Potty/toilet training

Best way or most successful way to potty train an almost 3 year old??

We started the end of July and for a couple weeks/some of august he was really good with it (still had accidents here and there) but was able to tell us or take himself to the potty.

Now he seems to be worse at it, only seems to tell us after he’s wet himself and will wet himself multiple times in a row no matter how much he’s asked if he needs to go.

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Oh my god! This is me! We started mid June and after a few weeks he was going to the potty himself (needing help getting on it quickly enough!) but amazing all the same! And after a week or so- that stopped and still he will only wee if prompted- in fairness he does have quite good bladder control but will just wee himself if it I don’t tell him

Because of the above- poos are just hit and miss. Unless I’m watching him like a hawk,he’ll just do it in his pants which really disappoints him. Just not enough to make it click with him! He loves going on the potty but we just can’t crack it fully!

He’s much better with poos I just don’t know what’s happened for him to regress with the whole thing. He was doing so well with it even had a couple dry days and nights with no accidents then all of a sudden it’s gone massively downhill

It’s so hard knowing what to do for the best! I envy people whose children give clear signs that they aren’t ready because I worry that he wasn’t fully ready but then he happily engages. It’s just the initiating it and connecting the feelings that he doesn’t seem to be grasping

Same here in our house. We started right after he turned 2. He was telling us when he needed to go to the bathroom but once there, he would refuse to sit on the toilet or in the potty.

Then he wouldn't tell us anything anymore because he knew if he did, he'd be taken to the potty.

So we've changed our strategy by putting him in the potty in specific periods (early in the morning, before bed, and eventually during the day). We've tried singing, reading books about potty whole at the potty but nothing seems to work.

Now he only tells us once he's done it in his nappy.

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Help!!!

Am I wrong if I secide to stop doing baths etc for my little ones. We have a 3 and 1 year old. I do all the baths wake up in ams cooking etc. I dont want them to be dirty but it's like I need a break and Im tired of doing it all by myself. He will come up and help after they are out the tub every now and then and that pisses me off. Im taking care of 2 littles one by myself makes no sense. I asked him to give them baths tonight he said I worked all day what did you do...ive had the children all day. We went to church he didn't go. We all know how little ones are.. but what should I do bcus it feels like I'm going crazy

Heartbreak

After years of trying, months of back and fourth on the fate of our marriage, indecision, fights. The whole enchilada my husband and I are separating, divorcing. Whatever. I'm so goddamn heart broken. I feel like it's a death and I'm in mourning. We have a 3 year old son and currently and for the foreseeable we are going to coparent and live together. This makes things harder because neither one of us can really move on but it's how it is. He understands and he's trying to heal too. But I can't understand why now that things are over he can be kind. He's been more amazing in the last week since I ended things than ever. Why couldn't he do that when we were together for years I begged for change, we saw a counselor I tried everything and he just wouldn't. Now he seems to turn a switch and be able to just do it all. But it's too late. My heart aches. My body aches. Love sucks.

Partner works incredibly long hours, how much do they help out?

I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

Am I wrong ?

My daughter’s 1st birthday was Thursday and nobody wished her a happy birthday from her dads family but his mom watched his story. Should I put my foot down and set boundaries for them to accept accountability or should I just let them stay on that side for as long as they want and not worry about it?

Tv good or bad

My 4 month old loves TV shows especially dancing fruits and baby TV is this a good thing or a bad thing at this age?

Hi mummas! I need help with potty training?

My daughter is 4 years old, she will be turning 5 this November. I’ve tried everything I can think of, to help her and encourage her. I’ve tried bribing, I’ve tried sticker charts, I’ve tried buying her underwear of her choice— nothing. She’s suspected autistic. She will not try. She will sit on the potty at nursery for a few minutes and that’s it! At home, nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🎀✨