Should we push the potty training?
Question by Momto2inFL: Should we push the potty training?
My son is 2 yrs ancient (in Nov) and we’ve been slowly trying to get him to show interest in potty training. He went through a phase of going number 2 on the huge potty with NO problems when he was in this area 18 months ancient. But it stopped and because he was positively young, we didn’t stress in this area it. It was really stressing HIM out when we tried to question in this area it, so we stopped.
Now we’ve tried to bring out the smaller potty that we have and he could care less. It’s more like a stepstool to him. And he sees his Daddy go pee on the huge potty so we’ve just been kind of going with that.
The ONLY time my son will go potty like a bit boy is before shower time. We strip him down and he goes to the bathroom, pulls out his stepstool which is next to the toilet, lifts the lid, and waits for his time to shine. And he does fantastic too! We praise him, commend him, offer a cut of candy, but that’s the ONLY time he’ll attempt (and successfully) to use the toilet. Primarily, my guess, is because it’s part of his “shower routine”??
Do we let this continue for now since he’s just learning? Or do we try to push him to go at other times too??? How do we approach this??
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Answer by Cindy D
Don’t push. He’s pretty young for potty training. Wait until he wants to, then it will be simple.
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August 20, 2010
3:19 am
don’t push but question! like when he gets up in the daylight, question him to go. I used the potty chart with my small girl it worked wonders! I got a cut of scrapbook document and wrote “Kaiya’s Potty Chart” on top, and got some stickers and every time she went she got a sticker to place on her chart, i also hung it right across from the potty so that every time we went in there she saw what she had accomplished and i praised her every time i went in there. I also took her with me to the potty when I went, but that’s simple with a small girl!! Excellent luck and hope it helps!
August 20, 2010
3:35 am
If you reckon he is ready then you should continue but you have to be consistent. It really depends on the child. My son didn’t like the potty only the toilet and was very bone idle with potty training while my daughter potty trained herself at 2 and would dump her own dung and urine in the toilet. I would have to run after her to check because she would never tell me she had to go. And she’s still Miss Independent.
August 20, 2010
4:18 am
I would take him to the potty more frequently but wouldn’t push it.
We started potty training shortly after his 2nd birthday. We took him frequently, praised him, yada-yada. Then, when he twisted 2 1/2 I chose to do away w/ pull-ups and go to huge boy underwear. He had one accident and that was all it took, no more after wards. (I won’t be by pull-ups this time!!!!)
August 20, 2010
5:08 am
It sounds like he has his own pace and you should slow down to his speed. Fantastic routine you have established, try doing this when he wakes up if he doesn’t go just say okay we will try again after you eat.
August 20, 2010
5:40 am
Have his father take him into the bathroom with him whenever he has to go and pee with your son at the same time. They can play a game of “sink the battleship” by hitting targets like cheerios or a cut of toilet document. This makes it fun for your son to use the toilet, which will make him want to use it. Give him a reward every time he uses the toilet like some candy or a tale or a video. Use positive reinforcement and lost of praise.