Potty Training help....

txmommy04

Ok my son is 3....almost 3.5. I have been trying to get him potty trained for oeve a year, but for some unknown reason the boy just won't (or doesn't know how) to tell us when he needs to go. I've tried bribing him...doesn't work. If I make him sit down, he'll go. I've had him wear big boy underwear durning the day and he will still just go in them and continue doing whatever like nothing is wrong....wet underwear doesn't seem to bother him the slightest. I've tried sooo many different things and nothing is working. Any helpful tips will be welcomed.

ilovemygirls

Even if he is ready to PT (which he may not be), it sounds like it is a power struggle.  You want him to do something & he is NOT going to do it!  I would start a lot more subtle than that.  Start reading more books about going on the potty.  Don't even talk about him doing it- just read them.  Also videos- we have a Bear in the Big Blue House video about potty training that both of my kids love.  That might be a bit young for him, but I'm sure there are others.  If you have friends with boys who are PT'd, invite them over & comment on what a big boy 'Ben' is for going on the potty. 

Other than that, when he does start to show more of an interest I will say that I found keeping my kids naked on the bottom made for better PT'ing. 

txmommy04

I've tried all kinds of books and videos....hasn't worked. I've tried the being around other boys who are potty trained....no improvment with that either. He just won't tell us when he needs to go, even when I ask him if he needs to go he'll say no, but when I make him sit down he goes within a minute or 2.

kellnbri

have you tried leaving him naked waist down??  That completely worked for DS because he didn't want to pee on the floor

txmommy04

Haven't tried that yet, but I'm not sure it would phase him any. But I will give that a try!

BrittH05

Well, my son is 2 1/2 and we trained this summer.  From what I have seen in mom groups and from other friends the older they get the harder it gets. I actually wish we had started sooner.  We too tried it all.  But, the one that worked was Dr. Phills potty Training boot camp.  We didn't even buy the book.  I just did a few of the steps I read about and 2 days later that was it.

Basically you let them run naked in the house and flood their system.  Give him as much juice, capri sun, water, whatever you can get him to drink.  basically make him pee like crazy.  Teh best boy potty is the Fisher Price Frong (they have it ar target and walmart),  It is the only one that comes up high enough when the sit, or if you have a low potty he can pee standing and through a bowl of Fruit loops on the back of the potty.  When he goes tell him to shoot them (we didn't do that till after he was sitting all the time).  Anyway, the concept is basically that if he is peeing enough he will start to understand what it feels like becasue he is doing it all the time, and he sees it.  A little bit of a mess, but it works,

 Also, no pull ups.  If he wets he wets, but there is something to be said for peeing on yourself.  We only do pull ups at night (which Dr P says no too, but come on, I work I need sleep I am not ready to change sheets).

 

After he potties make up a dance, a song, and give him a small treat like 2 skittels or somthing.  Say yea, clap, you know make a HUGE DEAL!.  If he has an acident take him to the potty and explain this is where we potty.  Then take him again, over and over 5 x's in a row.  If he pees do the above senerio.  If not take him 30 minutes later.  As you are giving him the beverage take him to the bathroom every 30 minutes.

 

Good luck

The pooing thing taks a little longer, but peeing is half the battel and once you get that the pooing comes along.  They usually go aroiund the same time so cute back on the juice so it will stay solid, and watch for signs of him trying to hide from you and different thing slike that

roseroseroseroserose

Dd pt by me putting on her the potty when I thought she had to go. Soon she began recognizing the feeling and telling me when she needed to go.