PT advice needed...
We are PT the kids right now and my son is doing well with it, my daughter is as well but she is also acting out and whining more.
I am thinking because I am asking her every 20 minutes "do you wanna go potty" "please try sitting on the potty" etc.
Did any of your children do this?
I am about to go insane
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what might help also is to take a few days and write down how often you DD goes potty in relation to drinks and food. most kids dont need pee every 20 minutes, they just tell you to take them often to avoid accidents. if you know your daughter only pees every hour, then you can cut back on the frequency of the potty breaks and lessen her frustration.
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nope. but i also didn't ask my DD if she needed to go. i would tell her it is time to go. for example: "honey, it is time to take a break and go potty." then i would take her by the hand and bring her to the bathroom. if i ask DD if she has to go, she will tell me "no" each and every time.
then again, i also don't ask her to pick up her toys/listen to me or DH/eat her food/etc. we tell her it is time do these things. we always say please and then when she complies, we tell her thank you.
Thats def the best idea. And I know this but I forget frequently and find myself asking! Grrr. When I get my "no" I laugh and say, "I mean, lets do... please" Even before he is done complying I say "Thank you! You're such a good boy. Thank you" As I take him by the hand and lead him to what he needs to be doing LOL
Why do I always forget?
If I can remember, your advice is def the way to go :) My son is 3 1/2 now.
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I did the same thing. Someone told me to set a timer for 20 minutes, and take him in there every time. He got tired of me asking, and sometimes mad. I was so tired of trying everything, and i was fed up. After a couple of days I changed the timer to every 3 or 4 hours...and he started going in the toilet. Now pooping....thats a different story. After he was fully potty trained, it took another 7 months to poop train him. Now it has been 3 weeks of not cleaning underware..!! Good luck!
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I'd try stretching out the frequency to every 30 mins or even 45 mins. Or you could also try the 3 Day PT idea of saying "Let me know when you need to go" (puts the control in their hands and some kids respond better to that) and rather than having them "try," run them to the potty as soon as you realize they need to go and/or you realize they're starting to pee in their underwear. Then they start recognizing the feeling before they actually start peeing.Good luck! I know how tough PT can be, especially doing two kids at once! And that's great to hear Jack is doing well!
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nope. but i also didn't ask my DD if she needed to go. i would tell her it is time to go. for example: "honey, it is time to take a break and go potty." then i would take her by the hand and bring her to the bathroom. if i ask DD if she has to go, she will tell me "no" each and every time.
then again, i also don't ask her to pick up her toys/listen to me or DH/eat her food/etc. we tell her it is time do these things. we always say please and then when she complies, we tell her thank you.
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