Potty Training Gone Backwards

I have a a 3 year old daughter who was potty trained at 28 months old(with the occassional accident)Not to long after and she went completely backwards and wanted nothing to do with it. I tried everything I could think of to try to get her to go back to using the potty (positive and negative) Why wouldn't she just go it wasn't such a hard thing to ask?But she wouldn't! Well I took the advise of a friend and tried just ignoring her.I put her in pull ups and did not ask her to use the potty and didn't make a issue out of her going potty in her pull ups. Low and behold eventually she dedcided (on her own) she would start going again.(She just turned 3 ) This is also the same advise my pediatrician gave me.I've been told the bigger deal you make of them not going on the potty the more attention they are getting for it and the longer it will take for them to start using the potty again. Almost every child regreses at some point. And even after they are potty trained will have the occassional accident.Hang in there .Hope this helps.Good luck

I know how hard it can be to handle a little one that 'knows better' but refuses to do something. True, yelling will only make it worse...let me say it again...yelling will only make it worse. I know you know this, but you really have to work hard at it. Toddlers are very irrational and flightly (as expected), and take things at face value. Try getting very excited about going in the potty. If you have a significant other who comes home in the after noon, try keeping the pee/poo in the potty (I know it sounds gross) for the other parent to see and get excited too. Make a big deal out of the greatness of potty! Even when you go, get excited that you went in the potty.

As far as the boo boo, I'm not sure about that one. Try putting bandaids all over his legs, he may get a kick out of it and forget about his real boo boo. You may go through alot of bandaids, but maybe it's worth it.

HTH

In response to the previous poster, bribing a child with something as trivial as M&M's isn't going to lead to obesity and poor health. It is a tactic used by many-a-parent to aid in getting something done. "If you do this, I'll give you candy/cookies." It's how I trained my daughter and she is of normal weight and too tall, so don't try to put that into a negative light.

To T., if he's been trained for 5 months, he shouldn't be in pullups. My daughter was trained at 18 months, then regressed because of weekends with Daddy and confusion on the training process. I got tired of buying diapers and one day just put her in a pair of panties. She's been retrained ever since. Try a reward system of something he likes. Tell him if he goes on the potty every time he has to go today, he can have something that is a treat to him normally. For Mikayla, it was chicken nuggets from McDonald's. After about 2 days of getting nuggets for peeing on the potty all day, she went without a reward.

Good luck, everything will work out.

My son in 3 now and Wasn't fully potty trained till 1 month ago, he still has his accidents, but this sounds more like what my girl did she started and then just Stopped and wasn't fully potty trained till almost 4 on Christmas...lol...She totally refused to go till Christmas eve night that all the family was over and someone said Your a big girl and you have a Diaper, and everyone stoped talking and looked at her she was soo embarced and first I got mad at everyone but then an hour later she called me to the bathroom and had done #2 and she was soo excited then she says ( Now santa will bring me EXTRA presents) and she told everyone in the house.

Okay Try taking him to the store and go straight to the BIg Boy underwear, have him pick one and act like its the biggest deal in the world. Then maybe do a snack while out, to make it into a Big Outting for this very "important Thing" and talk about it on your way home, This is what I did for my 3 year old. When we got home I had him show them to daddy and his Big sister. I keep talking about his Big Boy underwear ALL DAY! Then I was like Lets go try them on, but they dont like to be wet so when you feel like going Tell mommy and we will run, then when you go I will give you a Special Treat ( bake Something) Girl I had to do all this but I am happy to say it worked. GoodlUck... and Dont stress , he wont be going to school in diapers. All in time

Sounds like a tough situation. If the booboo is really bothering him and he keeps remembering the fall try to make him feel like that isn't a booboo but a special place. If it is heeled or close to it, try putting a tattoo or stamp slightly above the booboo for him to look at and appreciate. That might help. If you are staying home, perhaps you might want to just take off his diaper alltogether and see what happens. Most of the time, kids don't like that wet or dirty feeling but if they have a barrier to protect him from it, why bother. Expect regression and take it one day at a time...and don't forget to breathe.

I don't know if this is what you need to here, but if he has been potty trained for almost 5 months, why is he in diapers? I do not mean t come across harsh, but if you want him to ast like a big boy, you need to treat him like a big boy. Big boys wear under wear not baby diapers. Good Luck, and do not worry about the little things, he will not go to kindergarden in a diaper. It will come. Don't let the world pressure you to make him potty train, when he is not ready, but if you think he is ready he needs to wear underwear.

I had a few days off in a row a couple weeks ago and potty trained my son who is 2 yrs 8 mos old. I put him in his last diaper the night before I started with him. The day of potty training "boot camp" involved him wearing only big boy underwear. He won't walk around in just those, so I put easy to take off shorts on him, too. I really think that helps to get rid of the diapers. He had 3 pee pee accidents that first day and now has gone pee on the potty ever since. I would stress to him, "You cannot pee on Lightening McQueen or Thomas because they will be very upset." Candy treats also did not work for my son, either. So, I made a potty chart and let him pick the stickers every time he was successful. It worked for me? Now, who knows...in 5 months I might be in the same boat as you, lol! But, just try putting him in big boy underwear. Be prepared to do a little extra laundry the first couple days and voila...I hope you have a potty champ on your hands after that!

For starters you should never bribe a child with food. That is what leads to being over weight and poor health. Some kids just go through a phase but he will get over it. If you want to bribe him take him to town and let him pick out some big boy panties that he likes. Then tell him you will get them but he can't wear them until he starts using the potty and not messing his pants. When you get home put them some where that he can see them. It won't take him long before he gets back into the routine.

kids go through regressions with almost everything! Just leave it alone for awhile. If you want, you tell him he can do whichever way he wants, but you aren't cleaning him if he chooses the diaper. I still think he is a bit too young for this tactic, but you decide. The more you push and yell, the more he will fight. I really think you back off for awhile and just keep giving him subtle suggestions and hints about him being a big boy again and something fun you two will go do when he starts using the potty again. don't be surprised if he holds out for a good couple of months! I firmly believe there isn't anything you can DO to train him if he is adamit against it. My son didn't do bribes, prizes, praise, charts nothing. One day he decided he wanted to and that is the only reason he is trained!