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Reality Mom - November 2006

Got Any Potty Training Advice?

November 5th 2006 15:43

I think I'm at my wits end. My son is 3 1/2 years old and refuses to go on the potty. I have tried every piece of advice that people have given me. He will pee on the potty if I take him and make him. But he does not understand that he needs to take the initiative to go when he feels the need.

My biggest struggle is getting him to poop on the potty. He hides from me and poops in his pants. I don't understand why he would rather sit in dirty pull-ups, then tell me he has to go. I don't want to be too hard on him. But the pooping in his pants has got to stop. The only thing I haven't tried is one of those silly musical potties... He won't even respond to rewards like candy and toys.

I was hoping some of you would have some advice for me! Thanks!

My Wonderful Son, Alex

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Comment by Whatever

November 5th 2006 16:21

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Hi Kristen,

Im no parent and therefore probably have less of an idea about this than anyone.

BUT -

how about simulating the the excitement/urgency either a) through role play (i.e. when you need to go)
b) or when he needs go..

Back in my babysitting days I piggy back rided the kids to their beds... my point is if its fun, they will want to do it.

Goodluck!

Comment by Adele

November 5th 2006 18:05

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Kristen,

I'm sure this is no help at all. I tried everything I could think of and everything I read about to get my daughter to use the potty. She had no interest, like your son. Suddenly, one day she decided to use the potty and she has been ever since.

I guess it's just that they have to reach a certain point in their development to have the interest.

Comment by Parenting Wisdom

November 5th 2006 19:28

I would tend to agree with Adele....they will go when they are ready....i potty trained my 2 girls (or i should say they let me potty train them). One of them was like your son - she used to not poop in the potty - tried using her sister as an example, promised her stickers and probably half of Walmart as a bribe - nothing worked. we ended up with a compromise - she would tell me when she needed to poop - i would put a pullup on her - after 6 tortuous months of doing this, one fine day she announced that she is a big girl and wanted to go poo poo on big people's potty (not even the potty that I had for her)...so just be patient - remember, he won't be going to college still in diapers

Comment by kellymommy

November 18th 2006 16:05

Ok, I am in the process of training my almost 3 year old son, so I'm not an expert but he is peeing on the potty so far. What I do, is let him run around naked and keep the potty in the living room (or wherever he is going to be). Yes, there will be accidents, but hopefully you catch him, quickly say no, no we go peepee in the potty (not angrily, you don't want to scare him, but just loud enough that he will stop peeing on your carpet) take him to the potty and if he goes, make it a party. Everytime my son goes in the potty we have a special song we sing and dance around to, its silly and you'll probably feel stupid, but my son loves it. And then he gets stickers to eith er put on his potty or a piece of paper. Anyway, next we are moving on to the wearing clothes and teaching him to take them down and what not then on to POOP. woohoo. Hope this helps!

Comment by Anonymous

April 28th 2008 04:58

Give it time. Everything will resolve itself on its own. I know ive got no children, But this is the way my mother did it for me, It worked out fine, They will do it on there own time. And maybe make games, If they enjoy it, Then there bound to do it more than once, and soon they will get in the habit of doing it.

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