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How do I get ds to wear pants?!

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may08 · 08/09/2010 16:27

Any advice on this one would be appreciated!

DS will be 3 next week and refuses to wear anything other than nappies. Its very frustrating because on the rare occasions that he runs around without a nappy on he will get his potty and wee on it when he needs to so I know he knows what to do. I tried to put pants on him a few weeks ago but he screamed and screamed until he was sick then took them off and screamed until I put a nappy back on him.

We have put pants on his teddy bears, told him he will be a big boy if he wears pants, we brought a book all about childrens throwing out their nappies to go and buy pants, I've offered him chocolate if he wears pants, you get the idea.... None of it works and just results in major upset.

I dont know what to do, any ideas or similar stories?

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lizziemun · 08/09/2010 17:44

Don't know if it will help. But I started putting knickers over dd2 pullups (mainly because pampers have a sticky bit om the back and she kept ripping the back out of them).

Then after a while i left of the nappy and touch wood she been dry for 3 weeks.

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Liv77 · 10/09/2010 20:29

My son refuses to wear pull-up's, no idea why as he'll wear a swim nappy Confused Am thinking of trying the proper pants over the top soon too.

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TwasEverThus · 10/09/2010 20:31

Is there any cartoon character he's keen on? If so you could maybe take him to buy some pants with that character on: Snow White knickers did it for my dd (3.3 at the time and very resistant).

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nigglewiggle · 10/09/2010 20:36

Have you tried starting off with nothing at all (in the house only, obviously Grin)? This is how DD2 started her own potty training. She just took the nappy off, but wasn't happy with pants at first. Gradually she has got used to having pants. This would avoid the battle.

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ElusiveMoose · 21/09/2010 14:36

No advice, but lots of sympathy. My son is precisely the same age (birthday on Thurs) and is a highly sensitive/stubborn little fiend about everything. We're doing potty training next week, because after a whole year of totally refusing to contemplate it, he has finally decided that three year olds don't wear nappies. Which is great... but he has never yet sat on the potty or the loo to do anything. So although he seems willing, I fear trouble ahead - but we shall see. He's the type who likes everything done 'properly' - so we're not going to mess about practising on the potty, we're just going to do complete cold turkey and go straight into pants next Tuesday morning and see how it goes. I'm not looking forward to it (especially as I had a baby four weeks ago Hmm) but I feel I can't waste this golden opportunity when he finally seems ready to try... Do come back and post if you have any words of wisdom, because I think I'm going to need them!

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