We use time out alot to help with our dd's attitude adjustments. Ever since she has been out of diapers, as soon as I sit her on the chair she starts saying "Potty, Potty" in hopes that it will get her out of time out. At first, I didn't catch on to this and so I WOULD take her off, :oops: put her on the potty, and then after she went (which didn't happen very often, usually she said all done and didn't go) she would go back to time out. Then I started to figure it out, that it was just a ploy to get off the chair.

Well NOW, she MAKES herself pee! :shock: She will start saying"Potty, Potty" and if you ignor her or say no, you sit in time out, she will wet her pants and it is SOOOOOOO intentional...you can see it in her face and the fact that she sort of pushes then she's all wet! And its not a lot of pee like a full bladder but just enough to make a mess!

WHAT IN THE WORLD DO I DO WITH THAT! :?:

I have been making her finish the time out and then go in and sit on the potty but it hasn't been helping, she still pees on the chair...I know she CAN hold it because she does in the car when we are driving! PLEASE HELP! :?

Hmm. . . . can her time out be on a potty seat or the toilet or wouldn't that work? You could take her off time out to go potty and then when she's done you put her right back in time out and her time starts all over. That way if she just went she shouldn't have to go again THAT soon.

Janell

that's what I would do, too.

Hmm. . . . can her time out be on a potty seat or the toilet or wouldn't that work? You could take her off time out to go potty and then when she's done you put her right back in time out and her time starts all over. That way if she just went she shouldn't have to go again THAT soon.

Janell

I think they say not to use something like their bedroom/bed, etc as a time out area because it will make them hate that thing. So I don't know if using a potty chair or the toilet would work... probably make things worse because then she might stop using the toilet when she needs to KWIM? I'm no expert though :wink: I was going to use Abbys carseat or highchair for timeout (or her room) but I don't want her to have a fear of those things because of it.
I think your second idea is great though :D :wink: Clean her up and put her right back there and time starts all over. I've seen Supernanny do that. Or you could do what Dr Phil suggested to one lady ... her son was pooping or weeing in timeout and he said "leave him there for the remainder of his time and then clean him up". Sitting in wet knickers for 2 minutes might just put her off doing it all the time? :wink: Actually weeing probably means another 2 minutes added on I think :wink: So she'd be sitting there wet for 4 minutes :wink:
You could also make her take her own clothes off and clean herself up (if she is able to). Or make her help you with the washing she makes for you! :wink:

Or another idea (I don't know if it works but I saw it on Dr. Phil before), put her favorite toy in "time out". I guess she would just play with something else but it's just an idea.

Yeah every time she does it put a toy into a box and up high in the cupboard ;) Make her earn each one back.

I know this sounds cruel, but if you ignore that and let her wet herself a few times, she will most likely realize that it isn't working and stop doing it....That also was on Dr.Phil...remember the kid who's mom put him in a plastic bag in time out? :lol: Your's isn't old enough for a bag, but I would ignore that behavior....

Now if I could only figure out my own problems :wink: