how do i get a 3 year old to potty train?

Question

my son i can not gett him to potty train he was doing really good and then we weant to my parents and he wont potty train now what do i do

Answer 1

Each child is different in the way they "tick" so what rewards tickles their fancy, they will usually tell you if you just ask. What do you think your reward should be today if you .......in the potty ...times or have dry pants. Don't give any suggestions. I taught elem school for 20 years and most times if left to their own devices they will say something like : go for an ice cream alone with mommy, or a pack of gum or something simple. They often long for things that cost nothing like things they don't often get to do ....finger paint etc. A funny answer ... they sell talking toilet paper dispensers that you can record a funny message on and change the message any time you want (search online under talking toys), and I thought it might be a good potty training device if mommy recorded a message like : "good boy Mark, you went potty" or whatever you say. When he pulls the paper off the roll it activates the voice, but it must only be pulled when he has gone potty,you would probably have to lock the bathroom door to keep him out except when going potty. ???????? WEndy. PS The dr.said to me when mine were about 2, have you ever seen a child go to kindergarten in diapers, with a blankie, with a pacifier or bottle ? No, I said, so he said, don't sweat it. Give that one a thought.

Answer 2

Every child is different. some kids can be trained in two weeks and then there are some like mine that took 2 years. Yes 2 years. My kid is very intelligent. Going potty was the only thing she had control of. Anyway just do what you were doing and give him time and it will happen. Good luck

Answer 3

When I asked my pediatrician what I could do to motivate my toddler to use a potty, he told me to stop worrying about it. It was a power struggle that I could not win. Peers are the greatest motivators; invite a child of the similar age or older over to use her potty, he suggested. But it never even came to that . I simply put the potty in her room and stopped talking about it. And like magic SHE decided SHE wanted to use the potty and never had an accident or wore a diaper/pull-up again except while she slept.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I highly recommend the "Once Upon a Potty" books and/or videos. Kids love them and the movie has advice on it. If you don't want to buy, your library should have them. My parents potty trained all three of their kids on those videos. My aunt helped me by telling me to imagine the potty as a train. I was supposed to sit on it backwards and imagine the flush as the whistle. I don't know why it worked but it did. Good luck!

Answer 6

First, make it seem like a game and praise him every time. Second, let me tell you how to do it: Every time you get up put him on the potty. After every meal put him on the potty. Before, he goes to bed put him on the potty. Let him know big boys go on the potty. And tell him if he has to go to do it on the potty. Good Luck

Answer 7

Praise and admiration excitedly, every time he dose go to the bathroom. A parent that can take the time needed to ask if he, or take him to the bathroom every 30 to 45 minutes. If it becomes a chore to you, he will see it in your face and actions. It will become a chore to him also, and he would rather keep playing. How often do you visit your parents? I'm sure you made many dry runs to the bathroom as I did, but your disappointment in your eyes, (from int erupting your conversation with mom and dad) makes Jr thick you were disappointed in him for going potty.

Answer 8

i suggested this before to someone and she said it worked great, and i also did this to break my son......i used a empty coffee can, set it beside the toilet, let him use it, he will like the sound of it going into the empty can......he will be potty trained in no time....

Answer 9

I bought one of those mickey mouse tents that had all the disney charaters and i put his potty in there and told him everytime he felt he had to go to go in there. That worked great for me.

Answer 10

Throw a few Cheerios in the toilet and tell him to sink them!