HELP!!! Trying to get my3 yr old to potty train before he's 12?
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Accidents happen. Praise him HUGELY when he goes potty and don't fuss when he doesn't. He'll catch on before he's 12 for sure.
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give him your utmost patience and understanding, he needs that most right now. just let him be until he tells you otherwise
You may want to get him checked from a Doctor; make sure his kidneys/bladder are functioning correctly. This happened to my daughter and they told me she had an overactive bladder. I had to limit her intake of liquids for a few months before bedtime and then everything fell in to place after that.
Lots of PATIENCE!!!! Our oldest needs retraining everytime she gets near a baby
try tossing some fruit loops or cheerios in the potty and let do some target practice...;)
First of all don't get angry. That will undermine his self-confidence.
Then -- take him to a pediatric urologist as soon as possible.
When my youngest son was 2 he seemed very comfortable with going potty. And then it seemed as though he just forgot how.
After many months of pleading and fussing, tears and tantrums it just seemed as if my bright, funny son was becoming very withdrawn. He no longer wanted to be away from me at all.
On the advise of a wise friend, I stopped buying into the "he'll potty train when he's good and ready" I finally took my son to a Ped urologist at Emory University. What he found was that my son had a neurogenic bladder and bowel anomaly.
It took a great deal of time and patience and an abundance of love but my beautiful baby did it.
Today he is an active smart and sweet young man of 16.
Having said all that I just want to tell you Yes it could be behavioral but don't take chances.
I wish you and your baby so much love and joy in the future.
Oh! If it does turn out to be behavioral just trust your instincts on how to handle it. My first one trained in 1 week, my second would not train until one day I through my hands in the air and said (yelled actually) "FINE THEN POTTY WHEN YOU GET GOOD AND READY!!" That was his last accident.
remember, they are all different!
When you finally solve this problem, would you please let me know because I have a daughter who turns three in one month and she still is not fully potty trained. She knows how to go on the toilet but only actually goes two or three times a day. The rest she goes in her pants/pullup. I tried losing the pullups and putting big girl underwear on her but she just peed and pooped in them. At least now I have her peeing on the potty. She still won't do # 2 though and she starts preschool this fall! OH NO!!! The stress of it all could knock me over. KNOWWHUTTAMEAN??
Okay I can top that, my son is almost 4 and I am still trying with no success. He's very inconsistent. We have successes, but more failures. I have backed off for a while. He says, "I like my diaper!" I have made it a matter of prayer, and since I am a teacher, potty training boot camp will begin in June. There was a program on line that guaranteed potty training success in 3 days. They haven't met my kids. Yep I have a three year old too, but she is the one who actually asks to go potty. Go figure!
You're changing his clothes! That's the problem! Dress him in clothes that he can easily change. When he wets himself, he can take off the wet clothes, put them in a plastic bag and into the laundry room, wipe and put on clean clothing (take a bath before bed). It will become a chore for him and he will soon learn that it is much easier to use the bathroom.
Remember, this is something that only he can control. It is his issue. Let him take care of it. Good luck!
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Preschool teacher (12 years)
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