i am a 25 yr old mother of one i am still with the father and we live togther. we been togther for 6yrs. our son is 3 and he wears pullups i am in need of potty training he goes when he wants to and crys when we tell him to.
i just want to say thank you for everyone's comments. i did a little bit odf each activity with him and he enjoyed them just as well as he starterd to go to the potty the right way now. thank you guys so much for all that you have taught me.
Try putting "big boy" underwear (that he picks out) over his pull-ups. Get him siked to wear the underwear and reward him when he does use the bathroom! Keep trying and don't give up:-)
dear D., i have two boys they older now, but when i was potty training i made it into a game, put cheerios only a couple in the toilet bowl and tell him with his pipi to shoot the cheerios. and when his going to do a number two give him a book even though they don't know how to read it relax looking at the pictures or you could read him. just be creative and believe me at no time at all he'll be going all by himself.
Hi D.,
I'm a stay at home mother of two (a 2 year-old girl and a 10 month-old boy). I have this e-book who teaches you how to potty train your child in three days. I just potty trained my daughter and it really works. My daughter went from diapers straight to panties. She has slept in panties since the fist day of her training and still no accidents. Yesterday was the the 3rd day of training and I took her out she had a little accident, but other than that she did really good. E-mail me and I will send you that e-book. ____@____.com.
Sincerely,
M.
Bmf, NJ
D.,
I truly feel your pain! I'm a single mom and had to potty train my son myself. I tried turning it into a game by putting Cheerios in the potty for him to "aim" at and eventually he was going all the time. Also, if he's in daycare see if they are willing to help with training.
Good luck!
H. B
My daughter is 3 turning 4 in this April'07. She has been potty trained for only 2 months now. At times every child develops at their own pace. I don't believe in having a child accomplish things in their development according to pediatric expectations or statistical surveys.
Children may have setbacks just as well as we as adults do. It can stem from anything. Just be patient and supportive. Of course if it takes too long and as a parent you would know maternally, then I would concern the pediatrician.
If your son crys when he is told to use the potty, he may be showing a sign of uncomfortability. He trying to express himself to you or maybe he is not ready yet.
My son was the same way when he has to pee(try that first lol)Put cherioes in thetoilet bowl just like 3-4 tell him to dunk them its fun and boys like toing stuff like that my son loved it lol Godd luck!!!
I am 38 years old in the bronx and my daughter was doing the same thing...its a big transition for them to use the potty i believe that it is quite scarry as well. Be patient and i think maybe to get rid of the pull ups and just let him walk around in the trainning underware..my daughter was scarred. I had to sit there and reassure her that it will be ok. Daddy can also have his son accompany him into the bathroom and show him how its done..my daughter cried and i knew once she did it she would continue to do it on her own...its not easy but i think once your son does it once he will continue to do it....good luck....DON'T FORGET A LOT OF REWARDS AND ENCOURAGEMENT...
Hello!
I'm sorry to say but until their ready they usually won't go. You could try a reward system like stickers. That worked for my daughter. My four year old boy was tough. He REALLY wanted to go to pre-school though. We took him to visit and see the other kids and the toys and the playground and he was dying to start. We told him that only "big boys" who went to the potty got to go to school and he started that day with no accidents. Good Luck!!
I pull the Big Boy card all the time.
For as long as I can remember, we've made it seem like using the restroom was a total party. I congratulate my boyfriend on going pee pee in the potty and our son congratulates him. I get congratulated and, of course, my son gets congratulated. It is almost silly but, it worked for us. For a while he would only do number in the potty but, just recently I found a way to make him do #2. It is actually gross. But, I made a game out of the "Splash!" Sorry to you all who are gagging. But, it worked.
And as far as the Big Boy card. Whenever he does a Big Boy thing (potty, clean up, put his coat away, etc) I tell him how grown up he is and how proud I am and give him a privilege that only Big Boys get. Whether it's, drink from an actual glass (My close eye like a Hawk supervision of course) or whatever he thinks makes him a big boy.
It depends on each kid. Find out motivates yours. For some its sweet treats or a big day out or a new movie rental. Who knows! Try out different things and make sure they know that they are getting this privilege because of their accomplishment.
D.,
I went thru the same with my daughter not long ago. She turned 3 in January and after following some advices I read here in this website from other mothers that had gone thru the same, I am glad to say, she is completly potty trained. Their advise was to give her a sticker every time she went to the potty as a reward... well it worked. I gave her a princess sticker to stick to the wall bathroom for every time she went to "potty" in the bathroom. By the end of the week the wall was covered and she was very proud to see so many stickers. Even when we were away from home she will remind me that she gets a sticker when we get home. The first few days I put her to sleep with pull-ups, now she doesn't want them anymore, she loves her underwear.
Good luck - hope you have the same luck a had with my daugther.
Let us know how it goes. It took my daughter almost two weeks.
you gotta hunker down for about a week and not put him in pull-ups. my husband and i both wasted a week's vacation at work to do this w/our 3 yr old daughter. take him to the store for a special big boy underwear shopping trip - where he gets to pick them out. get a big bag of m&ms and give him 2 for pee and 3 for poop. get some stickers at walmart - they make big pads that teachers use that say 'super' 'great job' 'awesome' etc and have a big poster that he gets to stick 'em on. good luck!
Just don't push it. My son, who's 5, was a few months shy of 4 when he was finally fully trained and my daughter turned 3 last september and she still has accidents. We also have to work with her on number two. I also found with my son that he got interested in it when he was in school. He started school when he was 3 and a half for delayed speech and during the summer program he really started to train. When he's ready you'll know.
