Any suggestions about potty training my 2 yr old son?

Answer 1

The problem with waiting until a child is 2 is that going in their diaper is a part of their life every day and easier than trying to do something else. Every child is ready at different times, though, and you know when it's time as the mom.

(I have 3 kids) What's worked for me is to let them run around without pants (yep, butt naked) if you are home in the daytime. When they go, they will realize it this way, because they will see it. Realization of the feelings and product involved is the first step. When he does go, don't get upset, just say "Oh, you peed, pee goes in the potty!" and take him and sit him on the potty. ( keep carpet cleaner nearby.) He may or may not go on the potty. The proper placement is the second step- you have to help him connect in his mind that it's okay to go, but it has to go in the potty. You should start out taking him to the potty every hour.

You will have to be patient and follow him very closely at first. Then when he has a realization of the feelings involved, he will start to hold it in longer instead of going, and you should ask him every hour or so "Do you need to go potty? Tell mommy!" The next step is to make him realize that he has to tell you. My kids would cry at first because they recognized the feeling, but don't know yet how to tell you what they need.

When they do learn to go on the potty, reward with lots of praise, and I always gave them candy (one sweettart or mini-m&m).
It's hard work, and you have to be consistent. When he's going in the potty pretty much all the time, then you have to teach him that he still has to go in the potty when you're away from home somewhere, and when he's in bed. You just take him, as many times as it takes until he gets it.

It's so hard, but so rewarding. You can do it and you will be proud of yourself and of him. Good luck!!
-Another thing, pull-ups are a bad idea. It feels the same as a diaper and I think it's confusing, because they can't feel when they wet. AND don't listen to people who try to tell you that kids aren't ready until they're 3 - mine where 17 months, 20 months, and my current one is almost completely trained at 16 months. It depends on you, and your kid.

Answer 2

I will tell you what i did with my son. I worked on going pee pee first then the other second. I would start off by taking him every 2 hours to sit on the potty for at least 5minutes whether he needed to go or not. I know little ones get bored sitting still, so i owuld give him a book to look through or sometime i would read to him. Everytime he does pee pee make it a big deal. Say good job, i'm so proud of you or something like that. I always said that and would give him a high five and he would get excited. You can also offer a suprice like a sucker or piece of gum each time he does it or tells you he has to go and actually does. Be consistent though. With the other it was much harder. My little one did not want to stop playing to go to the bathroom for this one. The reward thing did not work this time around so I made up this corny song about going poo poo in the potty and soon he began to sing it too. I just tried making it fun and not being mean or punishing him when he had accidents. And since is obsessed with thomas the train i used this to my advantage. I told him if he consistently went poo poo in the potty for one week, then i would get him a thomas cake and we would have a big boy party and it worked!!!! Never had another problem after that.

Answer 3

Don't! Seriously, studies show that children shouldn't be potty trained until much later than we initially start. Researchers found that parents who started at 27 months got decent results after several months of trying. Parents who waited until 3 years of age got immediate results. I personally started with my first in the following manner... doing the same for my second. I bought a potty chair and had my child go potty on it right before his bath. I poured water over his penis and waited to see if he went (started this about 18 months). Oh, how I cheered when he pottied. That is all I did until 27 months when I put underwear on him and started giving him an m&m everytime he went. He understood the process, but with my current baby, I am waiting until closer to 3 on the recommendation of my doctor. We are in our late thirties and this is our second child, so I think we are much more willing to delay those milestones than even five years earlier with our first. Just remember that potty training doesn't point to intelligence or parenting... don't let anyone make you feel bad if it takes your child longer. Do what feels best for you as a parent.

Answer 4

I raised 2 sons and this worked great for us. My oldest son was completely trained by the time he was 2 and my youngest by 2 1/2.
When we were home, just our family no-one else there, I let my boys walk around the house with no diaper on. Don't freak out...there wasn't as many "accidents" as you might think. Sometimes you don't know they've done anything until you check their diaper and by that time they've already finished "whatever". When they weren't wearing a diaper they could very easily link the physical feeling of having to go to the bathroom with the visual fact that they were going to the bathroom (not necessarily always IN the bathroom). It didn't take more then a few months for them to link the two things together and they were trained.
This isn't for everyone but it sure worked great for my boys.

Answer 5

Try reading books to him about the potty and keep on asking him about every hour if he has to go....I have a 2 year old girl that I'm still trying to get fully potty trained

Answer 6

take him to the bath room every half hour for a couple of days until you think he knows the sensation feeling of having to go to the bathroom. Keep him in underwear. Pull ups and diapers are a joke for potty training. It just confuses the children. Dont get mad at him. When he does go potty. ... stickers, m&m's, favorite treat (make it something small) Flushing the toliet..... donot let him do it unless he goes in the potty. The biggest key is to remember to take him potty often. You have to remind him to go and try to do it at the same times everyday. Then his bladder will train when to go. Do put him in a diaper or pull up at night if you see neccassary. But do not put him in it until you are laying him down for bed.
Do potty dances that always helps too....jump around act crazy silly......they think that kind of acts are cool for their parents to do.............
also....if you live in a place that is private....... let him go on a bush....... you would be amazed at what he will do........hehhehe
DO NOT GIVE UP........ ONCE YOU START IT....STAY WITH IT........... (it is like the space shuttle landing...... only a little window to land otherwise has to wait for the next one)

Answer 7

What I do with my 14 month old daughter is let her go with me to the bathroom every time I go, she gets very excited and says "pee-pee" every time! I got her a potty chair that makes a sound every time she goes and I cheer and clap for her and tell her she did a good job. The main key though is consistency. If you aren't consistent with his potty training he will refuse to go when you do try. Make sure you take him at least every hour and a half to two hours and just before nap and bed time. Good luck and IM me if you have any questions.

Answer 8

He may not be ready and if not then it will be harder to teach him. Try talking about the potty and start asking him while you're changing his diaper if he's going to use the potty soon. Get him used to the idea so he can start to get curious about it. Then, when the time is right try getting him to go on it. If he does, reward him.

Answer 9

Every child is different, just be patient... Two tricks I used with my sons were "yellow & blue make green" and "sink the cheerio".

Sink the cheerio is pretty self explanatory. Drop a cheerio in the toilet and let him practice "sinking it."

The other trick requires one of those toilet bowl inserts that turn the water blue. (ONLY If you don't have pets that can ingest it...) Simply put, when your son pees (yellow urine) into the blue water, it will turn green.

Either way, they make it a point to make it to the potty to go. Good luck!!

Answer 10

Let him decide when he's ready. Honestly, I just let both of my boys make the choice for themselves and it worked the best for us. I had tried (unsuccessfully) to potty-train my sons, but they were pretty inconsistent, so I just dropped the subject. Then, one day (and this happened with both of them) they said they had to go potty in the toilet and voila! they were potty-trained... no accidents or anything!

GOOD LUCK!