HOW DO I POTTY TRAIN MY 2.5 BOY! He has no idea what I am talking about.?

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ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREAT

Answer 1

they have books that teach this. you can read this to him everyday and hopefully he will get the idea. you will also need to help him too!

Answer 2

First of all, you can't force a child to potty train because they have to be ready first. For now, just start talking about using the potty..just bring it up while you're changing his diaper. Say something like "are you gonna use the potty soon?" or "someday you'll be a big boy and use the potty". Eventually, he'll get curious about it and want to know more. Then you can start showing him how. Try getting him excited about it. Let him decorate his own big boy potty (one of those ones that go on the floor) with stickers and things so it's more special. Let him pick out his own big boy underwear too and let him pick out his own rewards. Remember, whatever his reward is, make sure you stop giving him those things when he hasn't used the potty. For example, don't let grandma give him candy just for no reason. Make sure that other than for using the potty, he doesn't get anything that is similar to his reward. Also, if he is unsure about using the toilet, let his dad or someone older (that is male) show him how to go. Good luck!

Answer 3

If he has no idea what yo are talking about, he is not ready. Try getting him a potty chair and putting it in the bathroom. Everytime you change his diaper, change him next to the potty, and have him sit on it for a few minutes. I also let my boys run around the house naked, that way when they are going, they know they are going. Just keep a bottle of carpet cleaner handy to clean up messes. They were trained in a weekend! Hope this helps some! Good luck!

Answer 4

Let him see dad or a man he trusts going to the bathroom. Get him his own potty and put it right next to the big one. Go to the store and let him pick out "big boy underware" and tell him that he can wear them only if he does not pee in them. Let him go naked in the house and ask him constantly if he needs to go to the bathroom. Watch him for bathroom cues, like if he stops what he's doing and gets that look on his face (you know the one!) and run him in there. Tell him all big people go potty, like you and your spouse, his grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles, any person on tv that he thinks is cool, etc...

All in all, let him be your guide in training. He'll let you know when he's ready. Don't let other people tell you that he should have been trained by now just because he's 2 and half. And don't you worry. It will happen. The more you stress about it the worse you feel and the more he won't want to do it. Good luck!!!!

Answer 5

If he doesn't understand what you're trying to teach him, then he probably isn't ready. Three is absolutely normal for boys to potty train anyway. However there are some good books like The Potty Book for Boys or ByeBye Diapers (the muppets) that you can start to read to him to ease him into the world of the potty.

Answer 6

Boys are traditionally more difficult to train than girls and 2.5 is usually the starting age for training. Sometimes they are three before they "get it." My friend's son was trained in three days before he was 2, but he seems advanced in other areas as well. First of all, you need to make sure your son is mentally and physically ready. Signs of readiness include: remaining dry for two hours, interest and curiousity of the bathroom, etc... This site has some great ideas. http://www.southernclothbaby.com/PottyTraining.htm. Note: Instead of training pants, you may choose to use pull-ups or eliminate that stage all together. Remember, training will take time. He may soil or wet a lot of clothes before he is completely trained. Give your child that time.

Answer 7

We made sure we started on a three day weekend and made no plans to leave the house for three days. Put him in 'big boy' underwear and made him sit on the potty every 5 minutes. It's a lot of work and frustration but they do get it. try stickers as a reward of going potty.

Answer 8

I am a single mother and my son is 12. I would always take him to potty every 30 min to 1 hour. I started by sitting him on the toilet and pointing it down and gave him enough time. Then I started to hold him up to the toilet. He will get it. My friend has a child that is almost 3 and she is just now getting it. Good Luck

Answer 9

It is still very early for now all you can do is every morning remove his diaper and have him sit on the potty if he gets up let him do so -- that's how to start and slowly in a few months maybe more he will start to use. Don't rush him don't get frustrated children sense that immediately and do the opposite

Answer 10

i'm training my 2.5 yr old son everyday...it will take a minute but he has to eat and almost fall asleep on the pot so he'll know that is where everything goes down..and no more diapers until bedtime, once he finally does go on the pot for the first time, make a big deal and clap your hands and say "yay..that's a big boi"....boys are stubborn so it takes a little more time than girls...i have to big girls and it took no time for them, so just be patient and the main thing to remeber is "NO DIAPERS" UNTIL BEDTIME....

Answer 11

I let two of my boys run around the house nude, and if I saw that they were getting ready to "let loose" I took them to the potty, and praised then when they used to potty and told them "Maybe next time" when they didn't.