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Nudist 5-Year-old!!
Asked by D.S. from Seattle
on August 15, 2009
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My eldest boy is such a nudist! If he had his choice, he would be naked all day long. He understands that the minute someone other than family comes into the house, ...
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- Even in cultures where nudity is the norm, there are expectations for modesty. Kids are taught appropriate ways to sit and stand so that they aren't offending other p...
- I think that there is a difference between showering together and promoting self confidence and good hygiene. Sitting naked where visitors and friends might also sit ...
- Since I don't have to deal with this one myself (yet, anyway), I had to laugh. I get this funny image of your son's cheeky pose in a family album alongside others' fac...
Advice on How to Stop 8Yr Old from Messing Pants
Asked by E.W. from Cleveland
on August 15, 2009
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My eight year old keeps soiling her underwear everyday. We've done star charts with rewards and that helps until she completes the chart. I've taken TV privleges awa...
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- If she has ever been able to not do this, I would also have her examined by a child psychologist. A friend of mine had a son that developed this problem about the sam...
- If it is a new thing, I'd make sure there isn't a medical issue. If it isn't a medical issue, I'd say you have to compel her to remember. I would make her clean it u...
- If this is a new thing you really need to take her to the doctor and have her checked out. Kids don't do this unless there is something wrong. She could have a bladd...
Almost 5 Year Old Not Toilet Trained at Night
Asked by D.P. from Los Angeles
on September 22, 2008
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My soon-to-be five year old daughter has never been dry at night and is still wearing a "pulli" (night-time training pants). We have tried a couple of times to toilet ...
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- Try talking it out with her in a kind understanding way. Talk about it in the third person asking her what she thinks you should do to have the night time wetness go ...
- Try not allowing her to drink anything past 7pm and have her toilette right before bed time. I would attempt again to get up at night with her regardless if she puts u...
- Hi D., My first advice would be to consult her doctor. But you may have already taken that approach? If you have not I would strongly advise this to be your next st...
Staying Dry Through the Night
Asked by S.K. from New York
on March 13, 2008
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My daughter is almost 4 and has been completely potty trained since 17 months (she wanted to be just like her big sister!) she did it herself!! But she will not stay ...
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- You should probably talk to ur pedatrician, it might be bedwetting if she has been potty trained for some time and nothing wrong. Try and chart what kinds of things a...
- get a mattress cover, at least then the bed won't stink! that's what we do, my daughter won't wear pull ups at night and i don't want to confuse her by making her-she...
- I feel for you and your sleeping! I would suggest putting her in Overnights or pull-ups that fit until she is dry all the time. Why change and clean sheets every nig...
3 Year Old POTTY TRAINING Help!!
Asked by M.F. from Pittsburgh
on January 25, 2008
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Hello Mommies,
Please help me! My son turned three at the beginning of December. He is now at the point of wearing underwear except for during naps and overnight....
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- M., The final link that got my son out of diapers and gave him confidence when he potty trained at that same age was when I got him a waterproof bed pad. We explain...
- Lots of accidents is completely appropriate. It sounds like you and your son are well on your way. Just hang in there! There's a wonderful website called diaperfree...
- Good morning! Accidents are normal. and I wouldn't recommend going backwards in the process. What I do with my kids when they are at this stage is to TAKE them to...
Advice on How to Get My 4 Year Old to Go #2 in the Toilet Instead of a Diaper.
Asked by L.D. from Las Vegas
on November 10, 2008
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Okay, Moms, I'll try to keep this short and sweet. My son will be turning 4 next monday (17th) and we seem to have a little problem. He can not go #2 in the toilet, ...
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- Hi L., I think this is a pretty normal problem. My friend's almost four year-old daughter does what your son does too. She has decided just to go with it until he...
- We just went through the SAME thing with my 3 1/2 yr old! He'll be four in two months and started pooping in the potty about two months ago. We were letting him go i...
- This is exactly what we went thorugh with our oldest boy. We had the same concerns and we tried to force the issue with him only to see him move farther away from the...
Toilet Training Underwear?
Asked by D.Z. from Binghamton
on August 23, 2008
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My 20 month old refuses to keep a diaper on, so I'm finding myself chasing her all day with a diaper in hand. She rips it off and pees all over the floor. I know she i...
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- I know EXACTLY what you're going through!! My second son did the same thing and it was a pain in the butt to chase him to keep it on especially when it was time for h...
- Have you tried putting her diaper on backwards. This may work for a while until she figures that out. What about pull-ups their more like underpants as they don't ha...
- I also use the Gerber training underwear with the plastic covers. Something else you could try is the training underwear with a pull-up over them to keep the mess in.
Potty Training
Asked by J.S. from New York
on January 3, 2009
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I really need help!! My 3 1/2 year old daughter is not potty trained. My daughter will be 4 in March. When my daughter turned 3 I tried to potty train her. Since I wor...
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- Hi J., I feel your pain! Both my boys showed no interest in the potty at all until they were 3 1/2. When they started asking questions about it, I got a potty seat ...
- Dear J., Don't give up!!!! I would get rid of the pull-ups and get cloth training underwear. They are thicker so when there are accidents it is not quite as messy....
- Hi there! Just thought I'd let you know what I did...on Dr. Phil's recommendation we purchased a doll that goes potty and has her own potty to use and had both my daug...
Under Wear for Small Children
Asked by J.L. from Detroit
on August 18, 2008
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Ok so I have three kids all of whom were potty trained by a year old. The first two however were of normal size and I had no problems with underwear. My youngest has h...
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- What about trying the Gerber brand underwear that are meant for potty training, because they are thicker through the crotch. They come 3 pair to a package for $6.99 ...
- What about trying cloth diapers without the inserts?
- Hi J. - I've had the same problem - My daughter is now 4 y.o. but still wearing 12 mo - 2T shorts. The best panties I've been able to find have been from Children's P...
Potty Training Help!
Asked by C.M. from Oklahoma City
on August 20, 2008
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We are trying to potty train our nearly 3 year old son. He will go on the potty, but we will try a day in "big boy pants" and after a few tries on the toilet he gets ...
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- C., I have three boys,(age 4, 2 1/2 and 16 mos) and I've been through potty training son #1 and son #2. First of all, every kid is different--I put my oldest in unde...
- my son is the same he just turned 3 years old. i heard for boys its much later in 3 to 4. im not rushing but remind him sometimes that he need to go potty and make sur...
- Don't go back to diapers (except for sleeping times)once you switch to underwear. That's what worked for my daughter, we also did potty charts, an M&M for going potty ...
