Potty training not going so well :(
He suddenly just decided he doesn't like it! When I sit him on the potty he cries, and he won't go pee pee in it now. I don't want to pressure him to hard and turn potty time into a struggle. He was doing so well at first! What's the deal?
posted by Shai @ 4/10/2006
8 Comments
8 Comments:
The more you want him to, the less he wants to...it's called being an oppositional almost 2 year old. he's trying to establish that he is, in fact, a separate person from you, with the ability to say no.
This is why bribery is helpful in potty-training situations. Then, it's not a "my way" or "your way" scenario, to which a toddler is always going to pick the way you don't want him to go, it's a reward for positive behavior scenario.
Another thing we did was this:
http://parenting.ivillage.com/tp/tppotty/0,,9mg8,00.html
(we did the naked thing, coupled with a reward)...
I will say, potty training a boy is harder than potty training a girl. I have no idea why.
You know how men are, they get settled in their ways, whether it be falling asleep on the couch every night with a beer, or shitting in their pants. I guess I just have to givehim good reasons why he should go in the potty. You would think not sitting in his own urine would be enough of a motivation!
Thanks for the tips! I just have to figure out what I can use as a reward. I don't know how I feel about food as a reward. I'll have to give it some thought.
If you give him a reward for being "good" for going on the potty, what punishment will he get for being "bad" and peeing in his diaper?
Humiliation?
Just give him time.
I think that is the best advice, Shoe. He's not even two yet. It will take time. Eventually he will get used to the idea of it. He sort of acts like he is a little scared, which is understandable. He is sitting over a deep pool of ice cold water!
wait, doesn't he have a little plastic potty chair of his very own?
Oooo...that's what he needs. The big potty is too scary for widdle boys.
by the way, read the article on i-village...it doesn't have to be food-related bribery. It just needs to be a positive emotional reinforcement.
I'm gonna have to agree with Shoe on this one. Sandworm isnt even two yet. Most boys dont even start to potty until they're almost three. Give him a break. Keep the potty in a room so that he can look at it. If he still wants to watch his potty videos and read his potty books.... GREAT!! But at this point I wouldnt try to push it. You dont want it to turn into a you verses him thing.... because you WILL lose THAT battle.
I think time is what he needs. You guys are 123% right. We have lots of time to explore the potty thing. I think he'll get used to the idea eventually.
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