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Jennifer Cavanaugh (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:39 am: | |
My son is over three years old. He shows all the signs of being ready to be potty trained. He was doing pretty good with it, but then we all got the flu and he regressed. He refuses to use the potty. I think he is just being stubborn. I am thinking about just putting him in underwear and letting him learn the "hard way." I am looking for advise on the situation. |
Narmin Parpia
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Username: Narmin
Post Number: 3
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 04:24 pm: | |
Hi Jennifer,
Holidays, the flu, vacation, guests in the home, and more can disrupt the potty training progress. It's frustrating, I know, but your son will pick it back up.
I gather from your post that he is wearing pull-ups or diapers. And I guess this happened when he had the flu and was having trouble controlling his urine and/or bowel movements. Is this correct?
If so, I agree with you to take him out of the pull-ups and put him immediately back in his underwear. Don't make a big deal of it if you think he really has the process down and knows how to use the potty. Just let him know you ran out of diapers and aren't buying any more because he knows how to use the potty. Be matter-of-fact about it but prepare yourself for accidents and/or rebellion.
You might want to consider using a chart with an incremental reward system as an incentive. We offer free charts on our website.
You might also make an extra effort to praise your son for being a big boy, and point out his peers that are using the potty. At your son's age kids often have a strong, natural desire to be like their friends.
Hang in there! And please let us know how it works out.
Narmin |
angela guillette
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Username: Aguillette
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, November 02, 2007 - 03:05 pm: | |
My son is 3 yrs 2 months and does fine if I take him to the potty, but refuses to go pee on his own. We went a couple of weeks without accidents, but I was taking him consistently. If I ask him, he always says he doesn't have to go. When he wets himself, he tells me he doesn't want to go in the potty. He is in pre-school now and the teacher says he can't stay if he doesn't go. ALthough he likes it, this doesn't seem to matter to him. He also doesn't seem affected by the fact that his new friends all go to the potty. I am extremely frustrated. I am confident he is aware because if it is nap time or night time, he does a good job of feeling it coming. Please help. I am at my wits end. |
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