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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do it on a weekend. If he pees or poops on his underwear he gets no underwear for the rest of the day. Be prepared to stay in most of the weekend. But let other parent go out with sibling. Let him know he’s missing out thru his own choices. If he has a tantrum tell him he has to have it in his room. Carry him there if necessary. He is 3.5, you need to get serious. [/quote]

That's what we've been doing. We had a 4 day weekend and thought we could make more progress. We took away toys and screens, too. Didn't help.[/quote]

Taking away toys doesn’t make sense. Same with screens. You’re basically teaching him that going to bathroom in the potty makes life horrible.

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Ok. Got a better idea then? How do I motivate him?

I should clarify that I do give him screen-time specifically when he's on the potty. Just not any other time. The toys are recent, and partly motivated by him throwing toys while having potty-related tantrums. We took the main toy away we'll give him a peice back when he uses the potty. And we take anything away he throws.[/quote]

I think this is part of your problem. You should not give him screen time when he is sitting on the potty. That makes sitting on the potty a passive activity, to watch TV if that’s the only time he gets to watch, rather than doing what he supposed to actively do on the potty: go. Where he likely is now (or will be if you continue this) is that he will agree to sit or say he has to go even if he does not have to go to the bathroom if it means he can get screen time, right? Definitely not a good idea. He should be sitting on the potty to actively go or try to go. You would probably have much better luck telling him he can watch a five minute video after he sits on the potty, not during. [/quote]

OK- again, got a better idea?  I don't know how to describe what is a struggle its been to just get him to sit on the potty at all, much less use it.[/quote]

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