Been potty training my DS, 2.5, for a few months. He wears pants all day and pull up nappies at night. He will happily pee in the toilet and he would prefer to wait until he is wearing his pull-ups before he poos but he will poo in the toilet if he needs to. He's so proud of himself when he does his business in the toilet.
My problem is, he just WILL NOT tell me when he needs to use the toilet. He has great understanding, can tell everyone that he must tell mummy or daddy when he needs to go, but he doesn't actually do it. I have tried reward charts, withdrawing privileges after accidents, being gentle and explaining patiently for the first accident, being firm and putting him in 'time out' for any further accidents... I am sure he understands but I think he simply doesn't want to leave his toys or activities to go up to the toilet. Should I forget the toilet for a while and go back to using the potty in the front room again where he can see it and is reminded about it? I dont want to have to go back to taking him to the potty every hour as I thought we had moved past that stage. Please help, this is starting to feel like it will never come together and other Mums have been less than useful with comments like "oh my DS was much better..." or "you need to shout at him for having accidents". All advice appreciated so much!
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ArtsMumma · 18/01/2013 15:18
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