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LibbyMumsnet · 21/12/2020 10:41

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BristolMum96 · 21/12/2020 14:18

How do you get a 2/3 year old to wipe their own bottom? It seems logistically impossible for my child as her arms simply aren't long enough to reach! How old before you can stop checking they've done a good job ?

Bloatstoat · 21/12/2020 15:03

Toilet training my 5 year old has been a nightmare. He still never goes to the toilet of his own accord, we have to tell him (usually nag him for ages), even when it's obvious he needs to go - left to himself he just won't go and is happy to have an accident. We have a routine of going 20 mins after a meal and timers through the rest of the day, but how can we get him to take responsibility for his own toileting?

ConquestEmpireHungerPlague · 21/12/2020 15:39

I'd like to know when teenage boys finally start to leave the toilet looking as clean as they found it! Any strategies? Nagging doesn't seem to work but I doubt they'd respond to star charts and rewards any more!

CordeliaScott · 21/12/2020 15:56

DS(4) is fully able to use the toilet but it seems every night as soon as we put the nappy on for bed he has a poo in it. When we offer rewards he'll use the toilet instead but then rapidly gets bored and goes back to using the nappy. (I'm not certain how much is trying to extend bedtime)
Any thoughts?

strawberry2017 · 21/12/2020 17:12

DD is potty trained but any advice on how to make the transition from the potty to the toilet?

Gremlin1 · 21/12/2020 18:46

My three and a half year olds does wees on the toilet and is dry at night but still does all his poos in his nappy and refuses to do them on the toilet - has been going on since March. Any advice?

Thanks!

Ashhead24 · 21/12/2020 19:35

We've pretty much cracked it during lockdown but had to use tonnes of bribes (sweets) as she was incredibly resistant to even sitting on the potty. Is this the best way to do it or is it better to wait until they're willing? She was definitely ready (dry until nappy went on for naptime and then dry until nappy for bedtime) but getting past the psychological hurdle or the potty was really difficult.

WilmaJean · 21/12/2020 19:52

I'm also keen how to break down the psychological issues of doing a poo on the toilet. We've moved from doing all poos in his pants (wees on the toilet he got quickly) to having the last 3 weeks being mostly successful on the toilet, however there still is the occasional accident in his pants ... although it seems like a deliberate action rather than an actual accident.

ReindeerHooves2020 · 21/12/2020 20:51

My nearly 3 year old has been potty ready (psychologically) for a while now but every time I try to train, he gets distressed and shouts that he doesn't like pants.

He will do some wees on the potty but poos seem to upset him. I've tried the usual lots of water and fibre so I'm sure it's not that. I'm certain he just doesn't want to. He started to withhold on our last attempt and so I gave in and packed the potty away.

Now he's teaching 3 and a big lad, I feel judged that he's not potty trained. He really just doesn't want to! Any tips?

BrizzleMaverick · 21/12/2020 21:02

My three year has been dry for wee since last summer and will happily go on the potty and will now go on the house toilet for a wee. He refuses however to poo on either the potty or the toilet. If we catch him in time we can get him to sit on the potty (although it is a battle) and a few times he has gone and is really excited that he has done a poo but most of the time he will go in his pants which is not ideal at home let alone when we are out. We have tried a reward chart for poos and that worked a little but we still had to physically sit him on the potty. He still wears a nappy to bed and is happy to poo in this.
He was constipated last month as he refused the potty so much, luckily this is ok now but still poos in his pants 😫

My elder son also refused to poo on the potty when he was three and would hold on until a nappy at bedtime. This was solved quickly once he decided he did not want to wear a nappy at night, he finally used the potty and all was good.

I'm at a lose as to what to do to solve this, is it just wait until he does it for himself and put up with the poo in the pants until then??

Mummyto3gorgeousgirlies · 21/12/2020 22:37

I have three daughters - my eldest two were dry at night within a few months of being dry during the day aged in the 2s. My youngest also was dry in the day in her 2s but now is 4.5 and in reception and can't go the night. To get her out of pull ups we starting to "lift her" at about 11pm and that works but whenever we try to see if she can go the night or will wake up herself to go she ends up waking with a wet bed. Have I trained her into a bad habit with lifting or is she simply not ready yet? What do I try now?

CrocodileFondue · 21/12/2020 23:59

My DS seems to have no clue when he needs to go, I think at four, he should be getting definite signals but he has nothing.
He will use the loo when you make him sit on it but otherwise just has constant accidents. I'm at a loss how to get him to learn the feeling of a full bladder or recognise the pressure of needing a poo.

MrsFrTedCrilly · 22/12/2020 01:40

How old do you think a child is before they can clean their bottom properly, looking forward to the day when I do t get the call!!!

Cotswoldmama · 22/12/2020 05:25

Any tips for trying to get a 4 nearly 5 year old to be dry over night?

emphasisofmatter · 22/12/2020 07:24

Also looking for advice on how to have 4yo stay dry in the night. She drinks a lot during the day and goes to the toilet very often and just doesn't seem to have a big enough bladder to retain much liquid including overnight. Will it just come in time as she grows?

Quietvoiceplease · 22/12/2020 09:05

How do you encourage a child not to use quite as much toilet paper when they go to the loo? Honestly, my child lets the roll run for ages and uses metres of the stuff even for a wee. Any tips? My reminders that (a) its not necessary, and (b) its not great for the environment, don't seem to work. My normal weekly shopping looks like I'm stockpiling toilet paper, waaay before Covid struck. (To note: DD is 16)!!

lovemyflipflops · 22/12/2020 10:12

My DS (2) has been dry for 6 months now - but on the latest Corona Virus news (and perhaps Christmas) has started wetting at night - I don't want to go back to pull ups - what is your advise ?

pushchairprincess · 22/12/2020 10:26

My DD (4) has been potty trained since the age of 2 - but even with a training seat on the toilet is terrified of the toilet and still prefers the potty for everything. He will use a urinal at nursery, but never the toilet - any tips ? I have tried multiple strategies rewards, new training seats ....

alwaysataldi · 22/12/2020 11:42

My DS 4 has been clean and dry since he was 2 , but doesn't clean his bottom properly, and waits for me to wipe, I have tried different toilet paper and wet wipes - at school he just pulls his pants up and leaves it. Any tips for helping him learn to clean (I think he has a phobia of poo on his hands)

UpOnDown · 22/12/2020 20:02

what's the best age for toilet training?

elizaco · 22/12/2020 20:12

If potty training doesn’t seem to be going well should I give up and try again in a while, and if so how long? Or just keep persevering?

LITTLEMUTLEY23 · 22/12/2020 20:12

I found my daughter (14) very easy to toilet train, my nearly 3 year old son is really struggling he just doesn't have any interest. We have tried rewards, being positive etc. He knows when he is needing/ having a wee/poo but if he is doing something more interesting will not go on the toilet. Should we continue or leave and try again in a few months. We don't want to make it a negative experience.

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sharond101 · 22/12/2020 20:42

How do I encourage my 5year old to poo at school. She comes home with tummy ache every day as she holds it in.

ItsCovidOutThereThisChristmas · 22/12/2020 20:49

I would also like any tips on teens leaving the loo in a good state

Summergarden · 22/12/2020 20:52

We found going from potty training to toilet training a surprisingly difficult step.
How can we make it seem less intimidating for little ones to start using the toilet instead of potty?

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