My 3year old wont use the toilet. When we put him in underwear he cryies and wants to be put in a diaper. Any good ideas on how to solve this problem? We have tried rewards and such. We are also putting him on the toilet on a regualr basis's to catch when he has to go.Still nothing. He doesnt fight us. Actually he goes and sits on the potty we got him and on the toilet but never goes. He isnt scared of it. I just dont know what is going on. He wont even tell us when he has to go. He just goes in his pants.
2007-05-05
12:46:02
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Pregnancy & Parenting
➔ Toddler & Preschooler
No he doesnt have stage fright. He just doesnt want to sit there. He would rather me change his diaper since its faster and he can get back to playing.
2007-05-05
13:01:50 ·
update #1
Or at least thats what it seems like to us.
2007-05-05
13:02:35 ·
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Even though he's 3 he just may not be ready. Try stepping back and taking a positive approach to the whole thing. If you are pushing him too much he may be taking the opportunity to assert his independence. Going in his diaper is one thing he has all control of. I am a preschool teacher and have seen many kids potty train late and early. It always works out in the end. Have faith. Try just asking him if he wants to sit on the toilet, if he says yes great if not then blow it off like you don't care either way. Eventually he will come around when he realizes he won't get a rise out of you if he doesn't want to use the potty. It also helps if he sees other boys his age using the potty. Hope this helps and Good LUCK!!!!!!!
2007-05-05 13:05:48
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answered by Allison L 2
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That is a really common problem with boys. I have 3 kids, my oldest 2 are girls now they are 22 and 16. My son is 11 and we had a hell of a time potty training him. We bought him pull ups and he hated them. We took him to the store to pick out his own underpants and he threw them out of the cart. Its really just time and patience. If you can get him to go once a day on the potty with a bribe, then work your way up from there. Ask him if he wants to go for ice cream or something that he loves. If he says yes, tell him he has to go potty first. Its a long battle but eventually he will do it. Don't get upset because that doesn't help. He will never remember this. My son cannot believe he ever acted like that.
2007-05-05 12:56:10
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answered by Anonymous
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He's simply not ready to be potty-trained. I know it can be frustrating to you with him being this age and still in diapers, but it's still best not to force it. Step back for a few months and then try again. My friend went through this with her son, she was so scared he'd still be in diapers at the age of 4. But he wasn't, she just finally chose to have a relaxed attitude about his potty training and follow his lead and it worked out great. Good Luck to you.
2007-05-05 12:54:59
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answered by nimo22 6
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He sounds like he might be suffering from stage fright. When you put him on the potty, do you stay there and watch and wait? If so, try putting him there and letting him know that you're going to back to what you were doing and for him to let you know when he is done. Then walk away. Let him take his time.
Once he feels comfortable, he will go.
Good Luck.
2007-05-05 12:54:05
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answered by a17blossom 2
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get rid of the diapers. put him in underwear and sit him on the potty or potty chair once an hour every hour. use pull ups for naps and bedtime or long car trips where you may not be able to get to a public potty
2007-05-05 12:55:49
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answered by kleighs mommy 7
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I had an identical situation with my 3 12 months previous. He replaced into thoroughly potty knowledgeable and can ask for a diaper (so he would desire to squat and bypass poop interior the diaper and then come and tell me he did it and that i might exchange it). The wellbeing care expert stated it replaced into completely usual?!? i offered a rest room seat ring (found interior the toddler care isle close to the potty chairs) which inserts onto the rest room. Ours had Blue's Clues on it and handles on the two factors. i offered a plastic baby length step stool to put in front of the rest room. Then we went and "practiced" making use of it......we would bypass in a take a seat a number of situations an afternoon, just to get use to it. each and every from time to time he might bypass pee and different situations he might basically take a seat there. basically wait and see, it is going to happen. If he is going some situations with out being constipated, he gets greater effectual at it. i might basically make certain that your son eats a lot of end result and vegatables and end result juice to make certain that his stool maintains to be mushy. it is fairly gross, yet I additionally (while i replaced into at my wit's end) filled the bathtub with heat water and had him squat in it to bypass poop--the warmth water appeared to loosen up him--I did save the diaper on him, however. Like I stated, i be conscious of it is gross, yet while it is your youngster, you will do something.
2017-01-09 13:42:53
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answered by Anonymous
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sound like he's not ready to become a big boy yet. keep putting him on the potty don't stop. you should have started him at 15mths at least he could have got familiar with it at an early age. that's what we did and there were no problems. good luck
2007-05-05 12:59:28
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answered by fam6uno 1
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yes you need to be more hard on him as in lecturing more ect...You need to show him you are boss and lay down the law I know babies are cute in all but you have to get your point across sometime im sure you dont want your kid being like 5 and still in diapers so be more strict on him and if he cries explain why he doesnt need diapers and if he still doesnt get it punish him...
2007-05-05 12:55:27
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answered by Whitney S 1
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