my two year old is potty training and of course he hates it how do i speed up the process?

Question

he lets me know that he has to pee but when i put him on the pot nothing happens what should i do MOTHERS ONLY PLEASE

Answer 1

No fathers? I've got a mess of rugrats, and can tell you that when a child is ready to make a move, whether it's getting off a bottle, giving up the thumb, potty training or whatever, the move comes easy. Trying to force it before its time will only frustrate everyone, most especially you. Different children do things at different rates - it all depends on the child and the situation.
If he's resisting, leave it for a couple of months and you might find it to be much easier when you try again.

Answer 2

I have a 3 1/2 year old little boy. We started pottie training around 2, and he wasn't pottie trained until 3. I asked my doctor constantly 'what can I do to speed this up?, I know he knows what to do by now, so why isn't he doing it?'...my doctor just kept saying 'he will do it in his own time, don't pressure him, every child is different and boys are harder than girls to pottie train'. I even bought the child size seat for the toilet, put books and magazines by the toilet for him to look at, tried the whole 'cheerios-in-the-toilet' routine, and I even went as far as telling him he would get a new HotWheels car (97cents at WalMart) if he went all day with no accidents...nothing seemed to work. He would go 2 weeks and do great and then a week of accidents would follow. Finally, around age 3 he just up and started going on his own and I started getting his yells from the bathroom "mommy, come wipe my butt please'....I guess he really did just need to come into it on his own :-)

Answer 3

Pick a day that you can be home together all day long. Let him run around completely naked, no diaper or anything. He will not want to go anywhere, but the potty. If he has an accident, usually it is a tinkle issue, give him a towel and let him clean it up himself. (You will help of course, and you do not want to be harsh or scalding, just "ut oh you had an accident".

After day 1 and he has got it we make a big deal of buying potty treats that he chooses, and can only have when he has gone to the potty, not at any other time. You put them in a clear container in the bathroom where he can see them. He gets to choose ONE each time he goes. This is used to insure the behaviors continue. I recommend introducing the potty treat concept on the first day when you are letting him run naked for incentive. You probably will not need it though, because they do not usually want to have an accident. I have only had one child have an accident one time using this technique.

I have used this successfully with both my boys. It took each of them a day to get the concept, and they were really proud of themselves. Bed time accidents take a little longer, so keep letting him use pull ups at night until all of his muscles fully develop for control. Also do not put him in situations, like long grocery trips where he could fail for the first several weeks. You want him to see success and build confidence.

Answer 4

my boys were very easy. My nephew however was another story. He hated to be put on the potty. My sister came up with something that was very effective. She is a stay at home mom. If he had a good day where he used the potty, she threw him a potty party. She made him a cake and called it a potty cake. In a short time he was fully potty trained. She has rolled this over to her other children as well. For instance in breaking her little girl from a binky... she makes binky cakes and the other children celebrate Gracie not needing the binky. Good luck

Answer 5

He is only two. Most boys dont potty train until 3 to 4. Dont rush it. It is very normal for a two year old to be in diapers, so as far as speeding up the process, dont. Let him do it on his own because what will happen is right now he is interested in potty training but typical boys will regress right back to diapers which is okay. He will progress at his own pace.

Answer 6

Be careful about speeding it up. You'll end up training yourself and not him. I saw a Potty Elmo at Toys R Us last night. Maybe something like that will encourage him.

In my experience, my son wasn't ready until he was 3 and waking up dry. I bought 2 more packages of diapers close to his 3rd birthday and told him that those were the last 2 packages they made in his size since he was a big boy now. I periodically reminded him and when we got to the last diaper, he made the decision to save it and start wearing underwear. We did real underwear during the day and pull ups at night. He was completely trained by the time we got to the last pullup in the package.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Two is still kind of young, three and a half is typical for boys. I have 3 boys, the older two were 3 and a half when I took their diapers away, with much warning of course. My youngest was three but he did it all on his own, I did encourage him when he went. I think it would be easier if you wait until he is a little older and much less frustration on you part. My mother-in-law told me that all of her children were potty trained by the time they were one and I use to say I'm glad that worked for you but I don't think it will work for me. Good luck.

Answer 8

You can't speed up the process. You just have to give it time and be patient. I recommend letting him wear big boy underwear at home and pull ups only at night or when you have to travel. If he wets his pants a few time, that will help him to know when he needs to go. If he's always in diapers or pull ups, then the wetness may not bother him enough to get him to use the toilet. Also, don't make him feel bad if he has accidents, but give him lots and lots of praise when he does it right.

Answer 9

You can't force potty training. Give up and try again in a few weeks.

Mother of 5

Answer 10

I am using my husbands name on here-don't know how to set up my own. I also have a 2 and a half and she is impossible when it comes to the potty. For boys I have heard if you use Cheerios, Fruit Loops or something for him to aim at and make it a game he might not be so intimidated by using the toilet. I hope this has helped.