Potty Training Tip?

Ittybitty just officially turned 3 years old and is not potty trained.

He wears pull ups and has potty-ed (one and two) in the child size potty. He generally doesn't go unless we tell him to sit down on the potty and try. He will sit and go every time instructed.

He had one good day that he went multiple times on his own (to the point that the only reason we knew was because he came out pulling/straightening up his pants). We celebrated, danced, clapped - the whole nine yards. He was proud.

Now he doesn't go on his own at all, only when instructed. And he NEVER does number two in the potty - only in his diaper.

We've tried reminding him to use the potty next time he needs to do number two, he says ok. We've tried letting him sit with his diaper for a little (not long enough to cause any damage) - he could care less. If he is told he stinks (big sis), he gets defensive. And generally, he is just quite content with a messy diaper.

We've asked him flat out how come he doesn't use the potty for when he poops, and he says very nonchalantly "because I don't want to." He's pretty smart, so I know he meant what he said.

Any tips?

Three boys, and no tips, to give.

All stubborn. All around 4. All before 'starting kindergarten'.(as in saying, they don't go to school in diapers).

I've tried it all.

Patience, and don't be too tough on yourself, closest piece of advice, to give.

On the bright side, I don't have bed wetters...



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It took forever it seemed to potty train my middle son. He just wasn't at all interested (and probably not developmentally ready; he did have some developmental delays in motor and verbal skills). We finally had fairly consistent success just shortly before he hit kindergarten. He did continue to wet during the night until he was 7 or 8, so we kept him in pull-ups at night. No reason to embarrass him or continually mess with wet sheets. It came in time. Frustrating, but no amount of coercion was going to speed the process along for him. Yes, very late but that was the way he was.

My other two were more like 3, so it wasn't a matter of my "skill" or anything. Everyone said not to panic, that he wouldn't go to school in diapers, and he didn't. Patience.

No great advice except to relax and don't push it. My oldest all of a sudden decided at age two to use the toilet. I was shocked it was so easy.

My youngest, well, he wasn't trained till about 4 and 1/2. It wasn't such a big deal, but we did explain every once in a while that he wouldn't want to wear diapers at school. It turns out that my son had an issue with thinking that people would know what he was doing if he went to the bathroom. Strange, but true. After a while, he finally 'figured out' that everyone poops so I guess it's ok.

My son did not potty train until he was four years old. The pediatrician said he was normal.

I made it a game with my son. He's very dramatic so, Id get into character and make it a big deal like yelling " we have to hurry, how fast can you run! Can you make it to the potty, oh no!" Lol believe it or not it worked and this was when he just turned three. Try not to make it a task for him, they will associate the potty with being bord from sitting there.

My son is almost three and I tried in the past to potty train him; he just wasn't ready.
He's only recently started showing interest in the potty again and goes successfully. I don't push the issue though as I figure he'll go when he's ready.
My daughter however had a fear of pooping.
She was potty trained for pee at 2.5 years old and wore underwear all the time. However she would ask for a diaper to poop in.
I refused to give her one when she was about 3.5 (yes, for a year I changed poopie diapers with her figuring she would eventually go on her own) and for 5 days she didn't poop and was in pain from holding it.
I stuck some glycerine up her bum one day and told her it would help her poop on the potty. She went 45 minutes later and never pooped in a diaper again.

I think because she was always holding it for so long before going on the potty, it hurt coming out and she associated the pain with the toilet. The glycerine must have helped lubricate it and she went pain-free.

Every kid is different. Just give it time and don't stress. He'll know when he's ready.