Comments on: Tips for a Mom Desperate to Potty Train her Toddler

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:17:17 +0000

I tried training my daughter in Jan., before her 3rd birthday. She was extremely resistant to it. She started holding it in and the pediatrician told me to stop and wait longer. She is now 3 1/2 and is still not interested. The first day, she seemed she was going to train easily, sitting on the potty and peeing (her first time) – I made such a big deal of it, the whole family did (there is 6 of us here). The next day she was a totally different girl. Screaming, not sitting on the potty and then peeing on herself all day long. Yesterday did not go well either. Today, we were in the park and I came home when I saw her grab herself. I told her we’d come back after she pottied. She screamed, she won’t sit (although she clearly has to go) and cried for 1/2 an hour. My husband trained my step-daughter by taking her pants and underwear off. He said it worked great. She is now 25 years old. I think she just fell asleep without going, and is still not wearing pants or underwear. I don’t think I should turn back, because she is on the older side, and I think she will be harder to train the older she gets. HELP!

By: Momo Fali

Momo Fali — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:18:43 +0000

My daughter was trained at 2 1/2 and never had an accident. My son wasn’t ready until after his 3rd birthday and he still has accidents sometimes because he waits until the last possible second to get to the bathroom (he’s seven now). My kids were totally different even though I used the exact same methods. This is definitely something that is up to the child!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:09:55 +0000

‘almost 3′? Surely you jest! My son is 4 1/2 and refuses to use the potty at all! I figure I’ll have to hire someone to change his diapers when he goes to college. I’ve tried EVERYTHING – if there was some kind of suggestion, I’ve tried it. Nothing works. I don’t know if he’ll be allowed to go to summer camp next week because he’s not potty trained. I’ve just given up and stopped contributing to his college fund to pay for the diapers.