Potty Training??

Question

My son is 20 months old. For about 2 weeks he has been telling me when he is actually going. He will say "mommy me peepee". I bought him a potty but all he does is play on it. I have no idea what to do...or how to do it....please help me!

Answer 1

some simple things to try are as follows:
1. When you or your partner go to the potty have him to go with you. Give him a book to look at while you read yours. If he goes in the potty act like he just won the superbowl. (kid treats are a good thing too, like a chocolate kiss or something else he really likes but does not get often.
2. He is a boy and if you live in an area where you can do this. I told my son not to pee on a certain bush in the back of the house because it would make it grow and I did not want to have to cut it back again. He thought that giving mommy extra work was funny and was (pee potty trained in 2 days).

3. remember to reward and never yell or discourage. He will have accidents but as time goes on they will be come less and less. (remember you did not see many kids still in diapers in Kindergarten but you can probably remember someone who had an accident)

Answer 2

For the next few days talk about what a big boy he is and tell him that next week he is going to start using the potty like daddy and mommy. Then when that time comes start when he fisrt wakes up- tell him today is the day that you are going to start using the potty like mommy and daddy and put him on it and then every hour hour and a half after that.
Get him some BIG BOYS underware to wear even if you have to change them at first he will be more aware of whats going on. Pull ups at night only.
When he does go you can make up a great potty song and sing it to him like hes the best little guy ever to do such a great job!!!!!!!
It will take the better part of a month before he gets it all down but stick with it and he,ll get it. Don,t force him to sit on the potty it may go the other way if you do and you,ll be potty training him a year from now.
Remember that all children are different and train only when they can learn to hold their bladder.

Answer 3

There is a general consensus that boys are harder to potty train than girls. There are varying reasons for this, but in some aspects it is true. Potty training a boy can be more difficult than potty training a girl for many reasons.

For those families who have boys who are approaching that magical potty training age, potty training a boy can cause some feelings of dread. Try to look at it a different way: potty training a boy is just different than potty training a girl, and just work with your toddler as well as you can.

Look at it From His Perspective

A child will decide in their own sweet time when they are ready to potty train. If you try to force the issue of potty training, you will probably just cause more problems in the long run. Toddlers can be notoriously stubborn, so if you want them to do something, they may just dig their heels in and decide they just won' t do whatever it is you want them to do, especially since you want them to do it so badly. Potty training a boy can be somewhat more difficult, but if you know your child' s personality and motivation, you will be successful.

To help with potty training a boy, manufacturers have marketed many devices over the years. One idea to help in potty training a boy is floatable targets. These basically are circles, or targets, usually made of paper that you can put into the toilet. They will float on the surface of the water, and your son can aim at them so that he will know exactly where he is supposed to go to the bathroom.

Cheerios can help with potty training your boy. The Cheerios are another cheaper version of the floating targets. Float a Cheerio in your toilet and have your child aim at it. They are somewhat smaller than the special floating targets, but you' re much more likely to have Cheerios around on a daily basis.

Potty training a boy doesn' t have to be as difficult as some people think. Begin potty training your son when he indicates some interest in using the toilet. Since toddlers are so busy all day, you may try to ask them every hour or so if they need to use the restroom, but generally, let your toddler set the pace and before you know it, you' ll have him successfully potty trained.

Answer 4

First start by putting the potty in the bathroom, limit liquid intake and take him to the bathroom ever 15 to 20 minutes, sit him on the potty, to see if he has to pee, once he pees in the pot the first time you have to congratulate him on how well of a job he has done. The poo poo part is a little more tricky you have to watch the facial expressions to know when he has to go. It's a lot of work but once you and he get into a routine it become a lot easier and before you know it he will be going to the potty on his own.

Answer 5

If he is showing signs that he knows when he is going, don't stress that he hasn't gotten the hang of the potty seat yet. He may not yet know what its for. Just let him get used to sitting on it and give him something to do while he's sitting there to keep him from getting bored. You could let him sit on it for awhile in your living room so that you don't have to stay in the bathroom all day. Also, the advice someone above said about letting him go into the bathroom when you do is good. That lets them know that mommy and daddy go in the potty and they soon get the hang of it. I take my two that are potty training after every show they watch which is every half hour. If they go, I praise them. If not, I tell them to be sure to tell me when they have to go and to not go pee in their diaper or underwear. As young as your son is, he may know that he is going, but not quite able to control it yet, so don't stress, he will get the hang of it. On the american baby website, I read that a child doesn't have good control of their bladder until they are almost 3 yrs old. They gain control of their bowels at around 2. So if your son is better going number 2 in the potty first, then he is right on schedule. My daughter and step son are both potty training at the same time. He is a few months older, so he is doing better than she is. For him it took us taking him and letting him pick out his "big boy" underwear, and he is so worried about messing them up that he makes sure he tells us every time. My daughter still has pee accidents, but she goes poop most of the time in the potty, so I'm waiting another week or so before getting her the underwear, she's worn her big sister's underwear a couple times and still didn't do that well yet, so I just take her in and praise her when she goes and if she has an accident, I tell her that she shouldn't go in her diaper, that she should tell mommy when she has to pee.

Our oldest who is now 3 1/2 didn't get fully trained until a couple months ago. She would go all day but was still having accidents at night. Now she is all day and all night in underwear with few accidents. I see alot of people say that you should start teaching a child at 18 months, and that if you wait till later, its too late. I've learned from personal experience that when a child is ready to go, they will go. You can't force a child to go to the potty if they aren't ready. Though you can show them what they need to do and just wait for them to pick it up.

Good luck with your son.

And one thing a friend of mine suggested for my stepson was to put a cheerio or fruit loop in his potty in enough water to float, and tell him to sink the battle ship. I haven't tried it, but I don't use a small potty, I use a seat that makes the adult potty seat small enough for them to use.

Answer 6

Potty Training first starts with you training yourself first. You need to put him on the potty every hour. (whether he says he needs to go or not) If he's ready he will eventually get the hang of it, if he's not wait a few months and then try again.

Answer 7

my son was 25 months when he started to reconise when he was weeing. I bought a potty for every room to try and catch him and constantly asked if he needed the toilet, i would go to the toilet and take him with me and tell him i needed a wee, and would he like to try and do one. I also gave him a sticker to stick on his table every time he did a wee and gave him lots of praise and if he told me he needed the toilet he got 2 stickers. hope this might help. Good luck

Answer 8

i have a little boy one of seven. the easiest thing is make a game out of it . by frootloops ceral. put some in the big potty and by him a step stool. have daddy show him how to pee on the different colors. you teach him colors as well as how to aim.