Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:48     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:43     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:40     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:34     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
Anonymous wrote:Most of the kids at my daughter's school are not fully potty trained at almost 3. Not a big deal.


Same.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:33     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
Anonymous wrote: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!


Shocking...Shocking!!
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:32     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
Anonymous wrote: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?


Are you a mother?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:31     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
Most of the kids at my daughter's school are not fully potty trained at almost 3. Not a big deal.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 19:25     Subject: Re:Not potty-trained at 3...
Anonymous wrote: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.


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
Post 06/14/2013 19:24     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:11     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:08     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:08     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 19:04     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
We trained at just over 3. We had our reasons. MYOB.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 18:58     Subject: Re:Not potty-trained at 3...
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
Post 06/14/2013 18:54     Subject: Not potty-trained at 3...
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!