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How can I get my son to stop wearing nappies?

He's cute and adorable and all that but what can I do to make him go to the toilet. He's turning 4 next month and I just don't know how to get him off diapers! I have showed him how but he just doesn't wanna go for it. I've tried putting him on training pants but with no luck! He still 'does' it there. Please can anyone give me some effective training techniques to get him to start wearing regular underwear.

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1. Maddening isn't it? You can't force him to do it, because he knows he is in control of it. My daughter was 3 1/2. I had given up and one day she just told me she wanted to use the potty. No accidents after that. I did tell her that she was getting old enough to clean up after herself if she kept messing her diapers. Maybe she didn't want to clean it up anymore than I did. :)
2. Here is my answer: maybe he has a blatter control problem...go ask a doctor... Here is what my parents would say: Let him "go" on himself just clean the floor and don't clean him..(don't buy anymore diapers, go buy some underwear.)
3. Time to get tough. Every time he does it in his pants... make him take his clothes off and hose him off in the yard. He'll stop in three days. Or you could keep babying him for the next three years.
4. With my daughter, she kept insisting on using nappies. She would only wear underwear on the two days she was in day care. When she did, she was always dry, but she just refused to wear them at home. She is now 3 1/2 and a few weeks ago, I just put my foot down and got rid of the nappies and told her there were no more. She threw a bit of a tantrum, but I told her she either wears underwear or she can run around naked. She eventually got the message that I was not giving in. Don't bother with training pants and pull-ups - it is better to go straight into underwear because it causes discomfort when they are wet. I find pull-ups hopeless for toilet training and only use them at night for her. She will keep a wet pull up on and have to be reminded to take it off in the mornings, but she hates having wet underwear. I know it can initially be a bit messy, but they learn quicker in underwear. Your son is old enough to know what to do, and is exercising his control over you. Take it back and lay down the law. BTW, it is easier to do it this way if you can clear your calendar for a week and manage to stay at home. But I have found putting my foot down with both my kids worked almost instantly. My daughter has only had an accident maybe a couple of times this week :)