Our son will be 3 in Dec. He will sit and stand at the potty, just not go. He loves his underwear and we tried to let him have accidents this weekend, thinking he won't like being wet & go in the potty - but this did not happen. Now it seems he's holding it in ...We've waited to start because we recently moved & he was having a problem with constipation. Everything else with this child has been taking things away cold turkey (bottle, pacifier) so we thought the diaper would need to be too. But if he won't go in the potty, what else can you do? Wait??
2006-10-02 07:46:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
The child is not like he is 4 or 5. The child is not even 3 yet! Relax, Mom and Dad. Pressuring and insisting will only (obviously) make the child want to hold it in or rebel or regress in potty training. Don't make potty training such an issue. Potty training comes with patience and persistance on your part. Just wake the child up in the middle of the night, every night--when you have to go and have the child try. It is a behavior that becomes a habit. If he doesn't, fine (Don't become impatient with him, or admonish him verbally or punish him if he doesn't). If he does, great! (praise, praise!) As soon as the child gets up, take him into the bathroom...ask him to sit on the potty and try to go. If he doesn't fine......just make it a ritual. Do this at different parts of the day--he has certain times of the day where he usually wets or fills his diaper. He will get it. Everyone usually does.
If the child has an accident, they usually do not like to have accidents and using empathy and parental understanding is your job. Don't make the child clean up an 'accident' unless he is literally peeing on the curtains for fun. To make a child less than 3 do that, the child wont really get it yet--sure they will want to clean up and help mom or dad--but, to make it a point of not peeing or having an accident? they are not at the 'shame' stage just yet. They want to make you happy. Be positive and patient.
2006-10-02 08:02:17 · answer #1 · answered by What, what, what?? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was training my two boys we used the reward method. We used the potties that go on the toilet seat and had them sit there for a few minutes at a time and kept having them go and sit on the potty. When they would sit on the potty, we would give them a book or some type of toy and sit with them. Eventually, they started going and by the age of 2 for my first son he was fully out of diapers and with my second by the age of 2 1/2. I hope this helps.
2006-10-02 11:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by frosty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay i know how you feel and where u are coming from. I tried the potty training movie, taking toys away, putting a cheerio or fruit loop in the potty and telling him to try and hit it(like a target game) girl I have done it all and NOTHING worked. I just gave up, dont go back and forth from pull-ups to underwear that will just confuse him. And you can only deal with so much peeing and pooping in the floor. We worked and worked with him and once we just gave up he just one day started doing it on his own. I also would just let him go outside when we were in the yard. They seemed to work a little like telling him to pee on the tree or on a flower. I know it sounds crazy but that was the only thing that worked. we even got the potty chair that made music and said "Great job you are the king" but that didnt even work. Good luck and if you need more help just email me. God bless
2006-10-02 08:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by ilove_arbonne3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is almost 3 and we started potty training just after his 2nd birthday. Put him in the underwear. He will have tons of accidents but that is a part of learning. If he wets himself let him wear it for a while . He will soon get the hang of it. We started this in Jan. and he has been accident free as far as pee peeing in the potty since the middle of march. It takes patience. He still has bm's in his pants but we still have him in underwear and he is starting to come around. Just give him time.
2006-10-02 13:03:30 · answer #4 · answered by jtc_girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 2 and is in te process of potty training...Use the reward method...I gave him a gumy bear and high fives every time he went potty. He does hold it in, but does have to be reminded every hour to go. We are now working on poops in the potty. After a while he didn't want the treats when he went pee.
2006-10-02 08:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-31 17:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-12-08 19:19:07 · answer #7 · answered by 海水正藍 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He sounds like he's ready to go...he just needs to "go" now :-)
Take the diapers away and ONLY put him in underwear. If he pees on the floor, make him clean it up. Tell him he isn't a baby anymore and he can't pee his pants. Ask him every half hour if he needs to use the potty. If he says "no" and then a few minutes later pees his pants then take a toy away. Tell him "I asked you if you needed to pee and you said no, because you lied to me I am taking away this toy." If he says "yes" and you take him to the bathroom and he goes then give him a reward such as a piece of candy.
2006-10-02 07:59:47 · answer #8 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The thing that worked for my kids was the potty movie. You can get it at Target or Wal Mart. The songs will get in your head and drive you nuts but I tell everyone about this movie because it was the only thing that worked. There is one for girls and one for boys.
2006-10-02 08:18:46 · answer #9 · answered by nicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well when my son start to potty train we use to when he would go we would give him treats if he went in his paints he did not get one but thats how me and my husband did it it was not easy thou good luck to u hope it works out
2006-10-02 08:29:54 · answer #10 · answered by rebecca r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋