he has gone potty in his own little potty about 3 times by himself and ive been trying to do this for about 4 to 5mths now. shouldnt he be ready and going byhimself by now? what else can i try to do to get him to go? i ask him every other hour to see if he needs to go potty. i also ask him before he takes a bath, and go to bed or take his nap. when he sits on his potty he just sits on it and rocks back and forth on it like it is suppose to be a game or something.
please i need avdice.
2006-10-10 06:30:43 · 16 answers · asked by catwalk78154 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
you can try rewarding him when he does go, but what i have found is that until they are ready nothing really helps.
2006-10-10 06:33:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is just to pee try placing a bowl of cheerio's in the bathroom, show him how to throw only one into the stool and tell him to see if he can hit the Cheerio. For #2 have some of his favorite books in the bathroom to read. Children are much like adults, pottying takes alot of time out of our busy lives and by giving something to concentrate on it helps relax so the job at hand can get done.
2006-10-10 13:44:34 · answer #2 · answered by rnsks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Im pretty new to this Yahoo! Answers thing so, I will do my best. My daughter who just turned 4 on Friday had a very unique way of toilet training. She used to sit on the Big potty backwards with her legs on either side of the toilet and a stack of her favorite books on the back of the potty. Also, you can make it a game for him if he wants it to be fun...Try using the blue 2000 flushes drop in tabs in the toilet to make the water blue, then when he peepee's ....TaDa it magically turns green!! He's now a magician!
2006-10-10 13:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by Amber L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
put him on the potty. Also if your using pull-ups just realize they are expensive diapers so he isn't really learning the consquences of not making it to the potty. Go buy some training pants they are thicker than underwear and then he will wet them and start realizing "hey I don't want to be wet I need to go potty" works everytime. I had my 2 year old potty trained in a week w/training pants!!!!!!!
2006-10-10 13:39:58 · answer #4 · answered by MaryJaneD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had tried and tried many different things, what I found most appealing was a printable sticker chart that I found online. We only used this for one month before she was totally potty trained. I have also heard that with boys, if you have a little kids potty, put some water in it with a few drops of food coloring, when they pee it will change colors and that is neat for them.
Good Luck!
2006-10-10 13:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by hott_ott2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2 yr old in the process of potty training. Don't ask him...tell him its time to go every hour. And when he goes...give a small treat. MY son is doing great at it...but they do have to be ready.
2006-10-10 15:17:35 · answer #6 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some kids aren't ready yet at 2 years old. You can try to keep toilet training him, but if he gets frustrated, wait a few weeks before you try again.
When you do try, make a game of it. Use something biodegradable that floats as a target. Cheerios work well, but colored bits of paper can work, too. It has to be something small that you can flush without worrying about a clog. And you might have to have dad show him how the game works.
2006-10-10 13:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More often?How did you get him to even sit on the pot.My 17 month old son refuses to even come close to it.It's hard for me cuz my 2 daughters (6and 4)were potty trained by 11 months,now I have him and no potty training even in sight.
2006-10-10 16:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the child has the upper hand when it boils down to the potty.
you need to be very patient and not get frusterated . when he is ready you will know, usually if they see dad do it they want to as well. not wise to let him play with toys while on the potty,because they need to know it's just for going pee not to play.i got that hint from a book about potty training.
best of luck with the training. lol
2006-10-10 13:40:46 · answer #9 · answered by smiley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We introduced the potty to my daughter at 2.5 years but we didn't receive consistant success until she was about 3.5 years old. She seemed more receptive to it at that age. Alot of our friends told us that after 3 they start getting it better. Two years old may be too young. I also heard that boys are harder to train than girls.
My daughter is in daycare and I know if also helped her to see the other kids going. She wanted to be like them. Our daycare didn't start with potty training until the kids are 3.
2006-10-10 13:34:21 · answer #10 · answered by BAM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Award him every time he uses it. Or put pennies ( or any objects) in a small jar whenever he uses the potty. When the jar is filled, award him with a lil toy.
2006-10-10 13:34:07 · answer #11 · answered by Christina W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋