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10 Responses to “How do you potty train a three year old that will not listen?”

1. Jackie Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 2:14 am

   The answer is to introduce the idea of TREATS. If he sits on the potty he gets an m & m or somthing.

   If he uses the potty he gets more lets say a small present from the dollar store he wont know the difference.

   Kids usually LOVE getting stuff so an incentive to use the bathroom i found works.
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2. emilymay8603 Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 2:59 am

   I’d like to know the same thing. My son is 3 1/3 and he is totally against this whole potty training business. I’ve been trying to bribe him with candy, but it’s not working.
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3. Cassy Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 3:26 am

   put Cheerios in the toilet and tell him to sink them with his pee. it worked for my brother, and he was a hellion
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4. JJL Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 3:36 am

   well he should be tall enough to pee in the bowl standing up. throw some cheerios in the bowl and tell to pee through the holes. he’ll associate urinating with playing a game thus teaching him to use the potty.
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5. ahermanns79 Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 3:59 am

   My last one was the most difficult to train. It took six months to get him comletely potty trained throughout the day. We let him roam around the house naked but kept a close eye on him. When he would start to go, we’d rush him to the toilet. When ever he made it without having an accident, he would get a sticker or a small treat. A good potty training video is "Elmo’s Potty Time". My son loved it and it did help him understand the potty thing better. These sites may help you out, too. Good luck! I know it’s hard, but hang in there. You all will feel so proud once he gets it figured out.
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   http://www.nickjr.com/parenting/parenting_features/potty_training/index.jhtml?extcmp=SEO_SSP_Y
   http://www.babycenter.com/viewArticle.htm?articleId=1453171&page=1
   http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/potty-training-problems.html
   http://www.tracytrends.com/potty-training.html

6. Yeah Me! Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 4:28 am

   You can’t put too much pressure on him or it will only make it worse. With my son I would ask him if he wanted to try the potty. When he said no I just left it alone. Then I would ask him again a couple days later. After doing this a few times he finally said yes and he’s been potty trained ever since. I think it’s because he felt it was his decision and wasn’t forced or pushed into it. Young children don’t get to make many decisions on their own so when they do get to it means a lot to them and might make training more important to him.
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   Potty trained a stubborn boy.

7. Ashalena Lynn Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 4:41 am

   i know that getting a tiny "potty" for my niece was extremely helpful.
   Also, giving her a treat every time she did helped a lot.
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8. starfire978 Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 4:56 am

   Definately a reward system. find his favorite small candy something like m&m’s, skittles, smarties etc. You reinforce the good behavior like this. "if you sit on the potty you get 2 candies, if you leave some peepee or poo then you get 5 candies." They pick up the reward concept very very quickly.
   The biggest thing to remember is that you can’t force a child to potty train. If they don’t want to sit on the potty to try then don’t force them to, just tell them okay then no candy. Keep in mind that a child will have the urge to go roughly 30 minutes after eating a meal, it’s just how the body works.
   With the fact that your family has been pushing since he was so little this has very likely turned into a battle of wills. Sorry but a toddler will always win in the potty battle. They will wait until the minute you let them off the potty and go in their pants or will run and hide when they realise they need to go to avoid the potty. You have to change their concept of the potty and make it fun and rewarding.
   Make sure he has a potty that he likes and is comfortable with. Ideally it is a potty that they cannot fall into and can reach the floor with their feet. The potty is a big scarey thing to toddlers so anything you can do to make them feel safe and secure is a good thing.
   If he likes stickers you can try a calendar sticker reward chart. Walmart has booklets of stickers where it’s some normal sized stickers for on his shirt and little ones for the calendar. It’s nearly 900 stickers for $3. If he uses the potty for a week he gets to go to the park. Things like that go a huge distance for changing the potty into something he wants instead of something you want him to do.
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9. Lady WAR is the Boss Lady Says:
   July 8th, 2010 at 5:33 am

   We drew a big chart on construction paper (all squares) and stuck it to the cabinet beside the toilet. I bought a tablet 500 stickers from the dollar tree for only a dollar! Every time he peed, he would get a sticker on the chart and a sticker on his arm. Every time he had a b.m. he got two on the chart(in one square) and two for his arms, belly, head, or wherever he wanted it.lol. When he got the chart completely full, we bought him a bunch of toys from the Dollar Store. Worked like a charm when nothing else would.
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10. Autamn M Says:
    July 8th, 2010 at 6:13 am

    u should have started long ago my son is 2 yrs old and potty trained u need to be consostent i would ask every 15 minutes and let him sit on the potty even if he didnt have to go.. and if u give treats hell want them everytime u praise him by saying good job
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