Potty Training a Boy.

Remember to take him at times when you go so he sees/hears
mommy go. And have daddy do the same.....find a target
to put in and tell him you have to aim for the target.
*colored toilet paper or draw on it with a target *.
It will help to have role model for standing up and aiming.
Sounds like his going poo in the toilet is a good start...reward him with praise...it will move to pee stage
soon.

I used a potty chart that seemed to work. Just a piece of posterboard, made a grid on it and wrote Dru's Potty Chart. I got stickers (small, good job, excellent, etc) and let him put them on there every time he went on the potty. He got one for pee and 2 for poop. He loved picking the stickers and placing them wherever he wanted. Seems like you're doing great at what you're doing now though! Good Luck!

You are so lucky to have such a smart little boy at such a young age. My little man (now 3 1/2) knew when he had to pee before knowing when he had to poop. Keep doing what you're doing. Just put him on the potty before bed or naps and as soon as he wakes up. I also made sure I put him on the potty once every hour. It wasn't long before he was running in there himself. Good Luck!! K.

I think He is be doing great! As the mother of 2 boys and 1 girl, I say keep it up. Putting them there at regular intervals will help as well, esp if he has a drinking schedule. My husband & I always leave the door open when we go to the restroom so they can see us "going potty" too. (we are potty training our 2 yr old little girl right now) Daddy closes the door now, but when we were training the boys I wanted them to see now "big boys went potty."

We are trining our 2 1/2 YO to go potty on the big potty. We use potty treats that we keep in a gumball maching...hersheys kissables. When he tells us and he goes he gets a potty treat. After he goes, he flushes and waves bye to the potty and the water. Then we stand there and clap and yell yeah. Has been working for a week now. He is in pull up and I am noticing that they are not wet the majority of the time. Every now and then he tells us he has to poop, but not always.

Good Luck!

so far your son has done exact opposite what my son did....
he got the peeing the potty down first...then the bowel movements in the potty came much later.
each child is different but what I did...was i kept taking him to the potty every hr....for like 2 days in a row and then I'd space the time window out...every 2 hrs. etc etc. Let him wear underwear and that way he can feel and see when he has accidents....and figure out what that feeling is like. and keep re-iterating that he needs to go to the potty BEFORE he peepees ... tell him to try next time to keep his pants dry. [i'd have my son repeat what i said so i know he heard me.]

it's a process but i'm sooo glad we're finally beyond it!
-A.

I would not rush it I would let him take his time. I have a2yr old soon to be 3yr not even doing what your son is doing. I have learned to be patience with my boys they dont get the potty thing down pack like girls right away. So for your son that is a huge accomplishment and i would let me take his time you know?

I know this might sound kinda funny but my husband told me with his son when he was little they put a few cheerios in the toilet and told him to TT on the cheerios and it became a game. It became a fun game and he rarely had accidents after that. Just a suggestion maybe it will work for you.

My 3 yr old boy is now offically potty trained. I would say you are lucky if he is only 20 months and going to the potty. For my son it just seemed to really click about 3 months ago. We used the m&m's, but what seemes to really have worked is giving him a treat at the end of the day. If he kept his pants clean all day he would get a treat at bath time. Like bubbles or extra water to swim in. I would just keep up what you are doing, and don't get frustrated. I do think boys are harder to train than girls. Boys don't mind being dirty.