morning, my daughter turned 3 last Friday, she can sit on the potty but nothing happens. She is currently having speech therapy as they say she is behind in talking. Im a bit stuck to be honest as do i just keep sitting her on the potty all the time or constantly watch her and when she wees put her on the potty xx

my health visitor said to just keep taking him until he says he needs to go. i have yet to start taking him out in pants as I am never near a loo.  Gonna have to start doing so though. my son is back nursery next week so fingers cross he will speed up this progress in no time

think any nursery whether school or not shouldnt be allowed to refuse a 3yr old if they are not trained. They are still young

good luck

I am still trying

I am having similar problems, DS was 3 in May and I decided that the summer holidays were a good time to try potty training as I had loads of time and weather permitting I would be able to dry the washing! Well 1 out of 2 isn't bad. DS will go to the potty when I take him and use a big toilet when we are out but has no idea when he needs to go if I don't tell him or take him. (I did think we would be nearly there by now). He is at nursery 3 days a week and they are happy to take him, but he is having lots of accidents as they have other children to look after. We are no further on with poos either - he doesn't even seem to know he has done one. I was wondering whether I am holding him back by telling him to go - should I just let him wet himself until he realises that he needs to go?

thanks will pm if need to. i just need to block people out

Hi,  I'm a mum of  3 and have worked with children all my adult life. I've potty trained and assisted potty training lots of children. I hope this will help. I guess you r son has no learning difficulties or communication difficulties.

Are you worried/bothered? If you are it could rub off on him. He could use that to get what he wants ie: only sitting on potty in front of TV etc. Put the potty somewhere convenient, where he can get to it quickly (not upstairs). Near the TV is fine if convenient, don't make a big thing about it being near the TV though. Don't let him think you put it there delibratly. Leave the potty in the chosen spot.

Don't be hard on him or yourself, relax. Don't worry about what the nursery says, he may well have been fully trained by now, but he's not and they don't know that anyway. Also don't worry when other Mum's tell you their little angel was potty trained by the time he was 1 or 2 yrs old. It doesn't matter. Children are all different.

Don't let your son muck you about. Take a deep breath & start again. Do what you were doing before. Keep an eye on him, ask him every now & then if he needs a wee wee. If he has an accident (expect them) don't be angry or agitated. Tell him "Ooops, never mind". Remind him calmly he should tell mummy he needs wee & show him where his potty is.

He doesn't need a more costly potty or one that's shaped like a car or plays music when he tinkles. That draws attention to the fact and put emphasis on the whole process turning it into something more than it is. In time he'll start to let you know when he needs to go or he might just start going by himself. Don't worry if he does go by himself and can't get his pants down in time & wets them or sits on potty & doesn't take them down at all. The point is, he's tryed and got to his potty on time. It's not his fault he can't get his pants down. 

It's common to have setbacks with a number of things, potty training is one of them.

Have fun.  PM me if you need too.

Hi, My son just turned 3 this month. His potty training was going so well as nursery was helping. This June he was at the level of half in half out and was dry at nursery. He didnt say he needed the loo but would go when taken.

His dad took him on holiday for 2 months from June to August. He came back in nappies and his speech was no longer reconisable. I am assuming hubs and his parents just couldntg be bothered. I have been putting him in pants in the day and he is doing very well. he just doesnt say he needs to go.

when I took ds2 to be weighed I spoke with the health visitor who said that they had no concerns with his speach and he will catch up

as for potty training she said it can take boys longer to get the hang of it and not to worry. nursery folk reckoned he would have been fully trained by now.

not sure what to do. i have bought a more costly potty but he only wants to use it if he is watching telly. otherwise he is happy to it on the big loo.

he knows the toilet and what its for but just doesnt know when to say he needs to go. i do wonder if his speach and potty training are linked. his dad is no help to be honest.

what should i do or try.