Potty Training advice (2 year old boy)??

Question

My son is almost 2 and I am trying to potty train him. However, he refuses to sit on the potty for longer than 30 seconds. i don't know what else to try. Please help me.

He is obviously ready. He will come up to me and tell me "Mama, I pee pee" or "Mama, I poo poo". He went into the bathroom last night and pooped in his diaper.

Answer 1

i have answered this previously,The only right reason for beginning to potty train your child is that your little one has show an actual interest in using the potty. You will also find that when your child is ready, potty training will be much easier. If you have not seen a strong interest, then your attempts will be useless, and you may find yourself becoming frustrated and even angry that the potty training has not been successful. The key is to begin potty training when your child is ready, not when you are ready.

Before you can begin to potty train your child, you must first ask yourself whether your child shows signs of readiness. The top five signs of potty training readiness are:

1. Your child can stay dry for a several hours or even overnight.

2. Your child knows when he has wet or soiled his diaper, and knows what "pee", "poop", "potty", and similar words mean.

3. Your child shows independence by wanting to do things by himself.

4. Your child can pull his pants down and up.

5. Your child asks questions and/or shows in interest when others go "potty".

If your child has most, and hopefully all, of the above signs of readiness, you may be ready to begin potty training. Here is the method I recommend that parents follow:

Buy Cotton Training Pants
First of all, do not use disposable training pants (such as Huggies "Pull-Ups"). They are too much like a diaper and very absorbent, and tend to confuse many children. My recommendation is to use plain cotton training underpants. These training pants are similar to normal underwear, but they have a little extra padding in the crotch area. Usually you can find these in any store that sells children's clothing. I recommend that you buy approximately 9-12 pairs of the underpants. You should also purchase several pairs of "plastic/nylon pants", which will be worn over the cotton underpants.

The Big Day Is Here
Decide when you will begin to potty train your toddler. Make sure that when you do begin, that there is nothing traumatic going on in your child's life and that you can give your child and the potty training your full attention.

On the big day, tell your little one that he is going to start using the "big boy" or "big girl" underwear, or whatever term you like, and start having your child use them. I would recommend using the underpants with the plastic pants over them, but the choice is yours. The plastic pants will help to protect your child's clothing.

It is also important that when you do decide to begin potty training, that you are able to follow the steps in a consistent method. If you child attends preschool, make sure the caregivers understand the method of potty training you are following and require them to follow the same method. You should also make sure that you follow the method when you are away from home or when you have company.

Wetting & Soiling
Be aware that your child may wet the underpants and soil them. Very few children will be accident free in the early days of potty training. As a matter of fact, this may happen over and over again. Just remember to remain calm and patient.

When your little one tells you that he has wet his pants, take him into the bathroom and sit him on the toilet as you remove the wet underpants and clothing. At this point you may wish to explain to your little one that he needs to remember to go potty in the big toilet. Let him sit on the toilet so that he will get used to the feel of it. After you have removed the wet clothing, get the clean underpants and other clean clothing, if necessary. When you have the dry, clean clothing ready, help your little one clean his bottom. After this, you can put the clean underpants and clothing on.

Personal Hygiene
Another very important step is to make sure to have your child flush the toilet, even if they didn't "go" in it. After flushing, go together to your sink and wash your hands together. Again, the handwashing should be done even if your child didn't actually "go" in the toilet. With the toilet flushing and the handwashing, you are getting your child ready for the routine of what happens when you go potty.

These are the steps and you should repeat them over and over, in a consistent pattern, until your child is fully potty trained. If your child is terrified to be placed on the toilet, or if your child continues soiling the underpants for days, with no urination or bowel movements in the toilet, then your child is not ready for potty training at this time. Stop potty training for a while, and resume again when your child might be more ready.

I also want to remind you to enjoy this time. Yes, enjoy it! This is a very big milestone for your child and although it creates a lot of work for you, it will all be worth it.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm a mother of 2, a boy and a girl. Believe me if you stick with a schedule and a routine and do not give choices such as "do you want to try potty?" he will eventually go. He might not be ready though. Does he care if he is wet? Does he ask to be changed? If you answered yes to these then try this:

This is, believe it or not, normal. I suggest getting videos for him to watch. There is a video and book combo called "Once Upon A Potty For Him". They have it for girls too. Also get books on about the potty. After watching the videos and reading about it start training. Make sure you stick to a schedule. Don't ask him if he needs to go, just take him. You can even make a cute potty training chart for him with dltk-kids.com. I would take him every 2 hours. It'll be tough but stick with it.

Also, I do not recommend bribing him with stuff. My philosophy on this as a parent and as a teacher is that it will only cause problems. Ex. If everytime he goes potty you give him an m&m, he will expect that m&m whereever you are and you are not always going to have that treat which will cause more problems. I always used hugs, kisses, high 5's and verbal praise. You always have those handy.

I wouldn't get upset when accidents either, even though it is unpleasant. Take a deap breathe and just talk about it like "it is ok that you had an accident, you need to tell me if you have to go. It is ok. Let's try harder next time" etc.

Anyway, good luck. Hope all works out well for you. Remember everyone's situation is different. What works for one may not work for another. Eventually, we all pee and poop on the potty :)

Answer 4

I have a son that just turned 2 on June 1st. And even though he shows ALL the signs of being ready I know that he is not. I can ask him if he has to go potty and he will even take off his diaper. He will sit on the potty for a long time. But he never does anything.

I have 2 older sons that one was not potty trained until he was 4, the other was almost 3 and fully potty trained.

He will go potty when he is good and ready, NOT when mommy is.

Answer 5

He is two and just because he shows interest in the potty doesn't necessarily mean he's ready! If he is that interested in underwear and the potty put some cool things like books or even a little stickers in the bathroom so when hes sitting and trying he can read books or do something he likes and when he goes pee or poop then give him a sticker right there at that time so he knows he did a good thing. Don't get frustrated with him peeing in his underwear because he will regress if he sees you getting frustrated and upset! Be patient...it does come with patience! Maybe get him to go to the potty every half and hour or something and get him to sit and try to pee! You can't really limit a fluid intake as of yet because he is still pretty young and needs the fluids! Just be patient with him because if he sees you getting upset then hes gonna do the same thing and it will take even longer. But don't push him it will make it worse!

Answer 6

I'm having the same problem! My son is 2 1/2 now and when I first started a month ago he peed twice and pooped once but hasn't gone since then. Now he'll sit on his potty for less than 30 seconds and say "All done!" The way I got him to go in the first place though was I got him some special dinosoar stickers and put a sheet above the potty and let him put a sticker on the sheet if he went. I also tell him to try to go "Pssssss" or "Ehhhh" (grunting like your pushing out a poop!) and that worked. Please let me know how it goes!

Answer 7

WAIT. He's obviously NOT ready.

There is no written law that says that at age 2 your kid HAS to start potty training. If you force a kid to potty train, you will only cause emotional issues with him. When he starts showing a lot more interest in using the potty, THEN start sitting him on it more frequently. Some kids show interest in it before they're 2. Some kids wait until they're 3. My daughter, right after her 3rd birthday, asked me out of the blue if she could use the potty. In the year and a half since, we've only had a very small handful of accidents.

Ignore the people who say "Well, my kid popped out of my uterus potty trained!" Or some such nonsense about how their kid was potty trained at a ridiculously early age.

Answer 8

Do not use cheerios! What is a 2yr olds favorite food? yeah exactally. I tried that with my son, he's 2 and a half still not fully potty trained, he pulled them out of the toilet and started eating them. So doing that is not a good idea.

With my son after the cherios stunk i just kept him naked all day and had his potty chair on towels in a corner of the house. Everytime he had to go he just ran over and peed. Now he wont pee without a diaper on. Pooping is a different sorry. Still working on that.=)

Answer 9

Well if he's telling you when he goes and going into the bathroom he's obviously ready and obviously on the right track as far as potty training is concerned. If he goes into the bathroom and goes in his diaper again, walk in and say "Good job! You went potty/poop in the bathroom! Now don't you wanna try it on the potty?" Give him praise for any step that gets him closer to being fully potty trained :)

Answer 10

Tell him very clearly that he needs to go to the bathroom to pee or potty and remove all the diapers. No more Diapers. That is like a clutch. At first he will resist but then he will do it. I potty trained my daughter at 1.5 years.

Answer 11

A child will use the potty when he/she is ready. If you create too much pressure or anxiety, then it will take longer. My son had no interest in the potty until he was almost 3. now he's 3.5 and he's fully trained.