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We have been blogging our Elimination Communication journey since DS was about 15 months when we started. There can be various reasons that kids don't want to sit on the loo other than they just don't want to. We have had a few potty strikes along the way - the latest one being a 3 week strike, but I have found there is always a reason behind it that you can work out. It is not an easy thing for a child who has being going toilet in nappies for 2 years to be retrained in using an actual toilet.

Some reasons our DS refused the potty were - he did not like the location of the potty, the potty was cold, he is too busy playing, going through a growth spurt and teething. The biggest one which we are overcoming this time is that the floor is too convenient. We have tiles through our house so it has been no issue cleaning up spills. So we have been teaching DS that the floor is not meant to be convenient, by picking him up if we spot him weeing or pooing and putting him on the potty. Two days doing this so far, and we went from 3 weeks without catching a thing, to catching every poo and some wees. It does not make him upset. He he happy that he is learning, because he is rewarded with grapes if he is successful on the potty. It has spurred him on to start using the potty independently because that is what we are teaching him.

Another tip is to let your child in the toilet with you when you go, and show them the process. This way they learn that our waste is meant to go into the toilet, and that everyone does it!