My son is 2 1/2 years old and is not willing to sit on the potty?

Question

he will say potty and peepee and point to the bathroom. but when i take him he just cries and yells no at me. he also tells me when he needs his diaper changed and imitates his dad at the potty.

Answer 1

He is only 2 1/2. Most boys take a lot longer to train. You can't force them, just make suggestions do you wanna use the potty. I agree with most people on here that you normally dont see 5 year olds in diapers, I have though and its no big deal, but most are potty trained. But if you have read some of my posts, I don't believe in pushing kids out of diapers. Kids wear diapers from day one. Then around age 2 to 3, parents are so sick of diapers its, hey kid, your 3, take that diaper off and pee in this huge pot that sucks the water down after pulling this lever and kids are thinking gosh I hope I don't get sucked down too.

Its a huge shock to children and its basically taking away part of their security that they have had for 2 to 4 years. When they are ready to give up the diapers and use the pot they will. Its only a diaper (plastic underware not that big of deal) and its part of their security, ease them out of diapers and into underware.

Answer 2

He is certainly headed in the right direction. It can take time for a lot of children to become proficient at potty training. What type of potty seat are you using? Try a small potty on the floor or a potty seat that fits on the large toilet. If you would like him to use the large toilet, try providing a low stool so his feet do not dangle. He may be too young to really pee standing up like his dad, but a stool may help him there as well if that is what he wants to do. Try to make sitting on the potty as non-threatening as possible. If he is scared of the sound of the toilet flusing, don't do that right now while he is in there. My youngest daughter was the latest potty trainer I have ever come across. She REFUSED to sit on the potty (think screaming, yelling, crying, and stiffening up so I could not even force her to sit). One day, I was so frustrated that she was nearly 4 and not potty trained that I said, "Well, when ARE you going to sit on the potty?" She thought that over a few seconds and said, "When I am 5." It wasn't my first choice, but we let it go and she began to sit sometimes and even go sometimes. 2 weeks before she turned 5 she announced that she was ready to go potty now. She took off her pull-up, put on her panties and was day and night trained just like that. Quite unusual to be sure, but it worked for her. Come to find out, she was scared of the toilet flushing and even now, at 9, needs me to hold her ears when we are using public bathrooms with automatic flushers.

Answer 3

I had a similar undertaking with my son. i eventually permit him %. out a DS on the save, yet informed him he would desire to in basic terms play after the potty. interior 2 days he became into potty trainined! He became into in simple terms being obdurate. He needed to be incontrol of a few thing. Now that 300 and sixty 5 days has long handed by, the Ds is why he enables sparkling his room and different issues that he does not frequently do. So locate some thing that your SON loves and bypass from there!!

Answer 4

Don't force him. Just let him kind of guide the way - if he says potty, and points to the bathroom, ask him if he want to use the potty like a big boy. If he says yes, and does great. If says yes, but then screams and yells, just say ok - next time, just let me know.

He's showing the signs but it takes time - I think the important thing is to let them call the shots so they feel like they are controlling the situation. You want him to have positive potty thoughts!

Good Luck.

Answer 5

I was also worried about that my daughter wouldn't even sit on it...i brought her with me every time i was going even if she didn't pee it was a game for her to do the same as mommy! I've stick on the wall sheet to put stickers on, showed her the stickers but never gave it to her I've explained i would give her some if she go on the potty! Daughter woke up on morning went on the potty week after no more diapers!!! Once they are ready.. they are!

Answer 6

Don't force him to go...follow his cues when he mentions the potty and pee and poo ask him if he wants to go there like mommy and daddy do. You could try taking his diaper off for a few days and see if that is going to give him the idea that hey if i go there I stay dry, if I go in my pants i get wet. Most diapers still feel pretty dry even when wet, DO NOT buy in to the pull up training pants they are a waste of money and effort. We travelled that road.

Answer 7

Leave him alone. Don't force him. My son did not go to the potty on his own until age three. Now think about it, how many 5 year olds do you see wearing diapers? He'll do it...in his own sweet time. Don't fret, just relax and use the pull-ups. It won't be long. Be patient.

Answer 8

Try outdoor potty training but wait till the summer

Answer 9

just make a game out of it put cheerios in the potty tell to try to hit them and leave the diaper of accept for bed start with that make any new learning thing fun for him boys are simple minded if he does the cheerios then try fruit loops tell him to hit the red ones also teach color at the same time it worked for my son

Answer 10

these things takes time. he will get the hang of potting when he is good and ready. we left the doors open while on toilet and act a fool some times just to get our son to potty. boys learn fast too. my son was potty train @ 18 months!