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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Hey everyone, just wanted to share a quick update! The past few days, we’ve been trying to remove the diaper for a bit during lunchtime to see how he’d react. Honestly, I expected some serious resistance, but he didn’t seem to mind at all, was totally fine wearing just underwear and pants. The...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    I’ve tried using rewards for potty training several times, but he just doesn’t care. I’ve tried using a sticker chart, letting him collect cars, LEGO, etc., but he hasn’t shown the slightest interest in it. There’s a lot about my son’s behavior that I just don’t understand, especially his lack...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Regarding potty training, this is something I have tried, and I have also been in contact with his pediatrician several times for guidance. But he shows no interest in the toilet. He doesn’t care when his diaper is wet or dirty. He also doesn’t show any signals when he needs to pee or poop by...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    If I understand you correctly, it’s better to give him a choice, either we change right away and avoid a sore butt, or he keeps playing and experiences it for himself? The problem is that he usually doesn’t listen to me in these situations. When I try to talk to him, he just wants me to leave...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    I'm trying to stay calm, but he has such a hard time stepping away or taking a break from whatever he's doing. He gets so deeply focused on what he's engaged in. I've tried explaining to him that it only takes a moment to change his diaper and that he might get a sore bottom if we don’t do it...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Sometimes he poops a little while after breakfast in the morning, but it’s very inconsistent. I’m going to try to pay more attention to what times it happens. Today, I noticed that he had pooped in the afternoon while playing in his room. As usual, he didn’t care at all. I calmly went in and...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    When he was younger, he almost always pooped after breakfast, but now it’s completely random, there’s no specific time that’s more common. It’s really hard to know if he needs to poop. Often kids show some signs when it’s time, like going away and hiding. It just happens, sometimes while we’re...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Thank you for your reply, @preWarp My son is very attached to his routines and finds it difficult to stop what he's doing, especially when he's playing with his LEGO, which he loves more than anything. For some time now, we have been following a schedule where we have planned diaper changes...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    I don't understand why he can't tell me. He lets me know when he's hungry or when he wants something else, but not when he needs a new diaper. I want nothing more than to help him. Anyway, he's been energetic and happy as usual, so I hope he's okay after yesterday's incident. I guess I worry too...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    That's true, I'm not originally from the UK. 😊 It's indeed unsettling when people stare and wonder what's happening. They might even speculate if the child is being mistreated or what's going on, questioning why the parent isn't doing anything to calm the child. But I agree, they should mind...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Yes, that's correct, he's my only child. I've tried reading books, showing him videos, and even using apps about how the body works and where we pee/poop. But he doesn't seem to understand or maybe he just doesn't want to. 🙁 I had hoped he would show some interest in this, but there's nothing...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Thank you, everyone, for your responses and advice. I'm trying to teach him how things work. My younger sister, who sometimes visits us, thinks I'm too stressful. My son doesn't have time to finish pooping before I'm there nagging and pulling him, she claims. Of course, I want to change him...
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    5-year-old boy who refuses to have his diaper changed. Need advice

    Hello, I have a son who has passed 5 years old and is diagnosed with autism. Although he's very high functioning, he is still in diapers. He shows no signs of being ready to stop using diapers. He never tells me when he has peed/pooped. Sometimes he doesn't even go to a private place when he...
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