell me she has to go potty however she has already gone by the time we get there, but she will t...
- My daughter is now potty trained. I did the same thing as you with pull up then bare or underwear when. She did the same thing. she would play on the potty then when s...
- I've never had my son do that, so I am just trying to imagine how I would react if he did. The only thing I can think of would be to catch him, make him clean it up (...
Any Potty Training Tips
Asked by A. from Dallas
on June 23, 2005
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I am fixing to start potty training my son...or at least try...does anyone have any suggestions or nifty little tricks they would like to share?
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- I have a two year old daughter but this might help you as well. I have an old calendar that I use. How this works is whenever she pees or poops on the potty she gets a...
- Good Luck! What worked for me was staying home for four days, reminding him to go every 30 minutes and lots and lots of patience. For us, I had to put him in underwear...
- I have a little girl and I hear it is different for boys. But I used M&M's. When she went to the bathroom she got an M&M. I didn't ever give her them unless she went...
Need Some Advice on Potty Training
Asked by L.L. from Dallas
on May 11, 2008
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We started potty training our son about 3 weeks ago and so far he is doing great with going "pee pee" in the potty, but he seems terrified to poop there. We've tried ...
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- Wow you sound like me!!! I had the same problem with my 2 1/2 year old daughter. I had her pee potty trained in 3 days, but as far as pooping went well she just woul...
- Okay, I know this sounds gross, but it's worth a try. My husband had my son at home one day and had to go himself. We always allow him to come in when we go in hopes...
- After your son poops in his his pants or diaper, take him to the potty, put the poop in the potty and get him to help flush. Give lots of praise for him helping you to...
I Can't Get My Son to Poop on the Potty...
Asked by J.Z. from Hartford
on March 1, 2008
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My son just turned 4 and has been peeing on the potty for awhile now but he doesn't want to poop on the potty. He tells me that he doesn't know how...I'm not sure if ...
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- I have found with my two boys that you can try as much as you want and as long as you want and isn't going to work until they are ready. All of a sudden one day (wit...
- I would have him stand next to the potty while making BM in his diaper and then having him take off his diaper and dump the BM into the toilet and flush it down. Th...
- Does he still poop in a diaper? Haven't gone through this myself, but I'm a behavior analyst and deal with this a work all the time. If he poops in a diaper, let...
