#asktheexpert my son is 3.years old and. he is not ready to go accept the potty seat or the rim available in the market for the kids. he cries for diaper then only he can do potty.. in case the diaper is not provided he will stop potty for days. kindly suggest what can best can I do as a mother??

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Hello dear, my son is 3 year 8 months old. I had similar experience as yours when we started potty training for my child. 
We too started around 2 n half-3 years. It was quite difficult in the starting. He used to refuse to sit on potty chair,cry for daiper and if i refuse to put on daiper,he would stop his motion. 
Believe me,it would take 1 week for you to train your kid. I am telling with experience. I will tell you what we did. You too can try that. 
I changed daipers place ,as my son knew where we would place them. And when he asked for daipers,i told him that they got over and no daiper is there at home. And I used to tell him continuously that mamma and papa go to potty using comode. He too is a big good boy now and should use potty seat. 
He was quite reluctant to use first 2 days. He stopped his poop. Then third day,when he said poop and he couldn't control it obviously, I made him sit on potty chair forcefully and asked him to relax.
I tried to calm him in the whole process. As soon as i had put him on the potty chair,he passed motion,as he couldn't stop it for more than 2 days. 
Then i explained that it is very easy and encouraged him saying good boy,u have done it, etc etc.
And that's it, he is little bit ok from the next day. Only first time they feel scared. In a week,they will be completely fine with potty seat.

One more thing,some kids get scared if their legs are hanged down ,when they sit on potty seat.You can try putting a stool, for them to test their legs on it.

Hope this answer is helpful for you.

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kindly give more fibre diet so that the child will not be able to restrain the potty and then potty training can be given
potty training and toilet training should be initiated as soon as the child completes one and half years of age. avoid before that except if you feel that the child is giving cues when he or she wants to pass stool. 
also good demonstration has to be given again and again to the child to reinforce the habit.
make the child sit on potty seat daily so that the child gets accustomed and not fearful of the seat and situation
kindly go through various articles on potty training on firstcry.