My son is 3 1/2 and has no interest in potty training. He doesn't care if he's wet and only tries to go when I offer special treats and wants his diaper back on right away. He knows when he has to have a bowel movement because he stands in the corner. Any suggestions?
My son when he was about that age had no interest either, so what i did was take the potty chair and put in front of the t.v. so when my son would watch his favorite cartoons and other programs, he would be able to sit on the chair, eat, drink, and watch t.v.
IT WORKED!!!!
MY SON IS 14 YEARS OLD NOW...
I have three boys myself - My oldest and middle are 20 months apart and I made it a competition between them to see who could use the potty first and most often. When they were successful for a full week they earned a Thomas train which they really wanted. They were 5 and 3 1/2 respectively when they finally trained. My youngest gave me the hardest time. He was also 5 before he was trained but it was almost like a lightswitch going off. I quit the diapers cold turkey, put him in Pull-Ups and between me and his preschool teacher we took him to the bathroom at regular intervals to try and go. Once he had his first success he never went back or had another accident. When they're ready to train they will do it mostly without warning. Just keep at it, it'll happen. Good luck - S.
Mine started showing interest when he was just a little over 1! How excited I was! Little did I know that he would be over 5 (!) when he ditched the overnights. Oh, he was around 2 1/2 when he really got serious about training and we used these tiny Pooh stickers that we put right on the tank each time he was successful. After he had a couple of weeks without accidents (daytime only), he got a Thomas train that he really, really wanted.
Sure, he had the occasional accident, but mainly when he was asleep (naps). He was a very deep sleeper and just couldn't wake up. About a month after he started Kindergarten, he thought we could stop the overnights as he was dry most nights. He's had maybe one or two accidents since then (October).
I also had a really hard time with potty training my son. He just turned 4 today and about a week before his birthday I decided I am not putting diapers on a 4 year old. I took them away cold turkey. He wouldn't go for the first few days he just kep on peeing and messing up his clothes. So I got smart and kept him naked so I could watch. He flooded my kitchen wet on my couch and floor. But I kept at it and I started making a fun game out of it. I told him that maybe his pee pee is sleeping and he might want to do a pee pee dance to wake it up. He started dancing aroung the room and every so often I would ask him if it was awake yet. All of a sudden he said ok I think it is awake and he went pee in the potty. Targets in the toilet helped alot to. Also for his reward he gets a piece of sugarless gum everytime he goes on the potty and he loves that idea. I don't know if your son is ready for gum or not but try the gum idea if he is it worked like a charm for me. He still will not poop on the potty but I am sure it will come soon. I am just glad he isn't wearing diapers. I also don't want to push the poop idea because I know my son and he might start peeing his pants again just because he thinks he will get his diapers back.
My 3 1/2 year old little girl is in the same spot. If I continually ask if she has to go, and physically put her on the toilet, she will tinkle in the toilet... but if time goes by and I forget to ask, she will go in her pull up. And only twice in about a year has she gone #2 in the toilet. I'm at a loss as much as you are. But I think, I hope, it's getting better. She seems to ask to go potty herself when we're out... at Church, in a restaurant, or at someone elses house...
I'm also trying very hard to get her to wear regular underpants... and let her see what it feels like to be really wet or dirty... But, it's winter time... and most activities are indoors... and we have white carpeting in many parts of the hosue... so I'm not thrilled with the idea of the accidents...
Persevere, is what everyone tells me... My mom says, by the time they're 18 years old, they can all go to the bathroom by themselves!!
Good luck!
I have not been through potty training yet with my little guy because he's only 9 mos., but I have a few friendly thoughts to share. Maybe try putting the potty in the corner that he likes to potty while standing in. Also, if you put him in underware instead of diapers might he dislike the feeling more? Maybe try rewards of a sticker on a potty chart everytime he goes and when it fills up he gets to go to the store and pick a toy? Also, I am sure that when he's ready he will potty train, it will happen, try and keep it fun for him without pressure. Best of luck!
My daughter isn't 2 yet, so I haven't fully hit the potty training but some friends of mine with boys had a harder time. One thing that worked for a few people was to have little prizes, like stickers or pennies for each time he went on the potty. One lined them up on the counter and he knew he could pick one prize when he was done--that seemed to encourage him.
I potty trained my 4 year old daughter at 2 1/2. I used the pampers.com web site activities. My daughter loved the tinkle tinkle little star song. If she went in the potty all day she got to listen to it at the end of the night. I also made a chart for the month and everyday we wrote her bowl, and urination on it so we could keep track. Before she went to bed at night she got to put a sticker on it if she succeded all day. If you try this let me know how it works. Be patient he will do it eventually. Good luck!
Aghh. My son will be 4 in March. We just finished potty traing. He has been peeing (no accidents) since May, but would not poop. He too knew when he had to go. My advice, honestly is just stop trying. Wait a few months and then slowly start asking him/introducing the potty again. You can't force them to go and sometimes talking about it too much makes them refuse even longer. GOod luck!
