http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/ Everything Potty Training Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:17:41 GMT joanlulich http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/285 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/285 I homeschool. Now I am thankful for taking this route because it saved us unnecessary explaining and ds was not ridiculed. He has kids asking him why he Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:40:31 GMT Annika Estoque http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/284 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/284 thank you so much for your insight. i have wanted to have him evaluated for quite sometime to try and find the underlying cause. unfortunately, for our son's Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:13:16 GMT joanlulich http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/283 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/283 My son is seven and won't use the toilet. It turns out he has neurogenic bladder, caused from tethered cord. My parenting style is non-punitive. This style Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:40:28 GMT michelekavanaugh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/282 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/282 Thanks for you response, now I have one more issue. We have moved from the potty (in the living room, in the kitchen etc) to the bathroom (progress) But... he Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:30:25 GMT suzanneriffel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/281 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/281 Your daughter obviously has a case of of "bladder memory." This happens when the sensation of any clothing near her private parts triggers the brain to think Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:16:36 GMT suzanneriffel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/280 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/280 ... Hello there! Nope, I don't think this is a bad idea at all. Frankly, I think that anything that will get your child to use the potty during the first few Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:23:22 GMT Jenni Arnett http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/279 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/279 I had a problem with the thicker underwear... They felt too much like diapers/pull ups. I started using the really thin kind so my child would immediately Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:45:54 GMT Ck Crow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/278 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/278 DS had a problem for a while with wearing Underwear also. I wish I could offer some advice but we pretty much just went naked for a couple months at home and Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:18:00 GMT eannhaynie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/277 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/277 I trained my daughter at 19 months and she has been using the potty for about a month now. She does fantastic as long as she doesn't have on panties, but when Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:57:33 GMT Michele http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/276 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/276 Ok - so i have tried every potty training method know to man. I also read your book and have tried tweaking it to fit my just turned 3 year old son. After a Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:25:54 GMT suzanneriffel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/275 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/275 This is a tough situation. There are about a million things that I could think of to ask you. I guess my first question would be if you have simply tried Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:28:52 GMT annikaestoque http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/274 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/274 my son is five years old & has never used the potty...not once!!! no bribe in the world works. he is so afraid to try it...and i have no idea why. he knows Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:26:59 GMT suzanneriffel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/273 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/273 Dianne, Sorry about the delayed reply. It sounds like the self-initiation and reliability will come with enough time, based on your story. The issue to tackle Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:01:00 GMT dianne lewis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/272 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/272 Hi, I'm about to start my third trimester with our second child & trying to PT my 26mos old son. We've tried Day 1 (several times)and he would seem to Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:37:43 GMT suzanneriffel http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/271 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/everythingpottytraining/message/271 Hang in there! She'll get it! I would try changing the timing of your intervals. Do 5 minutes off and 1 minute on. (Yes, you'll be hanging around the potty