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18 Month and Potty Training
Asked by L.B. from Columbia
on October 27, 2008
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I'm helping my b/f raise his 18 month daughter. And her mom is trying to potty train her so she doesn't have to buy diapers. But I just don't think she's quite ready ...
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- If the baby is not physically ready, no matter how much you try to potty train her, it won't happen. It will just make her resistant to trying anything in the future, ...
- It drives me crazy when people push their kids' development for their own personal gain. I would tell the mom to buy some re-usable diapers to cut down on cost and to...
- ok, not to sound like a complete jerk-this is not your place to say anything. You should remember this is NOT your child and you need to respect the mothers wishes-eve...
Would like Some Potty Training Ideas
Asked by L.N. from Nashville
on September 5, 2009
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My daugher, 22 months, is showing all the signs of being ready to potty train. She takes off her diaper when she goes to the bathroom in it, she asks to sit on the po...
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- I hesitate to respond, as it was so easy for me & both my children (boy & girl) The best advice I got was to let them go at their own pace. I had a simple little po...
- My son is doing the exact same thing right now- he is 22 mos and we are going about it exactly like you are. He has peed in the toilet several times and asks to "try ...
- When my daughter was ready to be potty-trained I came upon this just by chance really but it worked so well. She took to it immediatly. What you do is put your littl...
Potty Training - Going on the Floor
Asked by A.E. from Dayton
on November 5, 2006
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I am attempting to potty train my 2 1/2 year old daughter. We are doing ok on the peeing (although she still does not want to tell me she has to go and we are having a...
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- When I was a nanny, we had this problem with one of the girls. I can't tell you how much Spot Shot we went through! I actually got to the point where I was so frustr...
- My daughter didn't seem the slightest bit concerned if she peed in her underwear or her pullup. We tried to get her excited about the princesses on the pullups saying ...
- A., Make her part of the clean-up process - when she realizes all the steps it takes to clean up maybe she'll understand that going in the potty is just easier. ...
Potty Training Help!
Asked by L.H. from Hartford
on June 10, 2008
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Hi! My name is L. and i have a 5 year old boy and a 2 year old girl. My boy was very easy to potty train, he caught on quickly and i was working full time at that time...
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- My daughter was 3.5 before she was fully potty trained. We started potty training at 2.5. We moved into a house without carpets during the potty training and I would j...
- Hi L. :) It sounds like a lot of the responses you got were to just kind of chill for a while longer and don't push the issue with your daughter. Take a rest/break...
- Hi there, Get rid of the Pull Ups. I think those are the worst thing for when you are trying to potty train a little one. Part of what makes peeing in your pant...
Potting Training
Asked by I.A. from Salt Lake City
on March 17, 2009
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I have a 3 year old son that is not potty trained. I have been trying everything for the last week and he is not interested. He goes pee in the toilet fine when I ask ...
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- My son, who's now five, had the same issues. The babysitter is the one who finally got him to go poop on the toilet. He was always in such a hurry to get out of the ...
- i had a hard time with my son to he was 3 beffore he was finaly potty trained after trying everything what seemed to finaly work was rewarding him i had gotten a potty...
- I have to agree that he isn't ready. Either wait, or get into the habit of reminding him. I have a 4-yr old that still has to be reminded and we have accidents almos...
O Boy ! :)
Asked by D.J. from Miami
on June 4, 2009
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hi moms,
my son is 2.5 and doing really on potty training but we realized that we forgot one big thing... to teach him to hold down his weenis himself ! yes we have b...
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- Hey D., my LO is on the potty training too, he turned 2 in february and he asked me not to put on the diapers any more because he wanted to be like daddy. We bought ...
- Your question made me smile. I have 3 boys. Just do what is comfortable for him. Have daddy, or a sibling show him how to pee standing and help him if he's interested,...
- we never taught my son to sit and pee....he always stood. They sell targets that float in the bowl to teach "aim" Why don't you make it a game for him? His dad can sho...
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 J.C. from Casper
on December 15, 2007
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I need advice on training a 3 yr old girl who is reluctant to use the potty.
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- Do you have a doll that wets? I have used that to show my children how to go in the toilet. It seemed to help make the connection in their brain. I have even set as...
- one VERY UNPLEASANT experience taught my daughter immediately: I cannot suggest it, as it is for you to decide, but 3 years old is definitely ready to understand and ...
- J., I had trouble with my young one as well, so when my next one came along i decided to try something different. She was 2 years old by the way. I made a char...
Potty Training My Son
Asked by J.B. from Philadelphia
on September 13, 2008
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I would like to start potty training my son. Im not sure if its to early to start but He tells me when he poops in his diaper. Right now he is 21 months old. He knows ...
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- maybe insted of trying the potty, you could just start talking more about it - reading books etc. My son and I made up a potty dance and he loves it! he is two in a f...
- J., I don't think it's ever too early to start. Jayden sounds like he's pretty intelligent and has the basics of going potty. The only issue you have is the potty itse...
- I trained my daughter and a little girl I babysat at the same time. We would make it a "group effort." I would announce that I needed to go potty, mainly to let them k...
Help Please!
Asked by K.M. from St. Louis
on January 15, 2008
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I am a mother of 3. My middle child is now 4 years old and I am having alot of trouble potty training him. He is so stubburn. He knows when he has to go but most of...
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- I don't even know you, bu yet i am worried about you. This guy sounds like a real "winner." I don't think it's possible to tell you what to do, b/c this is your situ...
- Hang in there, and most importantly - RELAX. He will get it...someday. Everything that I have seen from my sisters and friends is not to play into his drama. Be carefu...
- This might sound radical, but here goes: Keep him in diapers. Just stop allowing this to be a ground of power struggle between you, and say "fine, you can wear diaper...
