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Potty traingn my 3.4 year old with an 18 month old?

I have two boys. My eldest is 3.4 yo...my youngest 18 months...my oldest son will tell us when he poops in his pull up, but never takes the initiative to pee or poop in the potty. If we see him squating, we put him on the potty and he wants to get off...we make him stay...if we let him get off, he says he's done..then ten minutes later, he poops on himself....if we make him stay, he will poop in the potty... now he says change me please, mommy I pooped on myself..I make him wait so he can feel it o. Him....my yiungest is just now saying, I poop..when he poops and pats his behind.my husband is especially growing furstrated at the oldest...he's very bright and is in daycare...he's the only one is school not potty trained In his age group...my oldest is normal functioning with no delays...we have tried stickers, charts, bribing w candy, potty dance etc...he says he wants me to wipe him because the poop is disgusting...we haven't tried yet with our youngest...any sugesstions please....

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    putting him in underwear is definitely the answer. i have 3 young ones and my first was late to train just like your boy but really it was my own fault i realized because i just didnt put her in underwear. the day i did was the last time she wore diapers and only had rare accidents. the same happened for my middle child that trained especially early but not at night (because once again i kept on putting on diapers) as soon as i stopped the diapers is when she was fully potty trained. make sure the decision seems like their own choice. get some new underwear as a present and say would you like to wear no more diapers and only big boy underwear? hopefully the answer is yes and then lots of praise that he is such a big kid now that uses potty , no more diapers and wears underwear.

  • 9 years ago

    Just because he is the only one not potty trained doesn't mean there's anything wrong with that. He's just not ready or hasn't been given the right push. I never messed with pull ups. When it was time to potty train (and he's definitely ready) I didn't let him wear a diaper ever again and went straight to underwear. We had a few accidents, but in 3 days my oldest didn't even say anything he'd just go potty. What I did for the first couple days was every half hour or so I'd remind him he's not in a diaper by asking if he had to go potty. We never did rewards or anything..attempted it, but was a big fail. He just loved knowing he was being a big boy going in the potty wearing big boy underwear. Praise him, remind him (esp after drinking something) (my son poops the same time every day so it was easy to say lets go sit on the potty and try to poop), most importantly... GET RID OF PULL UPS, DIAPERS, ANYTHING RESEMBLING A DARN DIAPER. It's strictly underwear from this day forward!

  • 9 years ago

    You need to take him out of the pull ups because he feels comfortable going in them. He will have some accidents at first that but eventually will get it, he's old enough now. Tell him he is going to start wearing big boy underwear and keep reminding him that he needs to use the potty now that he is not in diapers anymore. Stick with it, it shouldn't take but a few weeks to have him fully trained, he's ready.

  • 9 years ago

    First, throw the pull ups or diapers in the garbage where they belong. Pull ups are a sure way to keep your kid in diapers. Line the bed with plastic and let the work begin (for both of you). I bought a frog potty for my youngest and she was completely out of diapers by 18 months (even at night time). I learned with my older kids that diapers seem to prolong the potty training. At twelve months, my daughter started to clean herself if she had an accident. If they have to clean up after themselves, they understand that they have responsibility in their actions. For example, billy you wet all your sheets. Go into the bathroom and clean yourself up. Make him stay up and clean the mess. Let him be the one to load his soiled clothing into the wash machine. When they have to take responsibility, it is not as much fun. It might even lead to them helping out other times. I can say to my 2 year old. Go get all the towels and put them into the wash machine. She actually does it. As a parent, you have enough work to do. Have them take responsibility young and it will make your life so much easier. It will also give them a sense of pride.

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  • Jen
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Maybe you should just try putting him in big boy pants, then it will feel more unpleasant for him when he pees or poops in them?

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