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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d completely stop trying at this point and wait a month or two. Rule #1 of potty training is you can only train a compliant  kid. Focus on other things with him like bonding or doing things he likes.  Once he’s more compliant, try again. 3 year olds are a very hard age to train. [/quote]

The compliance isn’t getting better. If anything, it’s been getting worse. That was true even when we paused potty training.

I’m sure he’ll get diagnosed with something when he’s older, but at three there’s relatively little they’ll diagnose except ASD, which he’s not, and very few medications they’ll prescribe.[/quote]

Work on the compliance as your number one. Spend a lot more time with him, give him tons of attention and extra love. When kids are being disagreeable like this, they need more. They go in phases and it won’t always be this hard.

I do agree that this is too late to train and that you never should have gone back to diapers. But this is where you’re at. Stop potty training completely. [/quote]

The kid has been spoiled. That’s why he’s a brat. It’s not that he doesn’t get enough attention.  Honestly, part of the reason his brother is screwed up is because this first kid gets so much of the attention. If it’s a phase, it’s a phase he’s been in his whole life.

Is a nanny basically the only option?  Or are there medications or special therapies I can try to get?[/quote]

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