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JIsh09
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I'm a mother of 2 little boys,ages 6 & 2 1/2. However, I am having a difficult time trying to potty train my 2 1/2 year old. Jayden refuses to use the potty! I have tried 5 different methods.
I bought the little musical potty and he will sit there and dance and singalong,but refuses to poop or pee in it! He will literally sit there for 10 mins crying cus he doesn't want to use it,but the min I put a pull up on he does it.
I then tried to buy the little toilet seats you can put on your big toilets thinking to myself maybe he doesn't like the little potty cause he can see all his business in there,but that didn't work either.
I tried having him go to the potty with his older brother & he will just sit in there and try to play around in the toilet,but will not do anything at all.
I tried rewarding him with little things to see if maybe that will work,but NOPE he just thought it was a big joke and loved the fact that he was getting things.
So then I tried underwear to see if maybe he does a mistake he will feel nasty about it and wouldn't do it again,but that didn't work either! I'm lost in what else to try with him. I never had this problem with my older boy. He was so easy to potty train and caught on pretty quick. I also potty trained my best friends son and he didn't give me as much problems as my little Jayden is giving me.
Any mommy's out there with some good methods on how to get my little one to use this potty?
I am tired of changing grown man poop:huh: and buying these pull ups..There getting expensive!
I bought the little musical potty and he will sit there and dance and singalong,but refuses to poop or pee in it! He will literally sit there for 10 mins crying cus he doesn't want to use it,but the min I put a pull up on he does it.
I then tried to buy the little toilet seats you can put on your big toilets thinking to myself maybe he doesn't like the little potty cause he can see all his business in there,but that didn't work either.
I tried having him go to the potty with his older brother & he will just sit in there and try to play around in the toilet,but will not do anything at all.
I tried rewarding him with little things to see if maybe that will work,but NOPE he just thought it was a big joke and loved the fact that he was getting things.
So then I tried underwear to see if maybe he does a mistake he will feel nasty about it and wouldn't do it again,but that didn't work either! I'm lost in what else to try with him. I never had this problem with my older boy. He was so easy to potty train and caught on pretty quick. I also potty trained my best friends son and he didn't give me as much problems as my little Jayden is giving me.
Any mommy's out there with some good methods on how to get my little one to use this potty?
I am tired of changing grown man poop:huh: and buying these pull ups..There getting expensive!
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My older son was a breeze to potty train, so I thought my younger son would be the same. And he is seeing his older brother go, and he is always trying to keep up with him. Not so much.
We did all the same as you, and then when it wasn't working we stopped. He clearly wasn't ready so we did nothing for a month. Always gave him the option, but didn't push it. When he turned 3 we started slowly. First going before bed he had to sit on the potty for a few min. Get him into the routine. Then started with first thing in the morning. And eventually he got it. His last diaper he wore was in Disney as it was so hot down there and the bathrooms were air conditioned, we were in there every hour on the hour.
Unfortunately, this one will be in his time. My pediatrician told me once 'no 18 year olds: sleep with their parents; use pacifiers; drink out of sippy cups or wear diapers.' He will get there.0 -
My older son was a breeze to potty train, so I thought my younger son would be the same. And he is seeing his older brother go, and he is always trying to keep up with him. Not so much.
We did all the same as you, and then when it wasn't working we stopped. He clearly wasn't ready so we did nothing for a month. Always gave him the option, but didn't push it. When he turned 3 we started slowly. First going before bed he had to sit on the potty for a few min. Get him into the routine. Then started with first thing in the morning. And eventually he got it. His last diaper he wore was in Disney as it was so hot down there and the bathrooms were air conditioned, we were in there every hour on the hour.
Unfortunately, this one will be in his time. My pediatrician told me once 'no 18 year olds: sleep with their parents; use pacifiers; drink out of sippy cups or wear diapers.' He will get there.
At one point he was doing pretty good,but after staying with his Godmother for a couple days he decided he didn't want to use it anymore. Why? Because they spoil him over there and feel like he is still little and doesn't need to use the potty just yet.
He is going to be 3 in April and I'm just trying little by little and the daycare is as well,but lately they say he has been giving them problems and not wanting to do it either.0 -
I think he's just not ready yet. Every kid is different and some kids don't even come close to being potty trained until they are 3 years old.
Here's something that worked for me, and if you are only home on the weekends, I say you try it then too:
Basically, I put down a big sheet on the floor (one that you don't really care about) and left my son naked (from the bottom down, obviously). We played on the sheet, watched tv, ate, everything. And whenever I saw him starting to pee or starting to poop, I ran him to the baby potty (which we always kept really close, lol). Of course, there will be pee on the floor in the beginning. But eventually we were able to move from the little potty to the big potty and then to no sheet at all.
Personally, I also feel like the pull-ups are a bad idea. They just made my son feel like he could continue to do stuff in his pamper. I only used them for nighttime.0 -
I think he's just not ready yet. Every kid is different and some kids don't even come close to being potty trained until they are 3 years old.
Here's something that worked for me, and if you are only home on the weekends, I say you try it then too:
Basically, I put down a big sheet on the floor (one that you don't really care about) and left my son naked (from the bottom down, obviously). We played on the sheet, watched tv, ate, everything. And whenever I saw him starting to pee or starting to poop, I ran him to the baby potty (which we always kept really close, lol). Of course, there will be pee on the floor in the beginning. But eventually we were able to move from the little potty to the big potty and then to no sheet at all.
Personally, I also feel like the pull-ups are a bad idea. They just made my son feel like he could continue to do stuff in his pamper. I only used them for nighttime.
Yeah,I also think the pull ups kinda confuse them..There just like a diaper! A friend of mine told me she tried the naked thing to and it worked,so I think I will be trying that this weekend and see how it goes.0 -
Best of luck. I had one of each and let me tell you, my boy was much harder than my girl. Really really hard to potty train.0
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Best of luck. I had one of each and let me tell you, my boy was much harder than my girl. Really really hard to potty train.
Oh wow..I don't have a little girl,but yeah I heard boys were a lot harder and I'm having trouble with my little one.0 -
Sounds like he's not ready yet. I would stop trying for a few weeks (or even months) to take the pressure off. Try again, see how it goes and take it from there. My eldest son was easy to potty train, my middle son much harder and he didn't like using the potty, pretty much only used the toilet. I've got all this to look forward with my youngest!0
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At one point he was doing pretty good,but after staying with his Godmother for a couple days he decided he didn't want to use it anymore. Why? Because they spoil him over there and feel like he is still little and doesn't need to use the potty just yet.
He is going to be 3 in April and I'm just trying little by little and the daycare is as well,but lately they say he has been giving them problems and not wanting to do it either.
BINGO!
He needs structure - this is where its going wrong - The Godmother ought to be ashamed of herself because she is changing the ways you are working hard at implementing, and isnt keeping this potty-training consistent. It is not HER place to determine if "he is still little and doesnt need to use the potty just yet"... Your son is learning a counter-productive lesson....
Sorry, I had one relative who thought the same damn thing, and I decided to not visit her for a few months. When she called wondering if anything was wrong, I then explained to her that she cant derail from the potty-training that I was putting my daughter through. The day care she was at was AWESOME as we both were in sync with this... and despite my explaining on how the potty training needed to go, she made it worse for both the daycare and I....
If your son is going to be staying with any family member, the potty training MUST be consistent EVERYWHERE.... If they are NOT on the same page, your son will not be either....
You could always do like my aunt did with all three of her sons: When it came to peeing in the big-boy toilet, she put a few cheerios in it and said "SINK them!" ROFLMAO! Worked like a charm!0 -
He'll potty train when he's ready. He's two, you have a tug or war going on. Drop it. I had three boys. None of them potty trained until they were over 3. I read books and had some videos that mentioned or modeled potty training. Those seemed to help, but mostly, they just did it when they were ready. I thought my 2nd and 3rd would be easier because of older brother(s). Not.0
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At one point he was doing pretty good,but after staying with his Godmother for a couple days he decided he didn't want to use it anymore. Why? Because they spoil him over there and feel like he is still little and doesn't need to use the potty just yet.
He is going to be 3 in April and I'm just trying little by little and the daycare is as well,but lately they say he has been giving them problems and not wanting to do it either.
BINGO!
He needs structure - this is where its going wrong - The Godmother ought to be ashamed of herself because she is changing the ways you are working hard at implementing, and isnt keeping this potty-training consistent. It is not HER place to determine if "he is still little and doesnt need to use the potty just yet"... Your son is learning a counter-productive lesson....
Sorry, I had one relative who thought the same damn thing, and I decided to not visit her for a few months. When she called wondering if anything was wrong, I then explained to her that she cant derail from the potty-training that I was putting my daughter through. The day care she was at was AWESOME as we both were in sync with this... and despite my explaining on how the potty training needed to go, she made it worse for both the daycare and I....
If your son is going to be staying with any family member, the potty training MUST be consistent EVERYWHERE.... If they are NOT on the same page, your son will not be either....
You could always do like my aunt did with all three of her sons: When it came to peeing in the big-boy toilet, she put a few cheerios in it and said "SINK them!" ROFLMAO! Worked like a charm!
Much agreed!!! My daughter was going on the potty and everytime we would say Yay!!! After about three weeks my mother in law was in for a visit andshe decided to tell me and my husband that we should stop praising her for going to the potty... She was here for one week and my daughter stopped using the potty..... A month later she was back on it and now 3 months later, yes I still praise her!0 -
At one point he was doing pretty good,but after staying with his Godmother for a couple days he decided he didn't want to use it anymore. Why? Because they spoil him over there and feel like he is still little and doesn't need to use the potty just yet.
He is going to be 3 in April and I'm just trying little by little and the daycare is as well,but lately they say he has been giving them problems and not wanting to do it either.
BINGO!
He needs structure - this is where its going wrong - The Godmother ought to be ashamed of herself because she is changing the ways you are working hard at implementing, and isnt keeping this potty-training consistent. It is not HER place to determine if "he is still little and doesnt need to use the potty just yet"... Your son is learning a counter-productive lesson....
Sorry, I had one relative who thought the same damn thing, and I decided to not visit her for a few months. When she called wondering if anything was wrong, I then explained to her that she cant derail from the potty-training that I was putting my daughter through. The day care she was at was AWESOME as we both were in sync with this... and despite my explaining on how the potty training needed to go, she made it worse for both the daycare and I....
If your son is going to be staying with any family member, the potty training MUST be consistent EVERYWHERE.... If they are NOT on the same page, your son will not be either....
You could always do like my aunt did with all three of her sons: When it came to peeing in the big-boy toilet, she put a few cheerios in it and said "SINK them!" ROFLMAO! Worked like a charm!
Much agreed!!! My daughter was going on the potty and everytime we would say Yay!!! After about three weeks my mother in law was in for a visit andshe decided to tell me and my husband that we should stop praising her for going to the potty... She was here for one week and my daughter stopped using the potty..... A month later she was back on it and now 3 months later, yes I still praise her!
Absolutely! Going to use the potty can be a stressful thing for kids... that's why consistency is so important.... AND praise too! Kids need that positive reinforcement..... its so important! Sounds like your MIL is alot like my MIL... I can do without mine to be honest... ugh....0 -
Hi there, forgot one more thing. I got the book Dinosaur Vs. the Potty. I would leave it in the bathroom and would read it to him when he would sit on the potty at night. He loved it and at the end he would pee and I would yell out POTTY WINS!0
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