Potty training
We have been introducing the potty gradually - when playing at home we have no nappy on and my boy (just turned 2) will always pee and poo in the potty if he has no nappy on. Sometimes asks for it before bed. If he has a nappy on he’ll go in that, then sometimes tell us he has pood, or sometimes denies it when we ask 😂. Doesn’t tell us he’s wet or has weed.
How do we progress to pants? Most of my friends have potty trained a bit later with the 3 day no nappy method. But I dunno how useful that would be given he clearly already has the hang of using the potty when he has no nappy on. Should we go straight to trialling just pants instead of no nappy while he plays at home? Or still do the prolonged no nappy at home method before putting pants on?
Interested to hear from anyone who took a more gradual approach like this.
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I would spend a day in pants but no trousers, then trousers a few days later or the next day if he's already used to the feeling of needing to go. The mantra "accidents are part of the process" will help both you and your son if you find he frequently leaks or has full accidents, and you can say things like "you peed in your pants, pee goes in the potty". You'll probably find fewer poo accidents. Is he at nursery? If yes, double check they're happy with pants/potty trained kids in whatever room they're in as sometimes they simply aren't equipped and that could cause your son confusion. Good luck!
Thanks! He’s only nursery 2 days a week, so gives us a 5 day window to try and get him used to pants before trousers have to go on top! Nursery policy seems supportive but haven’t discussed with his key worker yet. He only recently moved up up toddler room and still gets a bit upset at drop off (fine the rest of the day!) so they may want us to wait a bit longer before introducing another change
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