DS wants nothing to do with the potty

bearkatjen

DS turned 3 this month, and he continues to want nothing to do with the potty. DH and I don't pressure him about the potty, but we both go to the bathroom with the door open so DS can see how we go to the bathroom, we talk to DS about going potty, he has a potty book,  and he has a potty seat he picked out and likes to sit on with his clothes on. Bribes don't work. DH and I have only gotten him to sit on the potty with no pants and diaper a total of 5 times.

DS shows all the physical and verbal signs of being ready to potty train. He will ask me for diaper changes and say thank you when he has been wiped cleaned. He can go a long time with a clean and dry diaper. He just doesn't want to sit on the potty, and I don't know how to get him to do it without it becoming stressful or negative for him.

He also doesn't like to not be fully dressed, and I'm wondering if maybe that's why he is so resistant to trying to go potty, he has to take off his pants and diaper for it and he throws a fit any time he's not wearing pants and a shirt

Any ideas or suggestions? DH and I are thinking of putting him in underwear next weekend, dealing with the accidents, and hoping this will push DS into trying to go potty.

kmhunt11

Wait a month and try again.  I'd stop mentioning it altogether.  Some kids just don't do it until 3.5 or closer to 4.  If your pediatrician isn't concerned, I wouldn't be either.  I know it's frustrating- hang in there.  

CandKmomma

Teach him to pee standing.  Everytime we would put DS in the tub he would pee so I would grab the potty and hold it under his penis why he peed.  We called it "catch the pee pee" it was a fun game.  For a couple weeks Id have to hold the potty to his penis for him to pee but he quickly learned how fun it was to pee with it on the floor.  Good luck!

argeraci

DD is just over 2 and pretty much potty trained. It was kind of funny how it started. We had a potty chair, 2 actually, and all she would do is put her toys in them, ewww i know, but hey they were never used! LOL. Then we went to my aunts house and she had a singing potty! WHAT?!?? And she loved it! She actually wanted to pee in the potty so it could sing to her!

After that we had a little difficulty (the potty at least got her intereted in the ones we had at home). so we just stopped diapers all together. Lots of accidents for sure, but she HATED having herself be wet! We put her in loose pants and she would have it down her leg and all. She doesnt really have a problem being naked from the waist down. We got her these really cool socks that go up above her knees to keep her warm and we call them her pee pee socks! They have eeyore on them, nothing too fancy, we just made a big deal out of her getting to wear them! We kind of use a variation of the potty training in 3 days.

I would just try no underoos. No underwear just pants. when we put underwear on DD she still felt like she was wearing a diaper and it wasnt as effective. dont know if this may help?? but it is daunting and takes a lot more effort on the parents part to be consistent more than anything! good luck! 

piratechick1986

I am in the same boat with you. My DS is a little over 2 1/2 and he is not really interested at all in the potty. He knows what it is and he will sit on it but he has yet to pee in the potty. He will wait until you try to make him go to bed to stinky and then he will come and tell you he has and he wants to be changed. I am taking the if it doesnt work now just wait a month or two and introduce it again. My nephew turned 4 in Sept and he has only been using the potty full time for the last couple of months. He sister who is 18mths younger has been doing it since she was 2. Boys are a little bit harder than girls but it will all come in due time.