Potty Training Problems - 5 Year Old Boy?

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Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice from anyone here who may have had similar problems. I have a friend who's son just turned 5, and still isn't potty trained. He began potty training and then just didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore. His parents have tried everything, rewards/punishments just don't work. Just taking off his diaper causes him to hold it in until he can't any longer and makes a mess. He just doesn't want to use the potty. This is causing a lot of problems, he is supposed to begin Kingergarten in the fall, so this needs to be resolved over the summer. Has anyone had similar issues with an older child that can offer advice??

Thanks so much!

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A friend of mine was told to put the childs underpants under the pullup. The diaper in general allows a feeling of dryness so the child never really has to worry about wetting himself. Putting the underpants underneath let him feel wet and this annoyed the child to no end (also nothing destroyed thanks to the pullup). A few days of wetting himself will punch him right out of it.

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My son is going to be 5 yrs old in May, I'm going through kinda the same thing. I let him go pick out some new briefs that he wanted with spongebob on them and he was happy and went to the potty but then after he poops for some reason he wants the briefs off and the diaper back on and will go get it and put it on the best he can...I'm tryin to get him ready for kindergarten too but I dunno..He is about 90% potty trained and does really well going to the potty but like I said when he does a #2 then thats it for the undies and i dunno what the deal is with it..He never did use a lil potty chair didn't like it always used a big potty. I asked his pedia. about this problem and was told don't push it he'll go when he's ready, then one said put the plastic underwear on him and it would draw in heat and moisture and become uncomfortable then he would want to go potty and not want in a diaper. I kinda thought that maybe it was because he didn't have a male role model to show him how to do it thats why he wasn't going and still might be a lil bit of it cause his father and I aren't together. My son though has come a long was from a few months ago and I just kinda tell him or joke that he has a rash on his bottom from the diaper and is going to have to do to the dr for it lol.. he then wants out of it and wants briefs on.. hee hee.. But as stated about that is what the dr told me to do.. but i thought that it was mean so i did it my way I believe if i can figure out why takin off the briefs after #2 then we'll be ready to go..

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Potty Training Problems - 5 Year Old Boy?
Hi everyone, I was hoping to get some advice from anyone here who may have had similar problems. I have a friend who's son just turned 5, and still isn't potty trained. He began potty training and then just didn't want to have anything to do with it anymore. His parents have tried...

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Potty training kids can be hard. When they fall behind on potty training is when it can get worse. Don't forget, 4 year olds are still people, just premature ones. They develop habits like you and me, and everybody knows breaking habits is hard. If your 4 year old can't break the habit of "going in their pants", getting frustrated is the last thing you need to do

Answer 9

5 years old and still not potty-trained? Wow! I bet your friends are going crazy w/ this one! I watched Oprah quite a few years ago and they had some cute ideas on how to get boys to potty train efficiently. Tell your friends that punishing their son is not helping the situation, but only making it worse. In the end it'll make their son scared to go to the bathroom b/c he'll know that that's the reason for punishment.

One of the suggestions that the show had was to put Cherrios in the toilet and make the son use them for target practice. The other cute one they had was to use the toilet cleaner that turns the water blue (something like SaniFlush or whatever it is you put in the tank to turn the water blue). After the water turns blue, tell the son that it's "magic water" and when he goes pee, it'll turn color (green). I'm not sure if those will necessarily work for your friends, but at least it's something to work w/.

They'll want to make potty time fun and entertaining. Not let him think that it's a horrible thing. Who knows? Maybe the kid's got a thing for germs and he doesn't like the thought of using the toilet for fear he'll get sick. That's a psychological issue that needs to be addressed by a therapist and I would definitely suggest to your friends to have an evaluation done by his pediatrician and maybe a therapist. Good luck!

Answer 10

My son was nightmare trying to potty train,he didnt start to use the toilet until he was 4yrs. But i never put nappies on him,he wore pants or sometimes pullups. He's going to have accidents. Never smack him or tell him off for wetting his pants or not using potty. Your firstly going to make situation worse plus you'll make him think that what he's done is bad,give him a fear or complex about going to the toilet. Everytime he sits on that potty or toilet just praise him & cheer,he'll love that. Maybe get him his own toilet wipes & handwash,just for him. Make a star chart,when he uses potty or toilet he gets a star,just needs lots of encorugement. When my son first started wearing pants,he would never use toilet at school,just got to keep trying. But really he has to stop wearing nappies,hes too old. Good Luck x

Answer 11

If at all possible they need to be as consistent as they can be, no matter how exhausted they are. No diapers only underwear all the time, if he makes a mess then change him and put more underwear on him. He has to know that there are no more diapers, it is not even an option. I stayed home with my son for a week, told him no more diapers and he did great. I was exhausted cleaning up the bathroom and had to do more laundry but it was worth it. He is only 2 1/2 and he still wears pull-ups during nap time and at night but other then that only underwear. I also got him some of his fave underwear, Diego and Thomas he loved putting them on so that helped too.