My Son is a little over 2, i think he is ready for potty training, are there any tips to get started?

Answer 1

i started potty training my son who will be 2 1/2 in september on july 5th. it is now july 17th and he is almost completely potty trained. he'll have a small accident here and there, but usually on his way to the bathroom.
i got tired of the pull-up dependency and just had him go bare bottomed. he was like this during the day at home. when we leave the house or he is sleeping, nap and bedtime, he is in a pull-up. he has had 2 very small daytime pull-up accidents in amost 2 weeks. i asked him continuously if he needed to go pee or poop and if it had been an hour and half to 2 hours since the last time he went i would take him to the bathroom. he will only poop in the toilet now, we have one of those potty seats that come apart to attach to the toilet. he hasn't had an accident over night in 3 days. he is now in real underwear during the day and a pull-up when we leave and when he sleeps.
if your son has never seen a potty seat let him get used to it over a couple of months, thats what i did. by the time i started the bare bottom thing my son already knew what the potty was for and he had used it a few times.
i recomend getting the cheap, about $10, potty from walmart. i got my son the 'a throne of their own' potty seat and i ended up taking out the motion sensor because he just played with it. then he wouldn't use it becauese the deflector hurt him. so i got the cheap one and he will only use it. we put the throne one upstairs and he uses it before bed and when he wakes up, but if we are upstairs during the day he will go all the way downstairs to use the other one. the cheap one is smoother and less distracting.

Answer 2

Everytime you go to the bathroom, bring him with you. Try & go often while you are at home. This will help with having less accidents!
Start off by keeping him in his underware whenever you are at home, your little one will not like being wet. Use a little potty chair. The large toilet can be a little scary. After he learns how to hold himself to go potty, add Cheerios/Foot Loops in the toilet bowl for him to aim at while going potty. Using Pull-Ups while going out & at night will help him too. Try not to confuse him by putting him into underware then diapers & so on. Stick to the underware when at home.
Reward him by praising the efforts he made. Stickers work great or little treats after he went potty. Stay positive & potty training will work.

Answer 3

The best way is for to see other kids his age go potty..they understand it much better than what we teach or tell them to do. I have a son who got potty trained by 21/2yrs. I used all the tricks in the book but when i let him among potty trained kids..they simply taught him..which he accepted readlly..try it if there are a lot of kids around you.

Answer 4

My sons were harder to potty train than my daughter. Boys need to express or show signs of being ready. They are stubborn. Hidding behind things to do their business, asking to be changed right after a movement. Both of my sons learned in our backyard. My first son had his tree and my second son chose my flower box for some reason. I only used pull ups for bed time. When they are in their big boy underwear it feels nasty when they wet and soil in them. #2 is a little more tricky to teach. Summertime definitely is the best time to start. Once they get used to the idea of being clean and dry. They get used to it. My sons were 3 when I started.

Answer 5

try him on the potty first thing in the morning...like as soon as he gets up...we all have to go first thing and he will too. When he goes congratulate him. Maybe even a reward like yogurt covered pretzels or yogurt covered raisins, not candy but something that is sweet. That worked for me..my son was 2 years and 8 months. It takes a while but you have to stick to it...if you make it a routine of going every morning and every 2 (or so) hours then he will too.

Answer 6

Get a potty chair and put him on it everytime you go to the bathroom. Have dad take him too, that way he will learn how the big boys do it. Face facts mom, there are only so many things that you can teach him.

Answer 7

Does he tell you when he goes peepee? When you go, let him follow you and tell him you have to potty, you are going to peepee. When you sit down and he hears you going...he's learning......then tell him what you are doing, step by step (wiping, pulling pants up, washing hands, etc.). Then tell him, "ok, this is your potty over here, do you think you can go potty like a big boy?"

When we get ready to go somewhere now, my son will say "shoes on mommy, I walk like a big boy" He wants to walk without having his hand held. Everything is about being a "Bog Boy" now. Encourage it and it will help you with progress!

Answer 8

LOL from experiance - it is best to NOT attempt to potty train a little boy till they are 4...
You can however have him watch daddy, and allow him to pee outside...He will catch on.

Answer 9

Let him do it outside then gradually he will go in the potty. If you are with the father then have him do it with him and act like its sooo much fun. That is what we did with our son

Answer 10

Well, pee isn't that bad, but poop...One way to potty train him to start is to Reward him give him a treat. However, don't make the treat to big. Then, eventually when he goes to poop he'll learn that he can pee there as well.