Potty Training Regression - Arlington Heights,IL

He's not really trained until he's committed to being accident free. That doesn't mean he'll never have another accident, but it should happen only under unusual circumstances. I've known a few littles, mostly boys, who have been calmly put back into diapers with their parents' assurance that "You can tell me when you're really ready for your big-boy pants again." It might be a couple of weeks or a few months, but in every case, the child has announced with determination and pride that they are ready to use the potty. And they were.

If you're not willing to put him back in diapers, then put him on a schedule and remind him every ___ minutes. Try a rewards chart. Be prepared to deal with accidents.

Either way, he'll get there eventually, and the more control you're able to give him, the more assertive he'll become about mastering this skill when he's ready. It sounds like he's not quite matured enough emotionally to make the process his own.

you need to go back.. to telling him to go potty. every 30 minutes.. see if he can stay dry.. then eveyr 1 hour.. .. just like in the beginning.. do not put a trained child back in diapers.. but just make him go potty on whatevey schedule it takes to keep him dry..

If you recall, every stage of development has regressions. They always do before a giant leap forward. The only thing you can do is be supportive while he works through it.

So, do not make a big deal out of the accidents. If he is having a lot of them, simple tell him that he has to go to the bathroom before he can sit on any furniture in the house. Tell him, "pee and poop ONLY go in the toilet, and until you are totally responsible, you will need to go to the bathroom and at least try to empty yourself before I can let you sit on the furniture." Also tell him, "if you can't be totally responsible for your body, then I will have to take responsibility for you. It's your choice. Either you can take full responsibility or momma will." Then simple tell him, "until you've shown me you are responsible, momma will be taking you to the toilet."

My daughter trained at 21 months. She is now 31 months, and yesterday she didn't make it to the toilet, she got pee on the floor of the bathroom. I say she trained at 21 months, however, because that is when she finally started going poop in the toilet and that is when we moved her to underwear at night. After that point, she only had 2 more poop accidents and about 3 night accidents. 10 months later, and she still has "big accidents" every 4-6 weeks or so (she went on the floor of the play room last week).

2 year olds are busy playing. They get easily distracted. They think they can hold it a bit longer. They mistime it frequently. They also are trying to figure out rules, and if they always apply or if they are flexible. It sounds to me like your son is testing, on top of a perfectly normal regression that should be expected with big change. My daughter had a regression after my son was born that consisted of "he has accidents, it's OK for me too mommy." I simple told her, "no, it isn't OK. Babies go in diapers, big girls put their poop and pee in the toilet, like mommy's and daddy's." It worked.

Hand tight. Just stay positive and remind him, "pee and poop go in the toilet, and ONLY in the toilet. You are a big boy now."

My son is almost 2 and a half and we had the same issue. I have been using santa will get you cooler surprizes if you us the potty every time. It's been working and no accidents since i started that.... good luck and i wish you and yours the best :)

kimmie

It happens, he is not even 3 yet. It took me over a year to get my 2.5 yr old till she was 3.5 to not have accidents. She just turned 4 and cant do the overnight potty yet. It takes time stop rushing but keep at it. Its ok and its normal ;) Your kid needs more time to develop that skill. Regression happened 3 times with my first child. My second child is 2.5 yrs old now and she refuses to be potty trained, ugh lol