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Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Not sure if I'm doing this right. DS will be 3 in early August.
Yesterday was potty training day 1:
Got up, put on underwear and I made him sit on toilet to try maybe every 45 mins- he even went #2.... Only one accident mid day.
Day 2:
Accident in morning and none after that went #2 again today too.
My question is, I feel like I'm asking him and making him try - he's not really initiating it... If I say do you have to go? (I keep an eye on the clock and ask maybe every hour today) He will say yes and will really go. Should I just be waiting for him to tell me? How long should the intervals be? I don't want to simply be "catching" the pee, vs him learning the signs KWIM? Thanks for any advice
Message edited 7/6/2015 4:33:57 PM.
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alli3131
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Potty training question (3 day method)
You don't put them on the toilet. You just keep asking if they need to go. They shouldn't be sitting on the toilet for any length of time Just long enough for them to go.
I just kept asking for a few weeks. He has been trained for a year and I still ask if he hasn't gone in a while. You are asking to try and get them to think about the feeling and recognize it.
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| Posted 7/6/15 4:03 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: Potty training question (3 day method)
The actual "3 day method" says that you should not even ask the child; you should say, "Let me know when you need to go..." repeatedly throughout the day.
Good luck!
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| Posted 7/6/15 4:09 PM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
We tried the 3 day, but did our own modifications. I think all kids are different with PTing and what works best for them. We started about a week ago with DS who is turning 3 this week. He needs gentle reminders about going especially at daycare when he doesn't want to stop to go to the bathroom. As long as someone reminds him or asks if he has to go, he's pretty good about it. He can initiate, but he's much more aware of having to go when he's bottomless. That obviously doesn't work outside of our house so I'm asking him often and trying to bring him to the potty to try if it has been a while since he has gone.
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| Posted 7/6/15 9:01 PM |
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Re: Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Posted by MrsS2005
We tried the 3 day, but did our own modifications. I think all kids are different with PTing and what works best for them. We started about a week ago with DS who is turning 3 this week. He needs gentle reminders about going especially at daycare when he doesn't want to stop to go to the bathroom. As long as someone reminds him or asks if he has to go, he's pretty good about it. He can initiate, but he's much more aware of having to go when he's bottomless. That obviously doesn't work outside of our house so I'm asking him often and trying to bring him to the potty to try if it has been a while since he has gone.
Thanks for this... I was so proud because after dinner he was playing and literally said, "I have to go poo poo I feel it" and he ran to the bathroom- and he went! I think he's got the hang of it but I'm scared of outings lol.... like what happens if I was in the middle of food shopping! I know people will say, think about the usual times your child goes...but he can do that sometimes once a day and sometimes 2-3! I still find myself saying, "Remember to tell us when you need to go, okay?"
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Re: Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Posted by alli3131
You don't put them on the toilet. You just keep asking if they need to go. They shouldn't be sitting on the toilet for any length of time Just long enough for them to go.
I just kept asking for a few weeks. He has been trained for a year and I still ask if he hasn't gone in a while. You are asking to try and get them to think about the feeling and recognize it.
okay thanks...yeah I don't make him sit there. I just don't know if I'm taking control too much with the asking...I feel out how the day goes tomorrow!
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| Posted 7/6/15 10:18 PM |
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MrsT809
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Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Part of being trained is for them to tell you when they have to go. I would try to take a day at home and step back from asking him so he learns to recognize the feeling. I only make dd go before we leave the house and before bed if she hasn't gone recently. Other than that I let her tell me. There's a Daniel tiger episode about stopping to go right away that dd loves and sings the song from all the time. I think if he gets that concept down it will make outings a lot less stressful.
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alli3131
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Re: Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Posted by WestEndLove
Posted by MrsS2005
We tried the 3 day, but did our own modifications. I think all kids are different with PTing and what works best for them. We started about a week ago with DS who is turning 3 this week. He needs gentle reminders about going especially at daycare when he doesn't want to stop to go to the bathroom. As long as someone reminds him or asks if he has to go, he's pretty good about it. He can initiate, but he's much more aware of having to go when he's bottomless. That obviously doesn't work outside of our house so I'm asking him often and trying to bring him to the potty to try if it has been a while since he has gone.
Thanks for this... I was so proud because after dinner he was playing and literally said, "I have to go poo poo I feel it" and he ran to the bathroom- and he went! I think he's got the hang of it but I'm scared of outings lol.... like what happens if I was in the middle of food shopping! I know people will say, think about the usual times your child goes...but he can do that sometimes once a day and sometimes 2-3! I still find myself saying, "Remember to tell us when you need to go, okay?"
I have left my cart by the registers and taken DS to the bathroom in the supermarket. Same with Target. We always go before we leave the house but without fail he will have to go when we are in the middle of things. Restaurants, shopping etc. I just always scope put where the bathroom is when we get someplace.
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| Posted 7/7/15 9:02 AM |
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Re: Potty training question (3 day-ish method)
Posted by MrsT809
Part of being trained is for them to tell you when they have to go. I would try to take a day at home and step back from asking him so he learns to recognize the feeling. I only make dd go before we leave the house and before bed if she hasn't gone recently. Other than that I let her tell me. There's a Daniel tiger episode about stopping to go right away that dd loves and sings the song from all the time. I think if he gets that concept down it will make outings a lot less stressful.
I agree. We stayed home a week til kids could tell us when they need to go. Travel potty in the car helps.
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