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20 Best-Ever Potty Training Tips
Trust us -- we know these top tips work! We tapped the experts -- Parents.com readers, who swear by each and every one.
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Are you counting down the days to the toilet transition? Or maybe you've already dabbled in a few less-than-successful attempts? Either way, we heard one thing again and again: Your kid has to be good and ready. And don't worry, he will be someday. "No child is going to graduate high school in diapers," says Carol Stevenson, a mom of three from Stevenson Ranch, California, who trained each one at a different age. "But it's so easy to get hung up and worried that your child's a certain age and not there yet, which adds so much pressure and turns it into a battle." Once you're convinced your kid's ready to ditch the diapers (watch for signs like showing an interest in the bathroom, telling you when she has to go, or wanting to be changed promptly after pooping), try any of these tricks to make it easier.
my son is almost three, and was doing fairly well with the peeing part, going on the toilet, and telling me that he had to go, but not the pooping. now for some reason he has gone back to peeing and pooping in his pull ups. he won't tell me any more, not even after he goes. can someone please help me???
11/3/2009 12:40:57 PM Report AbuseMy daughter just turned two and she is almost potty trained all the way. I will just give one advice... DON'T GIVE UP!! It was really hard for me.
11/2/2009 12:50:44 PM Report AbuseMy son is turning 1 in a couple of weeks. Every night he take his pamper off, I'm guessing he is ready for the Potty .Is he to young to start potty training????He catch on very quick when I do stuff around him ..Maybe he is ready for the Potty.He watch's me every time I use the toilet he wanna get some tissue and Wipe his behind because he catch on really fast
11/2/2009 12:45:22 PM Report AbuseHELP! my soon to be two yr. old was well on her way to becoming an independent pottier, that was until we brought home my son, then all bets were off. Some say give her time to adjust, we are. Not only will she not attempt to potty, she has started taking her diaper off whenever she use the bathroom , what should I do?
11/2/2009 12:38:43 AM Report AbuseDont stress over "potty trainning". If you ask your mothers, they will probably tell you it just happens with development. Between 2-3 years old is normal, but every child is different. Potty Trainning is really just a new age idea to convice parents to spend money on potty trainning gear, videos, and products. Dont let merchandise fool you, you and your child will simply not "need" it.
10/30/2009 02:11:46 PM Report Abuse