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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 26, 2014 13:59:18 GMT
My daughters were a cake walk to toilet train. They wanted to use the potty. The watched, learned, and just did it.
My son? Not so much.
He could care less about the potty. He'll sit on it once in a blue moon, but has never done anything on it.
He'll tell me that he has wet or dirtied his diaper, but he hasn't shown any signs that he feels the urge to toilet before it happens.
And yes, I've talked to the pediatrician. She says it's normal, nothing to worry about, just keep doing what I'm doing.
Any advice out there? Any BTDT stories?
Thanks!
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Post by ferblover on Jun 26, 2014 14:26:05 GMT
Mine were the opposite. Son wanted to just had a hard time remembering. Daughter, holy cow! I thought we would be at graduation from High School with a pack of diapers. Zero interest. I have no advice other than to keep on keeping on. I know crappy advice. We bribed them both with things that they were in love with(trains and My Little Pony). Maybe find his currency?
I spent one week just not going anywhere and every 15-20 minutes making a trip to the potty whether they needed to go or not.
Good Luck!!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jun 26, 2014 14:28:12 GMT
Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2014 14:42:22 GMT
I highly recommend letting him go naked for a few days...especially since it is summer. That really helped my DS put two and two together because he noticed IMMEDIATELY as did I (LOL)...Luckily it's been a few years, but I found him easier to train than my girls by doing it that way.
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Post by zishisak on Jun 28, 2014 14:32:12 GMT
My 4th child, had no interest in using his potty either. He got it when he was about 2 years old and it collected dust until HE was ready. He would sing that he loved his diapers and I just quit bugging him to sit on his potty. I knew he would get it on his terms, and he did, at about 3 3/4 years old. And, he immediately was 100% potty trained, even at night.
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Post by gar on Jun 28, 2014 14:37:11 GMT
I'll second what Luvspaper said. Plan a few days when you're not having to really go anywhere and let him run around nuddy. Have the potty available and then see what happens. If it doesn't start coming together pretty quickly I'd just forget it for a month, no pressure, no drama, then try again. Things can change pretty quickly but you'll know that they hold the ultimate last card so don't make a battle out of it! It will happen - just maybe not yet  |
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Post by Princess Pea on Jun 28, 2014 14:42:21 GMT
I sent older sister to grandma's and DS and I spent a couple of days by ourselves at home. Even after DD came home, we didn't go out much for the next couple of weeks. You can't potty train when you are running around.
Also, don't use pull-ups. Either use a diaper or underwear. Pull-ups are too confusing for a little guy...are they a diaper? Are they underwear? Is it ok to pee in them?
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Post by melissak on Jun 28, 2014 14:54:16 GMT
I have no advice, but wanted to wish you luck. Some of the previous posters had some good ideas. Maybe they will work for you.
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Post by scraphappyinjax on Jun 28, 2014 14:58:02 GMT
Another vote for leaving his clothes off. My daughter was easy, my son, not so much. After a long weekend with no clothes on he started using the toilet all by himself.
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Post by fruitysuet on Jun 28, 2014 15:00:26 GMT
My DS really didn't like the potty but was much more amenable to using the trainer seat with steps at the toilet. Luckily for us it was summer and running around with just his underwear made things easier (as did easy clean floors!).
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Post by akathy on Jun 28, 2014 15:01:41 GMT
I potty trained my 4th grandson while I was at their house visiting. The key I think is that I spent the entire time focused on only him and took him to the potty often. He got a few M&Ms when he went. It's kind of like house breaking a dog. You need to focus only on them, take them out often and reward desired behavior.
didn't take long for either my dog or my grandson. Now my 5th grandson was a different story. I tried for 2-3 days and he just wouldn't use the potty at all. I gave up and let my DD have the job. It took awhile but eventually even he got trained. 
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Post by fwscrapper on Jun 28, 2014 15:02:56 GMT
I don't think he is ready. I know she is frustrated, believe I do! None of mine were potty trained until after 3. Two
of them were 3 1/2!
The youngest, a boy, was a little past 3. The other two were one
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Post by fwscrapper on Jun 28, 2014 15:04:45 GMT
One boy and one girl
***Posted before I finished my post***
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Post by ceruleanblue on Jun 28, 2014 15:06:18 GMT
My eldest son was easy, he got it at the first trial, the second...not so much!
We tried several times and failed, then one Saturday morning he just refused to put a clean nappy (diaper) on and asked for underpants instead. He had a few mishaps over the next few weeks, and it took a good couple of months before he was 100% reliable (he does tend to get caught up in whatever he is doing and ignore the signs) but it was in no way difficult. I'm glad we waited until he was ready, which by the way was 3.75 years old. He is still not dry at night though and he is now nearly six.
My advice is not to stress about it, it will happen when he is good and ready
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Post by lindywholoveskids on Jun 28, 2014 15:06:39 GMT
our grandson is now 4 and will use the potty at school, and at home when he has nothing on.(no underwear, just naked from the waist down)
it will probably be a while for him. he seems fine otherwise (developmentally)
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