When Doing a Poo Becomes Problematic...

Potty-training woes: Making No. 2 training a No. 1 priority - Jackson Sun


The following post from the Jackson Sun provides some interesting ideas from parents on methods used to deal with toddler resistance to doing poos on the potty in various situations...

Potty-training woes: Making No. 2 training a No. 1 priority Jackson Sun,?TN?- 22 May 2007 I solved it by putting the disposable diaper in the toilet so she could make her bowel movement on it as it floated in the toilet. After a few times, ...

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The Right Age for Potty Training Is....?

The right age to potty train your child will depend on their readiness for the event. Your child will typically be ready from around around 18 months onward, but needs to exhibit the required signs of readiness. See a useful video on this issue courtesy of newbaby.com by clicking on the headline above.

Diaper Dependence and Delayed Potty Training

Take a look at the article in the following link (courtesy of Fox 28), and the video in the next link (courtesy of abc7.com). Some very interesting figures on the age of toddler potty training - historically and now, are provided. The availability of diapers in the Western world has a lot to answer for in delaying the age our children are now potty trained by!

Many Potty Training Very Early Fox 28, IN - May 17, 2007 The American Pediatric Association recommends children between ages two and two-and a half start potty training, but a growing number of parents are opting ... potty training - Google News abc7.com When is it the Right Time to 'Potty Train'? "I think its better to expose children to the potty, at least every once and a while from a young age," says Laura Hamilton Early Toilet Training Advocate. ...

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Dealing with Your Child's Resistance to Potty Training

Pediatrics expert Dr David Olson provides some excellent suggestions on dealing with resistance to potty training in the older (3yr+) child. Click on the link below to see his response  to a parent's query on this issue...

Pediatrics: Potty Training problems

Toilet Training Resistance
What is toilet training resistance?
Children who refuse to be toilet trained either wet themselves, soil themselves, or try to hold back their bowel movements (thus becoming constipated). Many of these children also refuse to sit on the toilet or will use the toilet only if a parent brings up the subject and marches them into the bathroom. Any child who is over 3 years old, healthy, and not toilet trained after several months of trying can be assumed to be resistant to the process rather than

Pediatrics: Potty Training problems

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The Variables in Potty Training - When to Start

A major milestone in a child's growth - The News Journal

The article by Jennifer Powell Acord in the following link, courtesy of delawareonline, provides some useful thoughts and alternatives on the issue of when you should start potty training your child... Personally, I prefer to potty train as soon as the signs of readiness are clear - it only gets more difficult to train your child at a later age!

A major milestone in a child's growth The News Journal, DE - Apr 30, 2007 But whether you call it potty training or "toilet teaching," as the KidsHealth Web site does, deciding when to start depends on your child's readiness. ...

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