From Pott Training Getting Rid of Pacifier and Obsession with Toy Story! 2Yr Old

one at a time, and I wouldn't take Toy Story away.
It's just a movie and he will go through phases.
I think most boys have the toy story phase.
There's also the Thomas phase , and the Cars phase.
They become obsessed with one thing for a while and then it gradually goes away.

I'd go for the pacifier first , then PT. The pacifier , snip the end of it off.
Night training is not training it's biological.
My 7 yr old has been day trained since he was 2.5. He is just now consistently having dry nights.

Pacifier.....no need to get rid of it. It is his comfort item if he uses it when tired/ sleeping. I'm sure we all have one and I don't want anyone taking mine away....

Potty training....at only 2 I would wait until he shows more initiative. When they are are ready and it's their idea.....potty training is a breeze. He may not stay dry overnight for many many years.

Very normal for a toddler to watch the same thing over and over. Toy story is great....I wouldn't worry one bit.

One thing at a time.

I lost my guy's pacifier when he was 13 months, the same day, by the way, that we stopped bottles, and he only used it at bedtime as well. He cried and fussed some for it the first night but nothing outrageous, asked and fussed for it the second night, asked the 3rd night and never again, he was done, we never went back. Each time he asked I told him I had lost it, it was gone, and he accepted it.

We started potty training at 21 months for a couple of weeks, backed off a month or so because he wasn't doing hardly anything in it, started back again for awhile, then backed off and began anew a third time, he was trained at 27 months both peeing and pooping. So while some will say it's too early if he's peed in the potty I say continue the training, readiness can be taught. My guy has never been one to tell me he has to go, it seems he feels it's "private," he only tells me when we're out and about and he needs help (no foot stool there,) at home he just goes and does his business. If I had waited for him to tell me I would still be waiting, at 3 years and 2 months. Since your son goes to daycare ask them how they do it there and do it as closely at home so he has consistency throughout his day. Training is just that, training, he won't learn unless you follow through by taking him at regular times throughout the day and allow him to see you and dad using the bathroom, he'll learn by seeing it's normal. There is no such thing as night training, he do it when his body is capable of staying dry. Some children do it when they first potty train, as my guy did, but some still wet the bed at 7, 8 and older.

As far as Toy Story goes, I have a grandson who feel in love with it around 18 months, he says he's Woody, Mom is Jessie, and Daddy is Buzz...he'll be 6 in September and is still going strong. My 3 y/o loves it, but also loves Thomas the Train and other characters. Put the DVD up and let him watch it a couple of times a week, introduce him to Toy Story books, coloring books, and games geared towards Toy Story, I've found TS versions of Memory game, and other popular children's games, just play on his love for Toy Story to get him doing other things.

I wish I could help with the first two issues, but mine is still in diapers (sigh) and he is totally addicted to his pacifier, which he calls his ma-na, and will throw a FIT if he can't have it. We've had a lot going on lately with moving and such, so I'm not pushing either issue.

As for the movie thing though, kids adore repetition because they thrive on routine and knowing what is going to happen in the movie before it happens makes him feel like a genius! I don't think it's harmful, and I'm willing to bet that most toddlers have an obsession or two with certain characters or movies. My son has watched Nemo 3 times so far today, if that's any comfort.

Hang in there mama, things will happen when they happen.

Pacifier - try cutting the tip off so that it doesn't "suck" right. The next week, cut a little more off. Continue until there's nothing left but the nub.
If he as a lot of passies, do it to them all. Don't explain it to him - just say that they don't seem to be working anymore if he asks. It is what it is. He won't want it anymore, and since they are all the same, then you can throw them all away todgether, without mentioning it to him.

He is much too young for you to actually expect him to night train. The ped will tell you that the body doesn't yet have the capacity to hold it all night. My ped told me not to expect it until he was 4 years old. He should be totally day trained before you even start testing the waters for night training.

Boys typically train later than girls, so I think you have a lot more time on your hands for him to even be day trained. Don't push it or you will just have a battle on your hands and frustrate the both of you.

How much TV do you let him watch every day? He shouldn't have more than a half hour or an hour at the very most. Children can get hooked on TV and there is so much for them to learn about their world that is not on TV. What he does watch should be educational based. If I were you, I'd unplug the DVD player and just say "I'm sorry honey, it's broken. Let's do "x" instead." After he gets over not having the DVD player, play it for him once a week on the weekend.

Children do get obsessed with different playtimes, like construction equipment, trains, dolls, legos, dinosaurs, water play, etc. That's normal. What you can do is bring other stuff into it. When my son balked about eating green beans, I told him that Thomas the Tank Engine brought the green beans to the market. Don't you want Thomas's green beans? Boy, did that change his attitude. Beans became one of his favorite. I got books about Thomas, books about backhoes (that was one of his first words, egads!) books about dinosaurs. We put train tracks together and brought together other mediums and elaborate story lines. As my kids grew, they branched out and made a lego and train "universe" that included Lincoln Logs, Bionicals, little army men, and somehow, the dinosaurs. I encouraged the beginning of this - they went way past me in creativity, that's for sure!

I hope you will consider putting the kabosh on daily DVD viewing. I know that it's probably a chance for you to start dinner or have a break. But the TV viewing should be something like Sesame Street that teaches alphabet and numbers, something like that. A 2 year old doesn't really need TV much at all.

Good luck!
Dawn

If he needs to suck he will suck. If you take away the pacifier and he wants to keep sucking he will suck his thumb, his fingers, a blanket corner or the pillow edge. The urge to suck is ingrained in us at conception. I know several babies born with blood blisters on their skin where they started sucking before being born.

It is the way a baby gets their nutrition so it is a powerful urge. Like sex, the urge to reproduce is ingrained too. So sucking is going to continue and believe me, if he is sucking on a thumb or finger it will increase once her starts doing that.

He's at the age to have fun going to the potty, not for it being a chore or something he is made to do. It is all about getting a reward for showing an interest. No punishment or anything like that. In reality child care workers are the ones who stay on track and make it easier for the parents. I didn't even have a bathroom in the 2 year old room. The first age group I had a bathroom in was the 3 year old room.

I will not be dry for years. It has nothing to do with wanting to hold it. His brain sends a chemical to the kidney when he falls asleep and it signals it to stop urine from being made until he wakes up again.

That is not a normal thing until they are closer to school age and maybe not even until the are teenagers.

He needs to wear a pull up to bed for many years to come. Don't make life harder on yourself fighting a battle that isn't supposed to be fought at all. He will start staying dry when his brain is ready.

It's like reading a Physics text book to a baby and expecting them to pick up a pencil and write complex formula's. Their brain is not able to perform that task yet.

So I say slow down and take it one day at a time. Encourage him to go sit on the potty and let him watch his movie. It can't possibly hurt him.

Work on each, One at a time.

Do not try to take away the pacifier and potty train at the same time. It is too much change for him.

The pacifier, start snipping off the tops of them a little every day until it is all gone or until it is just not usable.. Each time just say, uh all broken. Eventually they will be gone and he will get past them.

He is a bit young to be potty trained at this point.

When he is ready you will know because he is going to be aware that he needs to go, or will tell you he needs to go.

The watching the same video a 1000 times is totally normal. You can try to show him others, but a lot of children do this with the first video they see.

With our daughter it was beauty and the beast, we could sing every song. Just get earplugs if you need them.

It's all okay. He will not go to college sucking his thumb. :)
Hang in there.
Let him watch his DVD. He's young. You can limit the amt of time.
A lot of boys aren't quite ready to potty train at age 2 like the girl are
The girls are more advanced in "this area".
I say work "with it" instead of against it. You'll all get farther.
Get him a step stool so it's easier to pee in the big toilet.
Offer rewards for going in the toilet: stickers, candy, a small inepensive toy etc.
He will get there. Just use positive encouragement AND patience.
Girls are quicker than boys.
Take him to the potty. After the age of 2 1/2 ask him every 30 mins if he needs to pee in the toilet. Make sure he has a step stool

We can't go back in time to stop him from using the pacifier so long in the first place. But I would have a talk with him, make sure he has a good stuffed animal to sleep with and take it away cold turkey. He needs to learn to soothe himself.

With potty training, you'll want to start by you putting him on, telling him when to go. Him telling you comes later. Put him on the potty starting at every 10-20 minutes, depending how long he can hold it. As he seems to master that time frame spread it out a bit further until he masters that time frame. Keep slowly spreading it further apart with time. Have him wear big boy panties or naked from the waist down, depending on which works best. Keep the potty chair in a common area. Or he may do better on a seat that sits on the toilet. When he has an accident be sure he helps with the clean up. On rugs use puppy clean up spray. It is made for urine clean up. On hard floors dry with paper towel and then use Lysol spray to disinfectant. He washes his hands afterward. Don't punish after accidents, just encourage. Reward with successes. Use Pull Ups when leaving the house and back in panties when home. Night time success can happen right after day time success or many months later.

Watching the same show over and over again is quite common. Young children get fixated with one fave and that's it, lol. My 25 year old was Barney. My 17 year old was Bananas in Pajamas. My 7 year old triplets were Thomas, Princesses, and firemen/construction. I think it's ok to limit watching it 24/7 by introducing some PBS learning shows. Maybe offer to watch it before lunch or after breakfast. There's more than one movie and I thought a cartoon? I wouldn't stress it too much but do offer some learning shows inbetween.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

He is not going to tell you when he has to go, you are in charge of taking him every 40 minutes to sit on the potty chair. Some kids cannot hold their pee in over night until they are SIX so dont even think about it for a while!
Glad you aksed about the TV and movies I think he is watching too much TV if he is watching a 90 minute movie every day. 20 or 30 minutes a day would be OK. And he could learn so much from Blues Clues, Mickey Mouse Club House, Sesame Street, at that age all my son watched was videos with characters singing Nursery Rhymes and familiar children's songs.
Mine never took a pacifier, but I'm thinking maybe just work on the first two things for a while, dont make too many changes at once. Unless dentist tells you different, just say he has to keep the pacifier in his room

My daughter is 2 , I have All these same issues right now! Potty training all week, it was going great til day 4(today) where we are having some regression. Darn, I knew it would happen but still frustrating. We watched Wizard of Oz (aka "Dorfy") for the 10th day in a row today. She's totally obsessed and I am a little worried about her complete lack of fear at the wicked witch or flying monkeys... I was scared s-less of those things when I was little. And I keep trying to discreetly hide her "baba" (paci, binky, what have you) and she'all come up with another one from behind a couch or the bottom of a toy bin or something.
So I feel ya sister! I'm not too stressed about this stuff because she's my second and I know these things work themselves out in time. I swear with my first I thought we'd never get through her Nightmare Before Christmas stage (again, what 2 y/o isn't haunted for life by all those creepy characters?
I'm also not too worried about the pacifier... when I decided to finally go for it with my first, I did and it was gone, no big deal (of course I did the whole "fairy" thing and traded them in for a bunch a new toys, so that helped.)
Anyway good luck... one day a few years from now you'll look back and actually miss that stage. The other day I tried to talk to my 5 y/o about Nightmare Before Christmas and she couldn't recall a single thing about it! Barely a vague recollection of Jack Skellington. Made me kinda sad

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My daughter is 2 , I have All these same issues right now! Potty training all week, it was going great til day 4(today) where we are having some regression. Darn, I knew it would happen but still frustrating. We watched Wizard of Oz (aka "Dorfy") for the 10th day in a row today. She's totally obsessed and I am a little worried about her complete lack of fear at the wicked witch or flying monkeys... I was scared s-less of those things when I was little. And I keep trying to discreetly hide her "baba" (paci, binky, what have you) and she'all come up with another one from behind a couch or the bottom of a toy bin or something.
So I feel ya sister! I'm not too stressed about this stuff because she's my second and I know these things work themselves out in time. I swear with my first I thought we'd never get through her Nightmare Before Christmas stage (again, what 2 y/o isn't haunted for life by all those creepy characters?
I'm also not too worried about the pacifier... when I decided to finally go for it with my first, I did and it was gone, no big deal (of course I did the whole "fairy" thing and traded them in for a bunch a new toys, so that helped.)
Anyway good luck... one day a few years from now you'll look back and actually miss that stage. The other day I tried to talk to my 5 y/o about Nightmare Before Christmas and she couldn't recall a single thing about it! Barely a vague recollection of Jack Skellington. Made me kinda sad