Has anyone had a child that seems to know when they are weeing but is really inconsistent on a day to day basis? And refuses to wear pants at all?
Ok this is the 3rd time I've typed this out as when I press create it hasn't work! And I would really appreciate some advice so might not risk putting all details into this post.
Ds is nearly 3 and is really variable on a day to day basis. One day its brilliant and he uses the potty all day, the next point blank refuses to the point of screaming hysterics. Nursery have also found this too and are now reluctant to encourage him too much as he gets so upset. At night though for the last 6 weeks before bed he has quite happily wee'ed in the potty and collect his sticker even if he's refused all day and brushed off all rewards.
He also refuses to wear pants. At all. He takes them off and then stuffs them down the back of radiators rather than wear them - all perfectly nice pants he chose but he just won't wear them. He'd much rather wear a pull up and will chose that over pants. I tried him in the buff and it varied from not acknowledging it to aiming into puddles!
We had one good attempt which he was dry for 5 days but which was scuppered by a holiday and we ended up in pull ups again. Hourly toileting has always turned into a battleground and stickers/rewards again aren't consistently enough to get him into pants.
So I'm thinking of abandoning the pull ups and go back to cloth. Today he's worn a cloth nappy and still used the potty all day. Tomorrow - well who knows!
Any advice gratefully received