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[quote=Anonymous]My son has developmental delays (OT and ST) and we have gone on and off potty training.  He just turned five and he is still in diapers.  We have done  a number of different methods (no underwear in the playroom, tried putting him on potty chair and real potty intermittently) trying to get him to go in the potty.  He has pooped in the potty but he is very scared to pee.  Usually, it is the reverse but this is what he has done.  He has only pooped a couple of times but he has only peed a drop once.  We have put him on the potty when I know that he has to go but does not do anything and then he gets off and a couple of minutes later, we have a huge mess in family room because he could not hold it anymore.

I don't want him to be so scared of the potty and he has sat crying saying he is not ready and he is scared.  We held off potty training for a while because he was not ready.  He could not pull up and push down his pants well and he had some other OT issues.  I don't know how to make him not feel scared.  He is speech delayed so I was pleased when he told me that he is scared to pee and poop.  Before he would just say he did not want to and was not ready but we would not get any more information.

Has anyone ever used a potty training coach?  I went to a potty training session by Rene Hackney about two weeks ago and I got some good tips but this seems bigger than the "normal' being scared.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you![/quote]

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