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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old is she?

My daughter had a severe speech delay and now has improved to just having a mild speech delay, and she is just starting to show interest in the potty -- tells us she wants to use the potty, will ask to sit on it, but nothing ever comes out.  I don't think she can feel it coming yet.  She's 3 years, 4 months, and I plan on giving it a try over the summer but not "forcing" the issue until she turns 4.

I'm pretty convinced that when she's ready, she will train quickly, but if I push her before she's ready, it's going to be a nightmare.

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Agree with pp about not pushing before your child is ready. I have twins (now older) who had developmental delays. It drove dh crazy that they weren't potty trained and had no interest. I took them to behaviorists, psychologists and nothing helped.Finally, when they were 5, they decided they were ready and did it.  Never had an accident. Now that they are older (12), no one cares how old they were so late to potty train.  Some kids are ready before others. Try not to set artificial deadlines -- it will happen.[/quote]

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