Yes I know it's late - I wasn't in a "place" to do it before the summer holidays, been away for most of the summer so doing it now,
Well trying to - it's day 2 of properly going for it. (we've had the odd day since getting home and before the holidays of wearing pants)
Yesterday was good - all but one wee in the potty.
However,
a) he NEVER says he needs a wee
b) he NEVER tells me when he's wet..
I seem to recall I had this with DS1 and it took about 2 months for him to crack it (DS2 was a breeze - I took his nappy off and clicked my fingers and he was trained - well almost..) and 8/9/10+ accidents a day for the first few weeks......
I don't want it taking 2 months...........with a massive increase in washing again like that..........
HELP!
Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.
Potty training
DS3 - 3yrs 3 months - attempting potty training - help!
MaMoTTaT · 10/09/2010 10:37
I posted a similar thread a couple of weeks ago about my DS who never asked to go. After about a week or so he just suddenly seemed to "get it" and has been dry for the last few days.
I suspect it just "clicked" but my method involved large "rewards" for potty or toilet use (chocolate buttons plus stickers - after 10 stickers he'd get a day out of his choice).
And - this is going to be controversial - I made it quite clear that I did not like cleaning up the mess that accidents caused. I didn't tell him off exactly and didn't punish - but I was certainly "harsher" than "oh well, nevermind, next time try to get it in the potty etc etc". This hasn't led to any problems with retention or anything like that - in fact just today he was boasting about the massive poo he'd just done in the potty 
see Gargula - I have memories of DS1 - who I did the same as you've done with your DS..........but it was 3 weeks of EVERY toilet moment being done in the pants, and then much longer of several accidents a day .
Dione - we already tried that one - last time we tried potty training he demanded to go back into nappies by 3pm each day as he was getting fed up of me asking.
He follows me to the toilet, wants to wipe me - "pretends" to go (on the toilet after me - but refuses to sit omn the potty up there) ........comes downstairs soaks himself and doesn't say a word.
Don't worry about the nursery- I've been told that they don't mind if they're in nappies (or pull-ups) so long as they can call you to change a stinky one if necessary.
With ds2 (2.10) I had two very fraught days earlier this summer where we stayed in, I asked him every half hour if he needed the potty and without fail, every time I turned my back for 2 seconds he went on the floor. I gave up then.
Then when we were on holiday he was running around the apartment a lot naked he actually tried to get himself on the loo, so when we came home we were nappies off. Lots of potties- one in every room (dead cheapo ones from Tesco's/Wilkinsons) and enormous amounts of praise when he did the deed properly. Even ds1 (14) does huge praise etc for him and ds2 loves it.
So, wee-wise, it's now sorted- but I took a much more relaxed line with it. Nearly offhand- 'Oh you can use the potty if you want, or have a nappy on. Of course, we use the potty.' etc etc. Now he tells us he needs the potty/loo. Or takes himself- he's very keen on being naked so it makes it easier.
The only trouble we're having is the poo- for some reason that's best done on the floor and we aren't too offhand with that, I have to say. We say 'Oh no, we don't do poos on the floor. We do them in the potty' etc etc.
Which actually, now I read it back, makes me soound very Joyce Grenfell, but who cares. It seems to be working.
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.