Potty Training Boys - Washington,MO

Be consistent, and don't expect him to tell you, just take him. Say 'ok potty time' and go, no 'oh honey would you like to potty?' just say its time to go potty and take him.Don't be wishy washy, go for it all the way or don't, make the choice if you are going to train him now. give it time, you will have accidents whether he trains now or if he trains at 4, so just stick with it. Find his cues, watch him and be consistent, get rid of diapers and take away the power struggle, be in control.

I would make sure you are being consistent with either using diapers or underwear. I think sometimes the going back and forth between the two confuses kids. Also, not sure if you are able to do this or not, but we took 1 week and allowed our kids to basically run around with no pants on. It seemed they "noticed" more when they had to go when they had nothing surrounding their private areas. (again going back to the confusing part of wearing underwear and thinking it is a diaper). Within 1 week both of my kids were potty trained.

Also, everytime we got ready to leave the house we would put them on the potty and when we got to our destination the bathroom was the first place we went. Same with when we were leaving our destination. The bathroom is always the first place we would go.

Good Luck!!

I agree with getting totally away from diapers or pullups(glorified diapers) and being consistent, consistent, consistent in telling him lets go potty, I also for my son used a coffee can for him to pee in. Have you tried a cheerio in the stool to aim at, & a fun reward when he goes, such as mom playing cars with you for 10 mins. or going for a walk or playing in the backyard or my kids favorite was hide n seek in the house they loved for me to look for them or them looking for me. Hang in there it will happen.

take advantage of the summer weather & (seriously) let him pee on the trees in your yard! It worked for both of my sons.

Float a few cheerios in the toilet & let him sink them....is another trick we used.

Reward him with a few MMs or mini marshmallows each time he successfully uses the bathroom. Or stickers for that matter. OR you can reward him .....not for being successful in the bathroom.....but for keeping his underwear dry. Set the timer & make that the goal!

& as for not telling you that he has to go......that means you think he's ready BUT he's not....he doesn't have the all-important self-awareness which allows for success in potty training. Until the child is self-aware.....it's truly just Mom training herself to take the iniative .....not the child. Peace!

Our son was a little older (around 32 months), but we used the "treat" method and it worked pretty well. He still has accidents every now and then and, of course, we had to get out of the habit, ever so slowly of giving him treats afterward. (He still asks for one occasionally.) We let him pick out about 5-6 different kind of candy at the store.

We got the 'Peter Potty' for my son - it worked wonders. (it's a mini urinal). You can find it on the internet.

Give him some more time. I waited to train my son until he was two months shy of three years old and was able to train him over 4th of July weekend. He tells me or takes himself when he has to poop or pee. We have maybe had 3accidents total. I think it's a matter of when the kid is ready, not when mom is ready.
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