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Potty Training Pointers Needed

bubbasloveshakbubbasloveshak member
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I think it's time to start working on potty training DS and I am a bit nervous about it DD was over 3 before she potty trained, she showed no interest, never followed me in to the bathroom, never wanted to sit on the potty, nothing like that until after she turned 3, then she just sort of made up her mind to do it and that was the end of it, no accidents, no bed wetting, she went from pull ups to big girl panties in a matter of days.

DS is just under 3, he has a bit of a speech delay which is why we didn't start this yet because he really didn't communicate all that well with us.  He will now say pee-pee or potty, though never when he actually needs to use it.  If he is wet, he will take his pants off as his way of saying "change me" but there is no warning that he needs to go nor does he tell us that he's wet, he just takes his pants off (but leaves his diaper on).  I wanted to attempt the 3 day PT but here is my concern, the times that we have attempted to put him on the potty, it literally takes one of us to hold him on it, he won't just sit on the potty, doesn't matter if we have books, a dvd, an Ipad, nothing, he is not a kid that sits still.  Secondly, we live in a rental and though some of it has hard wood floors, they are not areas that I can confine him to while attempting the 3 day PT, so I am concerned that carpets and walls are going to get peed all over during this process.

Any suggestions for success in these situations?

Thanks 

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Re: Potty Training Pointers Needed

  • XCrissCrossXXCrissCrossX member

    1) for 3 day method, isolate yourself in one room-preferably a room without carpet. If it has to be the kitchen, that's cool.

    2) he's going to pee on the floor, walls, toys. I had the bathtub half full with bleach water and threw the toys he peed on in there. I had the washer half full and soaked the towels I used in there until I had a full load. 

    3) if you physically hold him on the potty, he's going to get a bad association. Don't do it. sit him down. if he leaves, he leaves. 

    4) the plan is to put him on the potty every 10 minutes (or whatever) plus once he starts to pee. if he gets off the potty- let him go. If you have no success after the first day, give up and try again in a few months. 

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  • XCrissCrossXXCrissCrossX member

    Also, maybe try using signs when you talk about the potty? If he picks up "potty" or "pee" and "poop" that might help with the communication thing.

    When we did the 3 day method, when he would pee we would try to talk about the sensations he was feeling. "do you feel the pee-pee?"

    Jelly beans were also a big help.

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