Question

Potty Training my 3 year old boy but he is not getting it should I quit and put him back in diapers?

I'm on day 14 of potty training my 3 year old boy, and I'm ready to quit and put him back in diapers and try later.

He goes to the potty every 20 minutes.

He is in training underwear.

He has stickers charts and smarties. We've managed to have all accidents minus 2 times.

He can tell me he had pooped.

 He knows when he has peed.

He showed interest in the potty, briefly.

I'm sending him to daycare from Tues-Thurs with a million underwear and pants.

I'm suddenly worried this isn't going to work.

I don't want to give up and confuse him by putting him back in diapers, but this doesn't seem to want to work and I think I should just go back to diapers for him and wait a few months or so later?

Answer 1

I would recommend that you put your 3 year old son back in diapers and wait awhile.

It sounds to me that your 3 year old son is not quite ready to potty train since he is having so many accidents and needing so much changing of clothes and underwear.

When your child is ready to potty train and stop wearing diapers they should have very few accidents and wet or dirty clothes and underwear.

Put your 3 year old back in diapers, save your sanity and take a break.

Some kids don't potty train and get out of diapers until 4 years old and even 5 years old.

There's no rush to potty train and kids will eventually potty train when they are ready.

My nephew is 6 and just got potty trained but wears a diaper at night because of bed wetting which is normal.

My 6 year old nephew was still in diapers full time and not using the potty until just recently when he turned 6.

While 6 is pretty old to still be in diapers it's okay but most kids will potty train by 4 or 5.