Potty Training - Edwardsville, IL

Yes we definately did and it works wonderfully!!!!!! My son fully potty trained himself (potty and poop--day and night) in 1 day when he was 2 years and a few months. He decided to throw away his diapers one mrning and we did--that was it for the diapers, we never used another one or even a pullup ever again. Just underwear He doesn't even have accidents. www.3daypottytraining.com My advise is to do it when they ready. If you have been trying with resistance from him, back off for a few weeks or more then try this new approach. Do it exactly the way they describe, do not deviate and stay consistent and it will work. It made me a believer and I was skeptical. Good Luck!!!
~LA~

I bought the 3 day potty training book 3 weeks ago! I worked with my son for 4 days, but he was completely trained by the end of the 2nd day. You should try it. It works if you follow the guidelines that she lays out for you. Good Luck.

A.

I am a mother of 2 and grandmother of 7. I used the Potty Training in less than a day with my children. I think the most effective part of the book is when they do have an "accident" that THEY change their own web pants, which are hard to get off wet, THEY mop us the mess, clean the spot whatever applies. My son decided it was less work to go in the big boy potty, rather than go through what happened when he did not. He also received a treat everytime he went on the potty.

Most of grand children were very easy. I do have one grandson that was pushing 3 and he was still in diapers. He loved coming to my house. One day he had a very messy bowel movement and I have a weak stomach. I got sick and now had 2 messes to clean up. So I told me he was a big boy, and big boys wear big boy pants. I said he could not come back to my house until he was wearing big boy pants.

It worked, he came back a free days later in big boy underwear and never looked back.

I would try and figure out why. Lazy, afraid of the pot, etc. Then if you work on the reason the result should follow.

Hope that helps.

D. S

Only thing that worked for me was time. I gave it a whirl during several different stages, but my daughter wasn't ready until a few weeks before she turned 3 years old. Every kid is different. I would advise just offering encouragement, the opportunity to go, and then after that it's just a waiting game until the child is actually ready. Don't worry. It will happen with time.

Not familiar with the method and I don't have any boys but, I once heard of a mom who put Cheerios in the toilet and her son would aim and try to "sink" them. Apparently it was a lot of fun!!

I potty trained my son a week before his 2nd birthday. I work full time, so I started on the weekend. Friday night I told my son we were going to wear underwear tomorrow and there would be no more diapers. The next morning he helped me pack up all the diapers and sent them away to his little cousin. He picked out special "Thomas" underwear to wear. I showed him what to do on the potty and told him to let me know when he needs to go potty. I took him to the bathroom every 30 - 60 minutes to have him sit and pee. When we weren't doing that I was giving him all of my attention and having him drink alot. He we his pants 3-4 time before noon, but after lunch he had the idea. I continued to help him and remind him to go to the bathroom. By Sunday evening, he was potty train. I believe the key to potty training is NO diapers or pull-up. Only use pull-ups at night when sleeping.

I have not heard of a three day method, but I work with toddlers so I see a lot of kids going through the toilet learning process. We give parents a "potty packet" including a check list for signs of readiness. Some of the signs include the child being able to notice when they need to go, being able to tell you, being able to use words like "pee" and "poo," disliking a wet diaper, being able to pull pants up and down, staying dry for at least two hours, and more.

In addition, in the child's brain, myelinization must be complete before potty training can occur. Parents can try and try, but until this happens, it won't work. This means that long motor neurons reach from the Betz cells of the motor cortex in the brain down to the urethral sphincters, which control the flow of urine. For the child to be able to control this themselves, these long motor neurons must be fully covered with a white, fatty sheath, called myelin. This myelinization allows voluntary control over these muscles and may not happen until about 24 months of age.

Anyway, children are developmentally ready to potty train at different ages. If they are ready, some children will take a few weeks. If the child is not ready, it can take much longer. I'm not sure what kinds of readiness signs your son is showing or what the circumstances are, but you may need to just give it a break for a while and come back in a month or two. I would avoid power struggles, as it can make it a stressful and tense situation for him. If your son is actually ready, it really could just take 3 days. If he's not, it may be a waste of time.

Many parents use rewards, but I personally do not agree with this because this is a normal body function that everyone does and I don't think rewards really have anything to do with using the bathroom. I've seen so many kids learn to use the potty as "just something you do" rather than something you get a reward for.

Remember, learning to potty train really is a LEARNING PROCESS and, like most other things, not something that can be taught overnight. Even children who are mostly potty trained will have accidents from time to time and this is normal. Just keep in mind, no normally functioning child will grow up to walk down the isle wearing diapers! Just keep it positive and it will happen in time. Sorry this doesn't have anything to do with the 3 day method, but I hope this perspective helps.

I have a 3 yr. old boy that weighed only 1 pound and 14 oz when born. He has been slow to learn everything and potty training was the the one thing I thought I would never teach him. I bought the 3 day potty book online on a Thursday and by Sunday he was going on his own. You have to be home for 3 full days and give them your all your attention and it does work.

I personnally have not tried this method, but I have a friend who borrowed the book from the library and she said her son was trained in two days!

I had 5 boys and the way I potty trained was to keep there diaper off..They just wouldnt go on floor!!!Started at 2 and in a few months was done good luck Keep a long t shirt on them.

We used this method last year on my then 3 1/2 year son. We had tried everything else and we were feeling a little desperate. It worked! I could not believe it, but after the third day it just clicked in his mind and body. He still has an occasional accident, but this is becoming more rare. I think it is worth a try. If it works, you will be done with diapers and if it doesn't, you are any worse off then you are now.
good luck!!

I took 7 days to potty train my boy. You have to stay at home close to the potty and basically run around naked. Set an egg timer for starting with every 10 min and run to the potty, and then increase the number of minutes 15 20 25 30, etc. He will be like Pavlovs dog when you are through. You just have to stay home and close to a secure place to go. It is hard at first, but by the 7th day we were going to stores with no back up and no accidents. Good Luck

I haven't tried to guides that you're talking about, but the "Elmo's Potty Time" video helped my little boy more than anything. I'd tried books & talked to him about pottying, tried to make it sound fun...you know, the usual, but he was NOT interested & wouldn't go, didn't even want to sit on the potty much less use it. But when I got the Elmo video, he was captivated by it (and he's not one to sit down & watch movies normally) & became interested in using the potty. I also found that even though he wouldn't sit on a potty chair, I had much better success with the regular toilet. He's watched that movie at least 30 times & is now completely potty-trained! Thanks, Elmo lol. Every child is different, of course, so what works with mine might not work with yours, but it's always good to have options. Good luck!

I've never heard of the 3-day method, but I tried the 1-day with my son. We started potty training my almost 3 year old about a month ago with the 1-day method and he is still having one or more accidents a day, so obviously it didn't work for him. I desperately hope he is not going to be one of those kids that takes 6 months to potty train.

I've decided that each kid is just different. If you try the 3-day method, just don't expect too much so you won't be disappointed if it doesn't work!

I don't know what the 3 day method is, my kids are 13 and 8, but my former boss used the "treat" method for her kids..they got mini m&m's or other small mini candies and for every time they tried no matter the outcome they got one piece, if they actually did something then they got two pieces. I know with one of her kids (cant remember which) it took longer becasue the child wasn't ready. Remember this is something they can control and if you try and force it will take longer, let it happen when it happens, my son wasn't fully trained until he was closer to 3 1/2. Good Luck!

I haven't used your guide. But a wise mother of 2 once told me to avoid potty training during the winter. The cold weather causes havoc with potty training. Both of my boys potty trained over the summer and did well.

Hi,
We just started pottytaining and it's not so good. What exactly is the 3daypottytraining guides??? Is there a book I can buy???
Please let me know.
Thanks!!!