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Potty training 3yr old boy
My son is 3 now and still REFUSES to pee or poop in his potty. It's taken up to this long for him to even sit on it without freaking out. I sit him on it now without a diaper and he'll sit there for about 2 minutes and then wants nothing to do with it and he won't go. I've tried sitting on the "big" toliet while he's on his, i've tried putting him on the "big" toliet. I've tried running water, telling him big boys don't wear diapers... dont you want to wear big boy pants! I put him in pull-ups... he'll go hide and poop in his room. Im not sure what to do. Any advice?
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I had the same frustrations with my son he was 3 when he started actually going in the potty all the time up until then it was just right before bathtime he would go I bought movies Elmos Potty Time helped a little he got the point more after watching that movie he still watches it sometimes now that Im trying to potty train my daughter who will be 2 in a few months but What really worked for me was and it might sound bad but it was a bribe I told he if he used the potty and wore he big boy underwear all day without going in them I would take him to the store and buy him a toy and it worked needless to say I had to buy a toy that day and then another one each week for the first three weeks but four trucks is a small price to pay to be done with diapers some may not agree but it worked for us and another thing I did was I let him color on his potty to kinda make it his own that helped him enjoy it more he wasnt afraid or anything it was his and he knew it because he drew on it and then about a month after with no accidents daddy taught him to use the big potty like a big boy and it was all over from there no being afraid or anything hes been using the potty for almost a year and has had only three accidents Hope some of this helps I know how frustrating it is dont stress to much he will do it they all go at their own pace
Brandy Gillespie
bodywiseorganics@gmail.com
I'm not sure if this is going to work but I'm going to try a sticker chart with my little guy. He actually really likes sitting on the potty, he just doesn't go and he really loves stickers so we'll see. I'm all about the positive reinforcement at least for a short time period. I think it makes it a lot more fun for the kids.
Brandy Gillespie
bodywiseorganics@gmail.com
Try Toilet Training in One day! I have heard that book has great ideas and works wonders. -Kirsten
-Kirsten
I have the same concern with my 3 yr old boy. He goes to pee, although when we are at a friends house and he is playing he often forgets and has an accident. However, at daycare even though all his friends are there, he doesnt seem to have accidents. When it comes to pooping, we have a problem also. He starts crying or gets very upset when I ask him to sit on the potty. We also tried sitting at the same time (me on the big and him on his little one) and nothing is working. He just starts crying his tummy hurts and to quickly put a diaper on him. So I am trying to stay consistant and always explain how it would make me so happy to see him sit and try to go, but he never succeeds to make it. Once in the diaper he also goes to hide either in his room or somewhere alone. I try to also explain that he does not have to hide. We also tried for him to sit on the potty in his diaper, and that didnt work. We also tried with the getting something special and the stickers, and that did not work for us either. I guess with time he will be ready enough to go through this transition. He gave up his pacifier recently, so I am hopeing this milestone will be next.
Vicki
www.luxurylittles.com
I am having the same problem with my 3 year old boy. I have tried making a sticker chart, buying treasure box toys, and just putting him in big boy underwear. He has been in the bathroom with my husband and me and says he wants to go potty. When we put him on, nothing. He has a little potty of his own and one that sits on top of our toilet. He just peed on the floor about 5 minutes ago and was very upset. He asked for a diaper and I told him no. He is a big boy and needs to wear underwear. I am at a loss. Any advice, I would appreciate it.
Hi there:
The only conclusion I can come to.. maybe he is just not ready... Mom, Dad, take a deep breath, don't discuss it with him and when he brings it up again, then start over. That is probably the best way to handle it! My niece was the same way... Just a thought.
Make sure you talk with your pediatrician about it too! They will make you feel much better! They say boys start much later to potty train than girls!
Hope that helps.
Take care. Happy New Year!
Judi M www.homewithkidz.info
One trick that got my first son intersted in not peeing in his diaper was to let him go outside. This was also durring the summer, and we live out of town. He had no interest in the potty chair, but wanted to use the "big boy potty, like Daddy", so we got a stool and let him stand on it. Another thing that made it fun was to put some Cheerios in the toilet bowl, and let him try to pee on them. When that got boring, we used Fruit Loops and Apple Jacks. It doesn't take a lot of them, just a couple did the trick. Also, a couple drops of food coloring in the toilet helped to make it fun as well.
Learning to go either deed in the toilet, it helped to have the little guy go in the bathroom with the big guy. My son wasn't as interested in learning from the Mom who "had different parts than me."
our 3 year old daughter was pretty hard to potty train. she just didn't want to. we got a sticker chart and once she filled up a row, she got a licorice! that and all the pony, minnie, and dora panties worked. we just had to be patient and let her do it on her own. we saw that when we tried to force her, she didn't want anything to do with it. also it was a huge deal when she went on the potty. EVERYONE in my house gave her a standing ovation when she was done. i don't know how much this had to do with her finally doing it, but it was fun and for a couple minutes, she was a celebrity. who doesn't love that?
Boys...cute underwear doesn't work, nor anything else that comes to mind. My son is just turning 3 1/2. He has gone in the potty a few times (at 2yr), but has become lazy and refuses to. I have read every book on the subject and some boys will just train closer to 4. I have tried gifts, candy, stickers to no avail, he assures me he will once the sun is out (spring/summer). I have read the best way is to keep them naked and have the potties available - and it is too cold right now! Good luck!
hi ,good luck!