Where am I going wrong with the potty training

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DS has been dry (whilst awake) for over a month now. He has been holding on in the car and is generally very good. But since last night, he has just been weeing and going uhoh and taking his trousers and pants off. Where have I gone wrong with this? Should I just put a nappy back on him and go back to square one, or persevere a little longer.

Next time I catch it with the toilet then I'll be ultra positive again (I must admit, the cheering has stopped a bit), but I can't go back to the hard work that it was at first.

My DS1 did this, and I had to go back to asking (nagging!) him to try to go every hour or so.

I also found being a bit cross when he wet himself also helped - something gentle along the lines of "You should have used the potty; you are a big boy now; it is naughty to wee your pants."

Don't go back to nappies though!

(I started potty training DS2 today - 1 accident and 2 potty wees so far!)

I really felt that nappies were a huge step back.

Its interesting that you say it might be worth a harsh word or two, as I have always said 'oh well, nevermind' when there has been an 'accident'. I thought (not sure where I conjured this up from though) that we had to be positive about the accidents, despite wanting to shout 'USE THE TOILET, WILL YOU?'. It seemed to me that DS felt that it was almost OK to wee on the floor and in his pants.

Good luck isaidno, I hope DS2 goes well tomorrow. Does it get easier 2nd time around?

I too have found that saying something like 'We dont do wees on the chair/carseat/trousers. We do wees on the potty dont we' has helped ds.

DS discovering public toilets seems to have cured his accidents when we go out. He sometimes squeeses out the tinyest drop just to go to have a look

Definatly dont go back!

UPDATE:

DS is definitely choosing when he uses the toilet. If we go out, he is fine and manages to stay dry. At home he goes when he feels like it. In fact today he took himself off and I found him on the loo doing a poo. However, not long before that he had just stood there and watched his trousers as he did a wee in them.

I have tried a quick word about not where we should wee and that I am not happy that its on the floor and then moving on to something else to avoid too much attention for the negative behaviour . I am also praising him LOADS when he uses the toilet, but its been nearly 2 weeks now and I am not sure what else to do. Is it worth putting the nappies back on and trying again when he is a bit older (he is two next week)? Its just that he was the one that didn't like the nappies and made the choice to stop wearing them and wear the pants instead, perhaps if he realises again that he doesn't like the nappies he may do better.