How do i get a lil boy thats almost 3 years old to be potty trained?

Question

There is no male in his life beside his grandpa and cousins thats bout it otherwise the dads not around and no b/f here so not to sure how to do it HE REFUSES most of the time and to add too it he was three months early so he kinda behind on most things PLEASE help me im out of ideas for him i even bought him a potty chair to help and he wont even use that so im completely out of ideas.

Answer 1

it takes time BUT this is wat u do....for every time that he goes to the bathroom make a checkmark and at the end off the week if he gets (number that ur aiming for) then he gets a lil treat..but if he doesnt he has to try again..make the treats sumthin that he will actually aim to get..like ice cream or goin to the movies..hope that helps!

Answer 2

Clean the bowl of the potty chair, and stick little stars and happy faces in it. Have him help you do this. These can be his targets to practice shooting at.
My son had the same problem. Sometimes they are just not interested in potty training. Mines 7 now, and he still wets his pants, if he is too lazy when hes excited and playing with friends. (hes an only child, also, absent father, etc)

You can also try throwing a few cheerios in the toilet and tell him to use his pee pee to shoot them underwater.

Potty training is very frustrating. Try using other incentives, like those cheapie toys (party favors) chocolate and candy, if hes still disinterested. If you give him something he wants, for doing it he will come to find that going potty is FUN.

When hes totally potty trained, give him a new bike or some other big gift, so that he can brag about how he obtained it.

Oh and he may not ever stop wetting at night. Its a sleeping disorder (in case this is a problem for you) so just use pull ups, at night, and let him know that he will grow out of it when he gets bigger. Usually by age 6 they grow out of it, but in my family it lasted until I was 17, my sister was 16, my dad was 13, and my sons dad, it was still happening to him last time we talked, and hes 30. Its called Enuresis, and there are some sleep experts that can help change the way they sleep. Just dont use humiliation tactics on him, cause that will make the problem worse, and make him resent you.

Good luck with all the potty training!

Answer 3

Take him into the bathroom with you and show him how you use the potty. Tell him that mommy is a big girl that uses the potty to go pee and poop. Ask him if he wants to try. Just having him sit on the potty is good. You don't have to undress him or anything. Get him used to the potty by having him sit on it and inspect it. Sometimes these things take time. One day he'll tell you he needs to go and he'll go in the potty. It'll happen it just might take a little while longer. Also, if he is at daycare they can help with potty training too.

Answer 4

Put him on the potty at regular intervals, maybe every 1-1/2 hours and ask him if he needs to go. After a while he will get the idea. Use pull ups to give him more of the idea that it's time to start.

Don't pressure him just help him. Watch his times of going to help you schedule when you put him on the potty. Praise him when ever he goes or even tries to go.

Love him.

Answer 5

I've just started trying to potty train my son too. I think the main thing is just getting them into a routine. It also takes discipline on the part of the parent, because of course it is sometimes easier to let them just go in diapers, which is why you see 5-6 year olds that are still not potty trained. just be patient and keep trying, you have gotten quite a few creative answers that have already been posted.

Answer 6

I put my boys on the potty, and every time they pee pee'd or poo'd they got a special treat...candy or whatever. But I had a real potty so I could actually see if there was anything in it...it worked for us! After a few weeks of this candy bribe, they understood how much better it was than being wet.

Answer 7

PATIENCE! Boys tend to potty train later than girls, my son was not potty trained until almost four. It takes time, patience and encouragement. Never yell, discipline, or scare them, it will only make the process go on longer. Every child is different, he will be potty trained when he is ready and it will happen fast when it does happen. Just keep encouraging, talking and praising every effort he makes.

Answer 8

you know potty training is hard thing to do. I work in a daycare and we use stickers for when the kids potty. Maybe you could find something that he really likes and reward him with it when he even sits on the potty and tries. I know some people dont like to use candy for a reward so you could find something else he likes and try that. And i found that kids really like to play in the water so maybe if he sits he could get up to the sink and wash his hands and works on my kids in my class.

Answer 9

do what i did with my son throw out the diapers buy a bundle of training underwear let him run around with out clothes he will not like being wet he will take them off that's when you take him to potty let him know this is your potty you pee in your potty not your underwear. take him when you have to go potty don't push him just remind him from time to time. it took me a month to train my son boys are hard to train but he did get the hang of it he was potty trained a few days after his 1st b-day cause i kept on him 24/7 but do use pull-ups on him when napping & during the night. {good luck}

Answer 10

my son was potty trained thanks to my cousins little boy who is a year older jake seen him in big boy pants and he has not had a problem sence he would not even wear pull ups, have grandpa show him how to pee like a guy or teach him the sitting method it works just as well i touch my 7 year old how to pee bye sitting on the toilet and pointing he's weewee in the bowl it worked and also i live in the country so they can pee out side it works very well. i gave the boys traets and stuff when they where learning..it takes time but you can do it...

Answer 11

Let him know how special he is in that he can stand and pee. Use little tricks like being upset that you have to sit and show him (with a step-stool maybe) that he can stand. When it comes to #2 you will have to just let him know he is a big boy and that other children will make fun if he's stinky. He is still a small child so reverse psychology is most definitely an option for you.