Son refuses to sit on the potty. Help!
My son is 18 months and very willful (which I generally appreciate about him quite a bit). We are doing the Oh Crap potty training method. I know that he is ready for this. I am not interested in giving up and trying again later. What I am interested in is the best approach to get him to cooperate w sitting on the potty. He will go stiff and scream and cry. He is not afraid of it. We have had many pees and poops in the potty. This is a new behavior and entirely a defiance thing. He likes his diaper and he’s used to it and also doesn’t want to be told to do something.
We’re doing block one right now and I’m not prompting, just interceding calmly when he starts to pee. But regardless of if I prompt him or interrupt him, he flat out refuses to sit on it.
I do not want to force him (though I did try that once). I think getting into a battle of wills w a toddler is a mistake.
He responds really well to consequences but it takes a lot of iterations.
Please share any suggestions, tips, tricks, etc. I need to settle on a consistent approach.