Would you hold off?
We are trying to potty train DS (2yrs7months) and we are having a hard time. He shows all the signs of readiness, so we figured we'd try. We know he has control of it as he's held it most of today. He didn't pee until 11:30 this morning, then had 2 accidents in a row. He wore a diaper for nap and hasn't peed since he woke up. He pooped twice during nap (he holds it until nap/night time - usually early morning right after he wakes before we get up). Since we aren't around during his nap, he sits in his poop and doesn't tell us (when he does poop while not napping, he asks us to change his diaper). He has had more rashes in the last few months than he ever did before and he will cry when we change him if it happens.
I feel like he is ready to get trained, but we're having no luck. I've tried charts, stickers, m&ms, suckers, Thomas stuff, clapping, singing/dancing, we have the singing potty... nothing is working. We talk to him about how big boys pee in the potty and he LOVES sitting on it. He always asks to go when we go.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do?? I'm at a loss as to what will motivate him. Should I just hold off?
TIA! I know there is a potty board, but no one is posting or responding, so I figured I'd try here.
Re: Would you hold off?
Physically ready and mentally ready do not always happen at the same time.
I'd work on having him not sit in his poop and telling you when he needs to be cleaned, as that's a medical/health issue. Leave the where he poops until he's mentally ready too. (Just my opinion - we have a daughter who is physically ready to potty train, but not mentally ready.)
This may sound dumb, but isn't holding it showing that he has control of it? I'm so lost when it comes to potty training... gah!
We've been working on this too. For a while he would call us, but now it's gotten to the point where he doesn't usually call us. And about 50% of the time he does call us, he hasn't pooped. He's just learned that we'll come in during nap time (he's fighting this right now).
I'm thinking we'll just take a break for a bit. I'm thinking about getting Lora Jensen's eBook and getting a bit more information. Maybe he'll be ready in a few months. It's just hard to see him in pain and it feels like he is developmentally there. We'll just keep encouraging his use of the potty, but not push it. He does seem to enjoy sitting on the potty, so at least we have that going for us.
Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
Emmeline Grace 03.27.13