My son has worked out that if he gets up at night and sits on his potty he can stay up.
I want him to go to sleep at the right time and I know he is just getting up to stay up longer.
at the same time I don't want him to feel like he can't get up to go to the toilet.
I am unsure what to do if anything?
(last night it took 15 minuets to do a very small amount of pee)
2006-10-08 11:09:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My daughter did that for a short while. We were just very firm with her, she was allowed to go potty since we didn't want any set-backs, but that was all. She would go potty and as soon as we heard the flow stop, we'd have her finish up, wash her hands and go back to bed. Kids start developing little tricks to stay up later or get attention at night, so you have to be firm, walk him to the potty, don't chit chat with him, have him wash his hands, then walk him back to bed, say Good Night and leave. It also might help to not turn on all the lights when he has to go, just use a night light in the bathroom or something dim. After my daughter realized we weren't falling for the "I have to potty" trick to stay up, she started in on insisting she was hungry. We fell for it at first, but finally figured it out. They will also try saying they are extremely thirsty, or will come out of their room and claim they had a nightmare, even if you know good and well they haven't even been asleep yet. Kids just feel like they are missing out on stuff and don't like to go to sleep, they don't know like we do how important enough sleep is.
2006-10-08 11:22:35 · answer #1 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with many of the answers thus far. The one's that make the most sense to me are limiting liquids before bedtime - and fib a little about what time it is! Give him that 10-15 minutes on the potty. Use that time as 'story time', too ... read him a book while he's sitting - two birds with one stone! AND ... you get a little extra time for YOU! Good luck!
2006-10-08 13:15:06 · answer #2 · answered by Toots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try cutting out liquids at least two hours before bed time, and then let your child set on the potty for ten to fifteen minutes before bed time. That is how I did it with my son.
2006-10-08 11:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by crumfelt@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is that young, he can't tell time. Just tell him it's bedtime 15 min. early. No problem! He'll think he's getting to stay up, but he will go to bed at the right time! I hope this helps.
2006-10-08 11:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by organic gardener 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try not to encourage it. maybe try to have him go before bed. If he gets up in the middle of the night to go than tell him that after going potty, its time for bed.
hope that helps
2006-10-08 11:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to just keep telling him its bed time let him try to pee and suffer. try not giving him fluids before bed
2006-10-08 11:12:42 · answer #6 · answered by mrs rubberducky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
tell him you dont care if he has to pee...i mean he will probably wet himself a couple of times when its real but at least he will realise you dont care and wont wake up to go unless he actually has to
2006-10-08 11:19:20 · answer #7 · answered by sevk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a lot you can do except hope he grows out of it & just put him back in to his bed & ignor him!!
2006-10-08 12:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by ausblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋