Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Parenting

For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.

Flip

1 2

Original poster

Help! Still in nappies age 5..Anyone in same situation?

35 replies

Becs2006 · 23/05/2006 12:32

Hi,

I am new to Mumsnet and was hoping to find some advice or reassurance for my sister who is having problems with her ds and potty training. He is now 5 and refusing to give up nappies. As a full time Mum who used day care/nanny from an early age, my sister left his potty training late - believing that when he was ready to give up he would... this seems to have been too late and and now he is refusing to give up his nappies or co-operate with potty training.

At school this is now a real problem, until 4 there were other children still in nappies but now age 5 this is difficult for him and her. Does anyone have any similar experiences? As a working mum has anyone else found a problem with finding the time to do this or left it too late? Where can you go for help to deal with this problem and do you think that it could have an affect on him in later life?

Anyone with any experience or advice, personal or from other mum's would be much appreciated...my sisiter feels that she has done wrong and is worried...but what is the solution, ...do children seem to be potty training later because of hectic lifestyles and the fact that they now make nappies for older kids?

Any thoughts at all??

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

cod · 27/05/2006 11:40

HAVE YOU POTTY TRAINED YET F AND Z?

oops

FrannyandZooey · 27/05/2006 11:51

No of course not

I don't do potty training :)

FrannyandZooey · 27/05/2006 11:52

And as HC can tell you I don't do nappy changing either

passed her my son last week and he had wet trousers

poor thing (HC that is)

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

Families General parenting

cod · 27/05/2006 15:18

so you mean your ds is too small
( withcly cakcle)

Dropinthe · 27/05/2006 16:01

My on is 4 & half and still has to have a nappy at night.Even if he hasn't had a drink after 6 he still has a fairly full nappy at night.
Once he is asleep there is NO waking him in order to do a dreamwee so that is out of the question.He is a VERY deep sleeper like his dad and I haven't heard him up in thenight or even awake for a couple of years now-the only time he wakes up is if he has had a nightmare.I just can't see him gettimg up in the night to use the toilet.
I don't know where to start and wondered if anyone else has deep sleepers still in nappies?

Cod-you are as blunt as ever-have missed your wickedness since my break from MN!!

Twiglett · 27/05/2006 16:03

nighttime is different imo .. I'd leave him till he decides he doesn't want to wear nappies to bed .. its only when they're 7 or 8 that its an issue

foxinsocks · 27/05/2006 16:05

where is becs? her opening post read so much like a media request that I thought I was in the wrong topic!

I agree with the others - cold turkey is the only way.

foxinsocks · 27/05/2006 16:06

I agree with Twig.

Night time nappies a completely different thing.

cod · 27/05/2006 17:59

wothca droppy!

threebob · 27/05/2006 20:42

I always thought I would be a "oh, he'll do it in his own time" sort of lady - I did the bfing to 2, the sling wearing, the bed sharing. I then realised he was more than capable - he just couldn't be bothered.

I don't think it's like walking or riding a bike - where the child can see the point and benefit of doing so. Especially if he's got to school age.

My son saw the point when I took him to the water treatment plant/nature reserve and he saw all the birds that lived there. He loves the idea that he helps them by sending them his poo.

But then the motivation wasn't there, even though when reminded he liked the idea. So in the end Santa took his cloth nappies and swapped them for presents. Once they had gone he had no choice and did really well.

Flip

1 2