Potty Training tips PLEASE!!!?

Question

My son was doing awesome with potty training. He was going 1 and 2 in the potty. We were even working on getting him out of pull ups at night. Then all of a sudden he stopped. We have a 10 month old baby and suddenly he wants to be the baby now. This has been going on for 3 weeks! It's so frustrating! I try not to get mad, but he was doing so good. I feel like we've undone everything we worked so hard for. Any advice besides don't get mad at him? Serious answers only.

Answer 1

It happens and regression is very common.  I know exactly how you feel because we had the same thing at our house.  It can be upsetting when they've been doing really well and then start having accidents, but it doesn't last.  You sound like you're doing a good job being patient, and that's really all you can do.  Also, simple as it may sound, just remind him all the time (like every half hour or so).  

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Too get him to pee in the potty try to get some kind of cheap small food such as a piece of cereal and tell him to hit. If he wants to act like a baby THen tell him babies have to do this and that ( stuff he doesnt like to do). Such as go to bed early take naps stuff like that. Also for 2 in the potty or 1 give him a penny or some kind of coin and start a piggy bank trust me it works i did it two my little brother when her was younger.

Answer 3

Put a Cheerio in the toilet and give him a "target". But most of all...relax...he'll come around. They ALL do...

Answer 4

That's what happens when you don't give your children propper attention. When you start taking attention away from the toddler, he puts two and two together. Scold him for going 1 and 2 in his pants, and tell him how great it was when he did it in the potty.

Now, if he has trouble flushing, tell him his p**p will come out of the toilet and jump on him if he doesn't flush. The gullibility of children is almost hilarious.

Answer 5

Never get mad at him, and never criticize.

Simply explain the facts.

Sit him down after a nice dinner, or a happy playtime, or after watching a Disney movie,   -  and just have a person-to-person talk.

Ask if he recognizes that "urge" to potty, and then tell him that when he feels that urge, to head for the bathroom.

My little girl was about two, and after changing a particularly gross loaded diaper, I thought it was about time to proceed to the next level.  I explained to her how to go about it, what the Porcelain Throne was, and what the purpose of that roll of tissue paper was for.   A few hours later, she said she had to go;  her Mom accompanied her; she accomplished the mission, and THAT was the end of the diapers.  No accidents later, no nothing --- she just transitioned out of diapers and no further training was required.

It is amazing what can be accomplished by treating babies and children like adults.  The only difference is that the junior sized adults are a lot less complicated.

Tabula Rasa, Eh?  Yep.  

I would love to know how you do with this.

Doug

Answer 6

My son did the same thing when he was potty training. There was an article by a Dr in the newspaper that helped us. The Dr said not to yell, but gently take them and sit them on their bed for a few minutes. It's not a punishment, but just tell him that if he can't be a big boy he has to sit on his bed. Our son was 3 1/2 and it really worked. We just had to remember to stay calm. Good luck.

Answer 7

He is maybe jelous of the younger sister and he wants to be like that again. Say to him that he needs to be a big boy and show his sister how to use the potty so that she can learn off her big brother. Refer to him as a 'big boy' and he might feel like he needs to be good to show his sister. You could sit the younger sister on a potty and say to your son that he needs to show her how to use a potty (I know shes too young and won't understand but if he thinks hes helping her to learn he might feel proud.)

Good-luck

xx

Answer 8

It's perfectly normal for regression, just don't be upset with him because he'll get past it.  My 4 1/2 yr old wanted to nurse again after having baby #2.  Just remind him what a big boy is, and have special big boy activities that he knows he gets to do with just you and somehow work into that how pottying is a big boy thing when you talk about doing "big boy" stuff.

Answer 9

Tell him he needs to show his younger sibling how to be a big kid and show him how to use the potty. I used to have my niece sit on the toilet and we'd wait and wait until she went and then she'd get to fly like a butterfly(over my head and just walking around)

Answer 10

I say you rub his nose in it and stick him outside...that'll teach the little brat! (JK)

Sounds like he needs a bit more attention on your part.  The best answer I can come up with is not to cease with taking him to the bathroom every 45 min or so for "potty time." This seemed to work with my second kiddo, though it took a while.

Good Luck, and don't give up!   ;)

Answer 11

Don't worry; you didn't undo all of that potty training work.  He still knows how to go on his own, but he just doesn't want too.  He's probably feeling jealous of all of the attention that the baby is getting and thinks that if he acts like a baby he'll get as much attention as the baby does.  That's a totally normal thing for him to feel, since new babies need so much attention, and a lot of kids go through things like this when they have a new brother or sister.  He'll get over it once he realizes that peeing his pants doesn't make him the center of attention.  

You didn't mention how old he was, but if he's old enough to have friends that are potty trained, spending time with them might make him change his mind about wanting to be a baby.  The most important thing to do is not to give him any extra attention for acting like a baby.  If he's not going to use the potty, then just put him back in diapers and don't say anything about it.  

Give him lots of opportunities to help out and do "big kid" things so that he can see that he has a place in the family and is important even though he's not the baby anymore.  Give him positive attention when he does acts like a big boy, but don't pay any attention to his attempts to become a baby again.  

If you think it would help, talk to him about how little babies need lots of help because they can't do anything, and tell him that you know it might seem like you're paying more attention to the baby, but that you love him just as much as the baby and that you're really proud of him for growing up into such a big boy who can do so many things for himself.  Tell him that he can be a good example to the baby of things that the baby needs to learn how to do.  

He'll get over this sooner than you'd think.  And when he does get over it, you should be able to pick up right where you left off with potty training.

Answer 12

This is common with new babies while the older one is still a toddler. They are not getting enough attention so they think acting like the baby will get them the attention again. Try to take time out to just focus on him and tell him what a big boy he is and how cool that is. How excited that makes you. That will really help. Make sure he gets time alone with just you or just daddy. So he can feel like he is growing up, and getting praised for being such a big boy. I hope that helps! Good Luck!!

Answer 13

sweetie that  takes a long time and to be 10 months old  is hard so have patience

Answer 14

give him a treat