We introduced the potty a while back. We talked about the potty, read books about going, sat Noah on the potty, etc. It took a long while, but one day (several months ago) he finally pooped and peed in the potty! We gave candy as a reward for every time he went. He would go when we sat him on the potty most times because he knew he would get candy afterwards. So in order to NOT rot his teeth out, we switched from candy to a potty chart. Every time Noah went, he got a sticker to put on the chart and when he filled up a row, we went and bought a special toy. A few weeks into the potty chart and Noah lost interest in that. We tried putting him in underwear and letting him feel when he got wet. The boy could care less! We waited a few months and tried again to press the potty issue and Noah pressed back.
A few weeks ago, I told him that we were only going to wear undies now and that he would have to go in the potty. 30 minutes into it, he had had 3 accidents and he had been on the potty 3 times!
We have even tried threatening and spanking him when he poops in his pull-up. And when I say spanking…he makes faces and strains/grunts when he is pooping so it’s very obvious what he’s doing. When we see him do this, we ask him to sit on the potty. He says no. We say, “If you poop in your pull-up, you will get a spanking!” He says, “I not have to poop.” and then poops anyway. And if we try to place him on the potty, he freaks his freak and won’t go.
So I’m really at a loss with what to do now. He will sometimes pee if we ask him to sit on the potty, but nothing consistent. I am feeling the pressure because he has to be potty trained in order to promote to the 3 year old room at preschool in August. So give me some feedback Mommy’s!
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There is a book called the Potty Train.... it talks about being on the same train with your friends and loving how to be a big boy... maybe if you read that, it will help. Otherwise, just lock the two of you in the bathroom for a day and keep him on the potty....
We did the three day method with our son and it was great! Though we waited until he was ready, which ended up being around 2.5. However, though he's been trained since June, he still will not poop in the potty. We've talked to our doctor about it and he said that boys tend to take longer, and to just reward efforts and not make a big deal about it. If he sits and tries for 5 seconds, he gets a reward, if he tries for 5 minutes he gets a reward. If he has an accident, we go to the bathroom and deal with it and leave it at that. No punishment, no reward.....
August is a long way away! But consider byung the book Potty Training in One day! prepare for a day of nothing but it will come.
Mine was stubborn about it too. He knew when he had to pee, and would do it on purpose if he got in trouble. Positive reinforcement works, and know that peeing will definitely be quicker than pooping. The best method we found was wearing underwear, and being proactive about taking him to the bathroom to try. There is even a little watch you can buy to set in 30 minute increments to remind them which might get him excited about doing it?
Make it a game for him. Try a goal chart and m&m's for everytime that he goes in the potty.
Also consider buying a potty than using the toilet to train him on as the toilet can be a real turn off for them as they are up so high.
I put the potty out in the living room so that my child could sit on it and read a book while watching TV before I starting the training.
Boys take longer and they have to be ready for it. Threats will get you no where but backwards. Spanking is not the way to do it either as it is just scarying him to think that going potty is something bad.
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