potty train my son

Ok… well it has been a while since I first tried to introduce “Potty training” to my son. He will pee when he sits on the potty. He still will not tell me if he has to go. He usually puts up a fight when taking him to the potty. Today I knew he went in his diaper and I said “what did you forget to tell mommy” He said, “I have to go potty” LOL. I decided to focus on this as soon as he gets off from school this week. We will have the christmas break to work on it and off with the diapers and back on with the underwear. I am praying that this works.

ok… so last night we went out for pizza and he didn’t have a diaper. He kept saying “potty potty” my husband and I kept taking turns taking him to the restroom. I think it was a game he was playing but I want him to ask to go potty so I just went with it. I was very stressed out about today. It was a playdate scheduled with the moms from his 2 for 2’s class. The homeroom mothers wanted to schedule a playdate so the kids could get to know one another.

When we went home my husband was trying to get him to go potty and he peed in the bathroom; however refused to sit on the potty :)
Once he sits on the potty he has no problem going. It’s just that a few time he had an accident yesterday. He pooped in his pants once. So this morning I put a diaper on him. A little while later he said “potty” he goes into the bathroom and pees!!! This made me so happy. I still made him wear the diaper to the playdate. He stayed dry while he was in his diaper. I caught him touching himself once today so I took him to the potty (he put up a little fight). Later in the day… I was using my own bathroom, talking on the phone LOL. My son comes in the bathroom and then turns around and goes in his bathroom and then I hear the sound of music from his potty. He had gone all by himself. He had actually taken off his diaper, sat down by himself, and peed. We have been teaching him to clean up by wiping and then dumping his potty into the big potty and then flushing. Then he will wash his hands (I have been saying the ABC’s while he’s washing his hands) then the final step is for him to put back on his underwear. I almost gave up today :( It’s today that I feel refreshed and somewhat successful about this goal. I am making progress.

We allowed him to pick up a little seat to fit on the big potty if he wants to use that instead.
I will continue on with this goal.

He does go in his potty; however, he needs prompted. He puts up such a fight to get to the bathroom. Do we buy more pottys…? one for the living room? He doesn’t like to pull down his underware either. I need to just relax and maybe he wouldn’t put up a fight.

I needed to get away in the evening…and escape the training. I was so exhausted. The hours just blended together. I did get him to relax a little bit on the potty by letting him read a book. I should of done this on day 1 but I did have the bath books near him but I should of known he wouldn’t be interested in that. I went to Jo-anns and got some more items for my Bee project. I also picked up a plastic bin to keep his books in the bathroom and I got another laundry hamper for the bathroom so he can put his underware and towels in there.

I used bubbles when he was sitting on the potty. He doesn’t seem to sit on the potty long. I still have difficult time getting him to go potty. He has gone several times and pooped once. I need to set my phone alarm for every 30 minutes tomorrow. I slacked today. At the end of the day he did seem to like reading his book. When I went to Jo ann fabrics, I bought a bin to put his books in and I also bought a laundry basket to keep in there for when I have to change his underware.

1. ask him if he has to go potty every 30 minutes.
2. watch out for bathroom signs (when he is touching himself).
3. watch Elmo goes to the potty video.
4. incorporate the doll at least twice.
5. read potty books.

He still puts on a fight. It doesn’t help that we are all sick. The poor guy…. Especially when he has an accident I take him to the potty 9x. (This is part of the one day training method).

He was excited to put the construction paper on the floor to make the railroad tracks to the potty. When I said “Let’s practice going to the potty” He shut the hall door and said No. LOL

He peed several times just taking him to the potty. He pooped once. We did 20 minute checks.

All day today we have been going to the potty. I started out with giving him a wrapped Potty Scotty. We named him David and put him in big boy underwear. Made him drink and then showed the doll how to potty. When I made a big deal about Potty Scotty going to the bathroom my son got a little jealous. He said something like “Mason goes potty”. That is when i put big boy pants on my son. After that he had a few accidents..(every accident, we went to the potty and pulled down pants, sat on potty, and then pulled pants down. Repeat this for 9x) I Let him pick from wrapped presents when he actually goes to the potty. We have been telling “Let’s go to the Potty” very frequently (Every 20 minutes or so. He still puts up a fight about actually going to the potty. Letting him carry his new airplanes seems to help a little. I do make a big deal if he goes potty… by wearing hats.. having noise makers and blowing bubbles.

He does not initiate going to the potty on his own :( I took a nap when I put him down for his and then I told my husband to take over because I was so exhausted. I helped out my husband a little when I got back. I am now on the computer taking another little break.. but I am so tired. I have payed no attention to my 6month old and I have done nothing else all day. There is no going back in my mind. I am not going to put diapers back on him now. I just can’t give him total attention every day.

I am just hoping that it does not take him long to self-initiate.
Tomorrow… I think that I am going to make a road to potty with construction paper to help ease the tension to when he has to go.

If anyone can offer any suggestions I am up for it.
I have not rewarded him for staying dry… just peeing in the potty.

It’s on the calendar now!!! Next Friday is the day. I want to finish the one day pottie book. I also want to make sure I have everything ready. I need to get some gifts and wrap everything. I’m so excited… I want to get this right.

I bought several big kid underwear for my son to have on the Big day. I will have him first show pottie scottie how to go pottie when he wakes up then the doll will get the big kid underwear and that is when I will put my son in his new underwear.

Party supplies- ok.. I got the coolest hats. It’s been awhile since I have utilized my play therapy and behavior modification techniques. I am starting to get very excited about the big day. I got these statue of liberty hats that ROCK. I got the big red-blue hats.. I even got a little hat for my daughter. ha ha. I could not leave out the noise makers and the streamers. This is all for when him or the doll goes to the potty :)

Rewards- I need to get more rewards but so far I got him 7 matchbox cars and the Blimp from the cars movie. My son is crazy about the pixar car movie. I am going to get a few more matchbox cars and one or two more items from the cars line. I will be wrapping all of these up and putting them in a basket. He will be picking one each time for his reward when he goes potty. I have stickers for follow-up days and I also have elmo pottie chart and I found a free cars movie chart. I haven’t decided which one I am going to use yet. I actually hav not looked at the charts that closely. I will of course be doing this before the big day.

One day potty training book- I downloaded this onto my KINDLE (love my Kindle) I started to read this last night. I just don’t want to miss anything that I might not be thinking of or if there is something else I could incorporate that might make the day go smoother.

I just bought potty scotty. I will be getting additional things throught the week to plan for the big day!! I will be getting party favors, matchbox cars for the rewards for when he actually goes potty and I will also be on the lookout for the liners that go around the sheets so I will not have to change the sheet in the middle of the night.