my son is 2/12 yrs old he nolnger wears diapers but pull up he will go to the potty if you tell him but he also still wets himself i tried using underwear with charaters on them hoping we wouldnt get them wet, i tried spanking,the corner it doesnt work we been at it for almost five months i just had another baby and was told i should hold off on the potty thing since i just had a baby and my other children need to adjust the babay is now six weeks what should i do
Just let him get used to the potty thing, it takes time for them to totally get in the habit. I dont think spanking a child for peeing is going to help things,it will only create angst.Remember their bladders dont grow with their body and they are small. My son did not get the hang of it till 3 1/2.My advise is dont set the goal to high and you wont get so frustrated.
My little girl was 2 1/2 when her baby brother was born. We just put aside the potty training for a while. When he was 8 weeks old, she just all of a sudden decided that she wanted to use the potty from then on. Her decision. She's three now and still occassionally has an accident. As hard as it is, just be patient with him. He's still young and it really will happen eventually. Use rewards, lots of encouragement, etc. Leave the potty chair handy. Keep your courage!!
I have a little girl that will be 3 in December and she still has accidents she does the opposite though. She goes pee all the time in the toliet but has trouble doing the other duty. She wets her self at night so I put a pull up on. They are still little yet and he is probally doing it because of the new baby I know my daughter back tracked a little bit when I had my son who is now 5 months old. But now she is doing good. Just keep working with him and he will do it most of the time they do it by them selfs my daughter did. Good Luck.
My daughter is going to be three next week and although we introduced the potty at about 18 months it took her until she was two and a half to decide that she was ready. And even now she has accidents on occasion. The important thing is to wait until he is ready. Encourage him, but give him room to not only make mistakes, but to make the choice to use the potty as well. If you push to hard and discipline him for not going or for having an accident he may not want to use it at all. I know it is frustrating, but like so many other things in life (especially with little ones) it just takes a little patience.
R.
Have you tried the cheereo thing were you drop a few of the cerals in the toilet and make a game of him sinking them.
sometimes that works.
most of all be pataient I know its hard with 3-children.and make a real big deal of heaping praise on him when he does go and less of a deal when he dose not also helps.
GOOD LUCK SWEETIE!
Boys take longer to train. Spanking and punishing, bribing and such are just not going to work. MOST boys can use the bathroom by 3 1/2 some still need help when they are 4. This is NOT a control thing this is a DEVELOPMENTAL thing. He is obviously not ready all the itme yet. Let him be where he is, give him time to figure out this whole new potty thing. Pushing him and punishing him is just going to make the process longer.
Hi i have a little girl who just turned 2 and a 4 month old. my daughter was showing signs of readiness when my son was born.(so she was 20 &1/2 months)the doc told me not to stress about it. just introduce the potty. boys take longer to potty train. i would wait til your baby is alittle older , but keep sitting him on the potty.try a potty jar( a jar with special treats:stickers,candy etc..) rewards work. good luck to you!(im dreading this whole potty training thing!!!)
R.,
2 1/2 and still somewhat young for boys. My son is 2 1/2 and is showing interest so we wear pull up and encourage him. However, it has been slow and I'm not pushing it yet. It is harder for boys to control their bladders so he may not being going in the pull-up on purpose. I would try positive reinforcments but not punishments because it may not be anything he is doing intentionally.
My best advice is to go with it when he's ready. All of my children were almost three before they were potty trained. With my oldest, I tried for months, but we kept having accidents. My youngest is almost three now and when she was ready, potty training was so easy. She was done training in 2 days and has barely had an accident. I would say if it's causing you so much stress it's not worth the battle right now.
Hey this is a tough time for kids. They know a baby is coming but like us had no idea what it would do to their lives when it got here. My nephew was 3 and well potty trained when his sister was born but started to have accidents after she came along. Not a lot but enough. Then he decided it was his job to go in the potty. It takes kids a while to see things from the parent's point of view.
Rewards do work. We used a reward system for potty training my son and that was what did it. He would rather look forward to a treat (goldfish cracker, sucker, etc.) when he does go than be afraid that if he can't make it he will be disciplined or scolded.
My daughter will be 3 next month and the last 4 months have been back and forth with potty training, I tried everything as well and was getting nowhere. She only used the potty when she felt like it, if she was busy she would just wet herself. Finally, I took her to the store and let her pick different packages of stickers, then we made a glitter rainbow on construction paper. I called it her potty rainbow and every time she used the potty she got to put a sticker on the rainbow. When the rainbow was full she received a prize. In a week she was using the potty regularly with no problems.
Hopefully, something like this will work for you as well. Good luck!
