I bought my son some waterproof trainers and a potty because I thought he was about ready to potty train. Sometimes he would take his diaper off the second he wet it. I'm just letting him go at his own pace right now, because I don't want rush him, but I can't get him to even try on his training pants and if I ask him about using the potty he just screams. Do I give him a little push to get him started or do I just keep asking him and let him just do it when he wants to?
2006-09-05 09:57:46 · 11 answers · asked by sweet.pjs1 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
He will be 3 in Dec.
2006-09-05 11:29:53 · update #1
He may not be ready yet. Give him a couple weeks off, then try to prep him by reading him potty stories and encourage him about being a "big boy". Reintroduce him to the potty in a month or two and see if he's ready. He obviously doesnt like being wet, so that's an indication he's beginning to get ready. Good luck.
2006-09-05 14:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by cindy1323 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there a dad in the picture. If so then your son needs to watch him and go in there with him a lot to see how boys do it. Let him go at his on pace and it will come. My little girl is 3 1/2 and we just finished potty training with her. It was very difficult and she got very stubborn but now she has it and hasn't had a accident in almost 2 weeks.
2006-09-05 17:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by shorty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband took over this process, and I am impressed with the results... We kept our son in a diaper until we were ready for the full transition, but before then we started the reward system. We went to a toy store and bought a ton of cheap prizes (matchbox cars, art supplies, dinosaurs, tools, etc). We put the prizes in a bucket in every bathroom - If there were multiple prizes in a package, we opened the package and dumped it in the bucket. Every time our child went potty we gave him a "pee pee prize". Pooping was harder. We had to get one or two bigger prizes to get him started. He would sit on the potty and repeat "I want a Poopy prize" over and over again until finally he pooped! Once we were on a roll, we went cold turkey on a vacation in underwear. He has only had 3 accidents in a month! Yahoo!!!
2006-09-05 17:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the book and video for "Once upon a Potty". THAT WILL WORK! I used it on my niece after her parents spent weeks trying to get her to go (with no luck). I babysat her so much and I just got sick of changing her diaper so I took her to the library and found this book. In a week she was using the bathroom (but still wore pull ups at night). It is a great set. I do home daycare now and I just ordered it to use on the kids in daycare. You can get it on e-bay for cheep. Good luck!
2006-09-05 17:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by dohm84 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never push him in to potty training he will go when he is ready, you should try letting him run around in the nude, some times that may help, that helped me with my little boy
2006-09-05 17:33:10 · answer #5 · answered by lala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just let him get used to using the potty 1. take him when he get up in the morning and if he goes to day care tell them help with teaching him also. let him know this what he must do also let him go potty with daddy tell daddy or a man who is trusted around him to show him also also when he goes potty on himself sey is nasty he will get the picture he understands he just being lazy
2006-09-05 17:07:55 · answer #6 · answered by lawyer girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all how old is he if he is around the age of two you should start now.. and take him every 30 min to an hour.. and since he takes of his trainers when he wets in them then it is def time for you to potty traine seriously..
2006-09-05 17:16:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are right about just letting him go at his pace. he will catch on. it's not something you want to rush. at his own time he will start to be interested in the training pants. or maybe if he sees other children using them.
2006-09-05 17:05:36 · answer #8 · answered by malak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't push it...try a reward system when he goes...I give my son 1/2 a gummy worm when he pees..he's almost 2, and he has been showing interest, and even has dry diapers in teh day time...you need to wait until they show interest.
2006-09-05 17:07:00 · answer #9 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could offer an incentive if he uses the potty. You didn't say how old he is, but he will use it when he is ready.
2006-09-05 17:06:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋