How do you teach a 3 year old to blow her nose?

[lola]

Any ideas dads and moms? I have tried everything: holding her breath and blowing out her nose, pretending we are elephants and squirting water out, but nothing works. Any tips from those that have been there before?

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[Jase]

I am still trying to figure this out with my three year old as well

[pstall]

Gotta watch a Muppet video or something. By 4 should be no biggie.

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[Jimbo]

Any ideas dads and moms? I have tried everything: holding her breath and blowing out her nose, pretending we are elephants and squirting water out, but nothing works. Any tips from those that have been there before?

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Have you tried the National Guard?

[Darth Biscuit]

You can't.

 

It took mine until like 10 to even consider it.

 

They always wanted to try and suck it in... often giving excuses like "it hurts" or "I don't like it."

 

Once they figured it out, they were both like... "why didn't I always do this?"

 

 

Stupid kids.

[Cat]

I told mine to push all his air out his nose. i didn't realize this was an issue. 

[Jase]

I told mine to push all his air out his nose. i didn't realize this was an issue. 

 

Yours must be a nose blowing prodigy

 

My daughter could do it when she was 18 months, but somewhere along the line forgot how to do it.  It's like she overthinks it.

[Panthro]

I hated it as a kid. I sniffed over blowing... In context

[Chimera]

I don't remember it being a problem with either of my kids. My soon-to-be three year old blows his nose on his own

[The_Light_Brigade]

I hated it as a kid. I sniffed over blowing... In context

 

[The_Light_Brigade]

 

This was definitely meant for another thread.  I'm not sure how this happened.  And yet still applies somewhat?  What a day.

 

[lola]

She just can't get it. She just makes herself cough when she tries.

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