Potty training

Helpppp how do i start my 3 year old, he would sit but wont do anything. He also refuses to remove diaper and says he only wants diaper. Should i wait until he is ready? Will he ever be ready? What if he wont be ready until 5 😭 he will start fs1 in September and he needs to be trained then i am desperate 😭😭😭

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I kept my daughter naked bottom down. And if you make a mess you’re helping clean it. But she didn’t love pee on her legs either.

Oh and I made up a song

I think the fact he's asking for nappies, he definitely needs to be potty trained. Just get rid of them. (Night time might be difficult caz its hormone related so you might need to use some bed time pull ups) but no nappies during the day. Maybe show him he can go on the toilet? Use things like wee targets or something. Make it clear he is a big boy and big boys use the toilet. Sometimes they are ready but us parents aren't, so if you want it done need to put the foot down. I had to do that with my eldest (she has speech delay tho). I just said "you are a big girl now. we are using the potty now" but I had her expecting it by mentioning potty training and when it will happen (similar thing I did with my youngest, made sure she knew it will be potty time and well she did it all herself at 2.5yrs)

Mine was the same. Was ready but refusing. I told him one day that we had run out of diapers and he had to go without them. We got pull ups for the night so we weren’t putting diapers on again at night when we’d said they didn’t exist!

Honestly, I went through a phase where I only offered underwear during the day and would give my daughter diapers if we went on a long car rides or walks or at night there was a lot of accidents at first, but glad she realized she didn’t like dirty underwear and started using the potty more and more

Order the "oh crap potty training" book off amazon and read that first. Then start. Im only on chapter 2 but tbh so far it makes a lot of sense x

I used to be a preschool teacher. And potty trained quite a few classes (these kids were at daycare longer than they were home). Consistency is key. BUT the fastest “training” was always when parents would spend a weekend with their kids literally just on the toilet. Like the whole weekend is potty boot camp. Read about potties hang out in the bathroom eat then go back to sitting on the toilet. And give all the praise and all the prizes after they pee or poo on the toilet.

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