Im having difficulties toilet training my almost 3 year old boy. Please help?

Question

It seems as though he's not even taken an interest in it yet. He knows what the potty is. I brought him to the store with me and he picked out his own potty. I work full time and its difficult for me to be consistant. Diapers to briefs and briefs to diapers. When I try to sit him on the toilet he only sits there for a minute and gets up and says "all done" then flushes. But he doesnt really go. I dont want to make him sit there for too long because he doesnt seem to like it and I dont want him to resent the toilet. I've tried him on the regular toilet. I've tried leaving him naked on the weekends when im not working, Im getting kinda frustrated but I'm not pushing him. His grandmother tells me that he uses the potty at her house sometimes and she doesnt do anything different. His cousin 6 months younger than him is potty trained already and there real close almost like brothers. I mean he never even did it once 4 me So..... how long should I wait before thinkings there's a problem.

Answer 1

Make sure you turn off the TV before taking him to the toilet.
Hand him a new story book ,tell him how nice the book is and tell him to take a look at it and leave him alone for a while.
If all goes well he should call you in about 7 minutes,if he remembers to.

Answer 2

I feel for you. When my youngest was 3 1/2 he also had toilet issues. Be patient and remind him often. Try buying a toy that is the "potty time only toy" one that he can only play with while he is on the potty. I have noticed that stickers work well. If you make a chart and every time he is successful he gets a sticker, once he gets ten stickers he gets a small reward. Increase the amount by five after each time he reaches the goal. This worked well for my older son, after a while he no longer needed the stickers. Dr. Phil said to have a celebration every time your child id successful. He said after a while the child won't need the little celebration. Don't beat yourself up, know that this is just a phase and that it will pass in time. Boys are stubborn and will not potty train until they are ready. I hope it helps you to know that you are not alone.

Answer 3

I am also potty training my 2 year old grandchild, well he will be three in September, I am following this steps with his mother.

and I hope they help you too.

Here's an example of the steps to follow to help your child become aware of how to use the potty. Each child will go at his/her own pace. If you would like to incorporate a Toddler Theme with Potty Training Week, Germs & Health would be a good choice.
Step 1
A day or more before you get serious about potty training, help your child become familiar with the potty chair. Allow him/her to sit on the potty fully clothed while reading books, watching a video, or whatnot. If you plan to use the potty seat (fits on a toilet), allow your child to sit on it before or after a bath and at other times throughout the day just to get familiar with it.

Step 2
Take your child Shopping. Buy special snacks, drinks, and toys for rewards for potty training as described on the Introduction page. Also, pick out the training pants or underwear your child will wear. If you are a child care provider and shopping with the child isn't practical, do the shopping on your own. Collect underwear for the child from the child's parents. You may want to purchase some spare underwear to keep at your house (yard sales and thrift stores are great for this--just bleach them when you get them home).
Step 3
Right after a bland breakfast, begin today with your child in underwear (In the summer, I find it helpful to put only underwear on the child's bottom half). Your child's job will be to teach his/her doll or bear how to go potty: Put underwear on the bear/doll. First, check to see if the doll or bear is dry. It is, so reward the doll. Pull the underwear down, put the doll on the potty, without the child seeing you, put water in the pot. Check to see if the doll went potty. It did! Pull up the doll's underwear and celebrate with the rewards! Now check to see if your child is dry. If he/she is, reward! Now, have your child try to go potty. If he/she does, double rewards! If nothing happens, just try again in a while after you have had lots of drinks.
Step 4
Continue praticing with the doll or bear. Keep offering your child salty snacks and lots of liquids. Perhaps, set the stove timer for 30 or 40 minutes to remind parent and child when to check for dryness and to try using the potty again. When it is time, let the child know "It's your turn to go potty." Don't ask, just tell! Remember, all the steps of pulling pants up and down, sitting, etc. are new to the child and repeating these stpes will be good practice.
Step 5
Success! When the child has a success, give double rewards! Also, teach the child to wipe from front to back and to wash hands. Now, call someone to tell the good news! Perhaps Grandma would love to know or Dad at work (arrange phone calls with the other person ahead of time).
Step 6
Accident: Give the child as much responibility as possible when an accident occurs. Have the child change his underwear with as little help as possible and show him/her where to put the wet ones. DO NOT punish the child.
Other Tips
Train in the summer because of increased thirst and less clothing required.

Have the child sit on a folded towel while playing.

If the child isn't "getting it", seems stressed, or looses interest, it's okay to stop training the child and try again in a month or more.

The earlier you start, the longer it will take to potty train. If I had to train my own children all over again, I think I would wait until they were nearing 3 years old!

Answer 4

With my three 12 months historic step son what we might do is throw some Cheerios's in the bathroom and inform him to try for the O's. It kinda puts somewhat fun into the training. Also When there were days to where he would fight us, we would go into the toilet take some games and books, lock the door and have him with out his pull up. That approach when he had to go he would ought to go in the bathroom. The only crisis we clearly had was once the # 2. We would need to ask him every 30 minutes received to move Poop. And finally we ask the Ped. She mentioned half-hour after each and every meal and proper earlier than mattress take him in there. After about 3 weeks were had been knowledgeable. It does experiment your patience. I hope this helps! Just right luck!!!!

Answer 5

I like the idea of peeing on Cheerios! I have two sons, older now. But neither one was potty-trained before they were 3 1/2. But it seemed so easy at that point. They just decided to do it one day. I didn't push because I think that makes them more stubborn about it. All kids are different so don't compare him to anyone else. He will do it in his own time.

Answer 6

I have four sons and I became more relaxed with each of them - concerning potty training. Take a breath, step back - your son will eventualy figure it out. However, the thing that worked with sons #2,3 and 4: The promise of a BIG 3rd birthday party. "Would you like to have a birthday party?" "Sure, Mom!" "Well, you go potty, and then we can go to the store to pick out the decorations." It worked three times!

Answer 7

every child is different, some take longer than others just be patient with him he will learn, i havent met an 18 yr old yet in diapers...lol.. try putting cheerios in the toilet for him and make a game out of it and tell him to sink the cheerios, see if making potty time fun will help

Answer 8

Relax. He is sitting on the toilet, which is the first step. Try to get him to sit on the toilet every hour or so when you are home. While he is sitting, give him a toy or book to keep him entertained. Eventually, he will go. When he does go, give him lots of praise.

Answer 9

its the results of dispossable diapers. Three years old should be using the toilet bowl already. Let your husband teach him give him a demo. When you seated him on the toilet are u sure he felt like having to pohpoh?

Answer 10

make him sit there for longer than a minute. im having the same problem with my 3 and a half year old