Showing posts with label pooping and loss of electronics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pooping and loss of electronics. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

my grandson and electronics

   We have too many electronics in this house. All but the TVs belong to my grandson's parents- xbox 360, wii and nintendo DS. He would often play a game on each one everyday. I would try and limit this by diverting his attention to other activities- playing cars inside or going outside to swing or play baseball or soccer or work in the garden, Often times it didn't work. I would use playing the DS as inducements for better behavior.
   He is 3 1/2 yrs old and is almost completely potty trained for urination but having a BM in the toilet is not happening. Everytime he is getting ready to have a BM he tells us but refuses to get on the toilet. We even have a potty that sits on the floor. He always tells me he will do it "next thursday" but it never happens. 1 month ago I told him that he would have until the next Thursday to have a BM in the potty or he would lose use of all the electronic. It didn't work and he is not using any of them .  When he goes to have a BM he says," I don't want to use any electronics." He never argues or causes any upset about this. When he finally does use the potty I will be sorry for him to use all those things again. For now we read a lot and play games etc.