how can I get my son potty trained he is 3 years old?

Answer 1

We used the "Dr. Phil" method on my granddaughter. We got a doll that wets, put it on the potty and let my granddaughter see what was going on. You could almost see the light switch come on. She still took awhile to be 100% but that was the start. Be consistant and take him often to potty. He'll get it eventually.

Answer 2

This is what I did:
I bought some of those Gerber underwear, really thick cotton, they don't work like diapers but they help if accident happens it's not all over the floor or carpet.
When my daughter first wakes up in the morning I take her night diaper off and make her sit on the potty, sometimes she goes sometimes not, but I make an attempt. Then I put her underwear on. At this age you should already be able to see and recognize signs when they want to go. It's very frustrating sometimes and time consuming cause you have to stay on top of them all the time. When you see him trying to hide under a table or looking for a private corner in the house put him on the potty. Most likely first week he'll do it more in his pants than potty. But because it's not a diaper he's wearing it's going to start to bother him. Little by little he'll catch on and start asking you to go. Every time he does go on the potty make a big deal about it, clap laugh act silly, but NO bribes, otherwise you're setting yourself up for failure. You will not be able to keep up with these bribes. The hardest one was to teach my daughter number 2, she started peeing in the potty long before number 2, for that it took additional 2 weeks. Something else that's going to be hard for you is going places because you will still have to use diaper for that, that will set you back just a little, but don't get discouraged.

Answer 3

Make it fun. We had special toys that he could play with after Our son did #2 in the potty. Pee was not a problem for him. We would let him sit and read a book while he was on the potty to poop. It takes there mind off what they are doing so they can relax. My son loved to just give us five after he was done. That was a reward for him that we thought he had done good. He also loved to say goodbye to the poop lol. Silly but it worked. We also let our son see us throw away the pull ups we let him pick out new under wear at the store and he wore them. He had a few accidents but once he realized it was uncomfortable he took to it.

Answer 4

buy a potty chair and start taking him to the rest room every time you go and maybe even between times.. make sure you praise him when he uses the potty chair too.. he will learn and he wants you to be proud of him..when he goes in his pants tell him he has done wrong and change him and have him sit on the potty chair... use to in the country a little boy could just flop it out and pee anywhere but that is not the case here in the city...my grandson is 2 and he comes tells me sometimes that he has went in his pants....and i always tell him how much he stinks.. and i have tried sitting him on the stool and holding him but you definitely need a potty chair...big stools are scary and they think they will fall in and they are not comfortable, for a child...put him on it the first thing in the morning and several times during the day and when he does well be sure to praise him...

Answer 5

I always took my 2 the bathroom & showed them the toilet & said this is wear u pee...& well u know the other one....Then I would sit them on it & tell the 2 try.....Of cousre they never did the 1st time....but off & on during the day I would ask them if they needed 2 go potty....if they said yes I would take them back in there...the mornings & right after taking baths are good times 2 put them on the toilet.....& when they would use the toilet...I would say good job & I would give the a sucker for a job well done!!! It takes time....Good luck!

Answer 6

first of all, stop buying diapers, second you HAVE to be consistent. put him on the potty every half hour to hour whether he wants to or not until he statrts to learn that that is where he must go potty. DO NOT give in and always reward him when he does a good job. i have three boys myself and they will sometimes fight you every step of the way so i hope my advice is helpful

Answer 7

Have him potty with daddy, if that is doable...it worked with our son. Also, not using diapers any longer did well. And along with these ideas, we used a chart with stars and after 20 stars, he got something special. Be patient...it will happen.

Answer 8

We live in the country and would have the boys pee on different things outside.They had fun and thought it was a big game.This worked very quickly

Answer 9

just take you're time with him.My daughter wasnt fully potty trained til she was almost 4 years old.don't worry he will get
it soon enough.good luck with it though.

Answer 10

set him on a ridgid meal schedule. feeding him at the same times every day wil make "things" more predictable. but otherwise relax and take what time is needed.