Potty Training - Houston,TX

I have a little boy too, not yet old enough to potty train but what I plan on doing is what my mom did for my little brother who also had a hard time learning. She would put a square of toilet paper in the potty and tell him to sink it, she it worked wonders! Good luck!

WEll, they say when they get an interest, it will be then that they start wanting to...I know it is soo hard. I have a two yrs old little boy and want it to come very soon. Diapers are expensive and I know he would really like it if he tried it. I got a video tape(we are so old fashioned) and he really likes to watch it. It says that within 6 weeks of watching it, he will be more interested. I am starting early b-cause I have heard boys take much longer than girls....My little one goes to the potty with me and says bye-bye to what ever is going down the toilet and I laugh secretly...We put the potty chair out so he could sit on it and get used to on ehis size, but nothing has happened. One morning I got him up and took him in the bathroom and he was half asleep, and crying, but he went pee-pee///well, good luck and if you have any pointers let me know..My little boy is an only child and dad is always working, ugh! Good luck!

V. B.....Darling, what did you do to get your older two boys potty trained? Try that. PG

Hi V.,

I am raising my 3 year old grandson. He turned 3 the end of January. Everyone was so upset that he was not potty trained yet. He would fight me every step of the way and I was the one having to do it so I decided that EVERYONE else could go fly a kit and I would do it when HE was ready.

It is May now and we started potty training the first of April. I started by taking him to the bathroom a couple of times a day for the first couple of days and then I gradually worked up to where he goes all day and wears underwear. Last week we only had one accident.

I think the point is to wait until the child is ready. I don't believe there is any set age. Some children mature quicker than others.

Good Luck

B.

Hi V. - I recently did a post on my blog about potty training that you might find helpful: http://www.entrepremusings.com/index.php/2008/03/20/5-pot...

Good luck!

A.

When my son was little, I made a game of it. Throw something in the toilet for him to "shoot" at - a piece of cereal, like a Cherrio worked with my son. And be patient! He won't wet his pants forever!

If he likes to watch videos, try getting him a potty one like, elmos potty time.
Good Luck-Angela

My suggestion is that you be consistent throughout the day. Do not use pull ups or pampers anytime during the day. I used training underwear with rubber pants. This allows the child the feel what the wetness feels like. Encourage many trips to the bathroom even if they do not have to go. Praise the child every time. I even give some type of reward for going. I have potty trained several children in 2 weeks by following this procedure. If it does not work take the child to the doctor to make sure this is not a medical issue.

I have a 26 month old boy and I'm beginning to freak that we're not potty trained yet. I've talked with the day care and she has recommended no pull-ups and to promote independence. She said make him do everything for himself, that we're doing too much for him, make him set the table, pick up toys, remove his clothes, straighten his bed, help remove the sheets, and then we can start being more proactive on the potty and go from diapers to underwear, and send about four changes of clothes a day to day care.

Made a lot of sense. He seems to appreciate the "do it himself," too.

Good luck! I'm anxious to read further replies you get.

You should let him go when he's ready and not force the issue. I showed my daughter the Elmo Potty Training Video when she was around 2 1/2 or so and while it sparked an interest for her to "go potty" I didn't get much results. She did go a few times in the training potty and when they say it takes a weekend, it did for her but then come the following week, all of a sudden she wouldn't go anymore & wanted to wear a diaper. I didn't force the issue but occassionaly would give her subtle hints about using the big girl potty. Then literally 2-3 months ago or so (she just turned 3 on 4/25) she just started using the potty on her own. She skipped the training potty and went right to the toilet! I know it must be difficult since you have two others who are potty trained but with encouragement from them & you I think he'll understand eventually but don't force him to use it if he's not ready! Hope this helps and keep me posted on the progress! Good Luck!

I am a firm believer in not pushing the potty training because it just causes too much stress and frustration for both the mom and the kid. When my oldest (a boy) was 2 1/2, I started trying to potty train him. I tried everything I could think of: aiming at something, bribery (with toys and chocolate!), running around naked all day. Nothing worked. When I put him on the potty, he would scream "My pee-pee won't come out." He would sit there for 5 minutes, and then pee on the floor practically the minute I got him off. I finally just said forget it, and I quit worrying about. Our pediatrician agreed, too, because when we went to his 3yr check-up, she said that her second boy (she has four kids) was well over 3 before he "got it" and it's better not to push it. Then one night about a month after his 3rd birthday, he started to pee in the bathtub, and I said (with excitement), "Ooh, let's go in the potty instead!" And he did. And that was all it took (for pee-pee), and he hardly ever had any accidents. The next day we went to a movie, and I was a little worried about him lasting the whole movie, but he was absolutely fine. He was also quit wearing pull-ups at night about 3 months after being potty trained.
We did have more trouble with poo-poo, as he still wanted to go in a diaper (at least he asked me for a diaper when he had to go poo!) But to this day he doesn't like going poo. Even that was solved within a couple of months with the help of a sticker chart (a sticker for each time he went poo on the potty; he got a reward after the first 12 stickers or so, and then I made it 16 or 20 for the second chart; he never needed a 3rd chart).
Now all of that said, with my 2nd (a girl), I decided not to push it at all, and then she practically potty trained herself at 2 1/2. In one weekend she was going pee-pee and poo-poo on the potty, without me doing much at all besides deciding to put her in big girl panties for the weekend to see what would happen.
So this was a long post, but really, don't worry about it too much. Don't let yourself feel guilty because your 2yr old isn't potty trained. He will use the potty when he's ready! Good luck!

V., hunny, join the club. I have 3 yo twins who TOTALLY get the whole potty concept...they pull down their "pull-ups", sit on the toilet, stand up, pull them up again and proceed to do their business in the "pull-ups"!!!

It's just a timely process. They will finally do it when they are good and ready..in the meantime all we can do is encourage and be consistent...

Good Luck!!

He will potty train when he is ready, don't get upset because this will only hinder the process. He will get there just don't let other people make you feel guilty.

I know I am going to get flamed for this...

It gets to the point where they know how to go, but won't for one reason or another.

But spanking has always worked for the young ones in my family.

Took my son five days to use the toilet. My oldest daughter, 4..

Sometimes old school works best.

i had two boys my oldest was very easy to potty train .The second was a bit harder ,so we started our morning on the potty chair ,i read to him then praised him, and gave him a small reward,raisons ,grapes ,ect.Durning the day about every 45 minutes to an hour off to the potty chair we went ,we kept our favorite books there .At last 4 days later we were potty trained ,practice , timely and patince is what is need here good luck
L. H TX

Sure. Give him some time. Some take longer than others. For boys (especially) I've known on average to start full-time on the potty when they are nearer 3-1/2 to even 4. If you make an issue of it, they can become discouraged. Mine just decided at 3-1/2 that he's a big boy now and wanted to wear those underwear. That was it.

Alot of my friends and people that I tell this story too finds it very hilarious. But the main point is it worked!

My son was 11 months when he started giving the signs that he was ready to potty train. I taught him to say tee tee potty/ poo poo potty. He was giving signs, but not doing anything. So one morning he was eating Fruit Loops w/o milk. The thought came to me to drop a few of the Fruit Loops in the toilet and told him to aim for it. He did, flushing was the fun part b/c the colors went round and round in the toilet then gone.

I praised him and he was ready to do it again and again. I also told one of my co workers to do the same thing, it worked for them as well. Hope it works for you. LOL!!!!!

You need to spend the time you are potty training him only with him. Ask your husband to take the other two children out for the day. It will make it easier.

My daughter was 3 1/2 before she potty trained. There is really nothing you can do to "make" them. They have to be ready, and when they are, they will essentially train themselves. There are a bunch of "programs" that will entice them, or reward them, but they have to be ready. You can give M&Ms every time he uses the potty, you can take off his diaper and let him run around outside naked with a training potty out there, so he gets used to the feeling of having to go to the bathroom. Or you can just keep changing him. I have talked bout "potty parties" and given marshmallows and my two-almost-three year old son will just not do it. Good luck.