Not potty-trained at 3...
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Anonymous
| Am I crazy and too harsh or do her parents need to get on it? This is my brother-in-law's daughter. I am not close enough to say anything to her dad or mom but they make no effort to train her. It is rather shocking to have a coherent, articulate conversation with a child of that size while she is getting her diaper changed! |
Anonymous
| MYOB. Our pediatrician told me I could start potty training at 2 and be done at 3 years and 3 months or I could start at 3 and be done at 3 years and 3 months. So, if you knew us, you too would be judging us based on our decision about when to potty train our child. Ours isn't suffering any ill effects and potty training was a breeze. |
Anonymous
| We trained at just over 3. We had our reasons. MYOB. |
Anonymous
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I potty-trained my oldest at 3.5. It's just when I got around to it. My youngest was trained right after he turned 3. Each took only one day.
What's the big deal? |
Anonymous
| At 3 yrs 2 month our DD decided she was ready to use the potty and started. She was "trained" from day 1 and never had an accident even at night. I'm a believer in not pushing and allowing them to do it when they are ready. As our pediatrician said - I've never met an 18 yr old that wasn't potty trained! It will happen. |
Anonymous
| Wow, OP, if this is what passes for a problem in your life you are pretty lucky. It is totally normal for 3 yos to not be potty trained yet. |
Anonymous
| OP here. I have never and would never say anything, nor is this a problem in my life 19:11. It is definitely a problem in my sweet niece's life, however, and I feel for her. She is ready for training and shows embarrassment about needing her diaper changed. She is the only child in her close and extended peer group who is not trained and I just witnessed her 3 year old next door neighbor call her a baby. Further, I have never before encountered a child who is not trained at that age and I have been around a ton of kids. The occasional slip-up, sure...but no effort to train when she is clearly ready? |
Anonymous
I don't think that is solid professional advice. He/She should have just told you that all children are different, and that becoming toilet trained is developmental--it cannot be forced, follow your kid's individual cue as for their readiness. Ignoring a two-year-old's signs that he he is ready to be trained can actually make the whole process harder in the end. |
Anonymous
| Most of the kids at my daughter's school are not fully potty trained at almost 3. Not a big deal. |
Anonymous
Are you a mother? |
Anonymous
Shocking...Shocking!! 
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Anonymous
Same. |
Anonymous
| Yes, 19:32, I am a mother. Let me also say that this is not a matter of being "fully" potty-trained or "partially" potty-trained. This is a matter of a child who is clearly ready and has been showing signs of interest and readiness for at least one year who has parents that aren't doing a thing about it. |
Anonymous
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blah blah blah
OP is the perfect example of people who come on here, ask a question and then argue with the answers once their given. We said it's not a big deal and MYOB. |
Anonymous
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I agree with OP. The kid should be potty trained or in the process. Most experts agree that kids should be potty trained by 3.
But you still need to let it go. |