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| Okay, my oldest is now THREE (he turned 3 in January) and is still not potty trained. I'm getting desperate, as we have the new baby and I'm already up to my ears in poopy diapers. At first I thought it was timing... we moved a couple times in the last year and he graduated to a big boy bed and we had the new baby... I thought it was just too much going on for him to take to the concept. But I'm at my wits end now. I've tried putting him on the potty when he wakes up and every couple hours and each time I see him get that "poo-poo" look but I've only caught him once for pee in the morning. Otherwise he holds it the whole time he's on the potty. He knows that he's supposed to use the toilet, and even thinks he has afterwards (he says "I did it!" after just sitting on the potty and not, er, producing). When I know he's going to go poo, I try and rush him to the potty and I swear he poos as fast as he can before I get him on and then HOLDS IT until he's off the potty and back in a pull-up. I've tried taking him in the bathroom with me and showing him how to potty. We've told him he can go to school (a head start program he really wants to go to but he has to be potty-trained for) when he starts using the potty. I've put him in underwear to see what happens (what a mess, and our rental place is all carpets). We've tried to keep it all positive and everything and he doesn't mind sitting on the potty, but won't go in it. HELP!!! Anyone else have problems potty-training at this age? What did you do? I feel like I've got the oldest kid in diapers on the planet.
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It sound to me like he's resorting back to "baby" because of the new baby. It happens with alot of parents but definately not fun!
Patience, patience, patience...I know it sounds brutal but it will work.
You need to be consistent with him even though you get frustrated with all the "poo"....he needs to be put back into "bigboy" underwear or he needs to go into diapers again. Use those words instead because he's old enough to understnad them. DON"T use pull-ups as he doesn't get the "feel" of wet when he pees. Also, if he likes stickers, try getting him his favortie stickers and his favorite calendar. When he pees or poos, get him to pick out 1 stickers for each "job" done and put it on that day. If he gets so many per week, he gets a toy...not expensive but you get the idea.
I watch a 3 year old who was doing the exact same thing and within the last 5mths has become potty trained. You HAVE to be consistent...that's the only way it's going to work. For awhile you may need to hold him on the toilet (we did) and then he got the point. Hope that helps...good luck!!
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My two suggests for pitty trainning a boy.
Get a big bristol board and stickers. Hang the bristol board in the bathroom and everytime he uses the potty he gets to put a sticker on the board (buy a variety because he'll have fun picking one out each time too). Make it a game and say lets see how fast you fill up the paper!
My second is putting cheerios in the tiolet. Not only does it teach aim, but boys have lots of fun tyring to sink the cheerios.
Ash
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| Come join us in www.parentscanada.com !! You should for sure try a rewards based system. Have you tried having him "aim" at cheerios in the toilet bowl? Try having your FH show him how it's done. Boys are harder to train-especially for #2. Good luck to you. He's at the right age to start trying. Some other moms I know let their kids go in nothing on their bottom around the house so they make it to the bathroom on time.
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My baby girl will be 3 TOMORROW (yay yay yay!) and we have JUST gotten the potty training done. It is different for boys and girls, but I know that with her it took about a year...just started wearing panties all night, when I go to bed I often go into her room and ask if she needs to go...I know I am so mean waking her up, but she feels sooo bad when she messes...and I HATE 4 am bed changes! I agree with PP that maybe the new baby has something to do with it, maybe or attention or something likethat. Maybe give him special 'jobs' when you are doing things with the baby, like passing you the wipes or a new diaper, or even holding the bottle while you are feeding (if you are using bottles). That might help him feel more 'grown up ' and help. Just some thoughts!
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I havent even tried potty training my 18 month old...to young buttt I just wanted to say that you ladies have some very neat ideas, I will have to keep them in the back of my head for the potty traning days! Good luck to those trying!
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| rewards rewards rewards .... when he sees the nice rewards he gets for peeing and pooping in the potty, he will do it more and more. Kids need visuals ... a reward board is a great way to provide the visual. Start out with every time he goes in the toilet, he gets a reward ... ie: a cookie, or a nickle, or some sort of piece of candy or ... a marble and when he has enough marbles, he gets his choice of reward at the store (up to a certain amount). Scolding him and being negative will only reinforce his desire to continue going in his diaper/pullup and not on the toilet. Good luck!!!
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