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When Potty Training Becomes a Discipline Issue

We’ve been “potty training” for over a year and yet it feels like we are at day 1. We’ve tried all the methods, tricks and rewards and we’ve even had complete success only to have the reset button hit when we moved. We are far beyond learning and discovery, we have hit a discipline issue….

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My Almost 4 Year Old Refuses to Use the Potty

Remember all those months we spent potty training. And then we finally found success potty training. Hooray! And then we moved and had a potty training regression. Boo. Well, after weeks of tantrums we decided to take a potty training break. It’s been over a month now since we started our “break” and there have…

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Potty Training Update

Ok, so after much helpful yet varying input on yesterday’s post we’ve decided to take a little break from potty training. I hoping this will reduce the stress level for both Jude and I. While I feel like it’s a big step back and like I’m a failure at potty training my kid I also…

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I need your Pottying Training Advice

Potty Training is my enemy. Jude refuses to wear a pull-up except at night because he’s a big boy and “uses the potty” However, he has a least 4-6 pee accidents a day. At this point it’s a battle of wills and I have no idea how to win this battle. Daily Senario Knowing it’s…

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Potty Training Set Backs

We had a few good weeks of a potty trained 3 year old. Then we moved and all of our months of work went out the window. Full on tantrums. Refusal to go potty. Battle of wills. Loads of wet pants. Uggg. I’m exhausted. I know he has had a really hard time transitioning with…

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Potty Trained

So it would appear that Jude is, for the most part, potty trained. He still has the occasional accident and he hasn’t mastered overnight potty training but otherwise I think we did it. I didn’t think it was going to happen but sure enough one day it just clicked. I think the biggest factor in…

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Potty Training a Strong-Willed Child

It’s been almost 1 year since we started potty training with Jude and things are finally starting to click. Maybe we started before he was ready. Maybe we started before I was ready. Maybe our technique wasn’t right. Maybe, maybe, maybe…. Everyone said, “Don’t worry, he’ll get it when he gets it.” I…

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