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Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

Tantrums over no.2s!

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Gillian15 · 02/06/2018 20:12

My son uses the potty perfectly when he is butt naked for wees and poos (he doesn't need any reminding/prompting) but as soon as he has pants on he just wets/poos himself and doesn't tell me until he has already been. He usualy poos 2-3 times per day and they are substantial so its a horrendous mess to sort out, so I am not keen to keep trying him in pants unless it's very unlikely he is going to need a poo. He is nearly 3 years old and this has been the case for the last 2 months. We have tried various things - sticker reward chart, sweetie reward jar, song to flush away potty contents etc.

On one hand I could just say that he is not ready and come back to it in a few months. However, the problem is that he gets very agitated when he needs to do a poo and this has quite a detrimental effect on his behaviour e.g. if we are trying to leave the house and he needs to go, he will have big tantrums and I later realise that's why. He also HATES getting his nappy changed, and seems to get very frustrated when he has soiled himself. These problems are all elimanted if we keep him butt naked and he uses the potty.

Any thoughts/tips?

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welshmist · 02/06/2018 20:27

Oh and always take him to the loo before you go out. No pressure just sit with him chatting casually.

Badgerandfox · 02/06/2018 21:14

Have you tried no pants and loose shorts/joggers?

But of a long shot but wondering if the pants feel like a nappy but loose clothing might feel different.

Badgerandfox · 02/06/2018 21:19

Also how long have you given it with him in pants?

I've been potty training ds2 this week and he was naked for the first couple of days, first day of putting pants on him he was having more accidents, but he does seem to be improving and getting used to the pants now.

Badgerandfox · 02/06/2018 21:22

Also, I sympathise, this potty training business is a right pain, I remember it well with ds1 and now doing it again.

One way or another they do all get there in the end.

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