My son is 27months. I have been letting him potty off and on for several months...if he wanted to go I would let him no big deal. About a week ago he woke up and took his diaper off went pee, flushed the toliet and said "I peepee". I decided to try potty training I bought him big boy underwear and he did so good. He only had a couple accidents the 1st day. He would either tell me he had to potty or just go on his own. He even wore his underwear to bed and would wake up dry and go potty. Well yesterday he peed in his pants three times. Today he peed and pooped (which he hasnt done the whole week). He has peed in his pants several times today and when I ask him to go potty he says no and runs. I dont know what to do. I dont want to give up because he has done so well and I dont want to confuse him. Is this a normal process??? How do I handle it?? Do I put him back in diapers or tuff it out?? I dont want him to get discouraged. lol Help please!!!
Today he's only had one accident. I think I may slack off and let him go when he wants. The only reason I started now was because I thought he was ready since he was going on his own. I know this is early for boys I had asked the pediatrician about potty training because I had one mom tell me I needed to get off my lazy butt and start potty training him lol. So thanks so much for the encouraging words.
It is normal and it can be so frustrating!! Sometimes it seems like 3 steps forward and 2 steps back. I know pull ups are very expensive but you might try them until he gets excited about it again. He will probably keep that knowledge of potty training in the back of his mind and when he gets the motivation he will use it again.
I think this is due to his age. It sounds like he is doing great, but kids this age often go back and forth like this. All 3 of mine did. We started potty training around 2 years, made great progress, and then regressed. None of them really "got it" until they were 3. I would just back off (not quit entirely, just not focus on it so much), and see where he naturally leads you. Good luck!
yes its normal! lol i know its frustrating but sometimes they back slide. you just have to be patient but persistant. your doing better then me though cause my 4 year old has not gotten the hang of night time pottying at all!EVER! just give him some more time that's all you can do. and also ask him what the problem its he might tell you. good luck!!!
Im potty training my 23 month old now and he has days he doesnt want anything to do with the potty and others like today he wants to sit on it every 30 minutes. I personally would not put him back in diapers. I like using the training underwear and covers for my kids, saves money and they are easy to wash when they get dirty. Keep encouraging to him to try to sit on the potty whether he goes or not. Maybe you could offer him a reward for just sitting and even one for actually going potty. My first child liked stickers and m&m's(she only got 2-4 m&m's for actually going). My second child right now loves getting stickers and putting them on his potty chart that is hung in the bathroom next to his potty. Good luck
This is one of the most common requests about potty training. Parents are always pleased when their children train early, and your son is VERY early (especially for a boy). But then the kids get overwhelmed by the size of the parents' expectations, or get the sense that the obligations they have taken on are just too demanding.
The answer that seems to work best in most families is to lower the expectations, offer diapers again, and give the child time to regroup emotionally.
Kids surprise their parents often by showing renewed interest, or even announcing – a few weeks or months later – that they are ready. And then they are. The diapers don't confuse them or give them license to slack off – it's not slacking off. Children WANT to train when they are ready, just as they WANT to walk and talk when they are ready.
Good luck. I'm so glad you don't want your little guy to get discouraged.
I would put him back in the big boy diapers' so that he can pull them down. Sometimes' at this age they get doing something, playing whatever and they forget. Its' really no big deal but with the diapers' at least the mess is easier for you. He is definetly at the age to train but as I said as a youngster they forget. Perhaps ask him every couple of hrs. if he has to go peepee or not. Or even set him on the pot when you feel that he should be going. If he doesn't, he doesn't. Everyone seems to think that because of his age he should be trained, pls. don't listen to these comments. Your child will know himself when he is ready. If he happens to wet don't make him feel like hes' done something wrong, just perhaps ask him what happend and see if you can correct the situation. My son didn't fully train until he was 3yrs.old. I tried and tried. I was the one getting depressed and discouraged not him. Once he trained at 3 there was no turning back. He always went to the potty and I didn't have to diaper him at bed either. Also watch how much he is drinking. If he has a drink, I would try him on the potty within about 1 to 1and 1/2 hrs.
See how things go but at some point he will catch on himself. Don't worry mom, we all do but its really a nothing thing. Good luck and hopefully he will rediscover the potty.
