Help with 2 Year Old Son and Potty Training...

I havn't had to potty train in years but you story brings back memories. My kids seemed to like to go behind the old wooden rocker! My pediatrician suggesed that maybe they just wanted privacy?! Sure enough, I put a potty chair in a quiet spot and told them what it was for and very soon after words they started to use it on their own! Also, for my son... we used cherrio's and fruit loops in the toilet for "targets". Blue water in the toilet would also change to green when the peed there....oooooo Magic!! Good luck and remember that the likelyhood of his wife needing to potty train him is slim to none, It will happen for you soon!

Our son was older, but we "bribed" him with letting him pee off our deck, which is something you might be able to pull off here for a few more months, at least. He LOVED peeing outside and was willing to go for us outside whenever we asked. I don't know if he has the control to do this yet, but if so, it's worth a shot!

I have a two year old son doing some of the similar thing. I have resorted to having him wear pull ups due to the fact that he hasn't figured out how to take them off. He will go potty and poo in the toilet sometimes but would rather take it off and pee or poo on the carpet or in his crib-nice huh? Good luck!

does ur husband or bouyfriend help u? ask him to go with the son. that will help alot. it takes little steps

My son is 21 months and a couple months ago I got out his potty chair for him to try it out and I was going to try potty training but when he sits on it he just sits and stands a lot and wont go potty but as soon as you put a diaper back on he will go or if he gets in the shower he will go pee. So he holds it when he sits on the potty chair so he isnt ready yet either. But he understands when you ask if he needs to go potty he runs to the bathroom and pulls on his clothes and wants to sit on his potty.
So get a potty chair and just let him get use to the idea first he may not be ready like my son. Some kids just are not ready for awhile. Your right not to push it cause then potty training can take longer an dset him back more. They say boys are slower then girls also but not all are. You could try pull ups if he wont keep the diaper on. He will get the idea and understanding about potty training in time dont rush it. Good luck. L.

He's probably too young yet, and not ready. If he can't verbalize when he feels the urge to go, or isn't old enough to understand your cues or what it means to be dry and clean..he's not ready. However, since he is interested in how it all works, he might benefit from picture books, videos/dvds about potty-time.

Another helpful thing to do is to buy him a potty-chair if he doesn't have one already and let him sit on it, and get used to the idea of it being around. Maybe try having a stuffed buddy show him how it works.

With time, the process should sink in, and hopefully he'll start understanding his body cues too.

Oh so sorry about your couch! BUT someday you will look back and have a good laugh with your son and his wife possibly.
I have 4 children and my 1st was the only one to potty train early at 18mons. I thought I had it all figured out til the 2nd, 3rd and 4th came along. Each one of them were 3 before it really clicked. After the struggle of #2 I decided to just go with the flo and not stress about what other people said was the right age. All children are differant! Maybe back up and forget about telling him to go in the potty and just work on him telling you when he needs a diaper change and not taking it off himself. Hope all goes well and write these things down for the memories! It goes way tooo fast.