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Right I have a few months to fully potty train an unwilling child - help!
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kittyrooroo
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I can't tell if my boy is ready? He understands that wee and poo go in the toilet or potty. He knows that mummy sits down and daddy stands up but whenever we get him on the potty he just sits there. It's like he doesn't know how to let himself go? First thing he does in the bath though is have a wee!
I want to get it done this summer too. He's a clever boy but when he has nappy off time, he will wee in the corner or all over his toys and then come and tell me?! I just can't tell how much he grasps! Will have to try the tickling thing though, that's genius! Xxx
I want to get it done this summer too. He's a clever boy but when he has nappy off time, he will wee in the corner or all over his toys and then come and tell me?! I just can't tell how much he grasps! Will have to try the tickling thing though, that's genius! Xxx
We did potty training a few months ago and initially I dreaded it but it wasn't as bad as I originally thought.
We started on the Friday and by Sunday she was dry.
I decided to just go straight for knickers in the day time and pull ups for bed/nap times. She soon realised that it wasn't a good feeling to be wet and understood that wee wees were done in the potty.
She is still mastering pooing in the potty and I've been told this can take some time for certain children so I'm working on it. She will hold it in until bedtime and do it in her pull up!
I also let her choose her potty and a set of knickers. Then bought the rest from primark.
I used a sticker chart initially too as this is what nursery were doing with her and she responded well to it. Nothing fancy just a sticker for a wee and 2 stickers for a poo.
Good luck, I'm sure James will master it x
We started on the Friday and by Sunday she was dry.
I decided to just go straight for knickers in the day time and pull ups for bed/nap times. She soon realised that it wasn't a good feeling to be wet and understood that wee wees were done in the potty.
She is still mastering pooing in the potty and I've been told this can take some time for certain children so I'm working on it. She will hold it in until bedtime and do it in her pull up!
I also let her choose her potty and a set of knickers. Then bought the rest from primark.
I used a sticker chart initially too as this is what nursery were doing with her and she responded well to it. Nothing fancy just a sticker for a wee and 2 stickers for a poo.
Good luck, I'm sure James will master it x
I've always thought that when they're ready they'll do it but I wasn't against a time limit.
I'm currently potty training my 2 1/2 year old. He was adamant that he would not go for a wee outside his nappy despite me trying and him seeing his older brothers go. One day out the blue he asked to sit on the potty. When we're at home I take his nappy and trousers off and ask him regularly if he needs a wee. He still flits between nappy and potty but we're getting there. I found that buying him some big boy pants with his favourite cartoon characters on has helped. He chooses which ones he wants to wear and then I say to him 'remember to tell mummy when you need a wee. Don't wee on Lightening McQueen as he doesn't like it and it will make him sad.' This works a treat (although my washing pile is at an all time high lol).
Good luck
I'm currently potty training my 2 1/2 year old. He was adamant that he would not go for a wee outside his nappy despite me trying and him seeing his older brothers go. One day out the blue he asked to sit on the potty. When we're at home I take his nappy and trousers off and ask him regularly if he needs a wee. He still flits between nappy and potty but we're getting there. I found that buying him some big boy pants with his favourite cartoon characters on has helped. He chooses which ones he wants to wear and then I say to him 'remember to tell mummy when you need a wee. Don't wee on Lightening McQueen as he doesn't like it and it will make him sad.' This works a treat (although my washing pile is at an all time high lol).
Good luck
I am obviously by the sounds of it one of the latest potty trainers ever. My son was 3 years 4 months ( back in March), it was a living hell and still is! Wees were not so bad, infact at first he was more than happy to go frequently for a sticker. Poos took 6 weeks, potty would be right next to him, he'd just poo in his pants (he always went regularly 2 or 3 times a day). So fast forward nearly 4 months, he refuses to go for a wee and holds it for a long as possible, still wetting himself at times and he has learnt to hold the poos until he has his night time nappy on. I thought waiting until he was older and could understand was easier but no he is just really stubborn and if he doesn't want to do something he won't. When he was in nappies he'd frequently say no he hadn't done a poo when he had! Honestly found the whole potty training thing sooooo stressful, it was and still is my worst nightmare!
I would definitely say go cold turkey though, pull ups are too confusing! Only use for night time is best I think!
I would definitely say go cold turkey though, pull ups are too confusing! Only use for night time is best I think!
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Oh Emily keep posting with updates to let us know how you get on! I'm planning on starting either this week or next. Still dreading it!
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Well first thing to report is how cute my little man looks in his pants! So sweet!
He picked his t-rex dinosaur pants to wear today. I've told him to tell me if he needs a wee or a poo as we don't want to get the t-rex all dirty!
I keep asking him (probably way too often!!) If he needs the toilet but he keeps saying no. Thing is he has been stood red faced and straining out a poop and denied he's having one so him saying no doesn't necessarily mean no!!
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He picked his t-rex dinosaur pants to wear today. I've told him to tell me if he needs a wee or a poo as we don't want to get the t-rex all dirty!
I keep asking him (probably way too often!!) If he needs the toilet but he keeps saying no. Thing is he has been stood red faced and straining out a poop and denied he's having one so him saying no doesn't necessarily mean no!!
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Wednesday and Thursday I tried Potty Training again, and again we got nowhere. I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall. No amount of bribery or praise will persuade him and he'll happily walk around in wet pants! If he isn't in pants then he'll dance around and demand for his nappy or just pee on the floor instead of potty. I even put potty in the bathroom and I went to the loo and sat him near me on his potty but NO. He'd let a drop of wee out and say he's done it in hope that I'll finally put his nappy on.... Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Can I join in too? My lg has been very similar when it comes to the potty and hated the idea of having a nappy off and sitting on the potty. However Friday she suddenly seemed to take an interest in it so I decided to put some knickers on her and wing it. She did fab - only one accident! Yesterday she sat on it for a poo but then in the afternoon suddenly developed an aversion to it again but was still happy going nappyless which is still a huge step forward. This morning she asked for her knickers as soon as I took her nappy off but not too keen on the potty despite clearly needing it. But I will persevere this time unlike the countless other times!
Good luck Emily! Let us know how you get on today!xxx
Good luck Emily! Let us know how you get on today!xxx
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Oh Rooster one thing I found that's helped my lg be happy out of nappies is something my friend advised which I never thought would work but has done - a 'bye bye nappy' ceremony. Basically I got a few of her nappies and got her to put them in the bin and said 'no more nappies, only babies wear nappies' and then every time she asked for a nappy I would just tell her there weren't any. That part is working anyway, the rest is still a work in progress.
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So I took him upstairs and sat him on the toilet. No joy. I got him off and sat down myself for a wee and this little voice from the bathroom door 'oh no!' Yep, he'd done a wee! Bless him he looked at me and said 'I'm so sorry' Awwww my heart just melted! I told him it's ok and that he's not in trouble and asked him if it felt not very nice having wet trousers. He says it didn't feel nice so hopefully that will help him remember to use the potty/ toilet.
So far not so good but hey ho! He's learning so it will obviously take time and of course he will have accidents.
Going to make a sticker chart for him and will get some chocolate buttons when we go shopping later as I'm sure a bit af added incentive will help!
Oh God! Going shopping! That means leaving the house and going out!!!!
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So far not so good but hey ho! He's learning so it will obviously take time and of course he will have accidents.
Going to make a sticker chart for him and will get some chocolate buttons when we go shopping later as I'm sure a bit af added incentive will help!
Oh God! Going shopping! That means leaving the house and going out!!!!
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So far...not so good.
3 wees, none of them in the potty. In fact he is point blank refusing to use the potty or the toilet. He did squeeze out the tiniest poop nugget on the toilet so we told him what a good boy and put a sticker on his chart and he had a square of chocolate but it's gone down hill since then!
Wishing I hadn't started now!! I didn't think it would be easy but I thought he'd be at least willing to try!!
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3 wees, none of them in the potty. In fact he is point blank refusing to use the potty or the toilet. He did squeeze out the tiniest poop nugget on the toilet so we told him what a good boy and put a sticker on his chart and he had a square of chocolate but it's gone down hill since then!
Wishing I hadn't started now!! I didn't think it would be easy but I thought he'd be at least willing to try!!
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I feel your pain. My son is being the same! I thought he'd at least give sitting on it a go but NO! He only sits on it when I physically plonk him on it.
Just went to the shops with him to buy his pants, but I don't think it'll make a difference.
Just went to the shops with him to buy his pants, but I don't think it'll make a difference.
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Hey ladies, I've been crap and not tried at all with James recently.
From tomorrow we're going to do half hour nappy off time after each bum change. He hates to have a bare bum so even having nappy off time is a pain in the ass (excuse the pun!!)
Sorry it's not been going well Emily.
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From tomorrow we're going to do half hour nappy off time after each bum change. He hates to have a bare bum so even having nappy off time is a pain in the ass (excuse the pun!!)
Sorry it's not been going well Emily.
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So on the whole, today has been an epic fail!
We had one teeny weeny poop nugget on the toilet this morning and one little wee on the potty this evening. Still that's two stickers on the chart I suppose!
Had about five accidents though! Oh well, hopefully it will get better as the days go on.
We braved a trip out to do the food shop and I'll be out and about tomorrow too. Got to go and pick up a clothing bundle and then playgroup. I figure if I can (try) and get him to wee before we go, it'll be an hour at most while we get the clothes and then we'll be at playgroup where there's a toilet anyway. I'll have to remember to take his potty and plenty of changes of clothes just in case!!
Hope we have more success tomorrow!
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We had one teeny weeny poop nugget on the toilet this morning and one little wee on the potty this evening. Still that's two stickers on the chart I suppose!
Had about five accidents though! Oh well, hopefully it will get better as the days go on.
We braved a trip out to do the food shop and I'll be out and about tomorrow too. Got to go and pick up a clothing bundle and then playgroup. I figure if I can (try) and get him to wee before we go, it'll be an hour at most while we get the clothes and then we'll be at playgroup where there's a toilet anyway. I'll have to remember to take his potty and plenty of changes of clothes just in case!!
Hope we have more success tomorrow!
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Potty training is the hardest thing I've ever had to do! But honestly one day it just clicked. B hated me constantly asking if he needed a wee so we left him naked as much as possible and had a potty in the same room whenever we were in. If he started to wee I would quickly pop him on the potty. It's stressful, boring but once they get it you're super proud. Keep going Hun, B has been toilet trained for a couple of months but still has accidents every now and then x
