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Road Trip & Potty Training
Posted on 1/16/2024
My daughter (2.5) is potty trained and we are working on potty training our son (19 months). We have a long road trip coming up in April when we have to travel from South Dakota to...
Read More2.5 y/o refuses to poop
Posted on 12/28/2023
My 2.5 year old is potty trained when it comes to pee but not poop. She is a stool holder, she constipates herself and I have to give her mirlax daily. I believe they are painful because of how...
Read MoreBig move Big changes
Posted on 12/15/2023
Since our move my daughter has started having accidents again. She was day potty trained (only a couple accidents a week so staying dry and clean 98% of the time) but after the move she started...
Read MoreFOUR YEAR OLD PEE ISSUES
Posted on 12/7/2023
Lately our 4 year old seems to have some issues surrounding going to the bathroom. He will say things like “I saw the picture and it made me have to pee.” Or he sees something “girly” and it...
Read MoreNight Training
Posted on 11/26/2023
1. My daughter (2.5) is day potty trained other than occasionally having accidents. But at night or nap time she still wets the bed. We stopped doing diapers totally with her quite a while ago but...
Read MorePotty training readiness
Posted on 11/3/2023
Day 4 of training my 22 month old girl, and I'm at a loss. Naked, potty bell, reinforcement of expectations with mistakes. She almost always runs to the potty the minute she starts peeing herself,...
Read MoreWhen Bedwetting Returns
Posted on 10/19/2023
Our 4-year-old daughter has been potty trained for quite some time. We were successful with no accidents at nighttime wearing underwear. When we went on a few vacations this past summer, we used...
Read MoreYou're Going to Learn to Use the Toilet Today
Posted on 9/22/2023
Today I have started potty training my almost 16 month boy. I’m a little overwhelmed but felt that the time was right. Am I supposed to still use diapers when he sleeps and just focus on day...
Read MoreStay The Course
Posted on 9/19/2023
A while back I had asked a question about potty training my daughter (2). She has the idea down but often gets too busy playing and then has accidents. I have been making her wash out her...
Read MoreToilet Training in the mean time
Posted on 8/22/2023
I have temporary custody of my just turned two granddaughter. Her dad works out of state and isn’t with her as much as he would like to be. Her Mom has supervised visits every other weekend. I...
Read More2 YO having occasional accidents
Posted on 8/21/2023
We began potty training our daughter (2yr) when she was 16 months old. Now a year later she can take herself to the bathroom and sometimes stays dry all day. Other times she has accidents but I...
Read MoreTesting 1 2 3
Posted on 8/17/2023
My children (2 and 1) are very used to having their grandparents around all the time since we currently live together while we try to find a house. My parents are away for about 10 days and the...
Read MoreDon't stop, keep going.
Posted on 7/18/2023
We started potty training our 17-month old daughter last week, and we are on day 9. Yesterday she had 24 successes and 7 accidents for pee, but she is still pooping only on the floor. Today she is...
Read MoreTrain Them Up
Posted on 7/11/2023
Our family doctor was shocked when I started potty training our daughter at 16 months old and she is mostly potty trained now (she’s a few months past 2). With my son (13 months old) the doctor...
Read MorePotty training and perpetual frustration
Posted on 6/21/2023
We used John’s process of potty training and I thought my daughter was potty trained (other than diapers for naps and bedtime). We started around 16-17 months old and now she is a few months past...
Read MoreRemembering how to use the potty
Posted on 6/12/2023
My son has just turned 3 at the end of May this year. We started potty training him last year in June. We got him trained to the point of using the toilet, unassisted for all poos and 90% of...
Read MoreTeaching Child to Dress/Undress Helps With Potty Training
Posted on 5/19/2023
Hello, we've hit a plateau with potty training. Our 2yr old is accident free when her pants off (thanks to John's method). Introducing underwear and pants is the next step we're having issues...
Read MoreHow Do I Resolve My Daughter's Potty Training Accidents?
Posted on 4/8/2023
Our 4-year-old daughter continues to have pee “accidents.” I’m putting that word in quotation because I don’t know why she pees herself, because she’s been potty trained since she was 25 months...
Read MoreWhen To Begin Nighttime Potty Training
Posted on 4/3/2023
What age or when should we implement night training for potty training?
Read More2 YO ISN'T GETTING THE TOILET TRAINING THING
Posted on 4/2/2023
My 2.4 son has potty trained for 6 weeks and still poops and pees his undies. When talking to him he looks away. We are confused, we use the bell but not enough. If we introduce the gate how can...
Read More2-Year- Old Potty Training Regression is Normal
Posted on 3/31/2023
Potty trained regression!? Our son turned two at the end of february. We potty trained him exactly how the book says at about 22 months, naked & 75! And he conquered potty training really well in...
Read More18 month old protests potty training
Posted on 3/27/2023
I’m potty training my 18 month old boy. In your book, you state to not get into a power struggle if he is refusing to get on the toilet. But to be authoritative with telling him we go poop/pee on...
Read MoreDIAPERS AT NAPTIME AND BEDTIME?
Posted on 3/5/2023
We have just embarked on toilet training our 22-month old son. Will you kindly clarify why there are conflicting answers on this site as to the question of wearing diapers at naptime and...
Read More18-m/o girl stands before finishing her business
Posted on 2/23/2023
We’ve been potty training our 18 month-old girl for five days. We’ve been using the gate and the bell, though sometimes they’re not necessary now. She will sit on the potty when we tell her she...
Read MoreStarting potty training
Posted on 2/20/2023
My 27 month old boy will start potty training. He has a brother 6 month old. How can we manage the situation of no diapers around the house at all? What language can we use to make him realise...
Read MorePotty Training nap and night time
Posted on 2/20/2023
We are going to start toilet training with my 26 month old boy next week. What should we do at night time and during his midday nap? For the first three weeks or until he stays dry should we put...
Read MoreToddler Bed transition
Posted on 2/9/2023
22-month old won’t go to bed. We started potty training at 21-months and transitioned to a toddler bed so she could use a potty in her room if needed. First, before she falls asleep, she...
Read More22 MONTH OLD POOPY PROBLEM
Posted on 1/25/2023
Hi, we’re potty training our 22 month old using “Naked and $75” and we’re having issues with poop. My daughter refuses to sit on the potty when she has to poop. She starts pooping and then says...
Read MorePotty training and responsibility
Posted on 12/29/2022
Is it ok to discipline a 4-year old for a potty accident? We potty trained our daughter at 25-months old. She turns 4 next week and she rarely has accidents anymore. However, strangely, today...
Read MoreNight time potty training
Posted on 12/26/2022
Hello, I am ready to toilet train my 22-month old son. My question is with regard to leaving him naked and free for overnights. He currently sleeps in his crib overnight from 7pm-7am. This allows...
Read MorePotty Training Setbacks
Posted on 10/24/2022
My 4.5 year old has recently started having accidents in preschool. These include both poop and pee. It doesn't seem to bother her. At first the school nurse would clean her up and send her back...
Read MoreToilet Training Takes Time
Posted on 8/1/2022
Hello, we started potty training our 18-month-old nine days ago and have had little progress. I've read John's book on toilet training, and I feel like we're doing all he recommends but think we...
Read MoreToilet Training Guidance
Posted on 7/30/2022
My son is 17 months and I’ve been trying to toilet train him for 6 days using the “naked and $75” technique outlined in the “Toilet Training Without Tantrums” book. I have yet to see notable...
Read MoreToilet Training Takes Time
Posted on 7/27/2022
Hello, we started potty training our 17 1/2 month old 9 days ago. Some progress but not much, we ask where pee pee and poopoo go and she points to the potty. She seems to go into a corner, but not...
Read MoreMiddle of the Night Potty Solution
Posted on 7/16/2022
My 3.5 year old has been potty trained since before he was 2. I read and generally used the Rosemond book. However, I didn’t do the night/nap training as my pediatrician said it was just...
Read More6 YO PEEING HER PANTS
Posted on 7/8/2022
Our 6yr Girl has has recently started peeing her pants because she refuses to stop playing and use the restroom. She has admitted that she is just being "lazy" and thought she could hold it. ...
Read MorePotty training struggles
Posted on 7/6/2022
My husband and I are finally potty training our 28 month old and it's been a struggle. He understands our commands but decides to fight them at every turn. He resists going onto the potty and once...
Read More9 year old's Frequent Night Time Urinating Best Evaluated by Pediatrician
Posted on 6/26/2022
My 9-year-old frequently gets out of bed to go to the toilet at night. I don’t mind but our house is laid out that he has to leave his bedroom, come down the stairs, past our living room, dining...
Read MoreChild Pooping in Pants
Posted on 5/8/2022
Our 9 year old poops in his pants. This has been going on for years with varying frequency. Sometimes every day, sometimes once a week. Once he went without accidents for 2 months. This happens...
Read MorePotty Training: Nighttime Urinary Control
Posted on 4/19/2022
Hello! I will begin potty training my son in June, at which point he will have just turned 20 months old. I have read your potty training book and everything else I’ve been able to find regarding...
Read MoreDerailed potty training
Posted on 4/8/2022
Hi, my son is 25 months. I potty trained him at 23 months with the "oh crap potty training" method. In the 4 days we took, he was doing fine, having only 1 or 0 accidents a day. Except for poop,...
Read MorePull up and Potty Problems
Posted on 1/21/2022
My 3yr old son is almost fully potty trained. He still wears a pull-up at night and he is very inconsistent about using the toilet to go poop. He has a very hard time going poop all together. I...
Read More18 month old Wetting Bed and Doesn’t Care
Posted on 1/7/2022
My 18-month-old could care less about his wet sheets in the morning or after naptime, and I am getting very tired of doing laundry twice a day (I am 8 months pregnant). Do you think putting a...
Read More18 month old Screams on the Potty
Posted on 1/5/2022
We are potty training our 18-month-old boy and are on day 5. The first day he screamed when I introduced him to the little potty, but slowly he was sometimes ok with sitting on it. My husband...
Read MoreGetting to the finish line with potty training
Posted on 12/8/2021
Our 3 year old daughter has been doing N75 for 5 days and has progressed very well and is intimating in the toilet and rarely having accidents, maybe just a little urine in her panties before she...
Read MoreKeep Potty Training Positive- Don't Punish For Accidents
Posted on 11/2/2021
Hi, our daughter is 2yrs 10mo old. We potty trained her 9 months ago using the “naked and $75” method from John Rosemond’s book Toilet Training Without Tantrums. Potty training clicked with her...
Read MoreNeed to relax with potty training
Posted on 9/24/2021
I am trying to potty train my 19 month old. I’ve read Making the Terrible Twos Terrific and have tried the methods there. My daughter refuses to sit on the potty or even attempt to use the potty...
Read MoreBedtime and night waking potty breaks
Posted on 8/22/2021
28 month old daughter bedtime routine and waking at night. Our 3rd child, who is 28 months recently started climbing (and falling) out of her crib, so we moved her to a toddler bed a little...
Read MoreSmelly kid
Posted on 7/27/2021
My four year old daughter has been potty trained for a few years now but she constantly either forgets to wipe or doesn’t do it well enough despite all my efforts. She smells like pee almost...
Read MoreHiccup on the road to diaper freedom!
Posted on 7/15/2021
We started potty training our toddler about 5 months ago when he was 26 months. Unfortunately, we had not discovered Rosemond's books yet. We used a similar, but not exact same method. We...
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