Advice on Potty training

Norma_Snockers

It's taken alot for me to admit this so please be nice

Has anyone else left it this late (or nearly this late) and was it easier or harder than any other children you've had?

susan1105

sorry to hear about PND, I think you should go see your health visitor who would give your best advirce. My twins where dry my three only think i would suggest is buy cheap underpants and stay in and go for it yes you will have lots of washing but he wont like getting wet and should figure it out quickly

susan

Bitsy_Beans

Hi there, If it's any consolation my son is nearly 3 and a half and still not dry at night. Honestly it takes them longer and longer as I think disposables are so good their brains and nerves don't register when they are wet.
I think at 4 they will probably grasp the idea quicker but at the end of the day every child is different. Take them and perhaps get them to pick the pants they want so they have a vested interest in the process.
Sorry to hear about your PND.

ailuro2

Kids do it when they're ready, some earlier than others. Yes, 4 seems late for during the daytime, but some kids aren't dry at night by school starting age.

PND that has lasted this long would suggest to me that you've not been getting the correct support and care, talk to someone at your health centre about getting better help with dealing with it.(Maybe your health visitor?)

tattoed_bum

my friends little boy was still in nappies at 4 , she was also trying to potty train but at 4 i think they are a little bit to tall to use the potty ,try get one of the seats that go on the toilet he may find this a lot easier ,just take him for a wee everytime someone in the house goes and he will soon get the hang of it ,you can also get a little stool that fits around the bottom of the toilet so that they can stand to pee ,
one of the mums at school always taught her son to pee when sitting down like a girl he is now 7 and still wont stand to pee.

if it helps i also had severe pnd ,which became depression i still have it now and my son is 6

alwaysonthego_2

With dd2 I used to take her to the toilet went dd1 wanted to go (only 18 mth age gap) and would let dd2 have a sit on it. When dd2 was ready to be potty trained we tried her on the toilet just like her big sister and it worked for us.

Lunar_Eclipse

We had no sibling issues with toilet training like you mentioned (no potty as I can't deal with them hygienically), so fingers crossed you'll be fine. DD2 was much quicker and easier than DD1, in fact it must help them seeing the older sibling using the toilet just like everyone else.

Having said that, I didn't train either of my children, leaving it later as seems to be common these days. We just stopped using nappies the day they turned 2 and asked them at obvious/regular intervals if they needed the toilet. We had a few accidents (mainly with eldest) but most children sort it within a week. I have read that if there's no improvement in two weeks, it's too early. But since training well before the first birthday is fairly uncommon, success is virtually guaranteed.

Norma_Snockers

Thanks to everyone for being so understanding - it means an awful lot

listerofsmeg_2

I used to babysit a kid who was four and still not totally potty trained. So I don't think it's that unusual, you just don't hear about it that often.

Good luck to you. Hopefully starting relatively late will prove easier than starting earlier. They do say the later you leave it the easier it is for the child to get the hang of.

angelicmary85

Hiya,

My neice turned 4 in Jan...she still refuses point blank to use the toilet and she's due to be going to school in August!

I bought her some of the wee balls that go down the toilet that boys are meant to aim for when they are training but she thought they were great!!

Pity she had enough of them after a week and went back to nappies! Sister keeps taking nappies away but she just wets herself or holds other things in until she is so sore my sister gives her a nappy!