my 4 year old son has been completly potty trained even at bed time for over 7 months now but he just start started having aciedent again not with peeing he has been popping his self a lot lately and me and my husband are at a complete lost of what to do i hope someone can help thanks
my son did the same thing. I tried to watch the signs that he was getting ready and told him to go to the restroom. Also I would routinly tell him to go and sit on the potty. I would keep books and games for him in there. At this age little boys are way to busy to stop and take a bowel movement. If its fun they will be more inclined to go. Good luck, K.
I would just give him some rubber gloves, wipes, and Wal-Mart sack. The rubber gloves and wipes is for him to clean himself and he can throw it in the sack to keep your trash from stinking. Tell him to clean himself up, and when you notice he is almost clean, then step in and make sure it is all off. A couple times of this, and because he won't like cleaning himself, he will stop this.
Alot of times this is for attention and when he has to start doing it himself, he will quit.
I think you should look for recent, major changes in his life. Did you remarry? If so, is your one year old from a new marriage? Even if not, a new brother/sister can be very stressful. I would take it easy on him and go back to the basics of pt, setting a timer for every 30 mins and asking him if he has to go.
I guess a spanking wasn't a good idea, it worked for my Grandson
My daughter is 4 and just recently got over a problem with peeing herself....she has been potty trained for nearly 2 years so it was quite a stressful surprise. My husband and i just kept telling her that she needs to tells us when she feels it or she will have to wear wet undies like babies do...and that she is abig girl so she needs to use her words and tell us so she won't have to wear yucky undies. It worked so now she yells...mom i can feel it i need to pee.
Don't get emotional about this. With a one year old in the house he may think acting like a baby will get him as much attention as the baby even if the attention is only a ticked off mother and a spanking.
Adopt a poker face and get him to clean it up himself. My middle boy did the same thing when the baby came home and continued occassionally for the next year. We made a point to spend time with him alone doing things he loved to do. If we didn't we could expect him to exact revenge in just that way.
My son had a similar problem, but the difference was that he had not been potty trained for 7 months. My son, who was 3 1/2 years old at the time, had been peeing on the "potty" for about 6 months, but REFUSED to go "poo-poo." He would repeatedly poop in his pants (for 6 MONTHS!!!) and it was extremely frustrating!! I remember many days where I thought I might have a breakdown! I finally realized that he may be doing it for the attention since the arrival of his baby sister. Once I realized this, my new approach was to tempt him with something fun to do if he went poo-poo on the potty. This may sound like a bribe, and it probably is, but the only way he was going to stop seeking negative attention was to give him positive attention. I told him the first time that if he went poo-poo on the potty that we would sit down and eat cookies and milk together, just the two of us. He pooped on the potty that same day. The next time I told him that we would watch his favorite movie. Again, he pooped on the potty and received his reward. Eventually, he didn't need to be rewarded and would do it all on his own.
