Potty Training....

That is one thing a child has control over and they deciede when is the right time form them. I would put him in bed with a cloth thick panty at nite with plastic to protect bedding etc.. and get up with him and show him the potty each nite. Let hime choose his new underpants and tell him he is growing up and you are proud of him. Start doing big boy stuff with him and have his dad take him places like fishing or guy things.

fruit loops in the toilet helped me pull up a standing stool and let him aim... my son had a blast and soon enough there was no need to put them in he wanted to go back and play so he stopped asking for thme

You have a lot of suggestions and I just wanted to throw an idea that worked for us in - Cheerios! My son loved to "sink" the Cheerios. He would beg to go potty all the time - and I made sure to carry some in my purse for our outings. I also bought him big boy underwear that he picked out, and he didn't want to make Mickey Mouse "cry" when he wet his pants.

I have the same problem, only my son won't even go at daycare. His twin sister has been daytime trained for 4 months and we're working on overnight training, but she can't open the door to her bedroom.

He just moved classes in daycare from Toddler II to 2s and 3s but he'll be 3 July 25. I have tried everything I have heard, books, movies, potty Elmo doll, pullups, treasure chest rewards, M&Ms bribes for going, big boy underwear, letting him go naked around the house, going potty with daddy, big toilet, big toilet with seat insert, little training toilet. But he is 100% not interested.

He will say he has to go peepee in the potty but when we take him he just sits and does not go. I thought he might be shy so I leave the room and come back and he has still not gone. I am getting frustrated and concerned there might be a medical reason, but haven't decided to take him to the Dr just yet.

I have no advice because I am in the same boat, so I am going to watch the thread for suggestions I haven't tried and go from there. Good Luck!

My 3 yr old girl was doing the same thing...no interest whatsoever. We just encouraged her to try it and gave her a sticker when she did. She liked putting the stickers on a piece of paper to make pictures to give her daddy. She would go to the potty a couple of times a day and eventually she started telling us every time she needed to go. I think every child is different and you have to just encourage them and wait for them to tell you when they are ready. Don't give up.

All kids are different but I can tell you the easiest way to potty train him at this age is to get rid of the diapers (and pullups!), stick him in normal boy's underwear and be prepared to start cleaning up messes.
Following these steps should make it a bit easier.

1) Explain to him about the potty and that all kids by the age of three need to use the real potty and not baby diapers. Stress the whole big boy thing and associate diapers with being a crying baby

2) take him to the store and let him pick out a potty, even if you already have one. Letting him do it will give him control, also let him pick out several pairs of real underwear.

3) explain again and ask him questions about going to potty (what does it feel like when you have to go pee? type questions). It helps if you have a doll that wets so you can show him in his own potty what he's to do. I always would say things like, "Oh I wish I had a potty I didn't have to share with everyone else like you do."

4) throw out all diapers/pullups, anything for babies because he's a 'big boy'.

5) take him to the bathroom every 15 minutes or so the first day, every 30 minutes or so the next, 1 hour the next.. gradually work it down to just asking him every hour if he needs to use the potty. Don't use diapers in the night or pullups either. Just get a lined bedsheet for his bed. It sounds cruel the the more often he wets himself and sees how gross it feels, the quicker he'll be trained.

6) Give him a treat every time he goes to potty like a big boy. My kids were crazy about gum and since it was only something big kids could have, they knew they were acting really grown up when they used their potty.

7) let him plan something for when he goes for a couple days without an 'accident'. Like going to the park or whatever. Plan something big for when he goes for a couple weeks without an accident. Like a party with a couple friends or he gets a bike or something. You know what he's wanting the most. Let him know about the special reward for being completely potty trained.

When he has accidents, just explain to him again what it is he's supposed to do. Never get angry at him over it, even if it seems it's deliberate. Make him help you clean it up even if it's just putting his wet underwear in the washing machine. You have to make wetting himself as unpleasant as possible without putting fear into him.

Using this method, my 1st child took 3 days to potty train him. I used the pullups with my 2nd son and he ended up being a bedwetter for several years. My third one took a little longer but I made the mistake of using pullups when we'd go out anywhere because I didn't want him wetting in public or in his car seat. I've used it potty training kids I've baby sat and generally within a few days, they're trained. I make a big production out of how grown up they're getting when they use the potty and just kind of frown and get them to help me clean up the mess and say things like, "Well there's always next time to make it to the potty." Kids love to please adults but like I said, You don't want to scare them so a little disappointment is effective.
Just be prepared to clean up lots of messes for the first couple of days and don't stress over it. He's not going to grow up and be a 35 year old man, still wearing Pampers.
Best of luck to you both.

Hey A. May I suggest Just one thing! My nephew who was 4 before he was potty trained had a wonderful time...."going potty with daddy" When My sisters husband would get home from work he would take him to hte bath room and they would both go, then every couple hours they did the same thing! He just loved it and then soon just started going on his own! Now since thats what they do at day care....take all the boys together i suppose thats what hes used to doing and he feels like a big boy when he goes with all the other boys! So maybe try that, taht is if your hubby gets home at a decent time! Good luck with potty training! I hear it can be rough!

I have to say daycare helped tremendously with potty training in our house. We have a 3 1/2 yr old and he's been doing well for almost a year now. He still wears a pull up at night though. Treats worked real well for us. I let him pick out a candy at the store and when he went #1, he got one piece and when he went #2, he got two pieces. Skittles, m&m's, little things like that worked. It's been a while since we've had to do that though. It just got to where if he needed to go, he just went! But I still have to give the most kudos to his daycare!!

My boys were the easiest to potty train. With my oldest my sister in law put medium sized rocks in the toilet and he couldn't wait to shoot the rocks. They do not flush down the toilet. He ran to the potty all day to try. It was fun! My second son was the same. It was easy. Good luck! Don't ever make them try. It's always easier when it's their idea. Just like your husband!