bluephinWhere Do I Start?
February 8th 2009 05:31
My eldest son will turn three years old in a few weeks... as a mother I am very concerned with his development. He's not yet potty trained, he's still having his bottle and he couldn't speak a complete sentence yet. He does speak so many words but I feel that he still talks like a "baby".
I was hoping to get him potty-trained before he reaches 3 years old. However, until now we still couldn't get him to. I have tried presenting his potty to him a couple of times but to no avail. I am getting frustrated.
Help....
I was hoping to get him potty-trained before he reaches 3 years old. However, until now we still couldn't get him to. I have tried presenting his potty to him a couple of times but to no avail. I am getting frustrated.
Help....
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Comment by Michelle Sweeney
Competition Queen
The bottle maybe suggest something to him to try to get him to let go or purchase a new cup so he feels like he has something special to drink from. Another suggestion which I have seen work is to tell him that maybe another baby you know needs the bottle and now that he is a big boy he can use a cup as the other baby needs the bottle. Worth a try!!
Comment by kittzy07
Parenting Toddlers
Maybe you should start removing his diaper during the day. The sooner he becomes aware of his pee and poo, the earlier he will communicate to you everytime he does it. Actually, if he already communicates to you that he had peed on his pants, you are nearer to your goal. Eventually, he will learn to tell you BEFORE and not AFTER he had actually peed on his pants.
Place your potty trainer in a permanent spot in the house and everytime he fails to go to it, just be consistent in telling him that he should do it in that spot. Tell him that you will give him reward if he pees on his potty. There will be several misses but eventually he will learn. Don't punish him everytime he fails for he will detest the potty. Awareness, Communication, Consistency and Patience is the key to successful potty-training. Good luck!
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Comment by www.dadsclub.com.au
Agree the comment that once they get to child care they will learn fast- it' amazing how much more kids listen to other adults and even their peers. Chill, it will always work out.
On the other hand my 7 year old daughter has blessed us during the GFC with still having not lost a single tooth. Am I worried. Nope
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Comment by quick fingers
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As for the bottle, just take it from him. He's going to cry and throw fits for the first day or so, but you must hold your ground. You are the parent; you are the law-maker.
Potty training, for the most part, is something that varies from child to child. My wife and I got our daughter potty trained right after she could walk by stripping her clothes and asking her if she needed to potty about every 30 minutes. If she had an accident, which she did, which we had to clean up, we would say "ewww gross, you pottied in the floor." She hated that, and soon there were fewer and fewer accidents.
It is very frustrating, and oftentimes very messy, but just stick with it and your child will be potty trained in no time.