The reason your child refuses the potty isn't because they're stubborn. It's because modern nappies have become so good that your child literally doesn't feel when they wee.

No wet feeling = no signal to the brain = zero motivation to change.

Our training pants restore that natural feedback loop. Your child feels just enough to make the connection between "weeing" and "being wet" - without it becoming complete chaos.

Within 3-7 days the penny starts to drop. No forcing, no power struggles. Just the brain doing what it's supposed to do.

Result: 87% of parents who said "my child refuses everything" saw change within 2 weeks.

Average 2-4 weeks for daytime potty trained.

Realistic timeline:

• Week 1: Child starts feeling the difference. First successes on the potty.
• Week 2-3: Number of accidents decreases. Child starts indicating (sometimes).
• Week 4: Most children are largely potty trained during the day.

Some children are faster (1 week), others need 6 weeks. That's normal.

Golden rule: Consistency > speed.

If you put the training pants on today, a nappy tomorrow, pants again the day after... you're only confusing your child's brain.

Yes, and this is probably the most frustrating problem.

"Wee-trained but refuses to poo on the toilet" = super recognisable. Your child literally asks for a nappy, hides behind the sofa, and refuses the loo.

This is called poo anxiety (or "stool withholding behaviour" in medical terms).

Why this happens:

• Fear of the poo "falling" (the plop effect)
• Fear of "letting go" of a part of themselves
• Or: child held it once → became hard → hurt → now fears repetition

How our method helps:

1. Training pants feel safer than the toilet (no scary hole)
2. But less comfortable than a nappy (child wants rid of it)
3. Gradual transition: first poo in training pants → then on potty → then on toilet

Then you're in exactly the right place.

Know why it hasn't worked until now? Not because you did something wrong. Not because your child "isn't ready yet".

But because you were trying to teach a child to ride a bike with the brakes on.

All the stickers, rewards, charts, 3-day methods... none of it matters if your child doesn't understand the basic mechanism: "Weeing = getting wet = not nice"

And your child CAN'T learn that mechanism in a modern super-absorbent nappy.

What you're going to do now:

1. Reset. Bin the stickers, stop the constant "do you need a wee?".
2. Put on the training pants (that DO give feedback).
3. Let the brain do its job.

Most parents who've been struggling for months suddenly see progress within 2 weeks. Because you're finally tackling the real problem.

No. And you're DEFINITELY not alone.

In the UK, the average age for potty training is now 3-4 years. Yes, really.

In the 1940s it was 18 months. Know why? Because nappies were rubbish back then. They leaked, they felt gross, children WANTED off them.

Now? Nappies are so good that your child could happily carry on until they're 5 without ever feeling discomfort.

So no, 3.5 years isn't too late. Even 4+ is salvageable.

The only difference: older children have been in that "comfort zone" longer, so it takes a bit longer to learn to recognise the new feedback. Expect 3-5 weeks instead of 2-3.

Fun fact: Our oldest "success story" was a boy aged 4 years and 8 months. Parents were desperate (nursery was threatening to refuse him). Potty trained during the day within 4 weeks.

Simple: In the washing machine at 40°C. Just like regular underwear.

Instructions:

1. Rinse: If there's poo in it, rinse out in the toilet first
2. Wash: 40°C, normal wash cycle, no bleach, no fabric softener
3. Dry: On the line (takes 4-6 hours) or in the tumble dryer on low

How many do you need?

• Minimum: 6 pairs (so you can wash every 2 days)
• Ideal: 10-12 pairs (so you wash every 3-4 days, less stress)

Objection: "I don't have time to wash!"

We get it. You work full-time, have multiple children, constantly running around.

But let's be realistic: you're washing now anyway, aren't you? Don't you change trousers/dresses/bedsheets daily after accidents?

The difference: with training pants you reduce accidents (because child learns faster) = ultimately LESS washing. Plus: you're done within a month. Not years.