What are the best ways to potty train my son?

Question

he is the youngest of 3 and my other two sons trained farily easy. But my youngest son is in a I'm the baby frame of mind and refuses to potty train. when ever i try to reinforce the fact that hes not a baby any more and that he needs to use the potty he says "no me baby, in diaper" what do i do???

he will turn 4 in Dec

would having a new baby help?? (we are trying for another)

to JW24 i know how hard it is to have two or more in diapers all 3 of mine were in diapers at once. my oldest is 5 and the youngest is almost 4. i had all 3 of them with in 22 months and all single births. so until i got the oldest trained i had all three of them in diapers.

Answer 1

Hi, My son was 3y 7m before we got it to work. We'd try a new technique for a few days every month but nothing seemed to work. We tried the run around naked thing, that didn't work, just made some messes. We tried the pull ups that let them 'feel', that didn't work, he couldn't ever tell. We tried the chart/sticker method but he lost interest and didn't want a sticker. Sometimes he'd go on his own sometimes he wouldn't at all.

You'll never believe what worked. It was Thanksgiving weekend and he was trained in 3 days. The secret? Whip Cream from the can! Everytime he went potty by himself, after we cleaned him and he washed his hands, he got a shot of whip cream! He'd open his mouth and we'd shoot a little right in there and it worked like a dream! He was so tickled at getting the whip cream treat that he'd make sure he made it to the potty on time every time!

It just goes to show...when they're ready, they're ready! Don't give up on ideas! :-)

Answer 2

Here it is- it has worked for my 2 kids,and others after I tell them........

1. get m and m's handy
2. get a small potty chair
3. get a couple books about potty
4. you need to be home for about 4-5 days straight
5. now you can start. let them run around bare-but
6. Set the timer for 1/2 hour. Tell him/her to sit on the potty for 5 min. (read them a book in the mean time if it's to long for them.) If they go, give lots and lots of praise!!! I mean go crazy!! Give them about 3 m and m's.
7. Set the timer for 1/2 hour
8. Avoid asking the question "you got to go potty?'
9. Timer goes off- ok! What does that mean junior? Time to go potty again he or she would say, or you say it if they don't
10. repeat process all day long. If they go # 2 in the potty, reward with a handful of m and m's. They are very colorful and kids love them!!

11. Praise praise praise. I do spank my kids for behavior problems such as lying, disobedience, and bad attitudes, but never for having an accident. If there is an accident, clean it up queitly, and don't say much at all. Remind them it's ok, but try to make it in the potty next time, or in your own words.

Good luck!!! Hope this helps you. My girl was potty-trained in one day with the method. Took my son a week. Leave pull-ups on them at night just in case.
p.s. if this doen't work at all, try again in a few months.

Oh, I think it's a great idea to have another baby- no matter what

Answer 3

This is a reasonalble age to begin potty coaching. Usually a little one will let you know after they have got a bowel motion and can wish transformed. Take him looking for tremendous boy lingerie and inform him that those are like Daddys lingerie and Daddy makes use of the tremendous potty and you'll use the little potty. (He will have to have a small potty so his ft can succeed in the bottom) Initially you'll be asking him each and every half-hour to one million hour if he has to head potty. He will likely be much more likely to let you know he has to head potty while he's having a bowel motion. Our loved ones was once secure with the phrases pee and poop, however I realize individuals who've used #one million and #two. Make a chart and everytime he makes use of the potty permit him positioned a celeb at the chart. Do no longer punish him for injuries. Just make stronger that he demands to make use of the potty now that he's a tremendous boy. When I knowledgeable my daughter after she earned such a lot of stars I rewarded her with a small reward. A new ebook, puzzle, coloring ebook, crayons, and many others Each time he efficiently makes use of the potty compliment him and make stronger that he is no longer a youngster anymore. When Daddy will get dwelling record your sons successes for the day with enthusism... Don't point out any injuries. Some kids take a few weeks and a few only some days. And a few would care much less. Boys probably are stated to be extra complicated, however I suppose that occurs in case you begin the educational too early. I persevered to diaper my daughters at night time till they refused to put on "the ones youngster pants" I had one female friend who gave her son one M&M everytime he did pee and a pair of M&M's while he did poop. That child certainly not bought off that potty besides to acquire his sweet. He learn and performed along with his toys proper at the potty chair. He was once knowledgeable in four-five days. We nonetheless chortle approximately it and our kids are adults now. Best desires and make this a amusing revel in for either one of you. If you uncover your self fitting pissed off together with your son you can also wish to delay potty coaching.

Answer 4

i just went cold turkey today. He had two accidents and that was the end of that for today. I just got sick of doing the diaper thing with him because he does sit on the potty and go and it was a pain to keep taking off the diaper. I know that it works for some but not all. I had a friend train her daughter in one weekend by just staying home, letting her run around in underwer and by monday she was fully trained on both. Since he is almost 4, it is time and many preschools and such won't take kids unless they are trained. good luck to you

Answer 5

I started out by buying a simple white potty that looked the closest to a regular toilet. No bells n' whistles. Then I got her the "Feel N Learn" pull-ups which are great because when they are wet, they feel wet to the child. Then we had a "sticker" program. I would put her potty in front of the toilet and we would both go potty together. Every time she was successful, she got a sticker that she placed on the bathroom cupboard beside her potty chair. That way she was able to see the rewards of her efforts. And I also made a big effort to praise her really dramatically! Then we'd both empty her potty into the toilet and wave and say "bye-bye peepees/poopoos, thanks for coming out!" She'd sometimes just sit on the chair and "pretend" to potty just so she'd get a sticker! But she quickly figured out that she needed to produce visible results... It took about 2 months. Then I took her shopping and let her pick out her own underwear (Dora). She was so happy to wear them and very, very proud. She had a few accidents but I never made a big deal out of them to her. It got tricky when we went out because it's important that as soon as said she had to potty, we had to pull over right away. I was sure NOT to fall back on the pullups just because we were out. It just prolongs the process. She was able to wear underwear during the day and a pullup at night. Then, eventually she lost the nightime pullup and I woke her at 2am and took her to the potty - every night for about a week. And then that was that.

Every child is different tho - the key is to make a big fuss when they go and not make a fuss if they don't. Good luck with it.

Answer 6

My daughter was the same way, and what made it worse was her sister told her that she was the baby so it was okay to wear diapers. So we tried for like 7 months and she wouldn't do it. We even tried Dr. Phil's method that envoled a babydoll that pees and a potty training toilet and a party. We had a blast but she still didnt want to go. The only thing that work was when she went was for her sister, father and me to completely freak out screaming and jumping up and down and singing when she did go. We would make complete fools out of ourselves clapping and hooting and hollering, but it worked and she got a kick out of it. So I definatly think positve reinforcement all the way works. Just hang in there, soon enough you'll be sitting around remembering when it was such a chore to have to try to get him to go. O and the fact that he's going to want to show EVERYONE his "big boy" underwear will be payment enough. Good Luck!

Answer 7

I also suggest allowing him to run around with no underwear so you are able to see him squat or see signs that he has to go and once you see that you can rush him off to the potty.Always reward him when he pees whether he told you he had to go or not.You can also try to make a log of his bathroom times so you can better gauge when he will have to go so you can just put him on automatically at those times,which after repetition of him going at the same times his body will tell him when he has to go.I did that with my son when he was a little over 18 mos, logging the potty time coupled with letting him run around naked and it took us a good week for him to be trained.He still had accidents here and there,but it was so much better than changing his diaper.At the time,I had just delivered my 3rd son and believe me when I say, it was rough having 2 in diapers.So, I strongly suggest to have your son potty trained before you have another,it will only compound the situation.And once he has mastered telling you,you can try to put a Froot Loop or Cheerio(some type of O'D cereal) in the toilet to help him aim better,because even though he will be telling you he has to go you are going to be wiping it off the walls if you don't help him to aim.I hope this helps you.I wish you the best and most of all be patient!

Answer 8

My friend just let her's run around the house naked, and it only took three days. Once he could do it in the house she put the undies on him and that was that. I would suggest not going back and forth with the diapers, except maybe at night if it is a problem then.

Answer 9

I have two boys and I started by taking them every hour on the hour and sit with them on the potty, read a book sing a song then it becomes nature and you also find out how often they go having them aim to dunk a cheerio works good to

Answer 10

with my son i let him run around the house without a diaper for a little bit and if that dont work try making up potty games like hit the froot loops.