"Help ! My 4 Year Old Will Not Go Potty"

My daughter was the same way. She would poop on the potty but it was to much trouble for her to stop and pee so she would jsut go in her pants. I don't know if your home with him or not but my Pediatrician suggested using a 'Potty clock" and that worked for us. How it worked was we used the kitchen timer and set it for an hour(you can do it for longer to start if you want) and whne it went off it meant it was time to sit and try on the potty. After about a week or so she started going on her own!

Good luck!!

I had him help me clean up the mess he would make if he peed in his pants, and put his clothes in the basket..I then would put him in the bath. A week after doing this, he got sick of cleaning and taking baths, and decided to just stand their next to the potty and go #1.Now, #2 I am still having difficulties with,especially when now he doesn't want to have to sit on the potty and go.. but I use rewards like going to the " toy store"( which is the dollar store), and pick out a toy...He also likes stickers, candy...

i have twin 3 yr old boys and was having trouble...what i have done which seems to work, is while u are home have him wear no underpants for a little bit...i know it seems weird but it actually helped my boys...they can feel the sensation better...my father n law did it with my husband

K.,
We used Cheerios for my nephew. we would throw a few into the potty and then let him play "sink the cereal". He loved it and now not only goes in the potty, but has great aim! There are also things called tinkle targets you could buy, but most of us already have the cereal on hand.
Hope this helps!

don't talk about being a "baby" that will lower his self esteem and he will not want to try....try to encourage as much as you can......make a game out of it and put cherrios in the toilet and see how many he could hit...have a chart next to the toilet that you both could mark the points and when he reaches a certain # of points then a special outting would be the payoff....maybe the movies or bowling or just baking cookies with you....if he has the accident just say, "Ok, well maybe next time we could try sinking the Cherrios." Play it up...read him what movies are playing and say,"Oh, I would love to go and see this with you....you just have to hit # of cherrios" just between you and him....he might not like everyone else knowing about it....Don't give up....keep doing it and keep asking him like every hour to go and try to hit those O's....Good luck...Keep me posted

Hi K.-
I would let it go for a bit and he will most likely do it on his own. Don't talk about it, etc. My son was going and going pee in his underwear. Then I laid off the subject and he started doing it on his own. #2 started shortly after. I am a firm believer of when you push it, it makes it harder and longer. Maybe try giving an M&M after he goes pee. that worked for us. we stopped that and he then got one only after he went #2. After a few times of going, i just told him no more and he went along with it. You could also promise a small toy if he goes a certain amount of time w/ out an accident. Good luck!