Began potty training with ds2 (2.9) about 5 weeks ago...had tried previously but not ready so left it until he was completely ready. Went really well and after a week we didn't have any accidents. Cut to Christmas eve, complained of pain in penis, looked and it was read and swollen, so took him to GP, got antibiotics and it cleared up. We had 3 days of accidents as it was painfulfor him to wee so I think he was just trying to delay going - hence the accident. He's been having accidents on and off since, then in the last week he's just completely stopped going to the loo and we're having 4+ accidents during the day.
I should mention that he's also been having probs with weeing inside the loo and we're getting it shooting out onto the floor.
So, I think it's a combination of not wanting to go to the toilet and pee ouside of it, and the infection setting hiim back.....BUT I've tried EVERYTHING to get him back on track - even going back to potty, rewards, penalties, shouting (in shameful desperation). I just can't take another day of cleaning up pee and crap continuously.
I keep asking him and you can guarantee within a minute of me checking he'll wee. He then promises faithfully to go to the toilet next time but doesn't.
PLEASE can somebody offer some alternative strategies because I'm just getting annoyed with him now which is not helpful in the slightest.
I've ordered a loo seat with a boys anti splash thingy on the front to try to stop the spillage issue and even got him to choose the design etc., but in the meantime what can I do to get him to recognise when he's about to wee and not get too distracted/lazy to do something about it
TIA