Tell me how you handled bedtime potty procrastination…. PLEASE
Almost 4 yr old has weaponized going to the bathroom to delay bedtime. Potty trained during the day but not at night so there’s a diaper. She gets a last chance potty break and then that’s it no more. She had a couple instances of a poop at bedtime and has latched onto that.
We have tried positive reinforcement (ie you get this if you listen and don’t lie about potty), we have tried taking things away (which she doesn’t care about in moment but holy hell does she care the next day…), we have tried keeping it boring when we do go up, we have tried telling her no and to go back to bed (she loses her mind and goes postal) and we have tried sternly telling her why we don’t lie etc.
It’s getting insane and she might pee a little each time but it’s not feasible to do this for 60 minutes or more every night… any tips for what worked for you?? She’s a strong willed child and smart. Also really particular (thought of the potty in her room all night freaks her out and she just claims she will throw it out of her room).
TIA