Your Trickiest Potty Training Problems and Solutions

We asked you (our readers) to share the most common potty training problems and solutions you've encountered.
  • Share
  • Print Print
  • Comment Comments (8)

potty training
Kate Powers
1 of 9
Next
7 Potty Training Tips

Parents often face the toughest challenges when helping their kids reach potty training success. It's no wonder that potty training tips and solutions come in handy. We asked about the trickiest potty training predicaments you've faced (getting kids to stay on the toilet) plus your tips for handling them (setting a timer). We selected seven of the best answers to help you!

What do you think of this story?  Tell Us.

1 of 9
Next
Related Links
Potty training can be tough. We've gathered the mo...

While it's true every child develops on her own ti...

When breastfeeding works well, Mom and Baby are ha...

Parents Are Talking
Comments (8)
4725154257
nc.tucker wrote:

According to field studies, it's best to potty train before the age of 2; it's easier and better for the child, family, and environment. Baby Signs has a great program and research to back it up http://www.pottytrainwithbabysigns.com/

4/28/2012 11:42:15 AM Report Abuse
jrob19572005 wrote:

It would be easier if you put the articles all on one page; to have to click through 9 separate "pages" is too time-consuming.

4/27/2012 05:36:17 PM Report Abuse
cbond12 wrote:

THis method worked on all of my chidren, it took 3 days with one of them, and no more than a week for the other two: 1) have an ample supply of skittles (to this day it is still referred to as pee pee candy); 2)as soon as they wake up take off the diaper and have them stripped from the waste down; 3) follow them around for the whole day...whenever they start to "go" ruch them to the potty and let them finish in the potty...they then get a reward...a skittle or two.

4/27/2012 09:50:25 AM Report Abuse
maleeha_ahmed22 wrote:

I had different experience potty training both my sons. the elder one got potty trained very quickly, since he had a routine and i picked his routine up easily. on the contrary the younger one gave me tough time cause whenever i start his potty training he had constipation. so for him i used my elder son as an example and by looking and following him he finally got trained before joining school.

9/28/2011 01:25:13 PM Report Abuse
tatumreddy wrote:

i have never pressured my daughter into using the potty. At 23 months she was official potty trained, believe it or not, she has never wet the bed or messed on herself.

9/28/2011 01:05:58 AM Report Abuse
Add your comment

You must be logged in to leave a comment. Register | Log In

Please confirm your comment by answering the question below and clicking "Submit Comment."

  • Mom Finds
  • Mom Tools
  • Win
Parents Magazine on Facebook

Latest updates from Parents Network

Follow American Baby on Twitter Follow Parents on Twitter