Potty Training Almost 21/2 Year Old Boy

I know i'm responding probaby late but i wanted to add..
i must have the only boy who wasn't hard to train.
and must have the only pedi who suggested to go back to diapers after we were trying at 2 1/2 and my son and i were both frustrated. and the only person who doesn't believe in pull ups and that they are a waste of money..lol lol
we went to this potty training class giving by a childrens psychological hospital. it was very enlightening.
our expierience with our son was we would suggest trying to go potty after meals and before bed time(while he was still in diapers) to get him used to the potty. at differen times we put him in underwear but he really wasn't ready. but we continued to talk to him about how great underwear is and 'won't it be great to wear underwear some day?'..just positive talk about it.
we took him to buy some cool underwear that he picked out.
one day he said he wanted to wear his underwear. that was a saturday. saturday and sunday he had a few accidents. but then monday he didn't have any anymore. that was june 2nd he was 3yrs and 5mo old.
he is now on his way to being night time trained.
if they are dry for a whole month in the mornings(wearing night time pullups) then they are night timetrained.

let me know if you want any information i have from the class we took. or the name of the institute that put it on.

good luck.. and relax.. :-)
you'll both be less frustrated if you sit back and relax and not stress about when it's gonna happen. because it will happen..lol

He sounds ready but it takes time. I did not have boys but I have heard that they are hard to potty train. He will have to learn what it feels like when he has to go. He will figure it out. I have also been told do not use diapers at all when you are potty training. Use pull up's if you need to use something. the new ones that get cold when they get wet are great. Give them a try becuse they are not diapers with the tape on this side he slides them up like underwear. I would recomend using them only during naps and bed time. Remember there bladder is small and every hour is a good way to get him in the habbit of going to the bathroom. Try a reward when he tells you when he needs to go.
Good luck

Take him to the bathroom 20 minutes after he's had a drink...instead of asking him if he wants to try...take him to the bathroom.....esp. if you're sure he must have to go...trikle the faucet water...or you go and then say your turn! Dad's are helpful with boys as they both have the same parts....

You can try giving him breakfast and a cup of juice/water and then usually about an hour later they are ready to go pee. I usually have them try when they wake up too. And don't give any other liquids until your next set time i.e. snack time or lunch time. That way you can figure out his schedule on how soon he goes to the bathroom after he eats. Once I figured out that my son usually had a bowel movement about 30 minutes after lunch we could go into the bathroom about that time and try. My son was potty trained at 2 years old but still had accidents (mostly at night) until he was about 3.

I haven't had to potty train a boy yet, but a friend of mine said with her two boys she'd set a timer for every hour and they'd try to go potty, then she just kept increasing the time every couple of days or so. It's a lot of work to keep going every hour/couple of hours, but he'll get it pretty soon. Definitely don't go back to diapers after having him in underwear...if you need to use pullups, but best only at naptime/bedtime. Boys are harder to train, but be patient and reward successes with stickers, treats, etc. My reward for my oldest was getting to 'say bye-bye to the potty' as we flushed. She only got to flush it herself if she actually used the potty, in other words, make it exciting to go in the toilet/potty chair!

Be patient. I am on my second potty training experience and I feel like I've never done it before. My girl was definetly eaiser. If he can go through nap time with no accidents, then he's ready. My son goes all night with no accidents. Make sure you reward the good behavior that you want, and even though it's fusterating, don't be negitive in anyway when accidents happen. That's what I am doing and so far, it's not to bad. Good days and bad days will happen. It's all about really training yourself. I also have cut liquids in half. Where I would give a full sippy of water, I do half. I also drink as often as he does, it helps me not forget. Good luck, and just remember to reward the behavior you want. It'll come.

Hi B., just hang in there. Several of my friends have boys and some of them were not fully potty trained until age 4 or later! It is very true that boys are harder and it really just takes time. I would just keep doing what you are doing and always remember to keep calm when he does have accidents. If he is having several accidents he may not be ready and it's really ok. When I was potty-training my daughter I was told by her pediatrician that once you start with the underwear or pull-ups you really shouldn't go back to diapers. It just confuses the child. It sounds like he at least is figuring out how it works and that is definitely a step in the right direction. Hang in there, I'm sure he will be potty-trained by kindergarten! It sounds like you care a lot and that is the most important thing.