18 month old DS weeing in the corner

[endofjune]

When I take my 18 month old’s nappy off he goes running to the corner and has a wee. He finds this hilarious.

Is this normal and what should I be doing? I do say no but he finds this funny.

Put a potty there and teach him to wee in the potty.

18 months is young for potty training so it sounds like he is doing really well. Would a potty in the corner work and mega praise if he uses it 😀

Put a potty in the corner?!

He's doing it because he enjoys getting a rise out of you. Stay calm, make him help clean it up in a very boring way, say 'we have less time to play because we have to clean this up'.

It sounds quite normal to me, toddlers do this sort of thing. You need to avoid being emotive about it, find an immediate consequence he will not like, be consistent. The not emotive part is hard, you need to remember that small children are wired differently and can seem psychopathically indifferent to your distress, inconvenience etc. You might not like cleaning up piss, he doesn't care.

An alternative is to change a nappy with one of your legs gently resting on his tummy so he can't run off.

I’ve tried putting a potty there but he ignores it. I have said No and have tried ignoring it but neither have been effective! I’m really not being emotive about it at all, but I would prefer him not to do it for fairly obvious reasons.

Don't let him run around with no nappy on!

Don't let him run around with no nappy on. Old nappy off and new one straight on.

He does it when he’s been taken out of the bath @MolliciousIntent but I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this and the best approach, not to be criticised re my parenting thanks.

Wowzers, prickly. And name change fail OP.

Not letting him run around without a nappy isn't a criticism of your parenting, but it will solve your issue so not sure why you've reacted quite so defensively?!

It was a practical suggestion, not a criticism 🤷🏼‍♀️

Where is this supposed NC fail?

@endofjune @endofjune ...I don't see how that makes any difference? Get him out of the bath, dry him off, put a new nappy on him. No running around necessary. He's basically still a baby, you're not going to be able to stop him from doing it, so you have to remove the opportunity.

Your post at 13:11 doesn't show up as the OP posting, so you've changed your name then back, but obviously with a difference.

And not sure why you're so angry and people offering suggestions, nothing to do with your parenting 🤷🏼‍♀️ if he won't stop doing it, remove the chance for him to do it, hopefully it will break habit and he'll forget

Fair enough @MolliciousIntent but as I’ve said he does have to have his nappy removed sometimes, and is pretty speedy. I’m sorry if I misread the intent but I was a bit mystified by a few posts on here - the one that inferred I was raging or sobbing or something and the ‘NC fail’ one have had me somewhat confused!

@endofjune you just have to keep hold of him then. Change him on the table instead of the floor maybe?

It does for me. It’s the same username - seriously, how is that worth commenting on? I am on a different name on a long running thread but it’s not as if I’ve commented on it on this thread

Well, it shows up as not the OP for everyone else (as in not green), which made the thread a bit confusing, which is why people commented.

I wasn't the one who said about the namechange, i was just explaining! And as PP said, its confusing as people will miss that post if they are just reading yours.

Crikey OP you are coming across very angry, you've asked for advice, posters have offered it, what did you want people to say?

Good grief !
The OP asked for parenting advice ...not to be questioned about whether her username showed up or not !
I had to check if this was AIBU or something !

I promise I’m not angry but it is annoying to be told you have had a NC fail when I haven’t. Everyone knows NC fail is what people draw attention to in order to imply someone isn’t genuine. Anyway, no matter.

Look, it might not be showing up for you, but for everyone else, one of your posts isn't registering as being by the OP. No one is accusing you of trying to get attention, people were just trying to point out that you might be using the wrong name by accident.

You're super defensive, about the name change, about letting your son run around with no nappy, and I wonder if maybe some of this frustration is coming out when you're dealing with your son, and he's enjoying getting a reaction from you about it? Toddlers can drive you absolutely bonkers but you'll have so much more success if you stay calm.

It is confusing on the app -see the screen shot? People point it out because OPs name change for a reason and might need MNHQ to change it for them. It's not suggesting they don't believe you.

Re your little boy, he clearly can pee where he wants to so take advantage of that. Show him how to pee on the toilet.
Get a jar of smarties or jelly beans.
If he pees in the toilet give him a sweet.
Before you take off his nappy remind him about the sweet.
He'll go where you want him to, then.

This was exactly how I potty trained my children , nappies off ... potty in site and huge celebrations when successful ( including myself who get rounds of applause when sat on the toilet )

Easier in summer and even better if in very private garden ..

If you mean I implied you were raging or sobbing - I didn't mean anything that extreme but distinct annoyance would be a human reaction to someone weeing on the floor in the bathroom.

Kids can pick up on parents being annoyed or unsure what to do (which you probably are as you're posting on here), they find it fascinating and keep picking at you because it's interesting to them. When DC were little I'd occasionally get upset because I'd have told them so many times not to do something, then they'd keep on.

Saying you might need to do something differently to stop him weeing in the corner isn't a criticism of your parenting. It's constructive advice based in experience, which is the point of mumsnet.

You didn't mention the bath in your OP. I'd lift him out straight onto a potty then towel round him on there and praise if he wees in the pot.

You can also change a nappy speedily by putting the clean nappy under the child's bum, so you can whip out the used one, quick wipe and fasten the clean one quickly.

Have you tried sticking a target in the potty to see if he'll try and aim for that ?

On a practical level, put a puppy pad in the corner to make clean up easier.