Potty training novice support please!

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I have been potty training my 3 year old boy now since for just over a week.

The only trouble I seem to have is that he doen't even seem to know when he is going to wee until it is happening same with pooing.

If I catch him just as he is about to he then holds it and won't go on either the toilet or the potty.

Today we had 2 wees and 1 poo all in his pants as by the time he said I need a wee he had finished it.

Am I right to keep on trying when he seems to have no clue when he is going to do it?

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I wouldn't bother if he isn't getting it theres no point you will only get stressed out and put him off.

Try reading toddler taming or the GF potty training book or search potty training on here to read more on how everyone else does it.

If he's not telling you before he's doing it then it sounds like it could take a while. Boys are usually abit later to be trained anyway so don't panic yet.

Are you rewarding him with sweets/ charts/ stickers/ praise when he is doing it right? He's old enough to understand if he gets it in the potty he gets a sweet and a sticker and mummy is pleased, if he's ready not understanding all that then I don't see how you can suceed right now?

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A weeks not very long for him to grasp the urge to go. Are you taking him to the toilet every so many minutes and have you gone straight to pants without nappies? Have you got a reward system for getting on the potty as well as doing the business? Sounds like he cant see whats in it for him. After all its easier to do it in the nappy from his perspective!

I started potty training DD in October and went for the leisurely approach. We started by putting her in knickers for an hour a day and taking her to the toilet every 15 minutes. Each time she sat on the potty/toilet she got a sticker on a chart and then another if we hit jackpot. I then gradually increased the amount of time in knickers and the amount of time between toilet visits. She got the hang of weeing within 4 weeks I would say but has only just grasped pooing.

scout I have another thread going for a few of us in the throws of potty training at the minute. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/1800/446315

Do agree he may not be ready..although I also think bare bottomed is the way to go for first few days while they get used to the feeling and also sometimes seeing the wee helps them to realise whats happening.

We have gone straight to pants from nappies and we have a reward system of stickers a chart and sweets for doing it.

Also have big suprise prize ready for him he knows he will get when he gets it so as far as what's in it for him he knws completely.

Today he was saying he didn't want to do the wee as it would hurt him so I think it's more about him letting go and fear than anything else.

Am doing loads of praise even if he is telling me after it's too late am praising him for telling me but saying mummy needs to know before the wee comes etc.