MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 All, Running the risk of starting another thread full of toilet humour, I thought I would turn to this wealth of diverse knowledge for some advice. We are currently potty training our 2.5 yr old boy. He's our second and the first took to it like a duck to water. No issues at all. This time round it's a bit harder. It's taken a while for him to start doing number 1's in his potty and he is doing really well. His nappy at night comes off dry. If he needs a wee during the day he'll just go and do it (Currently running around without a nappy in this heat) When we are out with a nappy on, he will tell us when he needs to go. But no 2's is a real issue. He seems to think it's wrong to go poopies and is holding it in, even with a nappy on. Then he gets so desperate he does little bits of poo on his bum. Then screams blue murder when we try to wipe him. This means at some point when he is desperate he spends all day moaning cos he's gotta go, but wont. No too sure where to turn here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Sorry mate, can't offer advice but you have my sympathies, we're training at the moment too. Thing is mine will sit on the potty for ages, watching telly, reading a book etc. Do nothing, put a nappy on and then pinch one off !!! VERY irritating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geneb Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 thats really sad when children get like that its really painfull for them , i've no advice but i do sympathize with you:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks, he's just soo good with number 1's, not sure how to shake his fear of number 2's. When we first started, he would have accidents.. but now even they have stopped. I'd rather he dropped a log on the carpet, then be in this discomfort.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 how about when you know he's holding on, and you want to go, you take him, the potty and yourself to the loo and go together. If he does go, do the usual congratulations, get him to take the potty to show mum how well he's done etc Obviously you don't want him to only go when you go etc, but may be you can move on to just simulating next to him on the potty.........then hopefully one day he'll just be fine on his own......... just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 What you need is a "Harry Potty" ... Linky: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=120546&highlight=potty Must be the first time ever the word Potty has been used twice in a day on a car forum... G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 how about when you know he's holding on, and you want to go, you take him, the potty and yourself to the loo and go together. If he does go, do the usual congratulations, get him to take the potty to show mum how well he's done etc Obviously you don't want him to only go when you go etc, but may be you can move on to just simulating next to him on the potty.........then hopefully one day he'll just be fine on his own......... just an idea. Cheers, tried that.. at the moment he is too scared to even sit on the loo/potty for a poo. Going for a widdle isn't an issue, but he hovers and points his winkly down to pee in it.. Good lad. It did work with the number 1's, standing there while he watchs.... wierd.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 What you need is a "Harry Potty" ... Linky: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=120546&highlight=potty Must be the first time ever the word Potty has been used twice in a day on a car forum... G He he.. read that thread too... I think it'll be a bit freaky peeing into someone head.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I would suggest a points based system. We used to have a picture on the wall like a space rocket and whenever our child went on the potty properly they got a star. Once the chart was full they got a special gift or day out. Its like bribery but it works. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Great minds and all that (Sorry if that offended.. ). Already use this system with the no 1's, where it works.. Again.. we have tried all sorts of bribery... to no avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hmm the joys still to come with ours thats approaching 2. Is it a fear of the potty itself or somehow he's associated no2s with being wrong full stop, rather than doing no2s being not a good thing in his nappy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 It's no 2's that he's worried about, he seems to think it's completly wrong now.... doesn't matter if it's in the Nappy, potty, loo etc... He has no issues going no 1's in the Potty or toilets if we are out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Sounds like he's gotten a negative idea about doing a poo then. Instead of understanding that doing a poo in his nappy is not a good thing he's thinking that doing poos full stop is not good. dunno how you go about changing his mind though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 My Niece went through the same sort of thing around the same age. Poor little bugger. What we ended up doing was as soon as she started doing the old running round crying saying she had a sore tummy etc just sit her on the loo for ages some time till she went. Then make a huge fuss about it. Just keep the encouragment up and he should go eventually. After a few he will be dropping logs like the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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