Potty Training
Potty training tips: How to help your child feel comfortable with the potty
Many parents dread potty training. Although some kids adapt quickly, many children are intimidated or shy about learning to use a toilet. In order to help your child learn to use the potty, you need to stand firm in your commitment to teach them. Pick a time when you are able to give them your undivided attention and focus. Holidays, relatives’ visits and vacations are not the ideal time to start potty training.
Talk to your child about why it’s important to start potty training. Although kids are young, it is still important to communicate with them. If you explain that potty training means having no more diaper rashes, getting to wear big-kid underwear, getting to stay dry and no longer having to interrupt play time for diaper changes, the child may be willing to learn.
Ask your child often if they need to go potty. Remind them that when they have to go, they just have to walk to the potty and relieve themselves. Avoid using derogatory terms like stinky or dirty to describe using the bathroom. This will only make your child feel self-conscious.
If your child responds well to visual stimulation, consider getting a video or book to help explain the mechanics of the potty. Use a doll to show how to sit on the toilet. Don’t be ashamed to allow your children in the bathroom as you or your spouse uses the toilet. Teaching them that going to the bathroom isn’t shameful will help ease them into using the potty.
If your child is feeling nervous about using the toilet, don’t force them right away. Make them choose a day when they will start using the big-girl or big-boy potty. Mark it on the calendar, and remind them often of when “Potty Day” starts. Preparing them in advance allows them to ease into the transition.
Be patient with your child, and do not reprimand them for having accidents. To keep them from going in their diaper, make frequent trips to the bathroom every few hours. Even if your child does not urinate or have a bowel movement, practicing the routine is good for your child. If your child is shy, respect their privacy. Leave the door open, but leave the room so they are more comfortable.
Make sure you buy a potty seat that is comfortable. If you are using a moveable seat, bring the potty into whichever room you are in. You can relocate it to the bathroom once your child gets more comfortable with telling you when they need to relive themselves. If you are using a seat that goes over the toilet, make sure that it fits comfortably and won’t jiggle around as your child is atop it.
To avoid accidents at night, make sure your child visits the bathroom “one more time” before the lights go out. Many parents use training pants. Experts are divided on whether this sends mixed messages or not. Trust your gut, and do what you think is right for your child.
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If your child is 4 or 5 years old and is still not potty trained they need a spanking to know that it is not okay!!!
Posted on 8/11/2010 5:43:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter does okay, But we have to go thru the crying and the fit to get her on the potty but she has to sit there more then 30 minutes, she is
going be three in Jan,
I won't let her sit more then 35 minutes but we tried everything she will go once awhile in her potty but soon she gets off she will wet her pants, I dont know what else to do
Posted on 7/18/2010 10:46:00 AM
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Anonymous
where is your potty songs for babys ?
Posted on 7/17/2010 3:09:00 AM
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Anonymous
My son is 10 years old now. He did not potty train until he was nearly 4 years old.
It was horrible. But one day he pronounced he did not want a diaper or pull up ever again.
I was horrified because I was sure he would have an accident. He never did, not even at night. He just made up his mind.
My son is ADHD and a straight "A" student.
He could not be bothered with the toliet. Even today he will hold his pee to the last possible minute.
I have a daughter who is now 4 1/2 years and refuses to use the toliet.
Nothing works with her, e.g. bribes, new gadgets, timer, Dora underwear, videos about the potty....nothing.
We have tried it all.
It is the classic standoff between child and parents.
People tell me she won't go to the prom in a diaper...not so sure anymore.
Posted on 7/4/2010 2:12:00 AM
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Anonymous
Help I halp a three and a half yr. old boy who refuses to poop on potty.
Will not even try says he doesn't know how and totally panics.
Pee is fine
Posted on 6/14/2010 11:14:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son is three and he just isn't picking it up. I take him about three times an hour and he pees everytime. Somehow, he is still peeing on himaself (pull-up, underwear) in between the times that I am taking him even though he knows exactly what he is supposed to do and who he needs to tell when he has to potty. As far as poo poo, forget it. He has only done it once on the potty and some how still gets away with pooping himself. Daycare I don't think is working with him as much as I am. Lots of rewards, stickers, toys are given for peeing. Problem is that he will not tell me when he needs to go. I am scared that he is falling so far behind and just dont understand the concept at all. I feel that everyday is just like the previous day and potty training consumes my husband and I entire evening. Hoping there is an anwser out there!
Posted on 6/8/2010 11:19:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a son who is almost 5, I have been trying to potty train him for 2 years now.
He is fully aware of where he needs to go and can sometimes go quite a few days without an accident.
He has both poop and pee accidents and I have tracked when he has the accidents to find a common ground but there is none it is very randum.
Some days he goes without accidents and then some he only goes in his pants.
I have tried all methods I have heard of and nothing works.
Please help me..........
Posted on 6/2/2010 2:07:00 PM
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Anonymous
i am having a hard time training my 2yr old.
Posted on 5/26/2010 12:41:00 PM
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Anonymous
my little
boy seems not to understand that he cant use his diaper and refuses to use the potty until its to late after me telling him to tell me if he has to pee or poo and i ll take him to the potty
but he tells me after its to late and hes done and pooed or peed in his undies or
his diaper he will tell you one time if he has to go but after that he wont tell you no more what should i do or what can i do my son is 2and a half
Posted on 5/22/2010 8:22:00 PM
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Anonymous
my son is 17 months and is very active.
He tries to copy many things that I do.
He will sit on potty when I use the bethroom.
I would like him to be independent bie 24 months.
Any suggestions I can have to train my son.
Any ideas that will work?
Posted on 5/18/2010 12:06:00 AM
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Anonymous
i have a 31/2 yr. old and he is in school and has been useing the potty untill he started school now he is have accidents everyday at school and now at home i think i have tried everything and now don't know what to do . Anythinng
ideas would help please really need the help
Posted on 5/16/2010 7:27:00 PM
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Anonymous
my kid pees on the toilet seat ! yhow can i make him stop!!
Posted on 5/13/2010 2:01:00 PM
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Anonymous
i think this is a great page on how to potty train your child....because i am using this on a progect n psychology an i am using this and i feel that i will get an "A"..........thank you.... and more parents should use this......
Posted on 5/3/2010 12:13:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 3 year old that refuses to go pee or poop in the potty. I have tried talking to her about it, putting her on the toilet and she just screams. She goes to a certain place in the house and hides to poop. She wears pull ups, and will wear panties, but she still pees in them. Do you have any suggestions?
Posted on 4/25/2010 12:50:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 6 year old who continues to have poop accident in his pants.
He has been potty trained since he was 2 and KNOWS how to use the potty.
If he is at home we have to force him to go potty sometimes, but at least when he is at home we can keep him accident free.
When he is at daycare, he has an accident.
I have tried EVERYTHING!
Any tips????
Posted on 4/14/2010 4:50:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 2 year old daughter will do anything that dora the explorer does
Anyone know if there is a Dora toilet training video out there?
She would copy her in a flash.
Posted on 4/13/2010 3:33:00 PM
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Anonymous
I am beside myself with my 4 yr old son, who continues to poop in his pants.
He pees just fine in the toilet and he has pooped in it, but he just will not tell me when he has to go.
Instead he runs to a certain spot in the house and does it in his pants.
WHY?
All this basic potty training info on the internet is not helping.
Posted on 4/8/2010 6:36:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a4yr old old who refuses to go poop on the toilet.He is by the way fully pee-pee trained, he doesnt even
have accidents through out the night. I can't seem to find anything out there to help me with this problem. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!
Posted on 4/7/2010 9:53:00 AM
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Anonymous
my 3 yr. old grandson will not poop on the potty. It is a battle. He will hold it in and then he hides to do it. He is great about doing #1 by himself. Help we are desperate.
any ideas out there?
Posted on 3/28/2010 12:09:00 AM
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Anonymous
i have a 3 year old who was doing great with the potty training as far as pee went but hadn't yet gotten #2 in the potty. about 6 moths ago we moved and he stoped doing either in the potty. we got him working on it again but he refuses to go #2 in the potty. he'll sit on it forever and within 10 min of being off the potty he'll go in his diaper.
Posted on 3/8/2010 9:01:00 PM
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Anonymous
i have twins boys that are 3. one of them is excellent with potty training. the other not so good. the first one
does number one and number two. the other will pee on the potty but always poops his pants any suggestions????
Posted on 3/3/2010 7:42:00 PM
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Anonymous
if you think 2, or 3 is late for potty training, my little bro was in diapers untill 4! And night isnt bad. I wet the bed untill i was 10 yr old.
Posted on 2/23/2010 1:17:00 AM
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Anonymous
my child will be starting school in the fall and turns five in July and we have been trying to toilet train him for over two years now. I have tried everything and don't know what else to do. He pees quite well when there is a reason to, like a reward, but he absolutely will not poo on the toilet. Please give me some ideas. I've run out of them.
Posted on 2/15/2010 1:05:00 PM
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Anonymous
My boy was 2 years old when I got my daughter, and he was doing pretty good too, I think is normal that they kind of go backwards since your attention is now a little more focused on the twins. You will need a little patience and do not do a big issue about the potty part. I took about 6 months to get back on track, once I got my routine with my new baby stablised I went back to train my boy, I got the pee part right away done. But the poo poo part was mastered unil he was almost 3 1/2 years old.
Posted on 2/4/2010 10:54:00 AM
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Anonymous
I have just had twins and I have a 2 year old. She was doing pretty good on the potty training before the 2 new ones arrived. What do I do? Its like she has progressed back.
Posted on 1/29/2010 2:10:00 PM
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Anonymous
Molly,
My
Granddaughter will be 4 in feb - she goes to preschool 3 days a week and is very bright - she has a great vocabulary and it very articulate - her Mom and Dad are facing a major problem and we need help - she has been trained for peeing but poop is another story she was refusing to go on the potty for that - so she was allowed to go in a pull up and had to go into the bathroom for privacy - we would try letting her sit a little longer after peeing to see if she would poop and she would pass gas but no poo so now my daughter told her they are not selling pull ups for her age so she needs to go on the potty well she is refusing she is crying she has some pains will reluctly sit on the toilet or little potty chair but won't go
we are besides ourseleves she has never had a problem with constipation she goes regularly but now we feel we are on a road we can NOT turn back do you have any help for us?
thanks in advance for any
Posted on 1/15/2010 12:09:00 PM
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Anonymous
How
can I start training my child for potty if he doesnt talk yet
Posted on 1/9/2010 11:46:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son is almost 5yrs old.and
I can not
get him to go poop
in the
tolet.He goes pee fine its just the pooping.he will not do he holds it
in for the hole day and poops littlie at a timel.I feel like
I tryed everything like throwing away favorite underwear,taking toys away,a potty chart,rewarding candyand toys,timing him on the potty,I've even made him clean his own dirty underwear, also telling him we would go to burger king,and other places that he says he wants to go. I've tryed alot of other
things too.but nothing seems to work.Can
anyone help me
PLEASE......
Posted on 11/28/2009 7:51:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 3 1/2 year old boy who will go to the potty if he is naked but when I put a pull up or underwear on him he will pee and poop in them. Any suggestions ? I have tried 1 potty training vidoe that is not helping , a potty reward chart and even letting pick a
new toy if he poops in the toliet.
Posted on 11/22/2009 1:41:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son is 5 yrs old a refuses to go poop on the potty,he will totally go pee we have no problem with him there. Its the pooping he wil not do he already has gone in his pants when he comes and tells us or we will catch him grunting and already went. he will start kinderaten in the fall of next yr . Please help if u have any suggestions.
Posted on 11/22/2009 12:25:00 PM
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Anonymous
My best friend has a son who is 3 1/2 and has been diagnosed with autism.
She has had "great" difficulty in potty training him.
He pulls off his pants whereever he is and goes on the floor.
It is to such an extreme that they had to remove the carpet.
She spends a substaintial portion of her day cleaning.
The other day she was crying so much so that I came to help.
When I got there he was doing fine.
In one instant with me in the room close by he pulled off his pants and started did his business before I could reach him.
One thing I noticed is when I was putting his clothing back on seemed to be his extreme dislike for the diaper and clothing touching his skin.
It seemed as the fabric was painful.
I am not sure how to help her, but I thought there might be someone here that has gone through it and had a solution.
Thanks for any ideas.
Posted on 11/3/2009 4:03:00 AM
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Anonymous
My 4 year old daughter refuses to go! She went through a month period recently where she went fine and now she just wont! If i put her on the stool, she just sits there and when she gets off she just goes in her pants again. Please help!
Posted on 10/25/2009 9:09:00 PM
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Anonymous
Can someone help me. My son will be 3 in one month and is potty trained. He attends a little preschool 2 days a week in the morning and he wears underwear. Yesterday, the teacher told me she can't help my son use the bathroom b/c they are "not licensed to do so..." and then asked me to put a pull up on him. WHAT? I have a call into the director. I am so upset.
He still needs help on the potty - even with hand washing. Is it too much to ask a teacher who teaches 2.5-3 year olds? Why have this program if you have a teacher who doesn't want to deal with potty issues?
Posted on 10/23/2009 8:23:00 AM
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Anonymous
My daughter turned 3 years old yesterday and we took the diapers away from her.
We're trying to potty train her by letting her wear Dora and Princess underwear and using pull ups for when she goes to sleep, but she still refuses to pee in the potty!
We asked her why she won't go and she claims she's scared.
She's pee'd a few times before, but each time she's bawled her eyes out during and immediately afterward.
I am at my wits end as my wife and I both work full time jobs and rarely have the time and/or patience to work with her.
I would appreciate any advice
Posted on 10/9/2009 9:38:00 PM
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Anonymous
my son just turned two and everytime I tell him come on let go potty he runs from me and says no is there something wrong that I am doing, and everythime I show him his own potty he says no and closes the lid any suggestins I need a little bit of help with potty training.
Posted on 10/2/2009 3:30:00 PM
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Anonymous
To the Mom with the tiny toddler, check out "theecstore.com"
It is a great website, and Emily is very friendly.
The trainers that they make are made by hand, and can be customized.
Posted on 9/24/2009 11:31:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter is 16 months old and weighs 18 lbs. (She is tiny in part by her heart which she had surgery on 7 weeks ago - she is doing great now).
When she was 10 months old we started putting her on her potty while we draw her bath in hopes of her not peeing or pooping in the tub. If she did anyting on the potty that was great and we praised her with claping, singing, and dance. (After she had her heart sugery, we took a break from sitting her on the potty until last week. She is back to her routine. If she just sits there, we praise her, and if she goes potty we praise her. For the past couple of weeks, she has been having less wet diapers, and when they are wet, most of them are light to medium in weight even after napping and sometimes after sleeping all night. She does have some heavy diapers, but not as often as she had been having. She has even started praising her self for peeing in the potty at times before we take her off the potty to see if she has done anything. Could she be ready to potty train now? Should I increase her sitting on the potty to
2 to 3 times a day? Are her diapers a sign she's ready? If she is ready how do I potty train her, and are there any panties or pull ups that will fit an 18 lbs toddler? ~~ First time Mommy
Posted on 9/21/2009 6:19:00 AM
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Anonymous
I have a ten year old client who suffer's with autisim very bad he dosen't comunicate very well and is still having trouble pottty training his mom and i are trying tofind out how to get him to sit on the toilet he does get embaressed when he goes on him self because he doesn't really like anyone to clean him but i ador e this little boy so much and would love to hellp him if any one knows how please let us know a concerned Home attendent who would love to help her client and his situation
Posted on 9/13/2009 1:12:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter who is terrified of the potty. She will sit on it if i bribe her, but won't do anything. I've tried the stickers, rewards, bribes, etc. She hasn't once done #1 or #2 in the potty. I've tried leaving her in underwear, and she just wets in them. I 've let her run around commando, she goes on the floor. She won't tell me when she goes in her diaper either. I will ask and she'll tell me no. I'll ask to check and she runs away crying. I have never shamed her for going in diapers, i've been nothing but reassuring that going on the potty is a big step for big girls. I don't know what else to do!!
Posted on 9/12/2009 6:02:00 PM
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Anonymous
Potty training children with autism requires special patience for the trainee and lots of moral support for the trainer! The best time to attempt it is during summer break when there are at least a couple of weeks to focus on it. It is very stressful, but most effective to spend almost all of your time in or near the bathroom. Because every child is different, you will have to find something that motivates your child in particular. The other thing to be aware of is that most kids with autism have specific reasons for struggling with potty training, and again it can vary greatly from one child to another. If sitting on the potty is difficult for them, it may be that they dislike the feeling of sitting over an open space. A potty chair that sits low to the ground and has handles might help. If getting them to stop wetting themselves is the main issue, it may be that they are craving the sensory input of feeling wet. In that case, one thing to try would be to give them other ways to stimulate themselves. Before putting them on the potty try swinging, jumping, running, climbing. You could also try letting them go commando, as the sensation of pee trickling down their legs is very different from the feeling of having wetness pressed firmly against their skin. As I said, though, these are only examples. Don't be afraid or ashamed to search for help! A LOT of other parents have struggled with this issue! You are not alone!
Posted on 9/7/2009 2:02:00 PM
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Anonymous
Does the little girl like the Disney princesses? The reason that I ask is, my daughter was 3years old when when finally got her potty trained. She loved the Disney princesses, so we went out and bought her pull ups that had the Disney princesses on them and each time she wet them the pictures would disappear. She didn't want the pictures to go away so she started using the potty chair. You can buy these at Wal Mart Stores. They come in a kit that includes a potty coloring book, a princess crow for completion, big girl stickers, and a potty training check list. This really worked for her. We had her potty trained within a week.
Posted on 9/3/2009 9:01:00 AM
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Anonymous
I need some advice, please. My daughter is in a relationship where the fella has 2 kids from a prior marriage. The little girl is 4 and refuses to use the bathroom. She poops and pees anywhere, whether you have a pull-up, panties, in the local swimming pool. We have tried all the advice listed above in this article but nothing works. Does anyone have any other advice? We have bought her own training potty, we have gotten her own special panties, we have used the reward system, the praise system, we have put her on the potty every couple of hours, and she won't use it... but once she is off the potty and in her pull ups, she will poop and pee. We are running out of patience... please get back with me.
Posted on 8/26/2009 9:13:00 PM
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Anonymous
What about boys with autism? I have a seven year old nephew who does well in school except they have to take him to the
bathroom all the time. Because of this he is put in the slow learning class. He will be put in the second grade this year.
He still goes to the bathroom in his pants. His mother doesn't know what to do with him. His younger brother who is four is trained expcept for bed wetting. My sister seems to be having a lot of problems with this.
Posted on 8/15/2009 1:06:00 PM
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Anonymous
I would like to get a free CD about potty training. I do Mom's Time groups that would benefit from this information. I will also copy the free page form so they can get coupons & special offers.
Posted on 8/13/2009 2:22:00 PM
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Anonymous
Gosh, my daughter and I thought we were the only one's having the pooping in the toilet problem. We started potty training a month ago. She is 2 and 1/2. She was doing great doing both in the toilet and good about letting us know when she needed to do #1 or #2. Well, now she is pooping in her underpants. She will tell us she needs to pooh but already has in her underpants. We don't understand why she is starting to do poop in her underpants now. We don't scold her for it. We just need to know what to do. Should we just ignore it and hope she will get back to doing poop in the toilet? Can someone tell us why she stopped doing poop in the toilet? Thanks!
Posted on 7/23/2009 5:34:00 PM
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Anonymous
Like a lot of parents on here I am have a hell of a time trying to get my so who is 5 and a half to use the potty. He will use the potty to go pee but not poo he get's so bad that he will get sick from holding it now we have taken he to he's doc but he tells us to give him myralax and we do but he still won't go in the potty he will go sit for a bit and then get off get he's pull-up on then poo....I need help he should be going into school in the fall....HELP!!
Posted on 7/19/2009 12:33:00 PM
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Anonymous
my grandaughter was doing pretty well with the potty training, but now fights you when you try and have her go potty.
Should we insist and have a battle each time, or just put it on hold for a while.
She is 2 years and 4 months old.
Would appreciate any advice you have.
Thanks.
Posted on 7/16/2009 10:45:00 AM
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Anonymous
if your child is 3 or older they should already be potty trained... if u have a child 4 5 6 years old and they are not potty trained then you should try a discipline method.... 4 5 or 6 and still in pampers is not acceptable.... during the day time take away the pampers... give them undies to wear... mistakes will happen so dont hassle them as much about it until they are comfortable using the bathroom.. then at night put on the pull ups or something to catch what they may do while they are sleep..
Posted on 7/2/2009 6:46:00 PM
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Anonymous
imy daughter just turned 2,and she
she goes potty great.At first she would only pee in her potty, but now she poodies too.The problem i'm having is getting her to keep a pull-up or undies on.What should I do ?
Posted on 7/2/2009 6:12:00 PM
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Anonymous
My child only wants to go to the bathroom whenever he is changed.
I can not get him go before then.
When he usually goes after a changed he usually uses the potty chair and pee pee but not before then.
Posted on 6/29/2009 3:15:00 PM
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Anonymous
my daughter is 4, and she will only pee if she has a diper on. i have tried everything. she will even pee when a preg. test is under her. when she poos, she will hold it for so long, it turns to liquid, which is about 8 hrs. what can i do?????
Posted on 6/25/2009 6:52:00 PM
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Anonymous
my 51/2 yr old son won't even try to go on the potty. he will take his dipers and go in them. i tried hiding them, but he just went on the floor. he is going to be 6 in august, and i have to have him trained by then. so what should i do?
Posted on 6/23/2009 8:58:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 31/2 year old boy, who will pee on the potty by himself, but he will not poop on the potty.
He did poop on the potty a couple of times before our daughter was born at the end of January, which is also when my son lost his grandfather to cancer.
I've tried everything but I cant get him to go poop on the potty.
He will hide and go in his underwear or hold it until he is in a pullup at nighttime. What can I do
Posted on 6/15/2009 12:47:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a five year old daughter who seems to have a fear of public toilets.
At least once a week, she pees on herself at preschool. I am afraid she will have this same problem once she starts kindergarten.
She would rather pee on herself than go to the bathroom.
She's fine with our toilet at home but away from home, she pees on herself.
She told me that she is afraid of falling in.
She's never falling in at home.
I believe it happened at the previous daycare.
How can I get her to overcome this fear?
Posted on 5/25/2009 1:37:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a son who will be 4 in September.
He was supposed to be potty trained fro daycare to move into the 3 year old room.
He trained very easily over one weekend.
Had a few accidents but no big deal.
All of a sudden about 2 mos ago he has stared to refuse to go poop on the potty.
He takes miralax daily so I know he is not constipated and it doesn't hurt for him to go.
He just refuses.
he will scream and kick, cry and say he is afraid but has never had a problem.
I have tried everything i can think of.
Any suggestions??
Posted on 5/13/2009 10:35:00 AM
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Anonymous
has anyone tryed the "3 day potty training program"? I have a 3 year old grandson who is smart,but has some small behavior problems and we just can't get him to understand the concept of the potty training thing.We have tryed a few things and nothing seems to work."HELP PLEASE"
Posted on 4/27/2009 5:19:00 AM
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Anonymous
my son is almost 3 and will pee in the toilet but hides when it is time to pooh. HELP!!! I am tired of changing pull ups.
My son is very smart and he tells everyone that he needs to pooh in the toilet but he doesn't do it.
Posted on 4/22/2009 1:04:00 AM
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Anonymous
My 2 1/2 will pee on the potty no problem,but she hides when she is pooping what do I do? I have sang songs praised gave gifts you name it
Posted on 4/21/2009 11:16:00 PM
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Anonymous
How do you get a three year old how to have a bowel movement in the potty. He does well with urination but has not had bm yet,
Posted on 4/14/2009 7:08:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have 4 children. They are all grown now . But Nana has gotten to help train 4 Grand Children.The first one was my learning experience. You have to pay closer attention to them when they make their BMs. How much they drink for
drier panties. When they first get up if they are dry plenty of praise and a quick trip to the big toilet with a childrens potty
seat. I hated pottee chairs. To messy if you had to go in
in the dark and daddy has BIG FEET. Pay attention about 1/2 hour after they eat( JUST LIKE A PUPPY!) put them on the potty and encourage them to push it out.I sang songs silly songs like poop poop in the potty until it is all gone. Then a big production in flushing them down,Telling mr pooh good bye. My girls learned the amount of paper to use for a pee pee wipe and a double for the pooh. The length of their arm.No wadding it up eitherfold it and keep it flat.and pat dry just in her front pee pee area. Little girls have to learn not to wipe pooh into the pee pee area so that is a little harder.to reach back and wipe. I keep wet wipes by the toilet to clean that area after paper wiping off. To make sure it's clean. Since boys like to use the fire hose method. I try to help them keep control by using a piece of tissue.Another silly song, I can sink the boat with my firehose with my firehose.
Sinking the floating boat.
After we are finished potty timeGet them to wash their hands, we sing happy birthday with one squirt of the liquid soap. They are cleaned and rinsed in 1 minute. a quick shake of the hands in the air.
Or I use paper towel
for them to dry on. No wet hands down the wall. Be Patient more children are abused because of the failure of Potty Training.It is a matter of control,They know they have the control of that part of their body and sometimes they don't want to give it up. After all when you go potty you become a big girl or boy.I hope I helped someone. Lenny
is 3 now and he is a fire hose master. We are working on poohy in the pot now. patience they wont all go off to school with a pamper or Pull Up under their arm! ( I am the Nana)
Posted on 4/6/2009 11:45:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 3 1/2 year old is very strong willed.
He can pee in the potty and will do it when he sits on the potty, but argues with us about sitting on the potty.
Also he refuses to go #2 on the potty.
No amount of encouragement seems to work.
Things only got worse when we backed off where he wouldn't use the potty at all.
He's a smart kid (knows his numbers, letters, etc) but I think he thinks it's just easier to go in his pants.
We've also let him run around the house in underware and he'll still go potty in his pants.
I'm about ready to give up and just accept that he'll graduate high school in diapers.
Posted on 4/2/2009 3:35:00 PM
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Anonymous
i can not get my 3yr old boy to potty train no matter wat i try i mean hes got the concept but he wont go wat am i to do please help me
Posted on 4/1/2009 11:39:00 PM
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Anonymous
I would stop asking her every ten minutes, relax, take her once every hour, tell her it's potty time, give her a book to look at, sing a song, give it about 5-10 minutes.
If she goes, may a big happy deal about it. If she poops or pees in her pants, or on her floor, say
'oh-oh', then clean her up, and put her on the potty with the same routine. If she is old enough to understand, let her know that the potty is where we do the poo.
Posted on 4/1/2009 10:50:00 AM
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Anonymous
What if your child will not tell you when she's got to go even if you keep asking her every ten minutes if she's got to go and then five minutes later does her thing on the floor and in her pants?
Posted on 3/31/2009 8:51:00 PM
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Anonymous
Our daughter is 13 months, we started loo training at 6 months.
Simply, we bought a potty and placed it in her room with a colourful mat underneath.
We would place her on the loo every once in a while, to let her become accustomed to it, and sometimes she would go. Once breast feeding stopped at 12 months, we began bringing her to the loo whenever she started straining for a poop.
She gets lots of praise and we show her what she's done, when she's done. We're not in any hurry either, come summer, and when she walks well on her own, it's bye-bye dipes, hello panties.
Posted on 3/27/2009 11:41:00 AM
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Anonymous
In considering the seriousness of raising children and child development, is there a counsellor or advice guide that you can refer for parents that are totally lost in this aspect.
Posted on 3/23/2009 1:03:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a granddaughter who is now 3 years old and 'was' in the potty training process. all of a sudden she has found that hearing the toilet make funny noises when its flushing has caused her to revert back to pottying in her pull-ups that her mother uses. Her mother, needless to say, is at her wits end with it. Her father, which is unfortunate, is incarcerated and can't be there to help out. When my granddaughter was 2 1/2 years old she was really into it. is there any chance that the reason her father isn't there could be the reason for her reverting back to also acting like a baby?
i had all boys and so there's really nothing that i can suggest for her to do or to even try but maybe that my granddaughter will do it in her own time. she has also told her mother that she doesn't want to be teased about pottying in her pants when she gets ready to go to school. she's not in pre-school so we're not sure where all this came from.
Thanks for anyone out there that can give me any suggestions.
Posted on 3/7/2009 4:38:00 PM
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Anonymous
Anyone who is 'making' their children use a potty chair, please consider STOPPING this!
When they are ready to be potty trained, you will know it.
If it's a power struggle, you will lose and the struggle may
last for years.
Wait until they are ready and willing --may be 3 1/2 to 4 years old;
my youngest was 18 months when she wanted to go on the potty.
My 6 kids range from 18 years to 18 months so we've been through a lot of potty training.
Posted on 2/27/2009 4:28:00 PM
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Anonymous
(Continuing the last entry) When she goes pee on the potty she is very proud of herself and we all clap.
She then watches me pour it in the big potty and she gets to flush the toilet and then we wash our hands. She usually says "Great job mommy" when we are all done and I say the same to her. I just don't know how to get her to do this every time she has to go. -H
Posted on 2/26/2009 11:49:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter is 2 1/2 yrs old. She will go pee on the potty (sometimes) when I make her sit there. She might sit there for 20 mins but eventually will go (sometimes).
I've let her run around naked or even in underware.
She has cried and screamed when I sit her down and has refused to sit there.
If any of you have put your kids in time-out and they won't stay, you keep putting them back until they do. That's what I did with the potty and she did go pee.
She has also gotten up after going pee and run around for 10 mins and then go on the carpet. She has only gone poo one time in the potty and looked at it and said " that's nasty ". She holds it and then will go in her pull up.
I don't know what else to do. I have the sticker chart and I also let her decorate her potty with her favorite stickers. That seemed to help. I don't know what else to do.
Posted on 2/26/2009 11:31:00 PM
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Anonymous
I cannot get my 3yr old daughter to potty train no matter what I try she won't do it I don't know what to do
Posted on 2/22/2009 9:43:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter wears pull ups at nite.
She has been trained for da y time for about
two years.
Now she wants to be trained at nite, so we go day by day.
I was a lucky one cause when she decided to use to potty she did both 1 and 2 from that day on.
Now she is 4 and we are working on nite.
In 7 days, 1 accident.
I dont think wearing pull ups at nite confuses them.
Best of luck
Posted on 2/20/2009 10:12:00 PM
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Anonymous
does using pull-ups at night make i harder to train,also my daughter wears pull-ups at pre-k and panties at home is that confusing her more.she is four,i am having an extremly hard time with her please can anyone help me?
Posted on 2/17/2009 7:22:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 23 month old daughter.
We just started potty training a week ago w/ pull-ups.
That didn't work at all - so I switched to underwear cold turkey and after a couple days she seems to be doing well, but it's still a battle.
She rarely has accidents - I ask her often if she needs to go and the answer is always NO - I make her go to the potty when I know she must have a full bladder because she holds it until she absolutely can't anymore.
So, she goes in the potty, but cries when she does it - It also goes EVERYWHERE because her bladder is so full.
We do the praise and treat, so she gets over it quickly.
My question is . . how do I get her to be OK w/ going in the potty and not be so traumatized and can her holding it for 4 -5 hours be bad for her physically?
Should I stop and try again later?
I hate to because we've come so far. Thanks!
Posted on 2/13/2009 7:02:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 16 month old daughter started taking her diaper off everytime she was wet or poopy. She did it for about 3 days and i got so tired of putting her diaper back on her. So we started putting her on the potty. The first time she sat on it, she went peepee. I was so proud. Then the second time she pooped. We started using pullups, she doesnt really tell me when she has to go yet but i think that she will start telling me when she learns thats the only place where she is supposed to use the restroom. Im glad shes ready now because i would not be changing a 3 or 4 year olds diaper.
Posted on 2/11/2009 2:55:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son just turned 2 and has been sitting on the potty and going for about 6 months, so I just kicked the bucket and I am staying home until he's totally trained!
I am buy his side the whole time he's awake and if he starts to go...then off we run!
Make it fun!
Also set a timer!
My son learned that when it goes off, he picks a toy and we go potty! He's in underwear all day and he's doing great!
We went 24 hours without an accident!
We are still working on the bowel movements, but he's getting it!
I just have to remind myself to be patient and he'll catch on!
My advice...don't switch back and forth between diapers/pull-ups and underwear!
Pick one and don't go back!!!
They'll catch on...yeah it's messy, but sooooo worth it!
Just keep reminding yourself how much money you're going to save...maybe go buy yourself and your child something with that money as a reward for both of you!
:)
Posted on 2/10/2009 5:41:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and some days she is good with going pee on the potty, I reward with stickers on a chart.
However if we have to go somewhere she does horrible all day.
The big problem is she doesn't want to poop on the potty she poops in her pants and doesn't say anthing she just keeps playing.
I have tried everything from ignoring the accdidents and rewarding going to the potty, to saying eew we poop/pee in the potty not in our pants, or do you need to wear baby diapers again.
I really need help nothing seems to be working.
Posted on 2/8/2009 2:48:00 PM
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Anonymous
Hi. I have a 3year old girl, who just loves her pullups. She goes pee in the potty every nite, and sometimes poop.,but refuses to go potty during the day. She does have bowel
problems and is on lactulose, my doctor says that potty training is going to be hard, somebody help me. I've tried prizes, stickers and smartes, but still nothing. I tell me she's a big girl and big girls don't wear pullups, they wear panties,I've even bought her panties and she cryes when she sees them, I take it she's not ready? I need help.
Posted on 2/8/2009 1:39:00 AM
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Anonymous
Hi My name is Michelle, I have a 3 year old daughter that I"m trying to get trained. See the problem with her is that she does not speak very good, She says sooo many words but she can't put a sentence together. And I explained to her what the potty is for ect. But she just won't go. Also she is learning 2 languages at once so it makes it really hard for me to have her go, She will sit in the potty but she won't go, as soon as I put up her pull ups she waits a bit and they she goes. Or she will hide from me now when she has to go, and then she tells me she needs a diaper change. So I just need any advice or any help I can get.. Thankz
Posted on 2/6/2009 9:59:00 PM
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Anonymous
What can you do in this situation. I have a child who we are in the mist of potty training. As she is experiencing
the urge to have a bowel movement, she is crossing her legs, shaking and cyring and refusing to go.
How can you help?
Posted on 2/4/2009 8:47:00 PM
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Anonymous
when i potty trained my son, he was 3 and still showing no interest.
so i had him naked in the kitchen all day every day for about a week w/ his little potty in there and everything and that did it for him.
of course we had to use the whole sticker chart and prizes and all for him too.
now my daughter is 22 months and showing interest.
i am not mentally prepared for this yet.
as i have a 4 month old too and potty training the 22 month old was the last thing on my mind.
but she seems ready now.
she has asked to go several times and has actually gone about half of those times.
i'm unsure how to proceed.
how aggressive to be.
what to put on her (diapers, pullups, cloth training pants?)
just don't know what to do...how often to take her, etc...
Posted on 2/4/2009 7:05:00 PM
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Anonymous
Especially to Parent of 33 month old daughter (posted 1/9):
Your situation is EXACTLY the same as mine -- same age daughter, too.
I utilized a modified version of "The Potty Boot Camp," by Suzanne Riffel.
(Some points in the book seem harsh, which is why we modified to suit our parenting style.)
My daughter would sit forever on the potty, be dry for awhile -- so I knew she had to go-- and ask for a pull-up to go.
She was afraid to go in the potty.
Our best decision ever was to go "cold turkey" with diapers.
Made a big ceremony of putting diapers away and let her pick out big girl undies.
There WILL be accidents, but our daugher trained in one day, which I always scoffed at when I heard that from other parents.
She also cried some on the first day (I think I cried more that night because it was a hard day -- but totally worth it.)
It worked!
Use a timer so that it's telling her to potty instead of you and use lots of little prizes for being dry and eventually for going in the potty.
She helps clean up accidents.
I really don't think punishment, like putting her in the corner, is going to help and may even make her fears of pottying even greater.
Good luck!
Posted on 2/3/2009 12:49:00 PM
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Anonymous
my son is 3yrs. 4 months, he will go pee but he will not move his bowells, he will hide then tell you to change him. any suggestions. i even put big boy pants on him.
Posted on 1/29/2009 11:55:00 AM
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Anonymous
My daughter is 31/2 she had bowel problems and is now on Miralax she pees on the potty but still won't poop only a few times. I don't know what to do or how to help her.
Posted on 1/28/2009 9:15:00 PM
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Anonymous
For boys put cheerios in the tiolet water and tell them to aim for the cheerio's...LOL!
It's fun for them
Posted on 1/28/2009 5:48:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 2 yr old daughter and I am having a hard time getting her to go to the potty! She will sit on her potty and do nothing but as soon as she gets off her potty she does #1 in the floor beside the potty! Got any suggestions on training a little girl I also have 4 boys they were simple my youngest little boyy actually trained himself at 2 he said pee pee in potty and went to the potty and I never had to tell him nothing again. But now i am totally lost about training a little girl! HELP! Any suggestions!
Posted on 1/25/2009 10:32:00 AM
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Anonymous
I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter who goes #1 on the potty, but refuses to go #2...any suggestions?
Posted on 1/21/2009 10:03:00 AM
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Anonymous
I have a 23 month old boy who is doing really well with potty training. This is only our fourth day doing it and he is staying dry all night and he sleeps 12 hours. I have been rewarding him for staying dry and that is really exciting for him. Also the sticker chart with his favorite stickers really works great. Good luck to everyone. I believe the earlier the better. The longer they are in diapers the harder it is to break them of that habit.
Posted on 1/16/2009 11:56:00 AM
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Anonymous
how do i potty train my 4 yr old when he doesnt tell me that he has to go to the potty? he tells me after he goes in his diaper.
Posted on 1/15/2009 1:38:00 PM
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Anonymous
Oh, and to add to my "so here was the deal"...we didn't do pull-ups at all...too expensive and to me it gives them an excuse to "have an accident". He has done perfect for about a month...I did just go online however and buy him the kiddie seat for the adult toilet...Cars...his favorite movie. Should help the transition quite nicely!
Posted on 1/14/2009 11:32:00 AM
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Anonymous
So here was the deal...with 2 in diapers and the boy being just over 3...changing that many diapers a day drove me up a wall. So what I did, and he hasn't had an accident even once...was take the diaper off of him, put on his "big boy" underwear and told him to not wet them. We told him how proud of him we were when he did go on the potty....and that was that....Tough love I guess but you can only take so much.
Posted on 1/14/2009 11:29:00 AM
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Anonymous
I have three year old twins boy and girl. When I started potty training, the girl was the first to catch on and do #2, never had a problem the boy took a longer time. Now peeing is taking a l iitle longer.
I am home during the day so I but them in underwear, my son has no problem peeing in the toilet
he actually likes it and always tells me when he goes (he likes the praise), my daughter always comes to me with the sad look and goes I'm sorry mommy i peed in my panties. She will not stop playing to go to the bathroom and when asked if she has to go she says no, what can I do?
Posted on 1/6/2009 6:25:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have the same problem the other lady has 3 1/2 year old - refuses the potty completely. Not sure what my next
step is. Also worried about school starting in the Fall.
Posted on 1/5/2009 4:25:00 PM
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Anonymous
i have a 3 1/2 yearold boy who will be 4 in a couple of months he refuses to go to the potty for #1 or 2. half the time he wont even tell me when hes wet or has pooped in his pullup. he screams and cries when you tell him lets go potty. ive tried bribing what can i do. im worried about when he starts school.
Posted on 1/5/2009 2:56:00 PM
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Anonymous
Hello i have 33 month old daughter, i have tried to potty trained her but she doesnt want to , she screams and cries as soon as i take the underwear out for her to wear it. when she does have the underwear
on she wont let me know when shes got to go but ten minutes after she eats or drinks i sit her on her potty chair she will sit for a long time and not do anything bt as soon as i take her off she goes in her clothes, i place her on the corner ,it doesnt work. I need help i dont know what to do? thanks
Posted on 1/4/2009 8:22:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter is 21 months old, my doctor told me that she was probably ready to potty train at 15 - 18 months old.
I am unsure of how to actually potty train my child.
Do I just do it like with a pet, Just by being repetitive?
Posted on 1/2/2009 6:50:00 PM
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Anonymous
Everyone suggests they will train when their ready but what exactly does that mean. I have a smart little 2 1/2 yo. boy who will tell you when he's soiled his diaper, has been introduced to the potty, can speak clearly and express his wants with no problem. I decided since I was going to be off for a few weeks I would give it a shot, ok he sits no problem we sing, laugh, and encourage him to make bubbles for the fishies or to make them dance, NOT A DROP. as soon as we are off the pot, he goes. I KNOW he has control so how do I help him go on the pot, Does he "seem" ready to you?
Posted on 12/29/2008 1:57:00 AM
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Anonymous
Hang in their HELPV!
We have a 3 year old that refuses to poop on the potty as well.
We assumed that since the peeing went well she was ready.
We have tried EVERY trick in the book with little success for pooping and it is super frustrating.
Everything I have read indicates that there are truly some children that are potty training resistant and it isn't due to poor teaching. They just aren't ready and my hope is that when my daughter is ready to poop on the potty she will.
Best of luck to you.
And, I must say Anonymous....you must be quite gifted to be able to judge HELPVs ability to parent after reading only a 3 line posting.
Perhaps you haven't heard the saying 'You shouldn't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes'...
Posted on 12/23/2008 5:36:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son just turned 3 on Dec. 18th. He has no interest in potty training. He was a premiee, born at 24 weeks gest. He has developed wonderfully and is the correct size/weight for his full term peers. However he seems to be lacking in that one department. I have tried a few times to put him on the potty but he screams and cries. I have backed off but I feel he needs to start really trying to use the potty. He understands thats where mommy puts her peepee and poopy and he waves byebye to it but is scares the living daylight out of him to sit on it. I feel backed into a corner. What do I do??
Posted on 12/23/2008 4:02:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son was 3 in September.
I started training him in July because we were going on vacation.
I thought he would catch on quickly because I also have 8 1/2 year old twin boys.
I had them both trained in a week and 1/2.
My little one just won't tell me when he has to go.
If I tell him it's time to pee, he'll go into the bathroom and go.
He still poops in his pants.
I have tried everything.
I don't know where to go from here.
Posted on 12/9/2008 8:28:00 PM
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Anonymous
Wow, I can't believe you HELP!V you are trying to shame and punish her grandson into pooping on the potty you should be ashamed of yourself.
That is horrible and horrifying..
Children do things like this due to conditioning and fear.
He is terrified of you and your horrific tactics. Of course he is hiding his soiled underwear from you, heck I would too.
He was taught for many years to ignore that he had done this in a diaper, he needs a better teacher.
Having a bowl movement can't occur on demand the way peeing does.
He has to be in the right place when the internal spasms of his colon try to expel the waste and be able to get to the potty in time, but you have made him so terrified of doing this, I hope your grandchild's pediatrician finds out about your actions so they can set you straight.
I am very glad I am not your child or grandchild.
I have my own terrible mother to deal with but my son is using a potty on his own since he was 8 months old and how she constantly undoes my work with my son pottying.
You would be much better off giving him treats like a yogurt melt for pooping on the potty, instead of your current tactics.
Posted on 12/2/2008 1:30:00 AM
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Anonymous
When my daughter is naked she will go in the potty all day long, but as soon as I put underwear or diaprers on, she goes in her pants!
What do I do? She will be 3 next month. I have explained everything to her, and she says, I want to wear big girl panties and can get on and off the toliet by herself, has no fears, can wipe herself, can wash her own hands, SHE JUST WON'T TELL ME!!
Posted on 11/26/2008 10:56:00 PM
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Anonymous
If after 3-4 days the child is not initiating going to the bathroom on thier own you they are not ready are only training yourself.
Give up and try again in a month.
From training 2 kids 1 boy and one girls I have learned that when it is time work on training go with underware 100% of the time for the intial training.
Going back and forth between underware and dipaers and pull-ups is confusing.
Once they are day time trained within a few days if they still have night or nap issues then put them back in diapers or pull-ups for that time.
Also, to some of the comments on the pooping issue some kids are scared they will fall in when sitting so long.
Try having them sit backwards so they can hold on to the tank of the toilet.
And to one person about the bed wetting.
Daytime and nighttime training is totally different.
Many kids take several months to years to be trained at night.
It shouldn't be a big deal put on a diaper or a pull-up they will eventually grow out of it.
Posted on 11/14/2008 4:29:00 PM
by
Anonymous
My son is 28 months old and everyone is telling me he should be potty trained already. I am sitting here researching tips and to tell you the truth all the information not only overwhelms me but makes me feel as if i am inadequate for the job.
But none-the-less i know I am prepared for the potty training as soon as my son is. I truly believe he'll let me know. He imitates us so much, so whose to say he won't copy us when it comes to using the bathroom as well.
Like the registered nurse said....just relax...if you do heck i might too...=)
Posted on 11/13/2008 7:37:00 PM
by
Anonymous
My grandson just turned 3.
He will pee on the potty but will not poop.
We've tried taking his thomas the train away and giving it back if he does poop.
He has started to hide his underwear when he soils it,
so we know that he knows.
We also praise him if and when he has gone on the potty.
HELP!V
Posted on 11/11/2008 11:25:00 PM
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Anonymous
I am a registered nurse,
mother of five, grandmother of five.
I think most of these kids are all right but their parents are neurotic beyond belief.
Spending months on toilet training is sad.
When a child is ready, toilet training takes days not months.
Is there any way parents can just relax, accept their kids, give up training and try a few months later?
I feel sorry for all these children.
Posted on 11/9/2008 6:14:00 PM
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Anonymous
I'm about to start potty training my 25 month old daughter and hope it will be eaiser than my two boys.
Both of my boys did not want to poop on the potty.
My oldest was 3 1/2 before he would do this successfully.
He had a lot of sensory issues being on the autistic spectrum.
The thing that worked for him was to allow him to poop in his diaper while sitting on the toilet and then each successive time he would go I would cut a larger hole in the diaper so that it would eventually come out of the diaper and he could see it in the potty after he went.
He needed to feel the diaper around his body in order to poop.
He eventually only had the upper part of a diaper on and was essentially pooping in the potty like this.
This process took about two weeks.
I know it sounds crazy, but I'm telling you that it was the only thing that helped my son make the leap from diapers to the potty.
Now my second son's issue wasn't so much pooping in a diaper, but not wanting to poop at all.
He would hold it and refuse to go for up to a week at a time.
My pediatrician advised putting him on a stool softener and I also had to insert suppositories in his rectum to make him go on occasion.
Constipation can grow into a serious problem as the child fears going poop because they know it is going to hurt when they go and so they hold it longer, exacerbating the problem further.
The stool softener and suppositories eventually worked for him.
He was potty trained by 2 1/2 but it took about 4 months to complete the process.
I would say that looking back I would have been more proactive and gotten him started sooner on a stool softener like miralax before he got so fearful of going to the bathroom.
Hope this helps someone.
Posted on 11/3/2008 12:08:00 AM
by
Anonymous
my daughter is two and a half. we have been working with her for a few months, but she will not go on the potty. she will tell you when she needs to and doesnt mind the seat but never even a trickle! does anybody know and of anything that might help get her to actually go while shes on there?
Posted on 11/1/2008 9:10:00 PM
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Anonymous
Children will go potty when they are ready, not when parents are ready. I learned the hard way the first time and the second time I waited until my child was ready. There are no two children alike, so don't worry if your child is not potty trained until they are 3 or 4. I now have a grandchild who has cp and at 3 years does not stand by himself, but he is starting to sign bathroom when he needs to poop. Just be patient with your children and know this to shall pass.
Posted on 10/29/2008 5:34:00 PM
by
Anonymous
help with bed wetting, my 4 year old uses the potty, but she wears a pull-up to bed at night to keep from peeing the bed.
any suggestions
Posted on 10/27/2008 4:07:00 PM
by
Anonymous
my daughter is starting to regress back into pampers.
she is 26 months and she was doing so well until the daycare moved her room that had a bathroom to one that does not have one.
How do I get her to start telling me she has to pee again?
Posted on 10/26/2008 3:04:00 PM
by
Anonymous
My son was going pee in the potty and had no accidents after day 1 of training....we stayed home for a week and I thought we had nailed it.
Not so.
He would not poop in the potty.
He finally learned to control it and would go in his diaper at nap time or bed time.
Then he learned to bring us the diaper.
He was so affraid to go in the potty:- (We had kept trying to have him go in the potty but it made it worse. It wasn't until he was 4years and 2 months and we said no more....
It took all my strength to 'make' him go in the toilet.
The bottom line I found was they have to be ready.
I have spoken to many parents and this is not unusual, so you are not alone and there is nothing wrong with your kiddos.
I am now going through the same thing with my 3 year old!!
I just have to keep telling myself it will happen....eventually.
If anyone does have a magic cure...PLEASE let me know:-)
Posted on 10/21/2008 1:49:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter is 39 months and she will not poop in the pottie. Do you have any suggestions.
Posted on 10/20/2008 8:29:00 PM
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Anonymous
how do i potty train my autistic son?
we have tried every thing.
Posted on 10/14/2008 6:18:00 PM
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Anonymous
Understand how some of you feel. I have a daugther who is almost four and we have been trying to get her to go #2 in the potty for over a year. She will hold until she can't hold it anymore. She will go in her underwear. She may have gone #2 3 times in the potty but refuses to go go consistently. HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Before I lose my mind1
Posted on 10/1/2008 6:56:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have a 2 1/2 year old boy and having a very hard time potty training.
I ask him if has to go and always say's no . I tell let's go potty like a big boy but he always say's I don't want to. I try to make a big deal of praise him when he does go ,but that's brfoe bath at night But morning comes and noway not a chance all throgh the dat until bath time comes. I tried talking to him but I;m not sure he understand or prtending he does't understand, I tried bribing did'nt work I need some HELP I am at my witts end please help!!
Posted on 9/30/2008 2:23:00 AM
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Anonymous
My son is 2 1/2.
He pees and poops in the potty.
Sometimes he tells me he has to go and some times he does not.
So, I'm now working on that.
I use a colorful preprinted help chart.
You can pick up a pack at Walmart.
I use big stickers for poop and small stickers for pee.
We sing and dance that "Reese went pee pee in the potty -- he gets the pee pee candy" or "he gets the poo poo candy."
I use to give him 1 m&m for each pee and 2 for each poo.
However, he really likes suckers (and only licks them a few times and throws them away any way), so I give him a "poo poo sucker."
I do watch for the time of day when it usually happens and watch his face or just keep taking him.
I'll be happy when he tells me every time he has to go.
Anyway, may be this will give some one an idea.
I do tell him it is time to go to the potty rather than ask him.
They always say no.
I also have the ELMO that goes on the potty and the ELMO book, which is fine too.
Also, the baby bjorn is really comfortable for him -- both the sit down and the attached one.
I also read where you should not make a big deal about accidents on the bathroom floor or a big deal about keeping his diaper dry, so I quit doing that, which seems to be helping.
Good luck to all of you.
Posted on 9/8/2008 10:27:00 PM
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Anonymous
same issue as the last one My son has been potty trained for almost 3 months and is 3 yrs 3 months old. But he will not have a bowel movement in the tiolet, he will only go in a pull up!!! I have tried rewards, making it fun, hard love and nothing will work. Can you please HELP ME!!!!
Posted on 9/8/2008 2:33:00 PM
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Anonymous
My son has been potty trained for almost a year.
But he will not have a bowel movement in the tiolet, he will only go in a pull up!!!
I have tried rewards, making it fun, hard love and nothing will work.
Can you please HELP ME!!!!
I really want nto start him in school, but I can't until he is totally trained!!!
Thank You
Jaime
Posted on 8/12/2008 1:13:00 PM
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Anonymous
my daughter will tell you she needs to go potty but as soon as you put her on the potty she gets off and says that she is done but as soon as you put the diaper on she will pee and then she tells you that she peed in the diaper and she will take off the diaper. what do i do?????????????
Posted on 8/9/2008 6:35:00 PM
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Anonymous
Stop micromanaging and it will just come naturally.
Just tell the child:
"You need to put your poop or pee pee in the potty".
Don't get mad about the accidents when you are starting because they are learning experiences... Just let them take control of the situation and back off!!!
Posted on 7/31/2008 8:35:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter is almost 4 yrs old and she will go pee pee on the potty she wears underwear all day but she WLL NOT poop on the potty.
She will hold it til she can't hold it no more and then she will poop in her panties.
I can tell when she has to go poop and I will set her on the potty but she will just sit there for a long time and not poop.
She does not have pee pee accidents but I am not sure what I can do to make her go poop on the potty.
Please any suggestions will be great I am lost on this.
Posted on 7/25/2008 12:33:00 PM
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Anonymous
My daughter also wants to go every few minutes and usually puts something in the potty.
She refused to go to the potty in the bathroom so I moved it into the living room and now she sits on it all the time and pees every few minutes!
Since the weather is warm I'm letting her go bare-bottomed.
When I tried disposable training pants she just used them like a diaper.
I'm about to try cloth training pants next.
Should I move the potty back into the bathroom?
Posted on 7/10/2008 1:34:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have an opposite problem.
She wants to go every 5-10 minutes.
I realize that alot of kids are fascinated and sometime will want to go to play with the tp or just sit but she actually asks to go every 5-10 minutes and she really DOES.
Is this normal?
Should I be concerned that there is a physical problem?
She will do both in the toilet and no problems with pull ups or underwear.
Just the frequency.
I literally spend most of the day doing trips to the bathroom every 10 minutes.
Please help!
Posted on 7/5/2008 1:05:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 2 1/2 year old refused to go to the potty because it was "yucky", I went out and bought her a new potty chair with the soft spongy seat and practically overnight she was potty trained. Two months later she is now refusing to use the potty chair and started pooping and peeing on the floor. :(
Posted on 6/23/2008 1:03:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 3
year old is trained for #1. He did it on his own. #2 is a huge problem. He screams for a diaper and holds it until he is running to the bathroom at the last moment. He only goes because the body is pushing it out. Any ideas for this. We have books, songs, special snacks and cars for when he'll do it. nothing is working.
Posted on 6/15/2008 10:42:00 PM
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Anonymous
In any case your child will start to go potty when he feels like the time is right every child is different from the other.some start eariler than the others.They all have there own time on ever thing that
life will have to hand out to them.
Posted on 6/13/2008 12:56:00 PM
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Anonymous
My 3 year olld Grandson has been TT potty trained for some time now but, will not poop on the potty.
His Doctor has advised his parents to give him stool softener so that he will have to potty.
This only results in him going around holding his tummy and his behind saying that his tummy hurts.
Do you have any suggestions as to what steps we can take to get him to poop?????
Posted on 6/5/2008 10:07:00 PM
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Anonymous
I started my daughter at 2 years old on her birthday she just had the number 1 down.
She is wearing underwear during the day and pretty much keeps them dry.
I have the problem with the number 2.
I can sit her on the potty and when she gets up from the toilet she will then go in her pants .
I am going to try to stickers more often for her to be more independant and go by herself instead of me asking her.
I just need help on the number 2.
I am not sure why she is so stubborn about it.
Any suggestions?
Posted on 5/29/2008 10:35:00 PM
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Anonymous
Don't get frustrated with potty training cause it can be a long and trying time for the child.
I have 2 littler girls and the oldest is already 4 but she learned til she was 3.
With the help of the daycare we both kept on track with the same tactics to train her and before you knew it she was going by herself.
Yes she had a few accidents but all kids will untill they are fully ready and understand that that be wet or soiled isn't so good.
She has had a couple accidents just recently but that is because she does not want to stop playing to go.
Now my 2 year old is just plan lazy to go.
She will tell me that she is wet or soiled but she never goes in the restroom.
so be patient and time will come when you child is ready to potty by themselves.
Good luck!!!
Posted on 5/27/2008 5:17:00 PM
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Anonymous
my son is 27 months old and refuses to use the potty. He has done #1 and #2 altogether one time only. I keep asking him if he needs to go and he always replies,"NO!". I constantly ask him or set him on the potty but as soon as let him up, he goes,every single time. He even went #2 on the floor one day in the laundry room. I know he understands, he just doesnt seem to want to do it.
Posted on 5/22/2008 10:12:00 AM
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Anonymous
For what to do with Erin I have a 15 month old who is almost fully potty trained, yeah I know it seems early, but I have nothing better to do... Anyways, try letting her read a book, or even read on to her while ont the potty, or let her get off, and brush her hair/teeth and than get back on to try again... try stickers for getting on, and than sit again for one for going, they love stickers :) GOOD LUCK!!
Posted on 3/31/2008 12:18:00 PM
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Anonymous
I have tried all of these suggestions.My two and a half year old girl seems to understand everything about using the potty.She has even done both #1 and #2, but when I ask her if she needs to potty she tells me "no, I don't have to go potty"; or "no, I don't want to potty." Erin will sit for what seems to me to be a rediculous amount of time on the potty ,and does nothing. With in minutes after, she is back in pull-ups or even panties and they are wet and sometimes soiled.What do you suggest now?
Frustrated beyond belief,
J.Lucas
Posted on 3/8/2008 6:53:00 PM
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Anonymous
bailee kept taking off her dipares and using the bathroom on the floor
Posted on 1/24/2008 2:47:00 PM
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Anonymous