He likes to empty his "potty into the toilet" by himself. I usually help so that it won't get splattered everywhere. He likes to make sure that it is completely empty or he won't put it back. He's very good about washing his hands and pulling up his pants.
The treat that finally did it was the push sucker that you see to the left. The second day we used the sucker and starbursts, and after that he just got stickers. Sometimes he gets a treat if he needs extra motivation.
I started to think this day would not come. Ok, I knew it would come, but I didn't think it would be anytime soon. The day that he decided to switch, started out with me putting underwear on him, just to see... He continued to pee in his pants several times without caring/embarrassed. I said, ok, I guess he is not ready and put the diaper back on. After about an hour he asked if he could have the sucker I had showed him. I told him that he could have it if he went peepee in the potty. He said, "Ok," and proceeded to drop his pants and sit on the potty. He sat for probably a good 5 minutes. I listened with my ear glued to the door. He finally said, "I'm done, sucker?" He had gone on demand!! He continued to do so the rest of the day. When he had to go poop, it freaked him out and he just kept going pee a little every 10 minutes. Finally when I put a diaper on him for nap, he went poop. Shoot. We are working on that one.
The next day I tried underwear again, but he had the same problem and once I put the diaper on, he would stay dry. Maybe the pressure of wearing underwear is too much? I don't know.
Anyway, he has been going in the potty for about a week, but no pooping in the potty. I thought that maybe this would just be gradual, but then today he started to go in his diaper and then pee a little in the potty when I asked him to go potty. We went straight to the store and had him pick out lots of Cars underwear and he still pees in them. I'm frustrated, but I am trying to be hopeful and help him understand the difference between wet and dry. We will see how tomorrow goes. Ben is at a Scout campout. I think there should be a blog for moms who's husbands have really time consuming callings and we can just give each other fun ideas for when they are gone a lot.
P.s. I hate potty training. Maybe because I feel that I am not that good at it. I guess I should appreciate the patience and lessons I am learning, but I still hate potty training. Proud of Troy though ;)
It gets easier with each child. I had no desire to potty train Chelsea. I guess I waited long enough because she pulled a pair of Stephanie's panties from her drawer, brought them to me, I put them on her and she was trained. Never an accident! She was 2 and a half. I guess it helped to watch her big sister.
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Ugh I hate potty training too! Ya know what, Brynlee has been potty trained for a while for peeing, but she is STILL scared to death of pooping in the toilet. To this day she just tells me when she needs to go and I'll put a diaper on her, she poops in it, then we take it off. But she will NOT go in the potty. I don't know how long it will last, but I've decided not to push it. Because when I was really trying to get her to go, she would hold it for 4-7 days in between poops, and it was awfully traumatic and we had to use enema's, etc. to get her just to get it out. So...good luck I guess haha. I'm sure you're doing a great job! I hope for your sake he changes his mind about it soon.
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