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dinasiano
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Posted: March 01 2016 at 1:46pm | IP Logged Quote dinasiano
Hello Ladies!

My little guy, #7, is 4 years old and still not using the potty- for anything! I am starting to get a little concerned and really don't know how to go about getting him on the potty

Anyone else experience this and want to offer some thoughts, comments, and suggestions??

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Posted: March 01 2016 at 2:37pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Sometimes the more you care about making it happen the harder they drag their feet. It may be about control. When you give up, he can take control by potty training instead of by not potty training. So yeah my suggestion is to basically give up for a bit.. and then maybe get a bigger boy to start inviting him along to the bathroom instead of "potty training". But you'll need a break before trying that so that it can be his idea instead of yours.

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Sometimes pants w/ no underwear helps. Boys really "feel" it more when there is nothing to catch it.

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My older one finally succumbed to bribery--the lego set Benny's spaceship.

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