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Anyone have a child who is terrified of being diaper-less?

ZenyaZenya member
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I read a lot about PT'ing struggles but it seems to be more when kids don't get it or have accidents or whatever.  My son is just TERRIFIED of the whole thing.  He will not sit on the potty without screaming.  Won't stand at the toilet without sobbing.  And it's not just drama.  It's buckets of tears, heart pounding.  I'm at a loss.  He turned 3 in June.

 

Any experiences?

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Re: Anyone have a child who is terrified of being diaper-less?

  • KoriBrettKoriBrett

    Will he go in just a potty chair ?

    DD is a control freak.  Sometimes she refuses to sit on the toilet just because...  but if we tell her repeatedly that it's ok if nothing comes out, just sit there, it's ok to just sit.. then she's ok.  And usually goes anyway.  Also we read her Everyone Poops or Once Upon A Potty while she sits.  I think it helps her forget what's going on so she isn't scared or whatever.

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  • kittycarrkittycarr
    I think HBH's DD was like that.  It eventually passed and didn't seem like a forever phase either.  Brooke was like that for a little while, but it wasn't potty terror, it was obstinate screaming to not do something she just didn't want to do.
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  • DandelionMomDandelionMom

    You've probably tried all of this but just in case -- I don't usually like bribes for pting but maybe this would be one of those times a bribe would be helpful.  Or maybe just give him a good long break from pting (don't even talk about it unless he brings it up).  Or maybe he'd like to pick out his own potty?

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  • eclaireseclaires member

    Does he get upset about accidents?  I mean, I know it's not ideal to let him be naked or in underwear and have accidents since you'd have to clean it up [and it could upset him], but maybe if he gets past his fear of not going in a diaper, the potty would be easier?

    Jackson used to really want to wear diapers, so we didn't push PTing.  Then he decided he liked his "cool" underwear and being naked so we tried PTing.

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  • ZenyaZenya member

    Bribes don't help. 

    Have tried the underwear thing.  He peed all over the place.  Come to think of it he wasn't that bothered by it.  Now when I suggest underwear he gets hysterical.


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