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MNMum 12:44 PM 04-13-2012
When I first opened last fall I had 2 boys, 3 1/4 yrs old who were not quite potty trained. It took at least 4 mos for them to get there. It was absolutely exhausting. I just kept reiterating to the parents that this is something only they can control. For one boy, I believe it was physical control. For the other, he was using it to control his parents. When they finally let him have some time off (maybe a week), he was willing to do it after that. A parent saying they want their child potty trained by the end of the month is setting themselves and their child up for failure. It's just not something the adults can put a time constraint on.

Don't let it control your daycare. It seems to be working for you and DCB4 right now, and maybe DCB3's will come along with the peer pressure, but don't worry if none of them are quite ready. I really liked a PP suggestion of focusing for about a week at a time, then giving a break of about 3 weeks.
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