Our son is not pottytrained at night and he has been in pullups. About a year ago we decided it wasn't a battle to fight. We used to wake him up and night then have to wash all his bedding. So pullups at night was a must.
Well now he is also wetting himself during the day. He doesn't wet himself at school. But he does when he is home while watching a 30 min show/ipad or playing with his toys. He's so consumed that he won't pause what he is doing to go pee. My hubby and I are so frustrated. We have had many talks. We've also stopped him several times during the day and tell him to go pee. Dr. ruled out medical issues. So what's next? Thanks in advance for your advice.
This is 100% developmentally normal. I know it's frustrating, but ALL kids do this.
Just keep reminding him. Pay attention to the times he usually needs to go and remind him close to that time. Make it a part of his routine.
At home, can you have him use the bathoom as a condition of being allowed to watch the show he likes? No potty first, no tv?
"I'm too busy" accidents are pretty normal at this age. Frustrating though. All you can do is try to be proactive.
Normal. The night stuff will happen when his body is ready.
It happens - they all do it. Immature brains. If you notice the potty dance or the wiggle they do when they have to pee but don't want to stop, then remind him. Otherwise, if he makes a mess, HE cleans it up and changes his own clothes, etc.
Make him get up and go use the potty more often. I think that like a lot of kids, he just gets distracted. You may also go the route of if he wants to watch a show or play on the iPad, he has to try to potty first. It is unfortunately a normal behavior pattern at this age.
Perfectly normal. Part of his brain is absorbing information and the part of his brain that's potty training is just sort of on the back burner. This is so very very normal. This is why kindergarten teachers and Pre-K teachers keep extra clothes at school.
Once he's over this brain growth spurt potty training will again go great during the day.
You sound like a smart mama, especially for picking your battles and recognizing there isn't anything that can be done about night time dryness. Either he's dry or he's not. It's not up to him in any way.
So hang in there. His brain is busy with other stuff right now but it'll be back on track quickly.
Both my kids would not want to stop what they were doing at that age. My daughter is this age right now actually! You have to remind you kid to go use the bathroom. It's not an option. When you say it's time to go try then he needs to go try even if he does not think he has to go. Just remind him every hour or so. This is very normal behavior at this age. They just get really into whatever it is they are doing and they don't want to stop to use the bathroom. So they put it off for too long until it's too late. It's frustrating as a parent. Say he's on the iPad watching a cartoon...when it is over and he wants to watch one more. Say, nope, not until you go to the bathroom first. You need to try. He's playing with his toys - set the timer and say when this goes off you need to take a quick break and go to the bathroom. Just stick with it - this is a phase that passes.
