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| My 3 year old has been doing well with using bathroom during day. We keep him in sweat pants with no underwear and he seems to get it but he will not go #2 - AT ALL. Any suggestions on how to encourage or help him? Also, at what age will waking up at night to use bathroom happen? Help!! |
| Posted by Tammie on 01/18/2009 06:10 PM
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| My daughter is also using the potty very well, for about a month now, she just started to poop in the pooty recently, but she will still have an acccident with that sometimes. Good question, that is what I was wondering? When will she learn to sleep without pullups on, and wake up to use to potty. I have tried to limit her liquids to nothing after 7pm her bedtime is 9. |
| posted by charise on 01/18/2009 06:23 PM
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| They will do it on their own.. I just takes their bodies awhile to adjust!!! Give it time and all will be well.. My daughter was awesome.. with my son he has stopped wanting to use the potty all together.. He has the concept down, but just isn't ready yet.. They all learn on their own terms... hope all goes well.. |
| posted by Suzanne on 01/18/2009 07:50 PM
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| We have a very stubborn little man. We used bribery to potty train him. We made a star chart. He would get to put the stickers on his chart after sitting on the potty, using the potty, pulling down pants, washing hands, and so on. Each little act of learning to use the potty was rewarded. Then, when the big deed came he would get a gift. For # 1 he would get something small like a coloring book, stickers, expensive gifts. When he would go #2 he would get a bigger gift like a tee ball, Frisbee, kite, and so on. We showed him the gifts but explained that he could not have them unless he pooped on the potty. I never thought that I would use this technique but it worked and from day one. I did not want to use food but have talked with people that have use treats also. This reward system lasted about 2 weeks and really we didn't spend that much $ but it was worth every penny. Like above I believe the child has to show interest. It seems that if he is going #1 then he is showing he gets it. Just know what works for one fails for others. This was what worked for our subborn guy. Best of luck. |
| posted by Kelly on 01/18/2009 09:15 PM
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My two older both went through a phase where they regressed with the #2. We had to kind of go with it, talk up the benefits of using a potty rather than the diaper/pull-up/having an accident (mostly it was the time-saving aspect, although with my son we also threw in "You'll never get a diaper rash using the potty") and after a couple of weeks they both went back to the toilet. You might look at what's been going on with them to see if there is an outside issue that is sending your son backward. If you can identify it then you might know what you're working with. My daughter seemed to come out of the blue, but since I was also pregnant and starting to show that may have been part of it. My son was doing great up to and through a bout of diarrhea, for some reason after the virus cleared he couldn't manage it anymore (but thank goodness all the diarrhea happened in the toilet!).
With regards to the night-time training, there is a big, big range there. My daughter is almost six and still struggling. We've heard that pediatricians often don't consider it a problem till age eight. Certainly I know that several of her friends are still in pull-ups at night and that many of the kindergarteners she's in school with even still have daytime accidents. My not-quite-three yo son can often stay dry through naps and even night-time, though, so who knows?
If you continue having trouble, try finding friends with older kids/kids who are already potty-trained to enlist peer pressure. Talk up the benefits of going (like getting to start a new school, sports program, class, outing, whatever). Try to be patient, but don't worry. Nobody ever went to high school in their pull-ups. :) Good luck! Oh, and remember: REGRESSION HAPPENS. Potty training is not a stage, it's a lifestyle. And this too shall pass. |
| posted by Cindy on 01/18/2009 11:29 PM
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