My DS will be 3 in 2 weeks. I've tried underwear, taking him to the potty regulary (like every 30 minutes) and reading to him or let him read books or play with toys while on the potty. When he does go the potty, we do a happy dance and I give him praise. But him going in the potty is few and far between. I don't knwo what else to do? He doesn't care if he is in wet underwear. When his underwear is wet, he keeps on playing, he doesn't feel awkward. I want to try the 3 day method, but I cannot devote 3 days to him running around without bottoms and peeing everywhere, plus we are moving into a new house with carpet. My SO is being very non proactive in helping me potty train him. I asked him that is Alex sees his daddy using the toliet, that it may motivate him to use the potty. We have until April to get him fully potty trained, before he is kicked out of day care for not being potty trained. I don't know what else to do?
Since he's still young enough, I would drop the issue for a while and keep him in pullups. Maybe he is doing it for the attention he gets when he pees or poops in his pants? When he realizes he is no longer getting the attention he may start telling you that he needs to go potty or go to the potty by himself, to get the attention again. Does he ever let you know that he needs to go or go himself? ( If he were older I wouldn't recommend this.) I would drop the issue for a couple weeks. My daughter's doctor gave me literature to read and it recommended this method for potty training resistance.
Quoting MrsTBailey:
Good luck with that mama. I am in the same boat with our 5 year old. I suggest seek out a daycare that will help you with his potty training. I never took my son to daycare or preschool because another mom told me that he would not be accepted because of his not going to the potty. Just keep doing what you are doing by encouraging him and praising him for his just going through the motions and keep a few special toys and books in the bathroom to keep him in there and seated until he is done. Explain to him what his body is doing when he is hunched down and possibly grunted if he is going poop. When he is crossing his legs and swaying from front to back explain that it is his body signaling that he is going pee. Don't force it if he acts up just explain in a normal voice about his body's signals and maybe he will understand and start going. Good Luck mama!
We have Elmo's Potty time dvd but we need to pull it back out and pop it in the dvd player again for our ds to remind him to go potty. I started out wrong with our ds by yelling at him and swat his butt when he wouldn't go to the potty when i knew he had to go by what he did with his body. Afterwards i waited for when he could tell that he was ready for it but so far he isn't ready because he still gets upset when we suggest for him to use the potty. This has been the hardest one so far.
Quoting abra:
I agree. Also look into getting some potty training books for him (Everyone Poops) and dvds (Once Upon a Potty). That helped motivate my daughters. Hang in there!! ((hugs))
Quoting MrsTBailey:
Good luck with that mama. I am in the same boat with our 5 year old. I suggest seek out a daycare that will help you with his potty training. I never took my son to daycare or preschool because another mom told me that he would not be accepted because of his not going to the potty. Just keep doing what you are doing by encouraging him and praising him for his just going through the motions and keep a few special toys and books in the bathroom to keep him in there and seated until he is done. Explain to him what his body is doing when he is hunched down and possibly grunted if he is going poop. When he is crossing his legs and swaying from front to back explain that it is his body signaling that he is going pee. Don't force it if he acts up just explain in a normal voice about his body's signals and maybe he will understand and start going. Good Luck mama!
Quoting MrsTBailey:We have Elmo's Potty time dvd but we need to pull it back out and pop it in the dvd player again for our ds to remind him to go potty. I started out wrong with our ds by yelling at him and swat his butt when he wouldn't go to the potty when i knew he had to go by what he did with his body. Afterwards i waited for when he could tell that he was ready for it but so far he isn't ready because he still gets upset when we suggest for him to use the potty. This has been the hardest one so far.
Quoting abra:
I agree. Also look into getting some potty training books for him (Everyone Poops) and dvds (Once Upon a Potty). That helped motivate my daughters. Hang in there!! ((hugs))
Quoting MrsTBailey:
Good luck with that mama. I am in the same boat with our 5 year old. I suggest seek out a daycare that will help you with his potty training. I never took my son to daycare or preschool because another mom told me that he would not be accepted because of his not going to the potty. Just keep doing what you are doing by encouraging him and praising him for his just going through the motions and keep a few special toys and books in the bathroom to keep him in there and seated until he is done. Explain to him what his body is doing when he is hunched down and possibly grunted if he is going poop. When he is crossing his legs and swaying from front to back explain that it is his body signaling that he is going pee. Don't force it if he acts up just explain in a normal voice about his body's signals and maybe he will understand and start going. Good Luck mama!
This trick worked for me!! Get a piece of Toilet paper and make a picture.. I did a face... then ask him if he wants to play a game. Mine said...ok!!:) take him to the potty and show him the picture-- first time i did a face second time i did an X.... and tell him.. ok here is the game... i need you to sink the X, face whatever with the pee ....:) if he does not do it.. is ok.. tell him the x will be waiting for him.
Also, take one day and instead of taking him every 30 minutes.. u need to have him bottom naked... though.. write down the times he pees... in that way you will know if he is ready.. if he is peeing every 30 tou 20 minutes.. u might want to wait a little.. that will help you to ask him to sink the X/picture when you know he is ready to go...
you got to read my post i just did i was in the same boat. I just posted how i got him potty trained. I kept him in underwear no matter what. I brought him to the potty but the most important thing is its not you who needs to be potty trained its him. I used stickers on a long paper with his name on it and when he filled it up he got to pick out a toy. Make sure its a toy you have right there in your house doesnt work if u get one from store later the reward got to be same time as the last sticker. Pees is pants or underwear stick him on potty while you get a change so he knows thats where pee and poop go . In the start i used fruit snacks as a reward 1 for sitting on the potty and 1 for going pee. That seem to get them on the potty I started about the same time my son is now 3 in a half and now is potty trained. It takes awhile for some, The most important thing is stick with it. I put a pull-up on at night thats it..
That is a cute idea. I think that your SO really needs to get on board with you on this one. What are they doing at daycare to help?
Quoting ClaribelC:This trick worked for me!! Get a piece of Toilet paper and make a picture.. I did a face... then ask him if he wants to play a game. Mine said...ok!!:) take him to the potty and show him the picture-- first time i did a face second time i did an X.... and tell him.. ok here is the game... i need you to sink the X, face whatever with the pee ....:) if he does not do it.. is ok.. tell him the x will be waiting for him.
Also, take one day and instead of taking him every 30 minutes.. u need to have him bottom naked... though.. write down the times he pees... in that way you will know if he is ready.. if he is peeing every 30 tou 20 minutes.. u might want to wait a little.. that will help you to ask him to sink the X/picture when you know he is ready to go...
Quoting jenniferlee_12:
That is a cute idea. I think that your SO really needs to get on board with you on this one. What are they doing at daycare to help?
Quoting ClaribelC:
This trick worked for me!! Get a piece of Toilet paper and make a picture.. I did a face... then ask him if he wants to play a game. Mine said...ok!!:) take him to the potty and show him the picture-- first time i did a face second time i did an X.... and tell him.. ok here is the game... i need you to sink the X, face whatever with the pee ....:) if he does not do it.. is ok.. tell him the x will be waiting for him.
Also, take one day and instead of taking him every 30 minutes.. u need to have him bottom naked... though.. write down the times he pees... in that way you will know if he is ready.. if he is peeing every 30 tou 20 minutes.. u might want to wait a little.. that will help you to ask him to sink the X/picture when you know he is ready to go...
My SO is kind of getting on board, but he makes it a negative experience. he spanks him if he wets his pants and does not try to make going to the potty fun, I told him that if Alex has a negative experience, he will associate going tothe potty as bad thing. I when I put him on the toliet, I read books to him, sing a potty song, or allow him to look at books, so he will want to go to the potty The daycare has potty breaks for the kids, but since Alex's communication is not the best and he's kind of shy, he can't really communicate when he has to go.
I'm sorry that your SO is making this so negative.
Quoting StarEyez:
Quoting jenniferlee_12:
That is a cute idea. I think that your SO really needs to get on board with you on this one. What are they doing at daycare to help?
Quoting ClaribelC:
This trick worked for me!! Get a piece of Toilet paper and make a picture.. I did a face... then ask him if he wants to play a game. Mine said...ok!!:) take him to the potty and show him the picture-- first time i did a face second time i did an X.... and tell him.. ok here is the game... i need you to sink the X, face whatever with the pee ....:) if he does not do it.. is ok.. tell him the x will be waiting for him.
Also, take one day and instead of taking him every 30 minutes.. u need to have him bottom naked... though.. write down the times he pees... in that way you will know if he is ready.. if he is peeing every 30 tou 20 minutes.. u might want to wait a little.. that will help you to ask him to sink the X/picture when you know he is ready to go...
My SO is kind of getting on board, but he makes it a negative experience. he spanks him if he wets his pants and does not try to make going to the potty fun, I told him that if Alex has a negative experience, he will associate going tothe potty as bad thing. I when I put him on the toliet, I read books to him, sing a potty song, or allow him to look at books, so he will want to go to the potty The daycare has potty breaks for the kids, but since Alex's communication is not the best and he's kind of shy, he can't really communicate when he has to go.
starting hardcore potty training tomorrow
- StarEyez
on Feb. 10, 2012 at 11:37 PM