Tips for Potty Training Needed!

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Hi all,

My son is 39 months old, and I am thinking that I am going to give potty

training a serious shot while he is on Christmas break from school. We have had

the little potty and potty seat for the regular toilet around forever, and he

can pee on the potty when he sits on it. We have not tried too hard with the

training to date, because we were getting resistance when we tried to get him to

sit on the potty before bedtime, etc. I did not want to get into a power

struggle, so we backed off.

However, his teachers tell me that my son does use the potty most days at

school, and that he was dry the other morning when they took him to use it.

Oddly enough, my son will only ask me to take him to the bathroom when we are

out of the house - even though he has sensory issues with all the loud noises in

public restrooms. This Christmas break will be the only week we have at home

with no school or appointments until next summer, so it seemed like a good time

to make a real effort at the potty training. The one thing that I would say we

have going for us is that our son is very regular about the time of day that he

goes #2. Any tips that you all can give us would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Bridget

ps - We tried the sticker reward chart a while back, and it was a total bust. I

also got him a whole bunch of the train underwear, which the pediatrician

said would be motivating, but it did not make a difference.