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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is almost 4 and we've finally started making progress with potty training. He's doing great with peeing and pooping on the potty at home. How do you know when they're ready to make the transition to underwear? Problem is only the weekends we normally head out for the day to the park, beach or just out and about and don't always have close access to a bathroom so we just put him in a pull up.

Also we're going out of town for a few days next week, can we still try to potty train him on the regular toilet?

Last thing is.. my DH has not been as cooperative as I would like with helping out, he would rather just throw a diaper on him so he can go back to doing something else. I have tried to tell him that causes him to regress and isn't helpful and we need to be on the same page but it just becomes a terrible argument about how he does so much etc etc. That's another story though.

Any advice would be great appreciated. TIA![/quote]

OP we are at a similar space except our son is a month shy of 3.5. We had a week off of daycare so tried the naked training and then into underwear and it was a disaster. 2nd week and he was still having pee accidents at schools 2x day (they go to the bathroom on demand, every 70-90min) and hes had poop accidents 2x at home. We have had 3 total weekends and 2 weeks of potty training.

You can still use pullups and potty train. Our kid started to withhold during the 2nd weekend and it became a battle because he started withholding pee too! Had to use a suppository it got so bad because our son poops EVERY day normally and it was day 4 without a poop. The BEST thing you can do is lay off the pressure. Explain that he can choose to wear a pullup or choose to wear underwear. Show him what happens when pee ("water") hits underwear vs a pullup. Gently let him know that if he chooses to wear underwear and he pees in the underwear and not the potty he will need to get undressed and showered off but if he pees in the potty he can go back to playing. If he chooses pullups let him know that he should still let you know if he needs to go to the bathroom and that the rule is that you go during X times (wake up,  before going outside/in the car, bedtime, etc.). If he pees in the pullup, then he will get changed.

Whatever he chooses say Ok bud! Your choice. Can you pick out the underwear you want or if its pullup then say pullup. If you want to do some naked time do naked time. My kid was having issues with the potty part, we had to pull back because of pressure but now we havent had ANY accidents. His pullups are dry so each day we take it day by day. The accidents did not improve his willingness to potty train, it actually made him just withhold and thats a can of worms I am not willing to let be open. Even though he didnt openly cry or seem bothered by the accidents it internalized somehow.

Our son has no problem using a portable potty- hes peed in 3 parking lots now including a really busy Home Depot. Just try and park in an isolated spot with shade. If you have a SUV then the trunk is a good space too. Do the outings. Start off shorter. Have the whole family pee before you go and make sure you pee before you leave if its been more than 60-75 minutes. Accidents will happen out and about especially if you have a distractible kid- all of the accidents for my son are related to playing, inside or outside.

Some kids dont do great with sudden change so if he is using the potty continue with using the potty the same way with pullups on as underwear. It will feel more like a gradual transition. I would avoid big trips while in the early stages of potty training due to higher possibility of frustration but if its all arranged then just pack xtra clothes for everyone and do frequent potty stops.

Good luck! [/quote]

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