Potty Training - Rice,MN

Hi S., Have you tried special underwear, that he would not want to dirty. For instance my grandson loves THE CARS character, Lightning McQueen undies. Or Superman or Thomas the Tank. Tell him he can wear these special underwear only if he does not wet or dirty them. Another trick is to reward him with an M&M everytime he uses the potty
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I would suggest getting rid of the diapers during the day, especially if he is telling you when he has to go. Maybe, get some undereear with characters on them. If my son is giving me a hard time about getting dressed, I usually pick out two pairs and ask him which one he wants. Usually that is enough distraction that he forgets he didn't want to put either one on to begin with.

stickers are supposed to be a good motivater. you can make a chart and give him one when he goes and when he gets to a certain number he gets a treat. you can do the same thing with putting marbles in a jar if that's more exciting. if you haven't already you can go out and buy cool big boy underwear to get him excited.

my mother used to work in a daycare and actually told a little boy once that if he peed in his underwear that winnie the poo would disappear. ha ha. it worked though!

I'm in the same boat. I'm going to get him a "potty watch" today to see if that will motivate him. You can set it to 30, 60 or 90 minutes and it plays a song ?? Who knows, but my son is so uninterested that I thought I'd try something new. He always goes in the potty right before getting in the bath & tells me after he goes in his diaper, but can't seem to tell me before going, even with underwear on. I'm not sure where you are from exactly, but they have them at Suite Dreams here in Clive.

I found a link to one that looks similar to the one I found at Suite Dreams:

http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/Potty-Watch.html

Sounds like we will both have a fun weekend!

i dont know so much about giving him a treat, it may be that when you want him to go in situations where you dont have a treat, he wont go either.

praise is good enough. saying things like "you did it" focus the childs accomplishment, instead of things like "im so proud of you" which focus on your feelings.

im going to have my son run around outside naked as soon as warm temps come. :D

just keep doing what you are doing. ive heard of potty training in a day, and im interested to see if those types of things work... i guess (if i remember right) you buy a doll that goes potty, and they teach baby doll to go, they want to go too!

just be patient and give lots of opportunity to go, and never punish for mistakes. ! :D

Hi S.! This might sound like a "duh" answer but have you tought about just getting rid of the diapers all together? I do licensed daycare and when I train children I always tell mom or dad once we go to big boy/girl pants there is no turning back. Allowing diapers back on once they have transitioned and can tell you they have to go is going to confuse them and/or all them an escape when they feel lazy or more often, want to initiate a power struggle with mom or dad. If I were you I would just throw the diapers out right in front of him, tell him since he's such a big boy now he doesn't need them anymore and be done. You may have a few accidents but once it's not an option he'll have no choice. Good luck! K.

Hi! I agree with the other posters that said to get rid of diapers completely... I also don't believe in using pull-ups through the day though I know we used them for a few weeks at night time for possible accidents. My son called pull-ups his "big boy diapers." He could not figure out the difference between them and baby diapers. :) I also didn't believe in treats of any kind but my son and I struggled with one another until my husband decided to give him ONE M&M or ONE Smartie for going on the potty. It wasn't alot for a treat but, just enough to make it exciting. Once he was going fairly regular, we switched to putting stickers on a chart and he never really noticed that the treat was gone. Eventually the sticker sheet went away too and he got a "Good Job." Now, he's been going like a pro for over a year. I think, in the end, you have to find what works best for YOUR child. We're starting to train our second child and he's never needed a treat and stickers don't really interest him... All he needs is someone to say "good job" and give him a hug. Good luck... Potty training can be a tough job but the result is so worth it!! :)

We also just switched one day. We got ready by buying the Elmo movie "Potty Time," he really liked that. We let him pick out his own underwear (I recommend Gymboree because they are tag-less) and then we did the switch after talking to him about it in advance and letting him know the big day was coming where he could go potty like Elmo. We also did a potty dance to make it fun, he really enjoyed dancing and watching us dance with him. I wouldn't really recommend using the pull ups at all either, and I would just do it and not turn back. We ended up putting on two layers of sheets/waterproof liners so that if there was an accident in the middle of the night it was just a quick switch. Good luck!