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Toddlers: 24 Months+
PT'd advice plz
Not sure if anyone here can help with my situation, but I thought I'd give it a shot.
My 3 y/o DS can poop like a champ! I can't remember the last time he's pooped in his pants or pull up during the night/nap. Yesterday he put himself on the potty to poop, even.
But, pee ... that is a completely different story. Ever since he learned how to hold it, he thinks he can hold it and hold it and hold it ... until he has an accident, of course. He loves to use the bathroom at school, too. But, not so much at home.
I have a rewards chart up for him and whenever he refuses the potty I remind him of it. Lately I've been able to get him to go by saying "let's try," or "mommy gave you a chance to go on your own, but now it's time for me to take you before you have an accident" (or something of that nature). We talk about being a big boy and things that big boys do vs. babies. He gets it, but does not care.
Any other suggestions?
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Re: PT'd advice plz
DD is still in diapers, so completely disregard any advice I might have. However, I read in one of my parenting books (Brazelton's Touchpoints maybe?) that parents are not supposed to ask all the time if a kid has to use the potty. The reasoning was that it then becomes the parent's responsibility. I know for sure that Brazelton recommends against using the big boy vs. baby argument because it's demeaning to the child if he regresses and does a "baby" action. Sometimes they want to act like big kids and sometimes they don't.
That being said, DD has never peed on my floor! Good luck!
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Throw Cherrios in the toilet to have him "aim" to sink them. The only problem that I have offering that, is I have no idea how or when to stop throwing Cherrios in. Not to mention that I only have a little girl who is still in diapers.
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See, I know he can hold it an hour and a half. So, at an hour and a half I take him to the potty b/c he will have an accident. If I forget for one minute, he's already peed in his pants about 80% of the time. The other 20%, he will take himself to the bathroom and pee. It is maddening!
I know it's normal to regress when the novelty wears off, but how long until he cares about staying dry again? I give him lots of praise for staying clean and dry and for going potty. I should probably pick up a treat tomorrow at the store for going pee. We stopped doing it b/c he was doing so well and only did it for poop b/c that's where he needed help. Maybe that will do that trick?
When we first started training Dylan the mini M&M's for every pee was a hit.
Now that he's farther along and we've stopped the rewards it's just a matter of fact part of our daily schedule.
Wake up = pee potty
Jace's nap time = Dylan goes pee potty before Mommy goes upstairs to put Jace down
Lunch time = pee potty and wash our hands first.
Nap time = pee potty and get a diaperon (not sleep trained yet).
Any time we're about to leave the house = pee potty and wash our hands.
I don't really make it an option. I just say "Come on Dylan, time to go pee potty!" and he goes. Sometimes it's just a "little pee" but he always lets something out. If he protests due to playing with a toy or something else more entertaining to him I just tell him he can bring said toy to the potty or tell him he can do something "2 more times and THEN go pee potty".
Sometimes I make it a game: "Mommy pee first or Dylan pee first?" and let him choose.
Any chance you can make peeing on the potty just a regular part of your daily routine?
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Using the potty is a normal part of our routine. He's been potty "trained" since September. He's 3, though. You really cannot make a 3 y/o do anything they don't want to. I've tried it all, trust me.
We also phased out treats after he mastered the skill, so I hate to go back to them. But, it looks like they worked well for poop, so I may as well give it a try. Unfortunately, he can't eat m&m's, so I have to find something else. I tried jelly beans but he wasn't a fan. He's a tough one!
Is he in underwear? Does it upset him when he has an accident?
What about making him clean up the mess after an accident? Do you think that might work? The reasoning, you must clean up after yourself.