If you don't potty train your child (boy) will they learn on their own?

just cerious because my sister doesn't do it with my nephew cause she says she doesn't have time she is just over 3 and a half and still doesn't want to (I will ask if he wants to go potty when he comes here, but he doesn't want to. He wont tell you when he needs a diaper change he will kick and scream and throw a fit you change him even if he poops. Will he potty train his-self? At what age?

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Asked by Anonymous at 9:31 PM on Dec. 13, 2011 in General Parenting

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Yikes! Your sister needs a serious talking too. Is he being neglected in other ways? Does she have "time" to feed him, clothe him, take care of him?

Answer by JeremysMom at 9:34 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
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I know some will. One of my closest friends was almost 5 before he was toilet trained. He said his mom was having depression issues and while his older brother took care of most of his needs, that was one thing his brother (who was 11 at that time) just didn't know how to do. He said one day, he just seemed to realize he was supposed to do what his brother did and started going on the toilet. I'm sorry you nephew is going through this. I hope your sister figures things out.

Answer by layh41407 at 9:37 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
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I guess she was meaning cause she works all the time. She is so peaky between her and her boyfriends mom all he ever gets for dinner is tv dinners, for breakfast he gets cinnamon toast, cinnamon french toast sticks, poptart (he wont eat cereal), for luncch he eats at the daycare which he is the oldest kid in his class cause he can't go into the preschool class until he gets potty trained. I know her and her boyfriend fight a lot because neither one of them want to get up to disipline him. He is soooo bad too. He hits the christmas tree and he broke a bunch of my sisters bulbs on the tree he will kick you. He was over one day touching my tree I called his name he screamed no at me and continued pulling the tree. He is really bad.

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 9:40 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
I work full time and I still have time to cook my family dinner every night. When I potty trained my son, I was working part time, had a 16 hour course load at school, was doing my student teaching and my husband was deployed. She really needs to wake up. Has she talked to the daycare about helping potty train him? I know that there are no daycare centers around here that would take a 3 1/2 year old that is not potty trained (unless there was a good reason).

Answer by JeremysMom at 9:45 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
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My cousin potty trained himself but he was also around boys a lot and he wanted to be a big kid. He was 2. 3.5? idk, thats a lil old to be taking it lightly, some action needs to be taken

Answer by DomoniqueWS at 9:57 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
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I don't know she says cause she can do it, but she knows her boyfriends mom isn't going to continue with it. My sister has 2 days off during th week. Then She works the rest of the week usually 4-11pm but lately it has been one day going in at 5am another day going in at 11am until 7pm just depends now. But it use to be monday 4-11, tuesday off, wednesday 10-4, thursday off, friday 4-1130, saturday 10-4 and sunday 10-4. Which I don't understand cause he goes to the daycare with boyfriends mom (she works there) so the days my sister works (my ister doesn't drive) her boyfriends mom takes him to daycare (she works there) she takes him about 630 every morning (but my sister doesn't have to be to work until 4. Her sisters boyfriends mom gets home at 330 then takes my sister to work then watches him and puts him to bed and her boyfriend picks her up after work cont....

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 9:58 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
weekends the boyfriends mom babysits him even though the boyfriend doesn't even work on weekends. Then if they go to the store or something his mom watches him.

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 10:00 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
the daycare does it while he is there, but oviously can't otherwise. But I think they take him because his grandma works in the daycare.

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 10:02 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
oh ya and he is 3.5 and has never even peed in the potty yet.

Comment by Anonymous (original poster) at 10:07 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
Poor kid! I honestly don't understand people like your sister, because I get damn sick of changing diapers and when my girls get to an age where I think it is right to start (18 months - 2 years) I'm all over it because it is easier afterward and doesn't take that long! I would be worried that if she allows it to continue, it will be even harder to potty train than it would be if she started early.

Answer by Mom-2-3-Girlz at 10:24 PM on Dec. 13, 2011
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