Potty training is still a "no-go" with Luke! I keep talking about it, and he uses the potty before bath time and sometimes one other time each day, but still no real success story!
He hit the 3 1/2 milestone in February but still has no real interest. Last week I was really talking it up to get him to wear underpants this week....in a cheerleader sort of way! Several nights in the past week he has woken up and not wanted to lay on the bed saying he was going to pee on it! Despite my reminders that he had a diaper on and if he had an accident then I would just wash the sheets, we spent about an hour awake until he was able to drift off to sleep again. Poor little guy...
All weekend I kept talking about wearing underpants. I bought 2 containers of mini M&M's, promising him a few for each successful potty use. I reminded him of Grandma and Pa's promise to bring him to the toy store to pick out a new truck once he wore underpants all day and used the potty.
This morning, despite having the choice of construction trucks or Mater underpants and showing him the candy, he wanted no part. Luke went in the room and grabbed a diaper. No amount of cajoling or encouraging moved him to change his mind.
Ugh!
So far a sticker book and the candy and the promise of a new toy have not worked! You would think that since I have 6 other children that were successfully potty trained that this process wouldn't be so difficult!
Not so!
Looks like I will be spending some time on the internet looking for some new ideas!
Anyone have any suggestions and personal experience with reluctant potty trainers?
Monday, May 6, 2013
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janice v · 621 weeks ago
NormalChaos 84p · 621 weeks ago
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Colleen Martin · 621 weeks ago
We are always in a rush to do it the summer before school starts so everyone except JP was only like 2.5 years old. I think the only trick I have is to be vigilant (meaning put them in underwear and take them to the potty all day long) which is super hard to get anything else done (or watch the baby!) and use M&M's as treats which you already do.
Does he look up to a particular sibling especially? Maybe they could have potty duty for a weekend day and show him how it's done :)
NormalChaos 84p · 621 weeks ago
lol on the sibling idea...I will nominate Jon...except there was a time(when he was around 5) that Andrew was using the bathroom and Jon ran in and peed on his back(on purpose!)...Maybe Jon isn't the best teacher after all!:)
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