Potty training set back

[Jujub]

For some reason my Norah (3) has decided that she doesn't want to go #2 in teh toilet anymore. Two times today and once yesterday she poo'd in her pants. I tried to just let it pass and told her that accidents happen- cleaned her up and move on. Then she did it agian. This time she used my words against me. I asked her if she knew she had to go potty. She said she did but didn't want to go in the toilet. I told her she had to and that the toilet was the propper place to go. Then she did it again. I just don't get it. ANy ideas out there as to what I need to do now?

[gamommyto4girls]

Is she regular at all? If so then I'd definitely try to get her on a schedule of sitting during that time each day. If not then I'd just try sitting her every 30 mins or so (we use a timer here) for a day. If she's been toileting independantly for a while this might bug her enough to get her back into the routine on her own. I know that would be a pain for you, but might work.

You could also try to reinstate some kind of reward system for #2's on the potty. M+M's work here at first, then a bigger prize when they've gone x days w/o an accident.

[AbundantlyBlessed]

My son has recently had some regression in potty training also, but mostly with pee accidents and usually only in the afternoon. According to the nurse at his pediatrician's office, it is "normal" for children after a certain period of being trained to experience regression. She said to just stay consistent with him but that it can last anywhere from weeks to months. :shock:

I've read suggestions to use rewards and also some negative consequences, too. We are working with both because the rewards alone didn't seem to be doing the trick. So he has had to go in time out on several occasions after having an accident, not making a "big deal" out of it but just as a "reminder" and opportunity to think about that he needs to keep his underwear dry and let mommy know when he needs to use the potty. Also, he loves his DVD time, so I started only allowing it in the mornings after an afternoon or day where he has kept his underwear dry (also read that damp is okay as it is a sign they are working on being able to hold it). He stayed dry all day yesterday!

Also, constant reminders and checking him throughout the day just to help him remember, because I think he's just getting busy playing and his mind is off of the fact that he needs to go potty. If his underwear is damp, then I make him go at that point and tell him he cannot wait too long to go because that's when he has an accident.