My 2.5 Yrs son is still using diapers! is it a concern?

Question

He is refusing to go to the restroom, we tried everything but nothing seems to work...I am not sure what to do!

Answer 1

You shouldnt be concerned about it, these things take time and patience ALOT of time and patience. When I potty trained my niece and nephew I had to let them run around naked if I didnt do that they wouldnt tell me they had to go but when they were naked they would just go. Just relax, and let your son know that he needs to try and use that potty, tell him that is what big boys do. But dont get aggravated or upset over it, he will take some time to understand that is what he has to do. He will use the potty eventually just let him go at his own pace. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

My nephew just turned 4 in August and he is still in pull ups because he refuses to use the potty, so I don't think 2 1/2 is a problem. I've heard that boys sometimes take longer than girls to potty train. Try not to put a lot of pressure on him or get mad at him if he won't go potty. Try offering him incentives instead. My friend gave her little girl "potty treats" when she went in the potty and it worked very well. My friend used M&M's as potty treats, but you could use anything that the child thinks is special and likes. Another one of my friends bribed her son by saying that they would take him to Disney World (we live in Florida, but you could say somewhere close to where you live) when he was fully potty trained and that worked really well for her. You could also set up a sticker chart and each time he goes in the potty he gets a sticker. Maybe when he gets 5 or 10 stickers he gets something really special - maybe a trip to McDonalds or something else.

Answer 3

No, lol, my son turned 4 in Sept. And it took until that month before he would even think of doing anything. I was so frustrated and kept having people tell me what i was doing wrong. And i finally decided that I had had enough. I told everyone to mind their own business and to let me deal with this. We moved into a new house that had plenty of bathrooms and one day just threw away all the diapers in the house and the pull ups as well. And it worked, i used bribery as well and that helped the situation. Except for the fact that every time he does it, and we havent had any daytime, nitetime, poopy accidents in last few weeks, he expects to receive a new toy, lol. So gl with it all and just take it one day at a time, cause if u push it too hard, he will just completely stop and it will take even longer.

Answer 4

I have custody of a grandson who will be three years old tomorrow. We are currently potty training him. It is a difficult task with a boy. The doctor told me that boys are generally older than girls when potty trained. He told me the average age of a girl who is ready to be trained is 27 months while the average age of a boy who is ready is 30 months. We are having good days and bad days at this. Some days he has no accidents at all and other days he can't hit the potty once.

One thing that we have found that has helped though is a reward system. If he goes pee-pee on the potty he gets 2 M&M's and if he goes "stinky" on the potty he gets 5 M&M's. It seems to help.

Also, we put a couple of cheerio's in the potty for him to use as targets and that helps.

Answer 5

I don't think it's a concern. Kids go back and forth with potty training. They'll go to the restroom for a couple of days, and then they'll want diapers again. Neither of my children were fully trained until about three and a half. Good luck!

Answer 6

My grandma always said that a child is supposed to learn to use the toilet around 3 years old. That is when children begin to really understand their surroundings and comprehend the nature of their actions.
I think that in your case it is just about the good time to insist in teaching your child to use the toilet. It will take a while, but with patience and kindness he will eventually get used to it.
The most successfull method is persistance!
Also, you could try to change the way your bathroom looks. Nothing spectacular! Just make it more appealing for a little child. Things like a fluffy carpet or a funky toilet seat. Make him feel like it's FUN to use the toilet.
Good Luck!

Answer 7

No, it isn't. No kid becomes potty trained at the same time as any other. I was a prime example of that. When it came to potty training, I came in quite late as I actually have memories of being in diapers as a toddler. I wasn't out of diapers until I was 4 years old or so.

Answer 8

I was in diapers (cloth even) until 3.5, as was my first born. My youngest just turned 2 and she is the first to express interest in using the toilet this early, though she still is not in total control of her bladder. Developmentally, I think it's normal.

If you have "tried everything", I'd bet that he has some performance anxiety and is resisting because of that. My advice is to just let it go, stop paying attention to it. When he feels like he owns his own intentions again, he'll do it when he's ready for it.

Answer 9

My son is 25 months old...goes potty when you tell him to (mostly at daycare because the other kids go) its a little more of a battle at home...but try using a reward system that if he goes pee in the potty he gets a treat. Don't ask him to go potty...tell him its time to go. I started out using a seat on the toilet...but found (in talking to my daycare lady) that a seperate potty is better because they like to see what they've done. So a lot of high 5's to let him know that going in the potty is great

Answer 10

No, he's still got some time, though I personally don't like to see anyone over the age of three in a diaper, so he doesn't have THAT much time :) Whatever you do, don't turn it into a power struggle between you--he will win. I potty trained my kids by committing a day or two to staying home and having them go naked (with a big shirt or dress for modesty) around the house/yard. Generally they don't want to pee on the floor and will start running to the potty very quickly. Then we reward with candy. If they still have accidents when they are definitely old enough to know better, we send them to their room for the rest of the day, even if it's 10am, missing all activites and meals that would have occured. We don't nag about going potty, the ball is in their court and they know the consequences.