Hhheeelllpppppotty Training a BOY!!!!!!!

First of all I know how you feel. I was where you were at last year. My son who is 3 now did not want to go in the potty at all. We did a couple of things with him we let him pee off the back porch and that worked wonders. He gradually started peeing in the potty. After we got over that little hurdle you could not get him to sit on the potty for nothing. We tried the cherios and fruit loops, m&m's,toys, and money. But, none of those things worked out. So, for his birthday we took him to Disney World and only brought a few good nights for sleep only. We sat down with him at the hotel and told him, we did not bring any pull ups with us and if he has to go potty he has to go in Mickey's potty. He thought that was the neatest thing ever. I couldn't believe it actually worked. Firt night there sat right on the potty and went. He did it the whole time we were there. I know most people can't do this but we were lucky enough to and it worked wonders. I know if we had to do it over again we would have went sooner. Hope this helps.

i have a three year old who recently potty trained. i did not really pressure him that much, we decided that when he could tell me that he was wet or dirty it was time for him to only use the potty. mind you this was my third attempt, and have trained two girls much earlier. but i had three in diapers, so i dealt with alot of accidents, but not using pull-ups except at night he finally deciced he didnt like to be wet or change his clothes so often. you and your child will know when it's time for him to potty. do let outside influences get you down as long as he is using the potty by kindergarten who cares ? but i'm more laid back if he hadn't trained this time i would still have three in diapers. i am not willing to battle my kids.

Hey T., well it isn't easy to potty train a little boy that doesn't talk!! Jordyn is 4 and we are still working with him but when he is here with me he goes pee pee but blasted on the poop, he will not go to the potty for that... I know how I finally got Jordyn to learn to stand up and pee pee, I put cheerios in the toilet and helped him hit them...he laughed so hard and so did I!! It was so funny but he loved it and I only did it once for him and he came and got some from me 3-4 times but it really worked! I never did that with my 27 or 6 year old sons but they talked up a storm but it was great with Jordyn...try it and let me know...D.

I have twin 2 year old boys, they are pretty much trained, I still put them in a pull up at night because I haven't broke them of the sippy cup yet, and they sleep with my husband and I. However, they are pros during the day, and I put their potty chair in the kitchen, ( which might seem unsanitary,) but with 2 of them what ever worked. When they got up in the morning, I put underwear on them and did alot of emptying of the potty bowl but as long as the chair was where they could see it, It worked for me.
Good luck,
R.

First of all, why isn't he talking? At 2 and a half he should be saying a lot by now. If he isn't, you should have that checked out. As a speech therapist, I can tell you that early intervention is very important!

As for going potty, teach him some signs so he can let you know when he needs to go potty. The sign for potty is the letter "t" in sign language with the thumb placed between the pointer and middle finger. Move your hand back and forth slightly to incidate "tee tee".

Teach him to sit on the potty and point his pee pee doen. A potty seat with a pee guard works best until they get pretty good at this. When he has mastered sitting on the potty, you can teach him to go standing up.

You might want to use a sticker chart to reward him for going potty. When he actually goes on the potty he can put a sticker on the chart. When the chart is full, he gets a special treat such as a toy or going out for ice cream.

Good luck.

T.,

I have a 5 yr old son & a 20 month old son. My 5 yr old took until he was about 4 yrs old to be completely potty trained. He was good during the day at about 3-3.5 yrs old but it took him a few more months to master the nighttime. He was in daycare from 9 months old so they worked with him a lot honestly but at night & in the am I would take him on a regular basis, have him sit on the potty to try to pee pee a lot. Some friends tried the put cheerios in the toilet & let him try to hit them with his pee but I never did try that. I bought him big boy underwear & let him wear it for a few hours at a time each day-granted he would have accidents but I did not make a big deal out of it. Instead, I would just tell him it was ok & that next time he needs to tell me when he needs to go. Eventually, they get it. It is frustrating & each child does it at his own pace. I have not even tried with my 20 month old other than sitting him on the potty to try to get used to that...he has not shown an interest in it honestly so I do not push it. I wish I could get him potty trained though b/c I am expecting our third & final child, a daughter in late July. It would be nice not to have 2 in diapers not only for the saving money factor but for the saving time factor also...2 in diapers is not appealing to me at all but sometimes you have no choice.
Hope that helps & good luck!
M.