Backsliding in potty training, HELP.

Re: Backsliding in potty training, HELP.

• MNgirl326 member

  September 2013 edited September 2013

  Put him in underwear and take away the pull ups except for night time.  Ask him to go to potty, if he refuses, try again in a bit.  We used to do things like, we can't go outside and play until you go potty.  I know you want to go to the park, but you need to go potty first.

  Deal with the accidents as they come.  Handle them quickly and businesslike and without emotion.   Oh, you had an accident, we need to go an clean you up, so you need to stop playing so we can go clean you up.   Next time, tell mommy when you have to go.

  We used a bit of candy, 1 m&m for pee, 2 for poop.  

  Yeah, its a pain to clean up pee and poop, but it is part of the process.   He will learn.  

   

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• cpmich member

  September 2013

  Sounds like you and he are not ready yet. Give it time. When he is interested again and you have time to spend a couple days inside cleaning accidents off the floor, then try. Otherwise it is just frustrating for both of you.

  

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• slaneyra

  September 2013

  I agree with the suggestion to remove the pullups completely during the daytime.  Put him straight into underwear / big boy undies.  I just trained my 25 month old daughter this week.  She was showing signs such as being interested in her potty, flushing the toilet, when she had her diaper off she didn't want another one back on, etc.  However, she has never been to the point where she would tell us when she needs to go pee/poop or even that she is /has gone in her diaper so I was a little concerned that she wouldn't understand the "feeling".  Boy did she prove me wrong.  Started on Monday this week - removing diaper immediately (except at night time - can choose to leave it on during naps too, but I didn't). Sat her on potty every 30 min on day 1, 30-60 min on day 2, 1 hr on day 3, 2 hrs on day 4, let her tell me on her own on day 5.

   

  Days 1 & 2:  had a bunch of "accidents", especially during first half of day.  Day 2 she wet her bed during nap time.  Day 1 she went in potty first thing in am, after nap and twice more by end of day. Day 2 she went both #1 and #2 in potty a bunch of times.  But she did NOT tell me when she "needed" to go.  She just went/tried when I put her on her potty at designated interval.

  
  

  Days 3 & 4: no accidents at all (with the exception of BM in bathtub on day 4).  She still did not tell me when she "needed" to go.  Just went/tried at designated interval.

  
  

  Day 5: I decided not to prompt her at all.  She surprised me and went immediately upon waking up on her own.  Went again mid way through morning.  Put her down for her nap and she woke up about 30 min later yelling for me because she had to go potty (no accidents, either!).  She went completely on her own without even telling me 3 times in the afternoon, including emptying her potty into the toilet and flushing completely on her own as well.

  
  

  I was shocked that not only did she realize when she needed to go on her own, but that she was independent enough to do it without my help!

  
  

  I find that it is much easier of course if you have a full week (or at least a long weekend at best) to devote solely to potty training.  I will say though, that all kids behave and learn differently and at different paces.  And from what I've researched (and from other personal experiences), I've found that boys can sometimes be a little more difficult to potty train than girls (not saying all are more difficult, just that from my experience many can be).  My sister's boy is just turning 3 and has been "trying" to potty train for close to 7 months now with no consistent luck. Just do what you can and if you feel that he is not ready, take a break for a week or a month and then try again.

  
  

  Best of luck to you!

  

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