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potty training help

teardrops

my son will be four soon, hes not yet fully potty trained, problem im having, he will go all day without going on the potty , he will go on it once at night time, he fills the potty up , his urine is a dark yellow, i no hes holding it in, when he wanted a drink he would say pop, now, hes not asking me for a drink at all, im having to bring the drinks to him, even then hes not drinking them all the time, has for the pooy side of things, well, he will bring me a nappy to put on, his stools are very loose, and a very strong smelly smell, even now i feel hes loosing skills as he use to tell me he had pooed by holding his noise, now he dosent even do that, he use to go on the toliet aswell, hes stopped that all together now, please any advice on what to do,

  • hi makiton is the same as britsh sign langrage easier to do, yes he reponds to a couple of signs is good, the helpers that come out are really good as they sign aswell, they play with him, but some days my son isent intrested, they still play, negative, is he hasent got dressed for 5 mths or out the house, i dont want to make it a bad experiance for him and couse him upset in any way, i no hes going to kick off and have a melt down when i do get him dressed, its got to be done, my nan use to say that to me try try again, its very hard sometimes that you have to back down from some siturations,

  • and does the makington signs seem to be of help at all? makinton signs are new to me, i hope you dont mind if i ask if you could explain more of what this is? i didnt have much help at the start when daughter was first diagnosed, so you are not alone there. some family find it hard, esecially the older generation...and these 2 helpers, do you find them helpful? as that is great that they do come around to support you

    for 5 months, was everything okay before then? i see you mention negative, what do you not want to end up being an negative experience?

    it is hard to break out of a routine when you are in one, and that is great that the school said they can help once there, that must be a little relief that they are there.

    my mum always said to me "if at first you dont succeed, try and try again" and that seems to be exactly what you intend to do.

    so thomas wasnt a winner then

  • no pec cards dont work, im having to learn makinton signs, i havent got no support from family or freinds im very isolated i live in a village aswell, i get 2 people come out to try and help with my son for half a hour, this as been going on for 5mths still cannot get him dressed, the special school have told me ive got to take him in  next week just for a hour, ive got to get him dressed, i dont want to turn it in to a negative thing for my son which im worred about, the school have said they can help him once hes their, hes got him self in his own routine, im going to try and get him dressed and take him out, hoping, i have tryed a thomas the tank engine dressing up hes not having any of it,

  • and non seem to work no? that is good you are seeking help from a dietitian.they are very helpful...it seems tough not being able to get out, do you have support from family friends? or alocal charity, they are always happy to lend there help advice and knowledge

    now it may sound strange but, have you tried not bother about the dressing him. and just go out with what he is wearing, but still make sure he has clean face etc...or if he enjoys superheros, if you can buy a few dressup outfits and suggests he be so and so superhero.or is the upset when he has to leave as children can get abit anxious about leaving there home???

  • thank you for your advise, ive treid pec cards, now im having to learn makaton sign langrage, ive tried reward charts my son dosent seem intrested, it seems like its all on his turms, has for the drinking, i have left drinks lying around he hasent bothered, im having to take the drink to him, their are comcerns about his pee and poo, im hoping to see a dietrition im unable to get out has for 5mths my son has refused to get dressed and go outside,  

     

     

  • hi teardrop, first advice....relax and calm ....some children revert back...my daughter did it with walking and talking,dont know what triggers if any triggers there are, but it did happen. i will  say she "grew out of it" and was up walking and talker quicker, really she did. started running everywere. tripping every 2 seconds and couldnt understand a word that was coming out ouf her mouth, hahaha!!!

    as for the drinks my lass has just started asking for juice now and she is away to be 7. so i wouldnt fret on that one to much. if you know he hasnt had a drink in a while, bring him a drink,but try not too makea fuss over it. if he drinks it impliment a reward system. if not leave it for a while, hide away (but still within sight) and see if he goes to drink by himself.

    for the pee and poo if there is a concern, make an apointment with gp, as they will be able to rule out any diet etc  (now dont fret its some advice which might help, not to worry you ) for actually doing the toilet in potty or "big boy" toilet. again not to make a fuss, and there are lots of helpful tools out there to be used, books, reward chart's, toys.. its just finding the one that works.

    i hope you can find this advice usefull or helpfull. and good luck to you both.