My 3 year old son wants to keep wearing his nappies!

poppyolivia

moneypooh wrote: »

re: dummy

this too is a matter of time. my son kept his until he was 5. he had it when really upset or tired, but never slept with it in. my OH was quite stressed about it and what people would say, but I let my son choose his right time. One night just before he was 5 he gave it to me saying he didn't need it anymore and that was it, he still slept with a muslin for a while until that got turfed out on the floor too.

It's not really an issue in the grand scheme of things and now neither of the children even remember nappies/ dummies and find it quite funny talking about it (but then again anything to do with wee is hilarious for a boy of 10!!)

This makes me feel really good, cause I am so worried about it! Daft I know but it goes to show that they will give it up eh?
I was also worried about his teeth and speech but so far its ok, he did have a lisp but that seems to be ALOT less these days. I'm sure I was speaking about this on another thread a few months back and someone said dummies don't affect the childs teeth. How is your childs teeth are they ok...???? (sorry but at the back of my mind I keep thinking he's gonna turn goofy!:o )

yoni_one

Re: dummy - another successful approach used by my friend was to get her little boy to 'pay' for something he really wanted at Toys r Us with his dummies, he did just that and felt very proud handing over his currency for his first purchase.

Any time after he asked for a dummy she reminded him that he had used them to buy his toy (which I think was a Buzz Lightyear model) and they never looked back.

Re: potty training. I was aware that my stress levels were having a negative impact on the whole thing and so I just left it a while until one day the nursery assistant told me I needn't bring him in nappies any more as he had been using the toilet for a while! For a moment I was upset I had missed this milestone in his life, but I soon got over it and remained grateful to the nursery every since lol.

Good luck to everyone coping the stresses that are part and parcel of raising our little cherubs - mine is 17 now and when once upon my biggest stress was due to sleep deprivation because he just would not sleep, nowadays I cant get the lazy so and so out of bed!!! And don't even try and get me started on getting him to shower regularly ............... :wall:

They should TELL you about these things before you sign up to have 'em. :rolleyes:

moneypooh

poppyolivia wrote: »

This makes me feel really good, cause I am so worried about it! Daft I know but it goes to show that they will give it up eh?
I was also worried about his teeth and speech but so far its ok, he did have a lisp but that seems to be ALOT less these days. I'm sure I was speaking about this on another thread a few months back and someone said dummies don't affect the childs teeth. How is your childs teeth are they ok...???? (sorry but at the back of my mind I keep thinking he's gonna turn goofy!:o )

He's not goofy! Actually he was born with a twisted top palate and saw a consultant until he was about 7. I asked about the dummy when he was about 2, and the consultant said it wasn't an issue, thumb sucking was more of a risk.
Well over the years his palate has straightened and his teeth are perfect so a dummy certainly didn't cause any problems, so don't fret!

RedBern

The good weather will be with us soon (or so I'm led to believe!) and you could try leaving your son with no pants or nappy on to play in the garden and he may be more aware of when he wants to have a wee.

Others have already said it depends on the child and I think (although I'm sure I'll be corrected) that biologically it is more difficult for boys to control their bladder because of the way they are constructed - and this lack of control around this organ continues until later life and manifests itself in other ways!!:rotfl:

We've all done the comparison game - but each child is different and he'll 'get it' when he's ready... until then don't make an issue of it as it is upsetting you more than him.

Debt_Free_Dreamer

We potty trained our daughter at Butlins just after her third birthday. But I did have to take her to the toilet every half an hour! I think she found the whole experience of visiting every toilet we came accross so exciting, she was up for the challenge.

We also put her in pull ups and praised her when they were not wet.

We bought a Tommee Tippee portable potty which you use with plastic bags and what only can be described as a sanitary towel in the bottom. (sorry chaps) This meant we could spring into action at any point, which sometimes meant stopping the car on the side of the road.

Night time training took much much longer.

In reality though, I think each child achives it in their own time. Don't worry about it. It will happen in it's own good time.

Amanda