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I'm a father of three boys. My youngest son refuses to go potty we've tried everything we can think of. can anyone give us some ideas?

i'm a father of 3 boys and my youngest son which is 3 years old refuses to go potty we've tried brides, starcharts, aiming toys, punishments, taking the diaper away, he want go at all so we cann't praise him.
He don't show any signs of having to go so we cann't take to the bathroom. giving rewards don't work becouse he don't care. When we tell him he's not a baby any more he screams and said that he's the baby. we stopped calling him the youngest or the baby but he still calls himself the baby We''ve tried taking things from him but he don't care.and letting him run around naked just what work as i said we have other kids and we don't them get onto it. And watching him 24/7 is not do able. so please help

Answer 1

He knows that you really want him to be potty trained and so he is refusing. If you insist, he will resist. Let it go for a few days. Remember, this is his issue not yours. It is something that only he can control. He has found a way to feel powerful.

Put him into some "big boy" underwear and clothing he can take on and off without help. Get a step stool for the adult toilet if he can't get on by himself. When you see him doing the "potty dance" say to him "It looks like you need to use the bathroom." Give it no more attention than that. If he soils himself, hold him responsible for all of the cleanup. He can rinse out his wet clothing, put them in the laundry, clean any wet area, and put on clean clothing. It will take a few tries but he will soon learn it is much easier to use the toilet.

I also suggest finding other ways to help him feel powerful. Say things like "You did that by yourself! Look how high you can jump! You used so many colors on your painting!" These are intrinsic reward rather than extrinsic ("Good job!", stickers, candy, treats) rewards. These phrases will help your son to feel more confident and powerful. Good luck!

Answer 2

If he is 3 or older. Tell him he is done with diapers. They are for babies. Don't use pull -ups. They are the same as diapers. Get him new undies with characters he likes on them. Give him a treat and lots of praise everytime he goes. I put a potty chair in the livingroom for a while so my kids wouldn't feel they missed anything when they went potty. I also took a potty chair in the car- in case he had to go and there was no bathroom. I lined it with a garbage bag. So if they used it I could emtpy it and throw it away. Good Luck!

Answer 3

depending on how old your son is. I have 4 boys and when I wanted to push it as well as be comitted I would let him run around with no diaper. Be prepared to be on the lookout 24/7 when doing this, any inclination take him to the bathroom. Mine also didn't like the little potty and were more comfortable with us holding them. Consistancy, even taking them when you go and having them sit on their potty while you sit on yours and give positive reinforcement on how much of a big boy he is. Good luck. It is hard work but only for a little while

Answer 4

I am a mother of five boys. Its always harder for boys to use the bathroom. Well first of all if he still pees in his pamper or pull-ups at night then u might want to wait a little while longer. If he doesn't then try getting him up early in the morning and sitting him on the potty or the toilet. Put him on there every few hours. You must be patient with him, he will get it.

Answer 5

I'm not sure this will answer your question but a major problems with little boys is when they have to go number two they pee at the same time and get confused and sometimes just give up. The way I got my daughter to go on the potty was gummy bears everytime she went she got one.

Answer 6

Dad he will when he is ready. Pushing him just won't do any good. Having said that there is one thing you need to stop doing or should I say stop saying. We all fall into this trap.

By that I mean "And this is **** (insert name) our baby." Your youngest hears that probably a lot from both you and his mom and so he feels he has to act like a baby.

I made the same mistake.

Answer 7

This sounds odd, but the only way I could get my son to go to the bathroom was buy him some underwear, a few pairs, then let him mess himself in them until he gets tired of urine running down his leg or other things being stuck to his heiny. My boys, all three, were on the toilet in a week.
It's strange but it worked three times.

Answer 8

Try what my husband and I learned to call pee pee snacks. Find something that is small that your son really likes to eat, like candy or grapes something like that. Then tell him he can have some every time he goes pee pee on the potty. Be very encouraging with the snacks and see what he does. Once he has done pee pee on the potty a lot, then go to poo poo snacks. Good luck!

Answer 9

my sister-n-law had trouble with her son too.....she finally found a way to potty train him.

she would tell him they were going to play a game. she would throw 2-3 cheerios in the toilet, and tell him to try and pee on the cheerios. she would give him a sticker every time he hit the cheerios. worked wonders for her.

Answer 10

Try letting him run around naked and pee on the tree!! Or putting some cheerios in the toilet and letting him aim at them!! Make it a fun thing.