Parents: So You Think Your Child Is Potty Trained?

[Isla]

About 4 months ago, when my son was 21 months old, he brought joy to our hearts by potty training himself.



<< The child is a prodigy! >>

I thought.

After 3 months of peeing and pooping in the potty like clockwork, something happened.

He got bored.

I started finding urine in my tupperware (it is the one cabinet he has access to)... then urine in his turned-upside down toy drum, and finally caught him pissing in the dog's water bowl.

He howled with protest when the diapers went back on; if I don't put shorts on over his diaper, I can be sure to find him watering my african violets with his own personal watering can.

So, here I am... my son was potty trained... and now he's not.

What do I do?

 

[Scrapster]

Put a filter above your dogs water bowl.

 

[Total Refected Power]

Ack! I am not a parent but had a niece who wasn't trained until 3.5 yrs old and she took dumps like a horse. Finally she got got with it and now she is a potty princess.

You could try Cheerios in the toliet bowl trick.

He is still quite young and will come around soon. I know he has a motivated mommy.

 

[Emos]

Maybe he's just marking his territory Isla!

 

[Viper GTS]

It's obvious he's capable of doing it, it sounds to me like he's just enjoying pissing all over the place.

Explain to him that it's OK for him to piss in the toilet, &amp; nowhere else.

If he does it elsewhere (and you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did it intentionally - Pissing in the dog's bowl is flat out premeditated), smack his ass.

Viper GTS

 

[zippy]

I'm just graduated to Pull Ups. My mommy calls them special big boy undies! I'm special!





But anyway, your son just seems to be living out every man's dream- be able to piss wherever and whenever, have a nice woman feed and bathe him, and have nap time in the afternoon!

 

[RGN]

<< (Pissing in the dog's bowl is flat out premeditated)

Viper GTS >>




ROFLMAOPI wait...

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Tell him that it's wrong. Let him understand the difference. If he knows the difference and obides by it, he'll use the toilet. If not, discipline is surely in order.

 

[Pretender]

For a sec I thought that said 21 years old, although this kid sounds like he may take that long to finally conform to the rules of society...

 

[pulpp]

<< and finally caught him pissing in the dog's water bowl. >>



tell him he is gona have to drink from there if he does that again

 

[gittyup]

The one thing that motivated our daughter to get potty trained was rewards. In her case, she loved stickers. I am not sure what really does it for your son, but you may want to offer rewards for when he goes on the potty. Also, just try to ignore the bad behavior. It is just a phase.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I second smacking his ass...

 

[Isla]

Heh, at least he isn't painting the walls with his poop like his sister did... she's the artist in the family...

He is definitely all boy... he loves to see what his 'magic wand' can do!

We have settled in for a battle of wills on the potty training thing, though.

When he gets mad, he says &quot;Go!&quot;, gets in his pedal car, slams the car door, and pedals away furiously into another room. Right now he is washing his pedal car outside but it is now time to get into his little Power Wheels for his evening drive through the neighborhood! He drives right up to the neighbor's house, knocks on the door, and gets a cookie. He's got them charmed.

Boys are fun.

 

[Barrak]

ROFL To him its a toy, and now you expect him NOT to play with it?? Damn women always take our fun, I think I am going to visit my mom and pee in one of her flower pots.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Woohoo! He's a car nut! YEAH!!! He can do no wrong!
(I'm atually surprised you let him &quot;drive&quot; out of the house alone.)

 

[Ameesh]

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<< and finally caught him pissing in the dog's water bowl. >>



tell him he is gona have to drink from there if he does that again >>



my parents made me sit on top of the fridge when i was bad, it was too high to jump so i just stayed up there and cryed. try that or put him in the oven or somethin. dont hit him, i dont think it will help.


good luck.

 

[Isla]

Oh no, GTAudiophile... we follow him down the sidewalk as he makes his journey around the block.

Yes, he LOVES cars. Daddy has a big red truck and he calls all red trucks &quot;Dad's Car&quot;.

The Matchbox cars they have these days are really, really cool, too... can't walk through my house without stepping on a few, though...

I am going to have to crack down on the potty training thing, though. I don't think I can spank him... I'll have to experiment with some other motivational tactics.

 

[Total Refected Power]

Yes, he LOVES cars.

. My mother tells me that one of my first words was &quot;CarCar&quot;. I never saw a Matchbox I didn't like.

 

[palad]

A third vote for viper's solution. But tell him first. Make sure he understands that there is a definite consequece for bad behaviour, and if he still continues, follow through.

 

[urameatball]

I pee around my neighborhood at like 2am.

but only on fire hydrants

*beware* of *me*...

I think I need some motivation

 

[Emos]

<< Yes, he LOVES cars >>


Yep...you have a true boy on your hands!


<< I don't think I can spank him... >>


As others have said...a simple swat on the butt (it doesn't have to be hard or anything) after all other solutions have failed might work wonders.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Check out my toys (no, not those toys!):

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[DAGTA]

Child discipline is a touchy subject nowadays in the U.S. I don't have any children and I don't presume to tell others how to raise their kids. As for me personally, I was spanked as a child. I was told what I did that was wrong and then I was spanked. It was good motivation to me not to do it again! I don't agree with the reward system for doing behavior that is expected, like using the toilet. I feel that part of the reason much of today's younger crowd is so self centered is because they were raised in the 'self esteem 80's '. I think a lot of children that grow up on the reward system enter young adulthood feeling the world owes them and they should get rewarded for everything they do. I got spanked and taught the difference between right and wrong as a child. I also had to work hard for everything I have. I am easily the most responsible person in my group of friends. I definitely see a correlation in this group of friends between those on the reward system and those on the spank system. Those who got spanked tend to be a lot more responsible. Once again though, these are my thoughts. I don't have any children yet so I can't say that I would definitely do one thing or another with my kid. I wish you luck, Isla!
-DAGTA

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

GTaudiophile

got enough crap in your taskbar?

 

[Aceman]

Time to tie it in a knot, Isla. I have a 4yr old that still won't sit on the throne!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm think of duct taping him to it in a nother month!)