Potty training please helllllllllp?

Question

my son just turned 4 and he is not cooperating,any sugestions???

Answer 1

Yep...just forget about it for now.My son was the same way,just about 4 when he was potty trained.I tried until I drove myself insane.Finally I just gave up because of sheer frustration.After a few weeks he looked at me one day and said "I go potty now",he went to the bathroom,went on the "potty" and never wet himself again.He was even dry at night after that.I could have saved myself some grey hair if I would have just been patient and let him decide on his own.

Answer 2

Yes buy no more diapers. Put a potty on your main floor put your little one in under wear. Reward your child when they sit on the potty make it a huge deal. A even bigger deal when they start going on it. No diapers!!! They will have accidents but it's the best way. Within a week my son was and is completely trained. He has been since his 3rd birthday. He is 3 and a half now. No diapers at night either. Have the child go before bed, always. It's not so bad. Just stick to it and then after a month of potty move the potty in the bathroom. after a week of that get a stool and kids are smart your little one will be going on the toilet in no time.

Answer 3

Does he understand what he is supposed to do and why? Explain it to him (he's smarter then you think) and tell him, "No more diapers. You can only go to the bathroom in the toilet." and then put his underwear on him and no other clothes for a few days. Don't take him in public lol.
Ask him every 15 minutes if he has to go potty and take him every 30 minutes even if he says no. He should be fully potty trained within 72 hours. Of course, let him sleep but don't put anything on him at night either.
I have 3 boys and tried 3 different potty training methods and this was the only one that really worked.
After he's completely broken from diapers, take him to a 'big boy' place that he wasn't allowed to go to before..like Chuck-E-Cheese. Somewhere fun he's never been before. Make a big deal out of it to him before you start training.. all the things big boys are allowed to do that little boys can't.
I used the 'big boys are allowed to watch what ever they want on TV for 30 minutes a day, and big boys are allowed to have a real bicycle, big boys are allowed to choose what clothes they wear.' It's those simple things, let him know that he's in more control.
The great thing about that is that it works on up until they're adults. example.. kids who bring their grades up get an extra half hour on their curfew. Little things like that.
Good luck with him and try not to stress out too much.

Answer 4

Make sure that you are consistent everywhere if you want him potty trained.... at home, at daycare, at grandma's house, everyone's gotta be in on in. Make him feel like it's a huge deal when he uses the toilet. Praise him for being a big boy just like daddy, or give him a treat or sticker when he cooperates. Make it into a game and act like it's a big deal when YOU have to go to the bathroom. "I'm so excited I get to use the potty!", hahaha! (Could get slightly embarassing in a public place :p) Good luck!

Answer 5

give him rewards for every time that he sucessfully goes to the toilet. when i potty trained my 5 year old i gave him a sticker for every time that he went the the toilet and when he had 15 stars he got to go get an icecream. until then let him remain in pull-ups or diapers. pull-ups seem more motovational to children. i have a 2 year-old that im ready to train. remember though don't push them to toilet train... they will work at their own pace. i also have a 9 year old that still hasnt kicked the habbot he wears goodnights that are made my huggies. i love diapers because they have changed my childrens lifes. i hope my advice helps.

Answer 6

wait til hes ready. or do as someone else said and put cherrios in the toilet for a target. Also,I had my son go in with his dad to see how the boys go potty. all 3 things worked for my guy.

Answer 7

make it a game. toss some cheerios in the toilet and have him shoot at the targets, or he could make bubbles, make it fun and exciting for him. if he pottys in the potty then he can have his favorite candy or something. if he uses the potty for a week or something then take him to the movies. its all about the reward at the end.

Answer 8

I don't know about 4 years old because all of mine were trained before 2 but i know consistency and positive rewards worked for them.

Answer 9

Take your child into the bathroom with you. It's especially helpful if fathers and brothers set the example for boys, and mothers and sisters set the example for girls. Siblings are often pleased to act as role models. If your privacy is important to you, don't forget that there are neighborhood children who would probably be delighted to demonstrate. Today's experience with outside-the-home day-care often lets children "learn" from their peers and often speeds up their learning curve.

• Try to help your child recognize the sensations of "being wet," "wetting now," and "about to be wet." Encourage your child to talk about these sensations -- especially "about to be..." sensations -- without pressing your child to be toilet trained. Comment on signs you notice, such as the child' s pausing in play or walking as if he or she is uncomfortable after elimination. Use statements such as, "You are having a BM," rather than asking the general question, "What are you doing?" Asking your child to let you know when the diaper is wet or messy is another way of increasing awareness.

• Let your child go nude in appropriate settings to help the child " see" what he or she is doing, and to help make the mental connection between the words and what they refer to.

• Changing a diaper in the bathroom will also associate the process with the place. Children over age 2 should be off the changing table for this reason.



• Although much ado has been made about using the proper terminology for body parts and functions, you should use the words that come most easily to you and your child. "Peeing," for example, may be more effective than the term "urinating" if the latter is a forced term. DO use specific terms, though; "going to the bathroom " is too vague. Try not to use words that will make your child think of his or her bodily functions as being dirty or disgusting (for example, "dirty," "stinky," "yucky," etc.).

• Help your child learn the meaning of the terms "before" and " after" by using them yourself in other contexts such as, "We'll wash the dishes after dinner."

Talk about the advantages of being trained: no more diaper rash, no more interruptions for diaper changing, the pleasure of being clean and dry. Discuss training as an important stage of growing up.

• Let your child practice lowering and raising training pants sometimes, or putting them on and taking them off.

• Have a potty chair handy on which the child may sit (even with clothes on) perhaps while you are in the bathroom yourself, but only if he or she wants to. The intent is not to get results, but to provide familiarity with the equipment. And let the child flush the toilet for you, to help him or her get used to the noise it makes and avoid possible fear later on.

• Begin reading "potty" books to your child.

Answer 10

honey nut cherrios to the rescue!!!! put some cherrios in the tiolet and tell him to aim at them. make a game out of it and he'll have fun and get potty trained at the same time