So Alex and I have been working on potty training. Let me be honest - I don't think he is ready. But his teacher thinks he is. Plus, his school is split into two sides - a daycare side and a preschool side. Three-year-olds move to the preschool side, but not until they are potty trained. Alex is the only three-year-old still on the daycare side. :-(
[Let me just mention here that Aurora pretty much trained herself at 2 1/2, shortly after Alex was born.]
When Alex started back at the school in August, they told me to bring him in pull-ups and they would start working with him. We (his teachers and myself) set him on the toilet at each pull-up change. Then we started taking him every hour. He eventually started to go on the toilet occasionally, but he still wouldn't tell us when he had to go.
A few weeks ago his teacher suggested we put him in underwear, so that he would really feel it when he has an accident. I am seeing the same results. He'll go when you put him on there (although sometimes he has a HUGE meltdown when I ask him to sit on the toilet), but he won't tell us when he has to go. He has no problem playing in wet (or worse) underwear and pants. His teacher says he'll get it in time. Meanwhile I have to do laundry every day to supply them with 2-3 new outfits each day and rinse out poopy underwear.
I'm tired and frustrated. He's not happy and is being held back in school. Where do we go from here?
[Let me just mention here that Aurora pretty much trained herself at 2 1/2, shortly after Alex was born.]
When Alex started back at the school in August, they told me to bring him in pull-ups and they would start working with him. We (his teachers and myself) set him on the toilet at each pull-up change. Then we started taking him every hour. He eventually started to go on the toilet occasionally, but he still wouldn't tell us when he had to go.
A few weeks ago his teacher suggested we put him in underwear, so that he would really feel it when he has an accident. I am seeing the same results. He'll go when you put him on there (although sometimes he has a HUGE meltdown when I ask him to sit on the toilet), but he won't tell us when he has to go. He has no problem playing in wet (or worse) underwear and pants. His teacher says he'll get it in time. Meanwhile I have to do laundry every day to supply them with 2-3 new outfits each day and rinse out poopy underwear.
I'm tired and frustrated. He's not happy and is being held back in school. Where do we go from here?
5 comments:
oh they joys of potty training! A lot of times Kayla STILL won't tell us when she has to go, we use reminders, or if we wait long enough she'll finally go - but sometimes that is after just starting to go in her underwear and then she stops herself.
A suggestion I've heard before when you switch to underwear is to put pull ups on over the underwear - that way they are still getting that very wet feeling of going in the underwear, but the pants don't get wet, so you're only changing the underwear.
Good luck!
Oh, man, I am no help at all on this one as I have not walked through this at all yet. But may you have the wisdom, patience, and encouragement to share with little Alex as you all walk through it together.
Have you tried an m&m (or 2 or 3 or 4) every time he uses the potty, with lots of reminders about staying dry so he can get a treat. Any sort of reward that would work is well worth it! You can fade the rewards over time once he gets the hang of it.
sometimes it is just never enough. He will come into it in time, just keep trying. Boys seems to be slower then girl, at least in my house. For Kaden we tried everything and finally a spounge bob colorforum worked.
That's rough. I wish I had brilliant words to pass along. But alas, I'm coming up empty. Just remember, this too shall pass.
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