Toddlers: 24 Months+

potty training problems

My son is 2 1/2. When he was 1 he was very interested in the potty and went every morning and night, a few times at daycare too. Now in the last few months he is completely uninterested. He understands the feeling of being wet, but I don't know if he realises/understands what it feels like beforehand. We have tried every reward system we can think of, try putting him on every 2 hours or when he starts acting like he has to go, but still no luck. Any advise?

Re: potty training problems

  • Have you tried going naked at home? We went cold turkey on diapers to PT our kids.


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  • I tried putting him in underwear of the day, he would be very upset when he would pee in them, but it seemed like he couldn't help it, I can't tell if maybe it's a little too early and he doesn't understand the feeling of having to pee. It wouldn't do any harm to try again and maybe it will help him learn the feeling
  • My kids aren't potty trained yet, but just wondering if there's been any change in his life? Did he just start day care? Did you move? New bed for him? I heard its normal for regression after a major change.
  • I would back off and try again in a few weeks. He is not ready and/or regressing. Wait until he starts to show interest again or asks you. You can't force him to potty train and if so, it'll end up taking a lot longer.
  • I wouldn't press it so hard, he might be getting frustrated in himself also.
    That being said naked time worked really well for my ds.
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  • No advice, but wanted to commiserate. DS used to be really interested in using the toilet, underwear, etc. but now he acts traumatized if he isn't in a diaper. I think he's nervous about starting pre-school in a few weeks and is having some regression.

    I think we'll try naked time this week since it seems like it's worked well for others.

    DS: 9/18/12 - 40w5d // DD: 05/17/16 - 40w


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