Potty Training Issues - Sallisaw, OK

Updated on May 03, 2007
C.M. asks from Sallisaw, OK
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*New Question at the bottom*.... I have a very active 3 year old who I have been trying to potty train. We started earlier when he was 2 but when I was working a full time job it just was not working. We started again about the middle of last month. The thing is when my son is with his babysitter, who is also his aunt or his dad, is watching him, he as quite a few accidents in his BIG BOY underware. When I am watching him he has quite a few less than when I am not home. How do I make him relize that he needs to listen and go when others take him to use the potty. How often are you supose to take him to the potty? I am trying to hurry and get him potty trained so he can go to school this comming year. When we go bye bye if I ask him if he has to go potty he will do so. I use lots of praise when he suceeds, and I tell him when he does have an accident that its ok we just need to try again. We have been using his brothers underware that he grew out of, should I go and let him pick out his own, would that help?
I have used a sticker chart for him and would buy a toy for him when he went 1 week with out having a accident, but I dont think he understood the concept.

Well we have a sucess on the peepe part of training, to were we can go on long trips with out accidents, he sometimes has pee accidents during the night, though. But we are having a little prolem with the po part. He dont have accidents at night or when we go anywhere, just during the day here with me and at my sisters. He sometimes will go po in the potty and then I will give his huge praise, stickers, a micro car, and a peice of candy, but sometimes this is just not enough. I don't yell or get mad at him for his accidents just tell him that he needs to tell me quicker or go to the potty by himself and go po (and he yells for me when he does do this). Is there any other thing I can do for this? PLEASE, if anyone has anyother ideals I would greatly apperciate the extra advise.

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So What Happened?

Ok so were we are at now is ALMOST THERE! My son now goes peepee in the potty, with my 6 year olds help, he taught him how to peepee behind a tree! LOL. Anyways he now sometimes has only peepee accidents at night time, but not always. He can go on long distance trips with out having any accidents, po or pe. But we are kinda having trouble getting the poing done. When I am home we usually have had only a few accidents, but otherwise he usually has accidents at my sisters house, never when we go out. We are still working on the po part of the training. Can anyone give me adivse on the po part of training? I have been giving his big huggs and praise and stickers and candy when he has a sucess and asking him to let me know eairlier when he thinks he has to go. I have even been putting him there after he wakes up and after eating and before bedtime.
**New Update**
I followed one mom's response to putting the child in a corner if they messed their underware, I did this once to my son after I explained to him that we don't poo in our underware. Alittle time latter, my 3 year old says "My tummy hurts" so I begin thinking that he might need to go po, Well I take him in there and he PO's in the POTTY!!! So I tell him that when his tummy starts to hurt like that he needs to go po. The next time he says " I have to go popo" He gose in there and goes all by him self!!! Now with a little incourgment with stickers, and micro cars, he goes all the time! He even goes to strangers and says " I popo in the potty" and he is so proud of himself!
thanks for all the help! we are still workin on the night time pepeing but oh well at least were out of pullup during the day!

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A.D.

answers from Sherman on

My oldest was almost 4 and was still having difficulties, so my husband picked up a 20 micro car set at walmart for like 6 bucks and told him that for every day that he used the potty with no accidents that he would get to pick a car. He did not miss one day and he never had any problems after that. Our second child is now 2 1/2 and is having problems. He just doesn't care to go. The only time that he will go is if it is fun for him, or we are at the store! We are trying the car thing with him, but he doesn't really understand the whole day policy so we have a sticker board on his door. When he fills up the chart, he gets a car. Sometime he does it in a day and sometimes in a couple.

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C.A.

answers from Houston on

Try a timer. Set it for 1 hour or 1 1/2 hours and when it beeps he has to try. That way it is not you or an adult that has to prompt him to try. As he gets older, more accomplished with training, you can extend it to 2 hours or whatever is the time he needs. Also if 1 hour is too long, try 30 or 45 minutes to start then begin stretching it out. Worked great for us.
C.

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M.C.

answers from Houston on

Dear C..
I do not know how much this helps. but I HAVE A 2 YR. OLD
son , with the same problem. I am currently taking a parenting
class online because I would like to foster a child. they
discuss the need for no pressure from parents and peers.
All children will become potty trained sooner or later.
I to was concerned my son is not at all using the potty.
But I have the same problem. Working a full time job.with granmother or father watching him. nobody is on the same page.
Try to relax, nobody starts school with a diaper bag.
support to you
M.

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D.G.

answers from Fayetteville on

I have found that with boys the closer they get too the 4 yr mark the better they get too being able too controle there bladder better i tryed potty training my 2 boys at 2 1/2 and they would finally get controll a few months before there 4th birth day i also did not do the pull ups during the day i used underware but would use em at night too keep from having too change the sheets but after a week of being with out pull ups at night and using the toilet he did quit peeing the bed i have also found out if you start a boy out sitting down and then gradually get em too pee standing up works, also buying a little step stool for him too stand on helps too they dont have too stand on there tippy toes

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C.G.

answers from New Orleans on

yes, let him pick out his own underwear, it may help. (my son used to get really upset over getting his new undies "dirty") then make sure that the techniques that you use with him are the same as what he's experiencing with other caregivers (i.e. your husband and babysitter) consistency is key and punishing for accidents can be detrimental, so check in. good luck.

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