How to Potty Train a Resistant Child

Posted by Anonymous , 9/4/2007 Tags:PottyTrainResistantChild
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How to Potty Train a Resistant Child

Introduction

No, you're not alone when you see your child looking helplessly up at you while he's standing in the middle of the grocery store in a puddle of urine. Most moms have experienced this more than once. However, if your child seems to refuse to be potty trained, there may be an underlying cause.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Steps

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Step One

Determine if your child is ready for potty training. If he's too young, he may refuse to use the potty. If this happens, give him a few more months, and start over.
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Step Two

Offer him a small potty chair. The adult toilet may seem intimidating for a small child.
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Step Three

Turn the responsibility of using the potty over to your child. Maybe if he has nothing to resist, he'll stop fighting you.
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Step Four

Replace his transitional diapers with cloth underwear of his choosing. This can be messy, but he'll be less likely to poop or pee on his favorite superhero.
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Step Five

Allow him to decide when he needs to go potty, and stop reminding him constantly. He knows what the urge to go to the bathroom feels like.
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Step Six

Give him positive feedback when he does use the potty, and reward him for not going in his pants for a day.

Tips & Warnings

  • A healthy child older than 30 months who hasn't responded to toilet training may be resisting it and perhaps challenging you to a power struggle.
  • It is perfectly normal for a child who is potty trained by day to have accidents at night for a while. You may need to use pull-ups until your child can make it through the night dry.
  • Lecturing your child too much could cause him to resist using the potty.
  • Don't punish your child for doing a bowel movement in his pants.
  • Your child may become constipated if he holds back his bowel movements.
  • If your child still resists potty training after three months, talk to his doctor about possible physical problems.
  • Don't put the child back in diapers after he's in underwear if he's over 2 years old, this may confuse him.
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