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malie 03/15/2008 at 8:42 PM
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Hi Ladies, My name is Malie and I desperately need help! My son Tuscan is almost 3 1/2 and REFUSES to be toilet trained. My husband and I have been working with him for months... to no avail.. To say that we are frustrated and at our wits end is a grave understatement. He will hide behind chairs and poop, he will poop in his diaper and only tell us after or worst, he refuses to change his diaper and will actually not mind even being dirty and having a full load in his pull up. We've done & tried everything, potty movies, potty books, treats, stickers.. you name it, we've tried it. We can get him to the toilet and he will sit and maybe pee and maybe have a BM but he is just never consistent with using the toilet and will never give us the heads up when he has to go. We will put him on the toilet and he just freaks out and says within seconds " I"m done" Now Im afraid for him and preschool..... since we moved to Virginia in December... the schools here have strict policies that all children must be potty trained... and I don't want him to miss out on school because he is still in a diaper. To be honest, I think he loves the diaper...... he is not a big fan of change.. but this is crazy.. in May he's 4 and I don't want him still in diapers.... any thoughts??????? Please anyone will advice... ????? many thanks!!! : -)

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specialbruin 04/02/2008 at 11:55 PM
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Here is my input ... take it for what it is worth (I have 3 kids age 6 and under).  I say give it a rest and don't pressure him about BM's.  I know it's so frustrating and it's easy for me to say because I'VE SO BEEN THERE!      My friend's son didn't have a BM on the toilet until he was like 5 ... she FREAKED out but now he is a normal kid that goes poop on the potty.  I honestly think it all works out in the end.  She used to send him to preschool 3x/week and he would come home, they'd put a diaper on and he'd poop in it (clockwork).  And when I sent my daughter to preschool every single parent that had questions raised their hand and asked about potty training, accidents, etc.  Really, truly, almost every parent is having the same issues when they send their kid to preschool.    I would say, don't stress, worry about it over the summer and hope for the best. 


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mommyadventureclub 05/07/2008 at 12:00 AM
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I don't have tons of advice, just wanted to let you know that I could really feel your stress and frustration about this.  Similar to the mom above...could this anxiety be creating a catch-22 cycle for you guys?

Nudity...nakedness...bare skin...that's what has worked at our house in dealing with poop/pee issues. (both with potty training, being easier to change, and constipation/holding poop in)  Is there a time when your son can just be naked and enjoy his body?  Get reacquainted with it? This is gross, but pee outside?  Maybe camping?  It might turn it into a fun, man-ly adventure, instead of something mom and dad want me to do, which =power struggles.

Hang in there mama, you'll be great!

Carrie

http://mommyadventureclub.com


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