Potty training help childcare

[Elliejane]

Hi

I am new to this board and have 2 sons one 6 and 2. 6 year old was really easy to potty train and never had any issues at all really he really just decided himself at just over 2 and was done in a few days.

Decided to start half familiarisation with potty on Boxing day with no 2 son who is 25mths getting him to sit on it etc etc. Never though he would sit on the potty never mind do anything but he suprised us and he has been doing all his pees pretty much in the potty only have accidents on day 1 to 3 (just one each day). Poos are not the same about 50% success rate. I have 2 queries. First I am using pullups because I did not really intend to start proper training yet so need to switch to pants now but problem is he goes back to nursery on Tuesday full days(Sunday today) and his favourtie teacher has left so I know he will be really upset that she is not here plus going back to nursery after being over over 2 weeks for Xmas also and not sure it is good idea then to put him in pants on top of that.

I think I will keep him in pullups until end of another week . Do you agree? Do not want to get him upset and switch to pants day before he goes back. He is in 3 days a week Tue to Thur when I work.

My second more worrying things is that he does not really come to tell me he needs at all I have to ask him and prompt him to go every hour or so. Trying to leave it longer between prompting and taking him myself. Find this bit hard not to remind him . Do you thnk that is ok that I just take him for now or what? Nursery will not do that I guess. I also cannot see him telling at nursery as he is quite shy so hope they do ask him in a way

Sorry bit waffled message but guess I just wonder if he is doing ok with me taking him every hour or so or more or should I just stop that. I find that hard not to ask him and do try but end up just saying do you need or come and have a sit on potty etc etc

Also what do you think with the pants and nursery thing?

Also in general do you think he is doing ok and should I keep it up. Really worried it goes totally back with nursery on Tuesday
Wish I had another week off to go it with pants first but guess still would have him going back and upset as well
Thanks for any help


Ellie

[Elliejane]

Any advice please?? HE went to nursery today but it was a bit chaos due to snow etc. They said he had dry pull ups but had not done a wee either which is bizarre as one must be wrong. He had a poo though in his pull ups so might have had a pee at same time and when he got home he had a really large wee.

Main concern is he does not tell me he needs I have to prompt him. Is that usual and should I carry on ?

[ziggyf]

My son's nursery have two methods for PTing - the first is taking them to the potty every 1/2 hour and filling in a chart and the other is waiting for them to ask. First time I attemped PTing (DS was quite young), they did the chart method but he got really cross with being asked all the time! This time round we're using the other method at nursery as this is what we do at home and it's worked fine. Most childcare places are very used to PTing toddlers so shouldn't have a problem with doing what needs doing.

Good luck!
Z xx

[Elliejane]

Hi

Not going well at at nursery he just is not keen to sit on potty at allthere and pees in his pull ups. at home he sits ok with me and pees in potty all time. Any idea how to solve? He is also shy so cannot see him asking ever!! at nursery. Mind you he never asks me either I have to take him. Any ideas. Should I give up. He is doing so well being taken but maybe I extend the time I take him to being longer apart

How do we resolve this nursery thing. Nursery I think are not being very supportive at all which is complete opposite of my other child and same nursery different assistants though and they just do not seem to put in the effort at all

Ellie