Help with potty training...how does one start again??!!

[orangegerbera2003]

I don't know how to start again! Our little boy (3 in May) was so good at going on the potty and we thought we had it sorted! He is still good using the toilet at nursery. However, at home, he started having so many accidents. We moved from England last year and have moved house a few times since then. However, we have now bought a house and are getting settled again (moved in 2 weeks ago). I bought a potty training book which said that when a child gets unsettled, he starts to have lots of accidents, and it is a good idea to put him back into a nappy for a few weeks (which I have done). I would love to start his potty training again, but don't feel very confident with it - I was cleaning up so many poos and wees off the floor!!:hissy:Has anyone gone through a similar thing? Could anyone offer any advice? Thanks so much!!

[susmamma]

Not sure if this will help but we used a star chart for ella.
Everytime she did a wee or a poo in the potty she got a star (that we put on a large carboard sheet made up with the days of the week).
If she got to the end of the day and had all stars she got a little treat.
At the end of the week if it was all stars she got a special present she wanted.

I think we did it for a few weeks. Then she was happily going on her own. Once we took her out of nappies we never put her back in them, even to go out. If we went out she'd go to the loo before we left and then I'd take her to the toilet every hour (even if she said she didtn need to go) until she got used to holding her bladder and then could tell me if she needed to go.

[becz76]

I can't relate exactly to what is happening in your life but I do have a daughter who was 2 in February. I struggled at first but have had luck with a sticker (My Wee Friend) that you put on the bottom of one of those cheap potty's. It worked immediately for wee. I'm still trying to convince her for poo but from the second she realised that she would see a star (instead of a black circle) every time she did a wee, she now wont get off it.
Not sure if it works the same if your child was already trained but if it helps.... (the sticker was only $10).
Good luck

[3bradykids]

Hi as amother of 3 kids 2 toilet trained and one semi I would not suggest putting him back in nappies because it can confuse them he will just go back to relying on them and you will find it harder to get him out of them.

All i can suggest is just putting up with it i know it is awful as i am toilet traning 2yr old twins at the moment but i have a 4 yr old who was easy at the toilet but my twin boy is a shocker at the moment he dose the same as your boy but one you have started you might as well keep going as it will get eaiser i put my boy on the toilet every 20mins and reward him and praise him if he goes.

You know they say boys are harder to toilet train and i beleive it.

Oh and the book is correct i think he is just a bit unsettled and this is what he dose my 4 yr old girl dose it everytime we move house or something big happens she poo's her self it goes on for a few weeks then back to normal.

Hope it helps and good luck with it.