My Son Is Scared of the Potty Chair?!?!?!?

My son is a little older than 3 and we went through the same thing. We eventually bought m&m's and bribed him. I tried everything he wanted nothing to do with potty training. This has worked great. I don't feed him sugar so this is a huge treat. He gets 2 m&m's when he pee's and 2 skittles when he poops. He picks out the colors and we count. Even when we go out into public. Good luck. Jeannie

Dear A.,

for one thing, you need to just quit trying for a while. Leave the scary potty chair right there in the bathroom where he can see it. He will eventually get accustomed to its presence and maybe think about peeing or pooping in it. Boy children are very different sometimes about potty training, so just cool it. All will be well, and you might as well enjoy the 'ride' instead of worrying about something that you cannot fix right away. He will allow himself to be potty trained in his own time.
C. N.

I hear most toddlers aren't ready until they're 3 years old, but my 3 year old son got interested in potty training when he was 2 1/2. He saw his cousin, who is a year older, take a pee pee in the potty. My son wanted to try and so he did it too, for the very first time. So I think it would help if he saw another boy around his age do it. I hope that helps!

I started when my son was just over 2yrs old and I thought he was ready but he wasnt, until he about 2yrs and 8mos.... He didn't like the foam chair that goes on the big potty so I bought him a potty chair, but one that is open, w/o the lid. Then little by little he began to be curious until finally I bought underwear and told him if he wore them "spiderman" that he had to go in the potty chair. WOW it worked! But it was because he was ready!

Best wishes and don't stress, He won't be going to kindergarden in his diapers! But you know that! LOL

C.~

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A.,

Two years old is NOT too old to start potty training!!!! In all my years of child care, (over 15) for a boy, 3 years old is about the right age. If he is terrified, STOP! NOW! When he ready you will know. You have obviously been through this before, as you have an older child, so go with your gut feeling. He will be ready when he can follow through with 6 - 10 small tasks in a row (go to your room, get shoes, bring them to the front room,sit on the pillow and line put them on... or something to that effect), and needs to be able to have a dry diaper for several hours at a time.
If you force a child to PT before they are ready, it becomes a battle of the wills that you WILL Loose. Plus, with a new baby in the house, now would be a very difficult time to begin any big transitions. Give him several months to about a year then give it a go when he tells you he's ready!

Good luck!
H.

Hey, A. H....I have a 3 year old who will be 4 in November and he is just starting to potty train. At the age of 3 he would have nothing to do with the potty chair or toilet. I would check out DVD's and books from the library trying to find something to help but then I finally gave up and just said when he's ready he'll do it. It did say in most of the books I read, do not force your boy, they will do it in their own time. So, just sit back and enjoy him...that's my advice.

Hi A.,

You have a lot on your plate. First boys are harder to potty train then girls. Do not worry about training him right now. I tried with my son at 2 and he did the same thing. The key to success is do not force it upon him. It will make him regress. Start off with having him use it as a chair in the living room. Buy Elmos potty time and have him watch it. It is really cute. Then when he gets used to it try to have him use it then, if that is still not working try again in a couple of weeks. If you are still having an issue, wait until he is 3. That is what we did and we have had success. Make sure when you do commit yourself you use only underware and pull ups only for bedtime and when going somewhere. You do not want him to feel like he is wearing a diaper. We also used, charts and big fruit loops as targets. He loved it. Also, we did get him the chair that goes on the toilet, but he loves to use the toilet without it. He almost falls in, but whatever works is fine with me. Remember, if he feels your stressing he will stress. If he has an accident do not get mad, that will also make him regress. My sister always told me do not worry, he will not go to college in a diaper. She has 4 kids, 3 in college and one in 5th grade. Good luck and hope this helped.

i started off by leaving the chair out for my son to play with..then i go to the bathroom in front of him and i say.."this is how big people and big kids go poo poo, pee pee" i have him flush for me..and he says.."bye bye poo poo..or bye bye pee pee" yes gross i know..but he's almost 28 months and is sort of just potty training himself by watching. i'm single so i don't have his dad around to show him but when he is around i have him pee in front of my son. I think they learn quicker by example. i also let him have naked time..i have hardwood floors ..i leave the toilet out and he will go sit on it and go..sometimes he does just go on the floor..UGH! but it's working.
if you have carpet and u have a yard then let him have naked time outside and have the toilet outside ..
then after he goes in the toilet have him go into the bathroom w/ you and flush it down the toilet and say "bye bye" to it.
OR
maybe u just need a little seat for your big toilet and a step he can step up on?
have u tried that?
my son also will use one of those too.
i also act excited when he goes on the toilet and i sing a little song about what a big boy he is...lol.

I am not using a "potty chair" so to speak. I bought an insert that goes directly on the toilet to make it more comfortable for my son. He feels like a "big boy" because he knows other people use the toilet and not a little chair. Plus, I don't have a mess to clean up because everything can just be flushed away. You could try that. Also, maybe have his favorite toy go "potty" or buy a doll that goes potty so you can show him how it works. I offer my little boy stickers whenever he goes and for about a week that worked very well. Now, he doesn't even ask for them anymore. He just likes our reactions/reinforcement when he goes. I think Dr. Phil has some information on his website about having a "Potty party" for the favorite toy after it goes, then the child will want his own "potty party" and be motivated to go. Also, do you keep him in underwear only, so he can feel how uncomfortable it is to go in his pants? If my son has a diaper on, he will wear it wet. If he has underwear or a pull-up on, he will take it off immediately when it's wet (or before).

He doesn't sound ready. Training for a boy or girl isn't so different when they are ready.

I tried w/many failed attempts at about the same time. Finally at 3, it was a piece of cake.

I highly recommend The No Cry Potty Solution by Elizabeth Pantley before you go any further.

Best wishes,
M.

I just wanted to add to all the mom's who have advised that this is just too early. I completely agree! My son is now 3 1/2 and totally potty trained...but...we had a tough time because I started too early and he wasn't ready. He was so afraid of the potty (little and big) that he started to hold his poops. That led to severe constipation and I can't tell you how much pain that caused him. I backed completely off and waited another 6 months before I even brought it back up. I would ask if he wanted to go-if he said "no" I just said "OK". Eventually he said "yes" and that was my cue. It only took about a week because he was ready...and best of all, no fear, crying or pain. I agree with many of the other moms that your pediatrician is way off on the timetable. Best of luck to you and your family :)

Be gentle with him. And make it a bit of a game. Don't worry and don't stress out about it as he will sense it and things will be slower/more difficult. When I was frustrated with my daughter, I was reminded by my Mom that no one in my immediate circle had ever gone to kindergarten in diapers!
You are going to have to work backwards a little bit as he is scared of the pot. My daughter, long after she peed everytime in the toilet, would not poop in potty or toilet - this was her fear issue. Just work with what you encounter.
You might try something like this: take his favorite book into the bathroom and then ask if he ever read a book on the potty. Does he want to sit on the BIG potty with you (on your lap, all fully clothed) and read? Again, make it a bit of fun.
If that flies, then you might progress to asking if he wants to sit on his potty while you sit on yours. . . . and then you might go potty on 'your potty' (sitting down, Papa!) and ask him if when he's a big boy, he is going to go potty in his potty. . .
something along those lines is bound to work for you.
I am not home so the exact names of the three books my child responded well to escape me. . . but she loved, loved LOVED “Everybody poops” and it helped her to remember where big girls were supposed to go. There was another good book that had a litany: “Kaitlin likes to go on the big toilet”. . . “Toby sometimes waits too long and has accidents, but that’s okay”. . . “Trevor always empties his bladder before going for a long car trip” .. .. “Susanna reads great stories while she’s on the potty” .. . “Taisha loves her big girl underpants!” with great illustrations. And a book that I believe is translated from French with simple cut-out like illustrations about a little girl who's Grandma gives her a potty.

A friend advised, also (and it worked for us!): Big boy underwear (not pullups) when you have time for him to wear them at home/outside. When he pees, it’ll be very evident to him that he’s wet. And you can talk about how easy it is to pull them down and go, all by himself, in his very own potty. And how it feels when you have to go, and how you hurry and get into the bathroom (et cetera)

Again, patience and gentleness will be your allies here. Best of luck to you both!

Hi A., I potty trained a girl so I don't have any actual advice, but I did "read the books" and 2 seems too early to potty train a boy especially since you have an infant at home too. (The baby gets attention when her diaper is changed and he wants it too.) I would leave the potty around but not talk about it and wait until he's ready. There's lots of good advice here about the how but right now he needs some time away from the training.

K.

Try this - make a cardboard "target" and attach it to the inside of the potty chair. This way he can "shoot" at it when he urinates and that makes it a whole lot of fun. You might even have a tiny prize after he does this. Also, there are a lot of really cute models of potty chairs out there. Get one in a different color, or one that looks like an animal or something. Mostly, take all pressure off him, but let him know if he does it, he'll get tons of praise every time. He'll do it - don't worry. It's got to be in his own time and it's got to be all positive so tell everyone else who is negative to bug off!!

M. C.

You don't need to use the potty chair, just use the big toilet (with a stool). Or try peeing outside (boys love that) a friend of mine let her boy pee outside to start, then instructed him to pee in the toilet when inside the house. You can float some cheerios in the toilet for him to "aim".

I would say back off for a while, then in a couple of months, try to make it fun and then praise him for what a big boy he is, get him the bob the builder underwear, etc. This is not the end of the world, your boy will eventually decide that peeing in the potty is a cool thing to do!

First you should not strip him down and sit him, that is traumatizing. Which may lead to future propblems... Most children think a toilet is magical and wonder "where the poop goes." They do not understand the concept flushing, disapperaing, and its all ok. Remember poop is part of them and how scary to let something go, something they have control of. You might want to purchase some books on toilet trainnig, and invite him when you go, and be patient with him. Remember every child is different, do not compare him to others that learned at a younger age. Make it a fun learning expereince not boot camp trainnig experience. My child learned at 4 years old and i respected his own developmental stage which i think many parents today want immediate results not understanding child development in general. Good Luck.

Let him stand up throw some cherrios in the bowl let him aim and shoot at them, now the battle is on. You have to make this a fun exciting thing for him, rewards for him lots of that a good boy. Try finding another person to help with this, a male .... he doesn't trust you now.

I just have to agree with so many others. my son wasn't potty trained until he was almost 4 years old - and then it was overnight. he made up his mind, and stopped wearing diapers. I tried pushing him earlier, but the battles were useless.

Back off and let him know what's available when he is ready. You DO have your hands full!

Then don't use it! Go buy one of those seats that fits over your toilet to make it smaller and a little stool and have him be a "big boy" and have him be like everyone else. I had this problem with my oldest son (of 4) and this worked like a charm. Also, he was never allowed to have candy and I went and bought a dish and filled it with M & M's and whenever he went potty we flushed, cheered and he got a sticker or a candy, whichever he chose. You can also buy floating stickers for him to aim at in the toilet if you want to go that far. This also helps eliminate the step of re-training from the potty chair to the toilet. Good luck, every kid is different, if he is afraid of the chair, remember the important thing is getting him out of diapers!

Poor little guy...he's only two...you didn't wait too long...most boys don't get it until they're three...you may want to switch pediaticians if you are being pressured...he's your son, you know him and it "sounds" like you have enough pressure. Just relax, A., don't force it. By NOT forcing it, you will relax and therefore, your son will relax. THEN he'll get it.

May God bless you and your family

skip the potty chair and hold him on the toilet. Most children do not use the potty chair anyway.........He is probably too young, I would wait until he is ready. Why have a fight about it, it will just become a power play between you both and that never is a good idea.........

oh dear. suggest you find a copy of benjamin spocks baby and child care. hopefully it's still in print. i was a single mother of three boys who was able to stay at home. his advice was not to even try at the age of yours but wait til he was three and they pretty much are ready and do it them selves. worked for me. but i had diaper service and they weren't in day care. so i don't know. but i think if he's showing fear i would back off and keep him in diapers for a while longer. children want to grow up and he will do it when he's ready. good luck. there is so much pressure on mom's today to keep up with the latest. i don't think i like your pediatrician much. all mine toilet trained perfectly at around their third b'day and no mistakes afterward or bedwetting ever.good luck.

The closer he is to be 3yrs old the better he will do!!!!
Summer time is the best time to potty train. I just finished potty train 8 little lambs (kids. I own a daycare and i potty train most if not all of my "students".

Hi A., I'm going to assume he;s the 2 year old, what you are going to have to do, is be firm with him, I know that may sound mean, but if you baby him,during the time he is acting afraid, then that will validate his fear, what you want to do is maek him believe and understand there is nothing to be afraid of. Ask your four year old to sit on the potty to show her little brother that there is nothing to be affraid of, when he sees her sit there and nothing bad happens, that may help him, another thing you can do for a wek or so is let him sit on the potty chair closed fuly dressed and watch cartoons. Then ease him back to getting him to use the potty, in the mean time NO DIAPERS and NO PULL UPS he needs good old fashion traing pants, I think you can still get them at walmart. I have heard of kids being afraid of the toilet but not a potty chair. My 2 year old in my daycare uses the regular toilet. Hope these ideas help. J.

Hi A.:
I understand,you being ancious to get your 2 year old potty trained,but as I have mentioned here on the site before. A toddler,can be taught,only if (HES WILLING) and READY.You've got enough little ones around,to know that You won't convince him, that potty training is in his best interest,by being firm,or demanding.While many think this an excellent time to attempt to train,its really probably the worst. Think about it.Two year olds,are trying to spread their wings. They want to flex their independant muscles,and prove to you, just how (accomplished and smart they are)They don't like hearing, (no) or (they can't)So,while this may seem like a great time for us,it really is an awkward time for them. It is not a good idea, to push so much,that they fight us all the way.The way you teach,is important and can mean the difference between being successful or him relapsing.If he sees you getting visably upset,because of his fears,he may begin believing there IS actually something to fear.Some children love being naked,at certain times,others feel more vulnerable. I would let him keep his shirt on,so he feels a little more secure. Many children are frightened of the potty or toilet.Its very common. What they are afraid of is the hole. They think of theirselves falling in it.Some kids think something may live in there and come up to grab their bootie! Its obvious hes scared,so the idea is to help him over-come those.Because,he is the only boy,and boys as a rule take a little longer to grasp potty training,I'd give him a little time. Don't make it appear a (dire task) Take it easy,and even if you do want him to pick this all up soon,let him believe,that you aren't in any hurry. It takes off all the pressure,and gives him a chance to prove to you he can get through this.You may try the regular toilet with one of those donnut seats. They feel securer,and maybe bigger? I wish you and your little guy the best.

A.,
My suggestion would to let him get used to it first, introduce it to him but don't make him use it yet; put it near him when you are changing him then slowly ask him to use the chair. Also, depending on your stature (or your husband's) maybe you two could use it to show him that it's ok. Maybe you or your husband can go to the bathroom with him so he sees what it's for and that you two do it too. Does your son have a favorite item? Maybe allow him to take the item with him into the bathroom or play pretend and sit some of his stuffed animals on the chair and say they have to go potty. Lastly, use a reinforcer if you have to and if you think he will understand it. If he goes potty in the chair then he gets something great (from daddy or mommy time, to food (healthy or not), to a tangible item. A lot of times that is all the child needs.

M. P

I know I'm late on this and you have decided to wait a little longer but just wanted to give a little advise.

Don't put the potty away. I'm not sure what kind you have but having it out so he can see it helps, if it's a little potty just leave it in the bathroom if it's the type that goes on the big potty just leave it on the side of the potty. Wait a few months with him seeing you and your hubby going peepee, then talk to him about using his. Maybe you could let the baby try too. I'm not expecting her to actually us the potty but when you are changing diapers say hey lets see if sissy can use your big potty and take them both in there and sit the baby on there for a couple seconds and then say okay it's your turn to try.
Don't make him stay long you are just looking for him not to be scared. The best way to teach a child to pee is when they wake up with a dry diaper, quickly sit them on it and make them stay until it comes out, you can't hold morning pee forever, I toke the little potty in the familyroom so he could watch tv while he sat, sometimes the tv will take their minds off of them sitting their and then they relax enough to go. For the first week I only did the morning pee, by then he was good at the peeing quickly and understood the release concept, then I put big boy undies on and reminded him occasionaly that he needed to go. He only had 3 accidents and that was because he just didn't get to the potty fast enough. He was 2 & 9 months.

But back to the letting the baby sit on the potty, it's the same concept as putting the baby in the tub and opening the drain to see the the baby will go down the drain. He simply needs to see that it's safe for her and nothing happened, also leaving it out where it's an everyday house hold thing it becomes not so scary. So when you are ready to try again he is use to it and it's not something new. You can also have him try when you go but when your done so is he whether he went or not, you can also have a race to see who can go first. Sometimes hearing you go will make them go too. And make a big deal about when he goes and tell everyone in the house how big he was today. praise praise praise. Jump up and down, through him in the air, give him the high five, Great job I'm so proud of you, you make me so happy. It will be easier for him the next time if you totally make a big fuse over him going. Good Luck with the next time. And him being a little older you'll have fewer accidents, But I wouldn't wait till older then 3, because they get set in their own minds that they are not going to do something and they refuse. Also don't allow him to put diapers on after you have put on the big boy undies. He needs to go both #1 & #2 in the potty, that's the way it is, if he refuses and goes in the undies he needs to wash them out in the big potty, cuz that's gross and once he has cleaned them once or twice he won't do it again, make him do it even if he is gaging, just remind him that if he throws up he'll be cleaning that up too. If he sees that this is something you have to clean up when he goes in a diaper and he doesn't like to do it & you don't like to do it, he'll stop. Make sure your the boss, after a day or 2 he'll give up and do it moms way. Good Luck again! J.

Two is VERY young to start potty training a child, let alone a boy. No wonder he's scared. Wait until he's 2 1/2 to 3 and try again. Good luck! :)

He is way too young. I am the mom of four boys, and potty training so so outrageously easy if you simply wait until a child is ready! If you wait until a child is ready, no training is involved. It happens naturally, normally, with no stress, no trauma, no panic or crying... and please never strip a child down and put him on the potty chair. Try again when he is three, and if he still isn't ready, wait until he is 3 1/2. What's the rush? You have two in diapers. Fact of life. Hard to believe any pediatrician would tell you that you should be potty training a two year old boy. Perhaps you should consider shopping around for another doctor.

I've never even heard of a pediatrician pushing for a 2 yr old boy to be potty trained. I would stop all talk of potty training for 2-3 months, and then reintroduce the concept again like it's never been mentioned before.

agree with all- he may be too young-waited till my son was almost 3-boys start later. If he still fears the chair put him right on the toilet(son never liked the chair) leave it by the toilet for now because he can get used to it. Don't force it , it will make it happen later.

My daughter was going on the potty chair by 2-seriosly it took her 1 week to learn and never had an accident.
My son (younger) I had to bribe with skittles and he would only go on the big potty- took about 1 month to learn and he started a yr later- but neither have ever had problems

Assuming youre discusiing your two year old he is WAY too young to begin potty training. If your ped wanted you to begin now or earlier PLEASE change your Dr.

Loving place here, it sounds like you have a lot on your plate and somehow the prevailing vibe I got off your note is anger. Have you guys considered getting some family therapy? Have you spoken with your regional center to get some rest time for help with autistic child. Good luck!

Aaaawww, poor kid! :-( What seems to be scaring him? (Strange cartoon characters on it? Fear of a noise like a real toilet? Did one of his siblings tell him something about the potty that scared him, like that he'll fall in, or they hid something unpleasant in it?) Maybe if you can figure out specifically what scares him you can work around it. If not, maybe work with him at the "big boy potty" (the actual toilet). Toss cheerios into the toilet bowl for him to use as "target practice", or play a potty-training CD on a little boom box in the bathroom, ONLY when he uses the potty? Any silly little game like that to make it fun. ... You said he's 2. Do you mean he just turned 2 (in which case he may not be nearly ready for potty training and you should just wait several more months) or is he closer to 3 (in which case it's good to keep trying different tactics now)? Good luck.

My story is not much different than the other mothers who posted, but I just wanted to say that my son was nowhere's near potty training at 2 years-old. In fact, he missed the first year he was eligible for pre-school in our district beause he was not potty trained.

He was almost 4 when he decided he was completely done with diapers. Once he decided that, he potty trained himself in a matter of days and has not had an accident since, unless he was ill.

He showed no interest at all in the potty chair, other than as a toy or a weapon. We bought him one of the seats that fits over the regular toilet seat and he carries that to whatever toilet he wants to use.

You can't force a kid to potty train. Well, some people would say you could probably find a way to force him, but it's not going to give you the results you want.

Diapers really are convenient in their own way. Look at the positive side, and understand your kid is NOT THAT OLD. Lots of boys don't potty train until 4 or 5. He won't want to be wearing diapers when he starts going to school and his friends aren't wearing them. Be patient. It will happen. Just not right now.

Hi A.,

If you can stand one more bit of advice, here's mine. I agree with the other moms that your son probably isn't ready to potty train, but I'll bet you're not thrilled having two in diapers, either. When you do decide to make another go of it, here's what we did.

We decided to train our son a few months before his third birthday, even though he wasn't showing interest or readiness, because we were going on vacation overseas and did not want to have to take 2 weeks worth of diapers with us. First, we got him a smally potty chair and kept it in our bathroom next to the toilet. He always followed us into the bathroom, so the chair was there for him to play with whenever mommy and daddy went. This particular chair played "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" when there was enough liquid in it to cover both of the contacts, so we would let him pour water into it so he could make the music play. He loved this!

About two months before we left, we got a book called "Toilet Training in Less Than a Day" by Nathan H. Azrin, Ph. D. and Richard M. Foxx Ph.D. They developed a learning method for teaching developmentally disabled children to use the toilet. I was amazed at at how well the method worked and how easy it was.

Step one of the method involves getting a doll that pees and making it wet its pants. You then tell your child "Oh oh! The dolly had an accident and needs to practice changing his wet clothes. Let's help him practice." You then help your child change the doll's wet clothes for dry ones, 10 times in a row.

Even though the book doesn't say to do this next step, we then added in showing our son that "dolly" could use the potty instead, and that when he did, he didn't have to practice. We made the doll go in the potty chair, which of course, made the music play, which our son thought was hysterical.

The actual step two has you lock yourself in the bathroom with your child, a bunch of favorite salty snacks and a lot of your child's favorite drinks. You put your child in underwear and easy to pull off shorts, and have the room well stocked with books, toys, several clean changes of clothes and some cleaning supplies. Feed him the salty snacks, which makes him want to drink a lot. Ask him every 15 minutes if he has to pee and encourage him to use the potty. If he uses the potty, Great! If he has an accident, you say "Uh oh -- you had an accident, just like the dolly did. Remember how the dolly had to practice changing his wet clothes? Well that's what we're going to do now!" Then you have him practice changing the wet clothes, 10 times in a row -- just like the doll. Keep up with the snacks and drinks. After a no more than a couple of rounds of this, he will begin to recognize when he needs to use the potty and will hopefully prefer to use it over having to practice changing his wet clothes.

The first time your son actually uses the potty, make it a BIG achievement with tons of praise, hugs, kisses, and maybe even a special prize. But, stay in the bathroom and continue the process for at least two more rounds. By the end of the day, he will have gotten the idea of what the potty is for and how to use it.

Expect accidents on occasion (and possibly at night) for a while, but he's not likely to have many. I think our son had a couple during the first week after training, and then almost none after that. We kept him in diapers at night for another 6 months, until he was waking up dry in the morning on a regular basis, then moved to training pants and rubber sheets. Since we made him practice the clean up when he wet the bed, too, night time accidents didn't last very long.

BTW, every child is different. We tried this method with our daughter a few years later at about the same age and she just refused to use the potty (she actually liked cleaning her clothes and the floor!). We waited 3 months and tried again. The second time around, it worked like a charm!

Good luck. When the time is right for your son, you'll know it.

Well I'm sure surprised that the pediatrician is telling you when you should be potty training your child. I have 5 kids and didn't push any of them. I got the chair out, let them know what it was for, asked them if they wanted to try it, (they did), and was very nonchalant and non-confrontational. They were all day trained by 3 and and most of them were night trained a few months after that. No battles, no scary thoughts about being sucked down the toilet (I remember feeling that way-I was potty trained by the time my brother was born 15 months later-I knew I was going to be sucked down that toilet!!)
If your little guy is that scared, it is too early for him. Kids let you know when they're ready.
Good luck and enjoy your little ones.
T.
Momma of 3 adult kids, a teen and 5 1/2 year old and loving it!!

Slow down, A.! A child frightened of the potty chair is NOT ready for potty training! Wait awhile, and let HIM be the one who dictates when HE is ready for this very Big Boy experience! It should be very positive, with lots of praise and rewards and clapping....and other good feedback. YOu might want to try another potty seat....maybe go to the store and have him try out different ones, and pick out the one he likes the most! Enjoy each successive stage of experience.....don't rush any one of these steps! Have fun! (From Candace, mother of four, now all in their twenties, three boys and one daughter....and not one of them started school still in diapers!!!)

Have you considered those Peter Potty Toddler Urinals? I have heard they work wonders for boys who don't like the potty.

Give yourself a break! From the "A little about me" section is says your son is 2 . ..wait until he's closer to 3 to potty train. It will be a lot easier. Keep the potty chair in the bathroom and maybe try to set him on it before bathtime. Our son was potty trained about a month before he turned 3. We tried earlier and it just wasn't working for any of us. =) C.