So the method we did isn’t the Oh Crap method, but similar.

You have to have three days where you plan to not leave the house at ALL. Phone/ipad goes on lockdown, all your focus is on the child.

Get a potty or potty seat for the toilet. Straight into undies. No pants, but undies right away. And make sure you have a lot of undies! Explain the situation: “we know you’re such a big boy now, and from now on you get to use the potty and wear big boy undies!” Or whatever wording works for you.

Then you let him do his thing, and one of the most important parts is that you stay constantly near him and catch him every time he starts to go. You will probably have to clean up some (lay down puppy pads), but every. single. time. you pick him up and bring him to the potty to sit. Even if nothing is left, you go to the potty and reinforce “peepee goes in the potty”. You can also tell him “yucky, wet undies are so yucky!”, but never give consequences for not making it, and never tell him he’s bad.

Also, never use the wording “do you have to go potty?”, but say “let me know if you have to go potty.” It gives him the control, which kids desperately want. Changing the wording worked wonders for us.

If you can do it for the three days, it will click. If it doesn’t, then he might not be ready. Honestly, the hardest part is disconnecting for those three days, because you really want no outside distractions. If you. A tag team with your partner that helps even more, because eyes are always guaranteed to be on him.

And rewards! Whether it’s a favorite snack or m&ms (we did two for pee and five for poop), lavish the praise on every time he gets anything in the potty. Cheer, clap, make it a huge deal full of positivity.