I know that my son is ready to potty train, but he will not have anything to do with his potty chair. We have put it in the livingroom hoping that it would help, but he still does not want anything to do with it. We know that hes ready to train because he takes his diaper off when he is wet or dirty. The major problem that we are having is that he is slow on his speech.
Myself put cheero's in the tolliet and told my son to ainm for mad it a little game. And my son is slow in speech. And that worked for him.
I read this thread because I'm having the same issues with my son, and I was surprised how varied the response is.
I disagree with the moms who say you should never put the potty chair in the living room. I have a very long memory, and I remember being potty trained myself, and I actually pulled the potty seat into the living room myself because I didn't want to stop watching cartoons to use it! I was never confused as to where you were supposed to pee; I never got the idea it was OK to go on furniture. The only possible drawback is that you might be embarassed when guests come over.
I have been where you are. My daughter started staying dry through the night right after she turned a year old. I knew it was to early to start training, but when she started telling me she was wet and/or taking her diaper off after she used it at the age of 2, I decided it was going to happen. I also could not get her interested because she didn't want to take the time away from what she was doing. This could sound drastic but if you have tried everything else...this is what I did and she was potty trained in a weekend. I removed my daughter's diaper after she got up that Friday morning and she wore nothing but a longer t-shirt that just came to the bottom of her bum cheeks. I left the potty chair in the family room where she spends most of her time. It worked! We only had 1 accident where she didn't get there in time and some pee was on the floor as well as in the potty. Having the carpet scrubbed was well worth it. I slowly moved the potty chair towards the bathroom and never used pull-ups. This may not be the answer, but it worked great and very quickly.
Take it out of the living room, and put it back in the bathroom where it belongs! The whole concept of pottying in a chair is strange to him. (He's used diapers all his life, right?) The living room furniture is for sitting! You don't want to confuse him even more.
According to psychologists, their body wastes are PART of them. Potty training, to them, is their last option for "control". Unfortunately, they are too young to realize that they actually GAIN MORE control once they can eliminate on THEIR demand. (On the toilet)
Does he have any friends who "go potty all by themselves"??? It's really not a bad idea to let him SEE others using the toilet, so he knows what it's for, and learns how "accomplished and proud" his friend is.
Good Luck!!
Oh, by the way...make sure you explain to him that ONLY "peeing" works standing up! Otherwise, you're going to have one very angry little man on your hands!
Well I would definitely put his potty chair in the bathroom, he should know that is where you go and not anywhere else, it might actually confuse him. It sounds like he doesn't like the feel of being wet or dirty but he also doesn't want to take the time to go to the potty, my little girl did this. I bought a wonderful product I found at www.pottytrainingsolutions.com it is called a POD and it does wonders, it is not nearly as comfortable as wearing a diaper, and they feel wet immediately not several minutes after going because the POD does not lock away moisture. There have been a lot of success stories with parents using them w/ their children and they are relatively inexpensive.
My daughter was late in potty training, and we finally talked with the doctor after trying everything. They sent us some literature on delayed potty training and it advised the following: First make sure there isn't a physical problem which makes it impossible to train. Second, get rid of all diapers and disposable training pants. Put them in regular underwear. (Except for at night time.) Tell your child that you are sorry that you have been forcing the toliet training issue. Let them know that you will not bring it up again. Don't bring it up again, but put the potty in a visable place, like you are doing, in the living room, or where ever they spend the bulk of their time. Go bonkers when they choose to use it, go overboard with with praise, and if you want give rewards as well. If they have not significantly improved in a month, or if they are not fully trained in 3 mnths call the doctor. It worked for my daughter. I wish you the best of luck, I know how frustrating this can be!
Hello R., I was a little worried about my son when he was potty training b/c I thought he should be picking up on it faster than he was. They work at their own pace but there are things we can do to give them a push in the right direction. This may sound weird or you may get 10 responses w/ this same suggestion, but I put a cheerio in his potty and told him to "shoot it". It may sound vulgar and disgusting but I tell you he loved it and thought it was a great game! Sorry if this offended you or wasn't your idea of the expected response but I wanted to tell you what worked for my son and I. Best of luck to you!
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Hi R.! We are having the same trouble with my son, although he will use the potty chair. What he really likes is using the same toilet we use. We bought a new toilet seat that has a drop down seat small enough for him to use, with him being a boy though we do have to put him on backwards so we have no unexpected showers in the bathroom. Good Luck!
Don't use a potty chair. instead, try sitting him on the toilet. He should be old enough to sit on it without much help. see how that works
The only thing I can tell you is to just give him time. My first son was really difficult but with patience and time he got it. Whatever you do, don't push him. That only causes backpeddling! Let him go at his own pace. He will figure it out on his own terms!
I used gummy bears with my kids. They worked like a charm. I picked them because they were low in sugar and the kids liked them but any 'treat' item would work, even matchbox cars.
I tried the chair at first but then I started using the child seat insert for the toilet. My son is almost three and he seems to like the seat better. But his daycare has taught him to stand up and potty too. If you want to try that, make it into a game for him. Take some cheerios or fruit loops and tell him to aim for them. Afterwards, you can try to reward him with candy or something.
