Any ideas how to poty train my 3 year old brother??
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This worked for my sister when she was having problems potty training her children - buy one of those toy babies that you feed with a bottle of water and then they pee. It doesn't have to be an expensive one.  You could even put boy baby outfits on it, so it's not girly :) Tell your brother that the baby needs to go potty and have him place the baby over the potty to pee.  When the toy baby goes, act all looney happy, crazy excited.  Say things to your brother like, "Wow - we are so proud of the baby, aren't we?"  "Great job!" Hopefully, your brother with try to model the same behavior as the toy baby to get the same reaction.\n\nHope this helps - potty training is difficult!
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get him goin into target shooting take him to a trap range and let him use a 20ga. and if you get into it, it really is a family occation my brother, dad and i have been shooting trap for a while now it gets to be a very fun thing my brother is shooting about 30 out of 50 and he is only 14 years old, but if you dont want to get your kid into that just go with i little bit high powered bb gun, dont go with like the daisys you can buy at wal-mart, they are crap and will break easy, get one that you can mount a scope on and get good with, good usually runs about $100 for a BB gun.. \n\nHope this helps
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My grandson started pre-school 1 month before his 3rd birthday. He was not toilet trained, despite intensive efforts at home.\n When he saw the other boys all running in to use the toilet, he finally decided that was for him too!!\n I wouldn't worry too much if he has no other learning difficulties. Perhaps get him off to pre-school!!!
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I had a very similar question with a 5 year old who always wanted my attention.  A friend of mine suggested that I put him to work.  Awesome!  Now as I'm putting away groceries, watering the lawn, feeding the dogs, anything,  . . . I always find at least some small aspect that he can help with.
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If he is wasting your time cleaning up after him, try wasting his time. Take away privileges, and this should wake him up. He should know better than to do this when it is not his house but yours. Tough parenting, is just that. You only have 3 more years to make him a responsible adult. If you are tough now it will pay off. He may hate you now, but will love you for it later. \nGive him his living space for trashing as long as he doesn't do it to the rest of the house and just make him shut the door. When his room starts to stink, so will his cloths and his friends will let him know. Then maybe he will wake up and respect you and your house.
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first i don't believe in all that  add crap find your child the right vitamins get this drink called Noni in the pure form give it to your child daily it will help him calm down instead of doping him up in the meantime the only way your boys will stop fighting is for you to discipline them and i don't mean just saying stop as parents we need to be more firm if the boys fight there should be a punishment immediately no debate at all say what you mean and mean what you say your children are a product of you  you allow them to fight  by not being stern you don't want to be a PAP ( punkassparent) your boys will grow up and take this very behavior public god forbid the law has to deal with them now  your are raising boys to be productive men not brats and don't use that damn ADD as an excuse it should not be used as a crutch to act up you figure out what form of discipline you can deal with and just do it teaching your boys how to love and respect each other teaches them how to act in life my source is my 10 and 9 year old sons and the NONI JUICE works my son has no sign of ADD at all
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Try to encourage him by setting a good example yourself (reading, becoming sharper in your own skills, etc.); introducing him to the best quality of people you can find as friends; do things with him to develop the kind of relationship where he will listen to what you suggest; ask your son's school and teachers for ideas. Volunteer at your son's school - be around, be available, and be interested in all aspects of his life.
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try the naughty step my daughter was the same till i used it give him 2 warnings if that dosent work put him on the step it can be anywere (but when at home keep it in the same place!) for 2 mins if he is two and three mins if he is three and so on then after the time is up tell him why he was on the step and make him say sorry it works just takes time good luck
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You are realistic! If your son is a tosser, put him in a cheerleaders uniform. Tell him he blows @ throwing, and if he is such a mama's boy that he can't throw a ball, he should take up a real sport, like cheering, or waterboy!
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Love him. Feed him. Burp him. Change his diaper. Read to him. Raise him to be a good person.
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The above respondant has great ideans.\nBe at the child's eye level when giving directions or just talking with child.  Put away things that you would have to say "no " about.  Have great manipulative materials:  cool toys, of course--but also play doh, crayons, markers, finger paints. . . not all at once! but available.  Toys to stack like blocks.  Little kids need to be shown how to do it.  Sit on the floor and show them, play with them.  Not just blocks, anything.\n\nPut a sheet over a table and play tent , and take a flashlight in there!  Give them cups and empty bottles (plastic) and a colander (strainer) in the bathtub.  Put food coloring, just a few drops, in the bathwater.\nLet them help cook, measure; talk about what you're making. . . grow something, in a pot or in the yard. . . \ntake care of pets together; go on walks, and read read read.\nLimit tv and video games, and let whatever they watch be age appropriate. . . have fun. think about what's fun and do it with them.  Dance crazy, sleep in the backyard together, buy a sandbox, or put some sand in a little rubbermaid container and play with in on the front porch. Answer questions when your kids ask, about rainbows or God or where babies come from. . . remember what it felt like to be a child. . .
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Don't know what age son is however,                   respect him as a person first and don't compare him to others.\nIf he gets something right no matter how small, praise him. If he gets it wrong sit with him and discuss how he can get it right the next time.\nYoung people do well at different things they are not all good at one thing, remember that when you are trying to motivate him
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Sounds like you need to get him to open up first. Some suggestions...Go to places that were important to him in his childhood. Get him to talk more. Get him to laugh, see a good comedy at home. Feel free to make the first move.
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Why not let him play and learn using Yahoo Games?  Yahoo has a great "Hold 'Em Poker" game (as they call it).\n\nThe only draw back is that the limits are set VERY low.
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Lots of supervision still needed at this age but they think they are independent and love feeling like a big kid. I would say this is in general, a jello phase. You have to start instilling kids as soon as possible with good habits, just like you add the fruit before the jello sets.\n\nKids this age are definitely capable of learning manners. Please, thank you, excuse me, thank you NOTES for gifts, even if they just draw a picture and you help by writing the note on the margin...also other social skills. Sharing is a biggie. Quiet voice. Learning how to accept the answer they don't want to hear. Learning to be patient, wait in line, take turns, etc.\n\nBig helper time at the age of 3. Can have a lot of fun just following you around the house while you do ordinary jobs and making it fun at this age gets them started on life skills with a good attitude. 3's can help you in the kitchen by dumping ingredients in and helping you stir, matching socks and folding washcloths, picking up toys, even learn the motions of dusting, sweeping, etc even if you go behind them or their spray bottle has just water in it. It isn't ever about perfection or helping you get things done faster, it is about having a good attitude to pitch in and their satisfaction at contributing to the task, as well as practicing the basic motions of those tasks.\n\nHygiene and self care. Can start brushing his own teeth, but you would go behind and help. Handwashing and finishing up the potty training, a new skill most times at the age of 3. Can probably help with washing himself in the bathtub...and hair if you use a tear free shampoo. Can probably dress self if you lay out the clothes for him...pull-on clothes, will be working on snaps, buttons, zippers, and getting things on frontwards and right side out, etc.\n\nKids this age are pretty fluent talkers and will love learning new words for things. Body parts, things in the city, animals, colors, stuff in the house. Help him identify stuff in his world. \n\nKid-friendly museums might be an excellent learning opportunity. And library time is great.\n\nStill too young for reading and math but some letter identification and counting, as well as being read TO, will be a great start on literacy.\n\nEmotionally, kids at 3 will benefit from learning how to identify their feelings. Questions will help. What kind of face is this? Was the boy in the book scared? When you see an emotional outburst, good or bad, you can ask him if he is feeling what you think or say something like, "I'll bet you are pretty happy now!" or "That would make me mad, are you mad?" Getting in touch with feelings at an early age will help kids manage them as they spring up.\n\nPsychologically, kids at all ages, particularly young, need solid boundaries, and a lot of supervision and structure. Kids this age need regular snacks and lots of rest. Try to alternate between quiet time and rowdy time. Try to do things the way the parents do at home. And give clear simple directions with direct consequences and if you have to discipline, keep your word with what you say will happen. CATCH THEM BEING GOOD! meaning to heap on the praise for doing the right thing, they will not misbehave nearly as much in trying to please you and get that reinforcement if they know you notice. Try to stretch attention spans by avoiding things like 10 minute cartoons or 5 minute books, but at the same time, recognize that kids have a rather short attn span and memory.\n\nKids this age love to explore and be busy. Nature walks are great. When I was a nanny, we used to collect leaves, pine cones, sticks, sand, etc then use them in art projects. The family was religious and we called it God art...sand was God glitter...we glued a surface and put sand on it, shook it off. We always loved coming up on a busy ant pile or a new bug or animal. For games, hiding games, races, dressup, are great. For sit down, matching games are good. Chutes and Ladders
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Discipline. Or you will be in for some really tough times once he is older.  Grounding, take away things he likes.  Follow through, and don't give in.  You need tough love Mom.
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Put him in the shower and stand above the shower door aiming the shower at him.  Open the door a little bit.  (Be careful this is where they try and escape).  Soap him up.  Then rinse him off.\n\n Another is tie a rope between two trees or real sturdy posts.\n Tie his leash in the middle so he can't move around alot and blast him with the hose.  Lather.  Then blast with hose again.\n\n Afterwards he gets a scoobie snack.