my nephew is 2 turning 3 in Nov. and he's still not potty trained his mom and dad are not doing a great job in trying so i'm wondering if i should potty train him or not?
2006-07-03 10:04:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
yeah
2006-07-03 10:07:04 · answer #1 · answered by Seto!! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! It is not your place! He may not be ready. My oldest wasn't potty trained until he was 4.5 years old. And we forced him continually since he was 2 and we feel like that is why it took him SO long. My other two actually potty trained themselves by the time they were 3. One day they just both woke up and they were DONE with the diaper.
If his parents are potty training him at home. And they ASK you to HELP, then do so. But NOT until.
2006-07-03 11:34:45 · answer #2 · answered by shop4tots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was not completely potty trained until her was 3 1/2. I thought i wasn't doing a good job, but i was he was just slow at learning. Unless you know for a fact mom and dad are not doing their job I wouldn't do anything, he will learn. Or i would suggest you gently ask the boys mom if he has started using the potty and if she would like your help
2006-07-03 10:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go slowly with this, and boys are a bit slower that girls in this area. It is up to the parents to make that decision also, despite what your opinion is on when a child should be potty trained. When you say his parents aren't doing a great job, do you mean that they are neglectful parents, or is it that they are willing to allow THEIR son to decide for himself when he is ready, by offering him the alternative of using the potty and going in his diaper. I think you should but out unless he is actually being neglected or abused.
2006-07-03 10:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea.. u could probably start him offf... gettin him used to the potty. and the ideas of not going in his pants.. even though he is two going on 3 there will be more and more things that he will want to do. it will be rough at first but the earlier u start the easier it will be.. because if kids arent potty trained and have a lot of accidents after a certain age... daycares wont take them and they might develop physcological problems....starting him off early lets him kno that this is sumthing that he has to do....dont forget to give plenty of praise and rewards
2006-07-03 10:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by ambi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends. how long is he going to stay with you? let's face it , potty training does not happen overnight. it really takes a long time, potty training should start at the child's home before generalizing to another environment. it would be best to collaborate with his parents on this since this is not an easy task. the child should also be ready..
signs that he's ready:
-he can already sit for 5 minutes during an activity
- he can understand simple instructions (ie. sit down, stand up, pull down pants..)
- can pull up and down his pants with little assistance
-he shows visible signs of urinating or having a bowel movemen (squatting, pulling pants, touching genitals)
-he stays dry for longer periods of time
2006-07-06 04:36:54 · answer #6 · answered by ayna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless he is consistently with you every day. You can't potty train a child one day and let him pee his pants the next day and be switching back and forth. This will make it even worse. Maybe you should just talk to his parents about it.
2006-07-03 10:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by #3ontheway! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He'll go when he is ready. Really, he will. It won't do you much good unless you're with him almost every or everyday. My first child didn't train until she was 4 and the second was done at 2! They are all different. And I know from experience that pressure does not help at all.
2006-07-03 10:11:30 · answer #8 · answered by ginarene71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't mess with somebody else's kid, even if that somebody else is a sibling. If they ask you for help, that's one thing, but potty training isn't worth ruining a relationship over.
2006-07-03 10:09:33 · answer #9 · answered by dreth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some toddlers aren't ready right at two. They will tell you when they are ready. but that should be the parents job, not yours. I think its great that you are so interested in your nephew's development but that is mom and dads job.
2006-07-03 11:51:01 · answer #10 · answered by angelsmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is he ready? Does he want to start to use the potty? If not you are just wasting your time.
2006-07-03 10:08:32 · answer #11 · answered by codemonkey812 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋