he just got off the bottle but how do i get him out of his diapers,,seriously,, single dad here,,mother passed away at birth....
2007-02-05 15:49:25 · 10 answers · asked by David M 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
The best way is by example-- at 5 he is way behind in this department but under your circumstances, I can understand. Sorry for your loss, it must be awfully hard on you to raise a child by yourself. Well, back to your question-- be an example, literally- take your son into the bathroom (I hope you have a little potty for him) show him how you "do it" and at 5, he will be more than willing he will be excited to "do what daddy does and big boys do". Start on a weekend that you are home with him for 2 days-- that way from jumping out of bed to going to bed-- all without a diaper, and you have to be ready to deal with a mistake if he accidently wets or worse, but I really don't think he will at 5, go to the bathroom- bring him to do the same and vice versa. His bladder is smaller so after every drink all day long ask him if he has to go and go in with him, if he says no, say I do and go in and he will follow and copycat---you can do this---2 days and just think, the money you save on diapers you can go to an amusement park or have a fun day at Chuckie Cheese-- who am I kidding, the cost of diapers? DISNEYWORLD OR DISNEYLAND..........good luck to you.....your son is lucky to have a caring father like you..........
2007-02-05 16:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by mac 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to hear about the baby's mother. I really can emphathize with you as far as your baby still being in diapers at 5 as mine was in diapers also at 5 and had no intention of getting out of them!! Seriously! I had to just keep on him to go to the potty. You don't want to scold him about using the bathroom in his diaper instead of his potty you need to assure him that he is doing this on his own and make him feel like he is a big boy. This will boost his confidence and make him more willing to go the potty. Just be patient because it does take time but make sure you take him often especially after he eats or whenever you know he goes most often. Give him time and i promise he will use the potty on his own in no time. Good luck to you!
2007-02-05 23:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me =P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off i wanna give you a pat on the back for being a good dad. Are you using training pants or diapers? If you are using diapers move on to training pants. Tell him they are big boy pants. Teach him how to pee sitting on the potty first. Then once he has learned that you can teach him to stand. Continue to use the training pants of a night until he can tell you when he needs to go. My son was like as long as I would put the training pants on him he would use them and not the potty. So when I knew he knew how to use the potty well enough I let us run out of training pants and told him that was it, no more, he had to use the potty now. He only had two accidents since then. He is now 4.
2007-02-05 23:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by honeybear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever seen super nanny? She deals with this. She has them start with diapers at night and ONLY at night then after just a week or two she stops the diaper all together. It is important for young children to pee their pants so they feel discomfort and actually want to potty in a potty. Just make sure you buy a little potty for the child to go in instead of forcing them on the huge toilet seat.
2007-02-05 23:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by KatieL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take them off and explain to this child how to use the toilet. He's old enough to do the rest. So what if he makes a few mistakes. The biggest mistake is having him in diapers at that age.
2007-02-05 23:53:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like paper training a puppy. if he looks like he is about to go then take him to the bathroom. make sure you use one of those training pottys. if he is makin the "poopy face" pick him up and run him in to the bathroom and hopefully he will get used to it. and also allways tell him how big boys use the potty and he will want to grow up. most little boys at that age idolize their dads and want to do everything just like him. so teach him that you to be like his dad he has to use the toilet instead of diapers. that allaways helps.
2007-02-05 23:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be consistent. Children thrive on routine. Even if it takes months he will eventually be used to it and it will become second nature. Also, remember to relax and tell yourself you are not the only parent going through this and there is light at the end of the tunnel. If he senses you are tense it will only make it more difficult.
2007-02-05 23:57:10 · answer #7 · answered by T L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEY MAN!...seriously if u put ur foot down this could've never happened...u could discipline him and threaten him with less toys if he still likes his diapers and crys.i take no tolerance of children who are big babies
2007-02-06 05:06:13 · answer #8 · answered by daddyof3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's really behind on everything or I should say - you're really behind in everything. He should have been off of the bottle at 1 and out of diapers at 2.
Who takes care of the boy while you work.................
You've got to get serious here - he can't go to school in diapers.
2007-02-05 23:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Two words. Duct tape.
2007-02-05 23:52:21 · answer #10 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋