Even as an experienced parent, I have to psyche myself up when it comes to this stage of toddlerhood.

Whatever the reason, it’s unlikely that it’s related to anything you’re doing, or that you’re doing something wrong and causing his regression. Just keep putting him in undies–just equals more work for you for these first few days/weeks, but every time you quit he wins and he just uses it against you! I still wonder if he was just trolling me even at that young age – he’s pretty good at it now so it’s possible! But luckily stickers and treats keep us all motivated (him to do it, and me to keep reminding him because instead of whining, he gets excited) so that’s what helps get us back on track. I'm reading your blog for the first time after checking out a link on HuffPost and right now, I'm feeling psyched to have found you/it.We did, however, have to remind him that while it’s ok to pee outside while you’re outside, you don’t purposely go outside just to pee. She knows she gets a gummy bear when she poops in the potty, so she’s learned how to squeeze out the tiniest amount of poop quite a few times a day to increase the amount of gummy bears she gets.

If he pooped ten times in a row in the potty he would get a long time coveted toy, and even that didn’t work. I find it to be much more effective, and the effect is much longer-lasting than teaching through fear of punishment.It has been a wonderful addition to our family and I just had to let other parents know that their children could really benefit form this potty seat. Laminate and use white board markers over and over again, or print new ones as needed and use fun stickers or markers. the best advice we got was from his preschool teacher, she said to just stop worrying about it and make it a non-issue — encourage him for trying, but hand him a pull-up when needed. This idea caught our fire in out toddler’s imagination, and 6 months later he still announces loudly that he needs to do a ‘petrol pee’ regardless of where we are, or who might be listening. Your chart worked wonders for us he really enjoyed putting the stickers on and getting a reward at the end.

Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. I have backed completely off trying to get my 3 year old to poop in the potty for now (she is completely pee trained) as she started withholding her poop (talk about buns of steel…boy can she clench) to the point that I feats we were on the verge of encopresis (not often talked about, but more common than you think. Some mention that it is really easy to clean and light weight, while others say that it's really tricky to empty and rinse as it' s so big. Anon, we have a purple bowl filled with little purple stuff that Max wasn't interested in BUT I hadn't tried gift-wrapping. Learning how to use the potty independently and stopping wearing nappies is a big milestone for your child.Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. I have only found regular Cars underwear so far, not Cars 2 (it needs to have that "2" for Max's approval). It might be that there is some major change or other life disruption happening, like a move or an illness; he may be exerting his will/demonstrating his ability to make his own choices by acting out and refusing to cooperate, even though he’s mastered the skill; or he may simply not be mentally or emotionally ready to manage the responsibility yet.