Potty training nightmare with 3 year old please please help- We went completely no nappy during the day (6am-6pm) on the 10th September - straight into big boy pants as advised by the HV (we’ve been attempting potty training since he turned 2 with little success - he can & has used the toilet on his own ) The HV told us we’d see a huge improvement in his behaviour if he’s potty trained- we’ve been seeing the HV monthly since he was 18 months old as he finds loud busy places overwhelming alongside bathtime, hair brushing / cutting and has lots of meltdowns / tantrums which I find difficult to manage and they’re still on going (at 3.3) . The first five days I took him to the loo every 15 minutes & physically put him onto the toilet (this was really hard to keep up with a 5month old in tow )we had only 1 or 2 poop accidents this way -so then reduced to every hour, then every couple of hours but constantly reminding him to go himself or ask mummy & daddy. We have a potty in every room of the house.He’s now having 5-6 wet accidents a day & pooping has reduced to one big poop a week (yesterday it was smeared on the sofa, carpets, hallway !) now he’s screaming / biting / hitting/ head butting if I try to put him onto a toilet or potty but refuses to go himself. He won’t tell me when he needs to go and will sit in wet / soiled clothes for hours - Bribery, chocolate buttons, New toys, new pants, choosing your potty, choosing your pants, YouTube videos, apps, books, big song & dance praises, seeing his friends go to the toilet, role playing with teddies, toilet humour don’t seem to be working he’s actually regressing backwards and I have no idea what we are meant to do now 😩 any suggestions?
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