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The dangers of potty training before age 3: When did you potty train your child?

Print | Comments () Posted by Kristi Palma July 16, 2012 09:12 AM

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"Children under age 3 should not manage their own toileting habits any more than they should manage their college funds," writes Dr. Steve Hodges, a pediatric urologist at Wake Forest University, in an article on the parenting website Babble.com adapted from his book with Suzanne Schlosberg entitled, "It’s No Accident: Breakthrough Solutions to Your Child’s Wetting, Constipation, UTIs, and Other Potty Problems."

According to Hodges, these "potty prodigies" trained before age 3 wind up in his office with "the sudden onset of pee and poop accidents, urinary tract infections (UTIs), urinary frequency, and/or bedwetting."

Did you potty train your child before age 3? If so, does your child have bathroom issues?

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Kristi Palma, Boston.com Moms producer, is the mom of a kindergartner and a preschooler. She is a writer who enjoys cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes (when her son isn't launching paper airplanes into them). Follow her on Twitter @kristipalma.

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