i need tips on.........?

Question

pottie training my 2 and a half year old son
no jokes please!

Answer 1

Don't pressure him. If you find him dry, encourage him to sit on the potty. When he is ready, he will tell you and will do it. It will seem like it happened almost overnight. If you pressure him or bribe him, it will become a power struggle and you will lose.

Answer 2

First thing is don't try too hard. He will eventually get the idea, and the harder you work on it, the longer it will take.

It is somewhat of a PSYCH situation. If he gets the idea that he has power over you by not using the toilet, you are up a creek.
Because he is now at the age where he gets to choose what he does for the first time in his life. This is an important psychological bridge.

So... it helps a lot if you have a male role model. He will want to do what "daddy" does (or whoever is there as his role model).
He needs to actually be free to go in and watch what daddy does. If daddy won't let him, it is going to take much longer. Plain and simple.

He also needs to be able to go in with you. The potty chair needs to be in there and he should be free to use it when he wants, but not forced to used it at all. When he sees it, and sees somebody else in the bathroom doing their job, INVITE him to use that. Tell him that's for him to go in. If he says no, fine.

Eventually he will get the idea that it is a PRIVILEGE to use it.
You are happy for HIM when he does... but he is not doing it for YOU. Get it?

And then just let nature take its course. Once he has used it a few times and is enjoying his new privilege, start putting training pants on him during the day. When he gets wet, do not scold him or act upset, but let him know you feel sorry for him, and you are doing him a favor by giving him new pants to wear. Advise him to use this potty chair so his pants won't get wet.

The bowel training follows the urine training, and pretty much comes naturally. But you can't make it into a struggle, or he will not want to do this.

Answer 3

It was my experience that my son was a lot harder to potty train than my 2 girls. He was also 15 years behind them!!! What I learned was to let him go, no pun intended, at his own pace. He didn't have a man around to teach him, so that may have been a part of the lag in time. My son enjoyed looking at his picture books while on the potty, and we had potty chair songs that we sang to help things flow naturally. Stress is a potty training hazard, and boys seem to be slower to want to do it than girls...my girls were potty trained by 2 because they wanted to be. My son didn't even start potty training until 3, because he didn't want to. You just can't force the issue, and I ALWAYS rewarded, even the slightest potty chair progress. It worked. Good luck to you and try to stay calm. Our thoughts are with you. Nana

Answer 4

2 1/2 why did you wait so long all three of my kids was pottie trained by the age of two. at two they where going,wiping there self.but anyway go to the store and buy a pottie,when he gets up in the morning sit him on the pot(the first couple of time he might not want to sit on it )when you change him sit him on the pot,before he goes to bed sit him on the pot.and after he eats(about a1/2 to an hour) let him run naked soon he will start asking for it.it will take some time but he will go hope this helps and also don't forget to make it fun,me and my kids would dance around after they went to the pottie it was over pottie dance this is what i did with my kids

Answer 5

I potty trained my son and daughter this way. I tried right at 2. It didn't work. So at 2 1/2 when they were both familar with the potty... I put both of them in under wears and constantly took them to the bathroom whenever possible. I stay at home with them so it was easy. But when we left the house they would wear pull ups. Very quickly they learned they did not like peeing on them selves and began going on there own. I would never let them wear pullups at home. Make sure you praise him alot. Well Good Luck.

Answer 6

I'm going through the same thing. The only way is to do it when he's ready, meaning that he's not able to stand to be in his diaper when it's wet. If he can tell you that he's gone potty or likes to go when you go then he's ready. I hear it's better to start sitting down first. Just make sure you have a deflector for that stream. LOL Rewarding your child and making a big deal that he's done his business is a great way to get him to repeat what he's done. If he doesn't do it one week, then try in the next couple. And you'll almost definitely have to diaper him at night. Just keep at it and good luck, he'll get it sooner or later!!

Answer 7

Try putting him on the pot about an hour after a meal. Most kids usually go during this time. Give him a big hug and maybe a high-five when he makes it to the potty, and if he don't tell him it's okay maybe next time. Also letting him run nude may help. Just try to be patient. Good luck.

Answer 8

I know when training my son on the toilet ,i was told pop a ping pong ball into the loo,it was great fun for him aiming and trying trying to hit it .
And it does not flush away.

Answer 9

i had a harder time with my son than i did with my girls.

i ended up getting a coffee can for him to use. he loved the sound and it worked.

Answer 10

i used m&m's plain no peanuts
one for asking to use the potty
2 if he goes

you will give out alot of them when there is no product but he will start asking to go