Potty Training

So we’ve tried to potty train our son for the last year and he never got on with it until July this year when he cracked it barring the odd few accidents but September and October have been awful. He’s great if we’re out for the day or going shopping etc no accidents which we’re so pleased about but when he’s at home or nursery it’s accidents galore wee’s and poo’s and I’m just tearing my hair out I don’t know what else to try, we are washing every single day and the amount of pants I’ve binned is unbelievable! Does anyone have any tips at all or is anyone going through the same thing? I know he can do it as he does it when we’re out it’s so frustrating at home and school, we’re so calm with him and get him changed but it’s really beginning to drain the life out of me!

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Has anything in his routine changed since September? My son had pretty much cracked it since Easter, even nights were mostly dry and then in august he started a new nursery and he just regressed massively. I knew he was capable of being dry at night so I started a reward chart (gold stars and treat after 7) which really helped, along with him finally settling at the new nursery.

He did start a new nursery in September too he was ok the first 2 weeks but since then he’s hist having so many accidents. That’s reassuring that the reward chart worked for you, I had thought about getting the sticker chart back out so maybe I’ll give that a go first. Thank you so much for replying 😊

My daughter is going through similar, she just won't use the toilet for poos no matter what I try or rewards I show her that she will get. At the moment we use puppy liners on the sofa and she has to sit on those now because trying to wash cushions everyday is draining.

@Jade it is draining, the amount of washing we have to do. I honestly thought toilet training wouldn’t be so bad but I’ve hated every second of it, it’s so stressful 😞

It is, my son I got done in a week but my daughter just won't! All I can suggest is just buy cheap clothes that you don't mind throwing away and hopefully 1 day they will go 🙄 chin up your not alone 😊

Mine was doing better for wees and poos were hit and miss. But today at nursery she had 3 wee accidents which she hadn’t done for a few weeks and they put her in nappies. It’s so frustrating. We took her out yesterday and she refused to go in the changing rooms so weed in her nappy. Not sure how to manage this. Glad I’m not the only one struggling with potty training.

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