Potty training a 2 1/2 year old boy?

Question

How exactly do you start? I know there are signs to look for (seems uncomfortable in a poopy diaper, pulls diaper off, etc.) What other signs should I look for? Should I just put him on his little potty during the day when he *usually* has to poop (he's like clockwork), hoping he will? Should I start by training him to pee in the potty? I don't know!!

Answer 1

Ok, this worked for my son, but it's a little gross. Stop putting him in diapers, Pull-Ups anything like that. Just put him in training underpants. No matter what happens, don't put him in diapers, pull-ups. If you help him understand that the pee and poo goes into the potty and not his pants, he'll get it.

Your laundry will be interesting. It's a good way to get a boy to learn.

Answer 2

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

I just started potty training my 25 month old a week and a half ago. The first week was absolutely horrible. This week has been a cake walk. First I was putting her on the big potty with the seat every 20 minutes. Then every half hour. Then we both got lazy so I brought out a little potty but wow what a difference. And instead of underwear, diapers, or pull ups I just let her run around naked. In the last two days she hasn't had one accident. I bought her a book called my potty poster book. In the back it has a poster with stickers (even ones that say nice try). Every time she pee's in the little potty we go say good bye to her pee and flush it down the toilet, then she gets to put a sticker on her poster. And I usually give her a freezie although she cares more about the stickers than the freezie. I would say to give it a chance and once you start just don't quit.

Answer 6

If he does go like clockwork, then yes, definately sit him on the potty at those times and try to put him on the potty at the same times every day like every 2 hours or so. Consistancy is the big thing. Also Introduce him to the idea using books and/or use a chart and stickers. The chart and stickers were a big hit with my little boy.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

My son just turned 2 and since 15 months we had tried to potty train him. We bought him the potty that is made by fisher price the one with the little laser beam (a throne of their own) that makes congratulatory noises when he goes.

We tried like mad to get him to use it. Finally for 2 days on the weekend we let the potty sit in the tiled area next to the kitchen. We also let him run around without any pants on. (He is a neat freak when he spills his juice he gets upset, he then finds a towel and cleans it up) We figured this would work to our advantage.

After the weekend from hell, we were about to give up, we let him wear a diaper and didn't check him until he came up and told us.

After that he took his diaper off, threw it in the trash walked to the potty (now in the bathroom) did his business...then he went to his dresser, got a pair of underwear and has been accident free for over 3 weeks.

He actually potty trained himself.

(boys are visual they need to see it come out before they associate it with "going potty" also watching dad or a brother helps.)

the key is to make it fun, everytime he did good he got a thomas the train sticker for his train box, and also if they freak that is not good you don't want to make them afraid of it...now he sees it as a cool thing, he claps his hands and gives highfives when we say who is a big boy.

my mother has ran a daycare for 25 years and has never seen a kid do it themselves, but said when they are ready they figure it out.

good luck

Answer 9

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My son responded really well to potty prizes. I went to a party supply store & bought a bunch of 25 cent prizes & wrapped each of them individually in paper. I put them in a bowl behind the potty. Each time he had a successful potty, he got to open a prize. What will work depends on several things. 1) Is your son ready? If not, don't push it. 2) What is his motivation? Does he crave prizes, gifts, time with mommy & daddy, positive reinforcement? Kids respond differently depending on what their "Love Language" is. Just talking about it & possibly reading books can help. Put up a fun poster in the bathroom that allows you to put a sticker each time he goes. Put books / games / a fun toy in the bathroom that he only gets to use when he is trying to go potty. All of these things helped me. My son did not go #1 in the potty until he turned 3 (when I started doing the potty prizes). He is just now going #2 in the potty at home & still has not mastered that in public (will be 4 in July). I may not be the best person to ask since my son did resist for so long. He did it when he was ready, not when I wanted him to be ready :)

Answer 10

The biggest piece of advice I can offer is: you have to be CONSISTENT. You've got to start putting your child on the potty every half hour, rain or shine, like clockwork. The first few times your kid successfully uses the potty, it's going to be completely by accident; but you praise them up and down anyway -- they're still learning the sensations of their bodies and learning to recognize what it feels like when they have to go.

Some other tips --

1.) Keep a small bowl of "potty treats" -- small, bite-sized candies like M&M's or the like -- by the potty; the child gets a couple every time he or she tries to use the potty, whether anything comes out or not. Later on, you limit it to only when the child successfully puts something IN the potty.

2.) Get some "potty time" books to read while your child is on the potty -- I recommend "Once Upon a Potty" by Alona Frankel or "My Big Boy (or Girl) Potty" by Joanna Cole. Talk with your child often about how they're growing up, and about all the fun things that they're going to get to do now that they're growing in to big boys and girls.

3.) Hang up a calendar in the child's bathroom, and get some colorful stickers to decorate it with. The child gets a sticker each time they successfully uses the potty -- this way, you (and the child) can track their progress in learning to use the potty.

The only other thing I can say is: Keep Your Chin Up! My wife and I thought our son would NEVER master the potty -- just like he'd never learn to talk, or walk, or develop neck muscles! I promise, your child WILL master the potty in time to head off for college....best of luck to you!