Comments on: Dealing with Potty Training Regression? Ask Your Toddler This Question

By: Joey Bonavita

Joey Bonavita — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:34:42 +0000

I actually like that saying. Now my mom has potty trained 5 kids. It will be six when Little Leo starts pooping in the potty by himself consistently(he will poop in the potty but he needs to be reminded sometimes still)she has never dealt with regression before because all of her children were day time potty trained by their 3rd birthday and out of pull ups at night time by 3 and a half. However she has used that same exact saying but tweaked it. She says”tell mommy and daddy when you need to go pee pee and poopoo because peepee and poopoo goes in the potty. That’s where big boys go potty. Leo where does peepee and poop go: in the potty. So tell mommy when you need to go because we need to go in the potty”

By: Pearl

Pearl — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 08:42:22 +0000

Just saw this as I was frantically Googling potty training regression after my 3yo suddenly regressed, again, (Whhhyyyyyy???) Going to try this, thanks for the great tip!

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:11:13 +0000

In reply to Amanda. Awesome!! I am so glad it worked for someone else too!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:38:20 +0000

Thank you so much for this! I was scouring the internet for a solution to my daughter intentionally going to the bathroom on the carpet. Everyone had basic suggestions, but nothing really worked until I paired this question with a reward chart. We are now back to being fully potty trained and focusing on fun things. Thank you again, so much!

By: Karen W

Karen W — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:22:50 +0000

Good morning Katelyn,
We have been struggling with my son with pottying. I am one who firmly believed in waiting until they were ready. With my daughters that work great. However, my son had turned 4 and was still not pottying. The biggest struggle were the bowel movements, so I couldn’t put him in undies. We realized he was holding it in but it was “leaking” out during the day, making him constipated. I was at my wits end and ended up using the idea of a chart. This was my Mother’s Day present, because he was finally going potty successfully. However, 5 months later, he is having pee accidents. Not sure the “big boy” thing will work, but if the accidents persist, I may try it. Though he is 4 1/2, not 2.
Thanks for sharing this over on Tots and Me. I did want to let you know, you had linked this up to my Wordless Wednesday post, but I have a feeling it was meant to be linked to Littles Learning Link Up. I’m hesitant to change it myself, however, just in case I am wrong. If you did mean for it to be on Littles Learning Link Up, I would love if you could stop by and add it there. I will then delete it from Wordless Wednesday. Here is the direct link to the Littles Learning Link Up.

http://totsandme.blogspot.com/2016/10/littles-learning-link-up-october-25.html
Have a great day

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:26:00 +0000

In reply to Beeca. Lol!! That is so funny and very true. Our son was 100% potty trained (night time dry, no accidents) and pretty much did it himself. So the regression sucked. Since we did this though, no accidents at all. I like having my kids potty trained before three. People say boys are harder, but he was easier than either of my twin girls!

By: Beeca

Beeca — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:09:21 +0000

We just waited until our kids were ready for potty training, and let them lead us. It took longer; but as my mom says, “I”ve yet to meet a kid who goes on his first date wearing a diaper.” Once they decided they were ready there was no regression and no accidents – as opposed to my friends who pushed the issue with their kids, who would proudly announce, “My child is potty-trained! Well, of course not during the night. And he still has 2 or 3 accidents a day. And when we go out we always put him in a diaper, just in case. But it’s so nice to have him potty-trained!”

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 22:46:58 +0000

In reply to Julie S.. Yes! Those titles are very important when you are a kid! And good luck with potty training.

By: Katelyn Fagan

Katelyn Fagan — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 22:46:23 +0000

In reply to Chelsea @ Life With My Littles. I have no idea why regression ever happens. Just glad this solution worked... this time around at least!

By: Chelsea @ Life With My Littles

Chelsea @ Life With My Littles — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:11:55 +0000

This is an awesome idea! We had a few days where my son peed his pants every day, and I have no idea why. Luckily he’s back to no accidents! But if we have a problem again, I’ll have to use this!

By: Julie S.

Julie S. — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 19:25:55 +0000

There’s a lot of power in those titles “big boy” and “little boy”. I think I’ll keep this in my tool belt for when my boy is ready for potty training. Which I guess I’ll start thinking about after his second birthday.