My Three-Year-Old Won’t Potty Train

What do you do when your three-year-old won’t potty train? You ask other moms for advice, of course!

While many people can potty train a toddler, by the time they are three, children have their own ideas and potty training might not be one of them.  So we’re sharing some ideas from our readers (there are some great suggestions!)

HOW TO POTTY TRAIN A THREE-YEAR-OLD:

1. “Take the diaper off, but leave the pants on. If the urine gets the pants wet, it goes down into his socks, it feels yucky. It worked with my daughter.  Oh, and if it leaves a wet spot on the floor, get him to help you clean it.. He won’t like it so eventually time potty may seem like a great idea! Each child operates on a different speed.” ~Dagmara Lamek

2. “My son was awful to train but the more I pushed the harder it was. My doctor told me to leave it alone and he would do it when he was ready. He was close to four but he did it on his own.” ~ Kim Diaz

3. “Now that it’s summer, allowing him to “water the trees” is always fun for them. If you live out in a rural area, potty train him outside.  My 3 year old has been completely potty trained for a couple months now, but he still loves peeing outside!” ~Crystal Bainbridge

4. “Patience and more patience. As mum of 4 I know it is less hassle and less mess to let them do it in their own time. Don’t stress about it or worry what friends’ kids are doing.”  ~Debs Frazier

5. “My son was almost exactly like this. He will be 4 at the end of July. He has been *knock on wood* fully potty trained, day and night, no accidents for two months now. Try to let him think it’s his idea. I bought him boxer briefs (like dads, also I think they feel less like diapers) with his favorite characters on them, let him see me wash them and helped me put them away. I told him big boys who used the potty got to wear cool underwear. He thought about it for almost two weeks, came to me one morning and asked to wear them. He took right to it, with some poop issues for about two weeks, but soon he got on board.” ~Jenyfer Taylor

6. “Our son was like this! I think it took him a few extra months to process what I was asking him and the one day he just did it, no questions or problems! I basically just left him to it, reminding him alot about the potty and toilet. I bought a toilet seat which he really liked using which I think helped and rewarded him with a biscuit or something if he went in the toilet. Now 3 months later he goes no issues. Hasn’t had an accident in ages and is beginning to be dry through the night. It just sorta clicked out of nowhere, and months of frustration. ” ~ Kirsten Mabon

7. “My aunt told me with my son to make kinda a game out of it and pput cheerios in the potty and have my son use the cheerios as a target.. It worked for him..maybe it will for your son.”  ~Spring Numean

8. “Buy the potty watch on Amazon!  My daughter loves it….She wears it everywhere and goes all the time without a fight now!  She’s been trained but has overactive bladder so we got the watch because you can set it for 30, 60, or 90 min intervals. It plays music’s lights up and now she’s emptying her bladder more frequently for less acidents when her bladder spasms!! She loves the independence without me “nagging” her.” ~ Erica Bell

9. ” We used Potty Train in a Weekend (a book about training them in 3 days without making the child feel stressed).  It worked for us.   We read it on a Thursday and started on a Friday.  By Sunday he was trained.  He was three, so we weren’t sure that it would happen and we were afraid we would be sending him to Kindergarten in diapers!  Thankfully he is diaper-free.” ~Brittany Johnston

10. “Going to preschool is what ended up working for my oldest.  Being around other kids that weren’t in diapers, but were using the potty instead really helped.” ~ Jen Knapp.

Check out this Potty Training Post here for more advice, or stop by our Facebook Page for more tips like these.

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