So my toddler can say when he's about to pee and/or poop. Most times he actually tells me. But he doesn't want to sit in his potty seat at that time. He actually cries saying "no, no, no!" If he poops, he comes and tells me before then goes away by himself (different place everytime) and when he's done he tells me it's time to change his diaper. He has been showing more and more interest in his potty seat, he talk about it, plays with it, and likes to sit on it then say's pipi and popo (so I know he knows what it is for) but he won't sit on it when it really counts. We have shown him videos of babies or sesame street characters using the potty chair, and he seems to get it but like I said, he makes a point of NOT using it at the right time. Please advice. I have been told there's no hurry, but we've been waiting for several months and the situation is not changing. So, I'm tired of waiting. How do we get "unstuck" in the potty training road?
If he can tell you when he needs to be changed then he needs to be on the potty. Make it fun for him. Try rewards for going on the potty. Can he pee outside standing up? If not perfect time to teach him. You can also put some cherrios in the potty and let him try to pee on them.
You first have to get him comfortable siting on the potty, which he really is not at this point. What I did is I let my son watch his favorite show while getting his favorite treat (potato chips). If "something" happened while on the potty, great! But if not, that's ok too. If he goes number 1 or number 2 while sitting, he gets an extra special treat, like a marshmallow or an organic bunny treat. Obviously, you need to use what your son likes. Aso, how old is your child? If he is under 2 then just be patient. Well, be patient regardless, but extra patient!
This is pretty typical. Kids feel secure in diapers and sometimes are afraid of losing their pee and poop! Rewards work for some kids, so does "sink the cheerios" or even "sink the square of toilet paper" but only when standing up at the regular toilet. You can make a game of the potty seat if you want - that sometimes works. It's really hard not to show your own impatience though, and kids pick up on that. If he's not ready, he's not ready. My kid was a real later "trainer" and it was easier for me when we stopped being hassled by it.
The concept theres no hurry is why so many toddlers are not potty trained, this generation of parents give the child the control, you don't want to sit on the potty you don't have too, I never have and never will understand the waiting until they show an interest. All training takes discipline, a concept that so many parents today don't believe in. I potty trained my 3 children all before the age of 2, I have been potty training other peoples children for 14 years, most of them before age 2, never once used the show interest concept. But i will say I have very happy daycare parents. J.
