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[quote=Anonymous]I can see myself having waited until 3.5 just out of sheer laziness. Potty training takes concerted effort (we did the boot camp) and I probably would not have bothered at 3 other than having to enroll DS in a no diaper preschool right after his 3rd birthday. I can imagine that parents that have a lot going on (new baby, family issues, etc) might also put it off past 3. I know one family that still let their 5 year old use a diaper to poop because the family had gone through a lot of upheavals from years 3-5.

I do think that poor parenting can be a factor. The one kid I know who did "refuse" to potty train had very permissive/structureless parents. Great family, just not at all into doing anything by the book. It just never occurred to them to take away the diapers and make the kid learn on the parents' schedule. At some point between 3.5 and 4 the kid started noticing peer pressure and announced he would use the potty.

Finally I think that for pooping some kids legitimately develop a habit of needing a pull-up because of experiences with painful poops on the potty. A lot of adults have poop habits (places, times of day, reading materials) so this isn't really that weird when you stop to think about it. [/quote]

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