Potty Training...I Need Help!!!!

I have two suggestions. First stop making a big deal about it. He could be feeding off your frustration. Calm down and realize they don't go to school doing it, and so far you say he isn't. Second, when he does have an "accident" try taking away one of his favorite toys, snacks, TV shows, etc. Tell him ahead of time that the next time he "chooses" to go in his pants he will loose "something". Then of course, you need a big reward when he goes in the toilet. I'm a mother of four grnadmother of seven. So I'm speaking from experience.

HTH, G.

Hi C.:

Have you tried the toddler seat that fits over the toilet??? Sounds like he feels comfortable at home and just having you care for his needs.....maybe try to do nothing with toilet training at home and let him go to it on his own. And if that's too frustrating for you which I know it can be....try bribing with candy (always worked for me)!!!

Good luck with it

~K.

A friend lent me a DVD called 'Potty Power'. I has worked really well for us. I believe you need to order on-line. Good luck.

you are lucky he will even go in a toilet anywhere. my son is 4 and we are still having problems. we decided to see a colon specialist to make sure he is ok. he has cronic contipation

i had the same problem with my little boy. he didn't want to go at home as well. i found out that the more we wanted him to the more he didn't. so we tried reverse psychology and it worked for us. as a matter of fact we just got him out of the habit of wearing pull ups to bed and he is 4. no kid is alike and they are all wired differently, but they all love to prove you wrong. try it and see what happens. we would say to each other( husband or whoever i was talking to) things like... i don't think jacob can go potty by himself, i don't think that jacob knows how to go potty...... maybe his big brothers can help as well. good luck but don't get frustrated everything happens when it is soposed to. have a great snowy day!
M.

With my son, I created a potty song that we sang while he sat on the toilet at home... once we made that song up, it was the last time we had a problem with him not wanting to go potty. Not sure if that would help at all. We also had a Bear in the Big blue house DVD that was all about going potty.
But mostly, as some of the other mom's have stated, probably not making a big deal out of it would be the best. My children's doctor said that they will do it when they are ready. There are every few 10 year olds that WANT to wear diapers, so he will get there! :) Good Luck!

I have twin 3-year old boys and I know where you are coming from. I had to try a bunch of differnt things also. Boys are not easy, that is for sure. Some things that worked for us were m&m's when they went on the potty and sticker charts. What really finally worked for me was taking the boys to the store, letting them pick out whatever candy or treat they wanted, and I told them they could only have some when they went poppy on the potty, because that was what the biggest problem was. And this really did work for us. I know some parents have alot of success with the cherrios in the potty and having them aim at them - that did not work for me though. I hope this helps! Best of luck - potty training in my opinion was the worst part of parenting so far!
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