1) "You wanted me to do it your way, I've tried it, it's not for me. What more do you want, woman?"

2) Gavin hasn't pooped since the first time-when he saw it come out of his body he freaked out and now runs and hides to do it in his pullup. He is staying dry all night and doing great otherwise. Any ideas?

3) Does he mind it being in there? In the Pull-Up, I mean? If so, I'd make him walk around with it for a bit; if not, change to training pants and plastic pants--Galvin hates those, and he hates being "messy." If nothing works, ask Courtney...Ethan seems to have the hang of it.

Oh, and I did interview for a daycare client today that has three-year-old twin daughters; they were potty trained in two weeks. Damn girls!!

4) Angi, he might not be quite ready yet...I know you are! But he may not be...whatever the case, try not to pressure him...that may just make it worse.

Lilly (thanking my lucky stars) never had a problem pooping on the potty...in fact she woke up one morning in January and told me she was a big girl and didn't want diapers anymore. We had a few accidents along the way (and some "i wonder what would happen if I peed on the floor" days) but within a week she was trained.

One of the tricks I did with her was put on her underwear and then a pull up on top...that way if she peed she'd feel it, but it would be contained.

5) Girls seem to have less issues with it than boys. I'll let Gavin's mom try the training pants/plastic:>He is aware of smelling bad, his sister never fails to point it out but he just as soon keep playing.

6) Yeah, Galvin is the same way if he's wearing a Pull-Up or a diaper, but if he has those training pants on or big-boy underpants, he doesn't like it at all. And someone else gave me another strategy - she calls it the "only big kids get to do that __________ [activity]" (whatever the activity is; you fill in the blank). This may work with Galvin, so after a week or so, if he doesn't seem to be making much progress, we may employ this. No harm in trying...

Oh, and he did sit on the potty willingly this evening for a little over 15 minutes, reading books, saying he felt like he had to go. Nothing happened, but we told him we were proud of him for telling us.

7) JUles-another good idea. Jo-hope you are reading this:>

8) I think letting the run around naked is great for peeing. For both my boys, that's when it started to click. As for poop, I have no advice; I am running into troubles myself with that one.
Oh, Angi... another thought. Have you tried just going straight to underwear (being prepared to do lots of laundry). That's what we are doing this week. Jonas gets to pick out his underwear, which gives him more of a stake in it.

9) Another thing....the weekend before Lilly decided she no longer wanted diapers I showed her a picture of her best friend (Ava, humzoo mom Carrie) wearing underwear and made a big deal about how Ava was such a big girl, look she's not wearing diapers anymore. Maybe that would work for Galvin?

10) Yep - done both. I mean, he has so many super-cute pair of underwear (about a dozen), including some of his favorite things, like tractors, Diego, Thomas, bugs, trains, etc. We've even had a couple of the older boys he emulates--Cousin Landon and neighbor Justin--tell him about going on the potty like a big boy, but he seems unaffected by that. That child has a mind of his own, I'm telling you. Now the one thing that might work: not letting him do something he seriously wants to do, and telling him that only big boys who use the potty can do that. That's my next strategy, but if you all think of anything else, please post it here. I welcome all advice!

11) Sounds like you've got it covered. I am definitely considering the "only big boys get to do that" route, but I have to give other methods a go first. Good luck!