Monthly Archives: January 2010

PottyTraining an 18 Month Old – When You Hit a Bump in the Road….

Posted on January 26, 2010 by jrafert

Question:

First of all, thanks for writing and publishing this book. I know its been great for a lot of people. Three weeks of hard work, and we are tempted to give up.

Our daughter is 18 months old and …

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Can Witholding Pee Cause Physical Problems?

Posted on January 11, 2010 by jrafert

Below is a link to a great article from the Harvard Medical School Health Publications about withholding urine. 

A summary of key points in the article:

1.  NO, your bladder cannot "burst" if you hold your pee too long.  (Well, …

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Toddler is Scared to Pee

Posted on January 10, 2010 by jrafert

Question:

I have a 22 month old son and we started the Potty Training Boot Camp system on Saturday morning. He did fine, having 3 accidents and 2 successes, but he did not self-initiate. This morning I got up prepared …

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Child Will Use the Potty Without Accidents – But Will Only Go When Told

Posted on January 7, 2010 by jrafert

Question:

We purchased your book back in May of 2009. At that time our son was 2 years 10 months. He was showing some signs of readiness, so we decided to go ahead and give it a shot since we …

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Child Witholding Pee While Potty Training

Posted on January 5, 2010 by jrafert

Question:

We purchased your book, and love your approach, and are on Day 3, with some success! Actually only one accident, and some self-initiation, which we're so proud of.

Here are the details, and my questions!

1. Our daughter is …

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