Need advice on potty training!!!?

Question

My little boy just turned 3 and he still isnt potty trained and I just wanted to know of any TRIED and true methods for little boys. He has gone to pee in his potty a couple of times, but he usually forgets. Any advice?

Thanks 4 all the advice. I have really been trying and while my mom says wait and when he is ready he will go, my husbands family is like you need to get him potty trained, we had all of our kids potty trained at 1 or 2, but I guess that is just in laws for ya.

Answer 1

hey im in the same boat! my son was 3 early july this year and he still isnt trained! all im doing now i asking him every 30 mins if he wants to go to the toilet if he says yes i take him if he say no ill ask him 2 more times and if he still says no il put him on anyway and if he does do a wee i say "see tyrese did need to do a wee didnt he". If he does a poo on there i give him a treat! my eail is [e-mail] if you want to ever email me about it and we can be there for advice to eachother

Answer 2

Hello Cici,

Try bribing your child with his favourite food ie chips or lolly. Make a deal with him that if he sits on the toilet to do a number 1 or 2, then he will get the special treat.

If you are with him during the day, dont let him wear his nappy, just let him wear the underpant instead. After he has a drink or something to eat, tell him that if he uses the toilet, then he will get the special treat. If he accidentally done it in his pant, dont get upset, just tell him that now he has to wait for the next time to get the special treat instead. As you change his clothes and clean the mess, talk to him about how smelly it is and let him see you clean the mess up. But dont raise your voice. Because when you get upset and raise your voice, he will get frighten and will not remember what you are telling him.

Your son is nearly 3, so he can understand what you are asking of him, it just that kids are very forgetful and we have to remind them constantly.

Remember to give your child lots of praises when he does use his potty or the toilet to do his thing. This will encourage him to use the potty or toilet again next time.

Be patient and keep trying.

For more information and more advices by the professionals, try the website below:
http://www.babycenter.com.au/toddler/pottytraining/

TD

Answer 3

I assume you have taken him out of diapers, and are using either trainer pants or pullups. It really can be difficult training boys, for some reason. I've trained three boys and three girls, and I must say the girls did tend to be easier. You will have to simply take him to the bathroom on a regular basis, but I don't suggest doing it every 30 minutes. The idea is for them to learn the interpret the feeling of a fullish bladder and that it means they need to go. I used to start with a sit on the potty first thing after they got up, as that's usually a good time to catch them. After breakfast we'd make another trip. Then I would leave it be for a while, usually an hour or so. If he stayed dry and made it to the potty, I'd make a fuss like it was really a good deal- sort of "way to go, big boy". If I found him with wet pants, we'd go off to the bathroom to clean up. I would have him strip himself and wash himself, and dispose of the pullup, under supervision. I would try to look visibly disappointed, and say, oh, thats pretty nasty stuff-huh? And you such a big boy, too. After a while, they would get a bit more dependably dry, and I would take them with me to shop for the first "big boy shorts". We would get some really great ones with some character they liked- Superman, or Spiderman I think the youngest one chose. Anyway, we get one pack of those, and two packs of the regular tightie whities. At home, we'd discuss how these were pants for really big boys who used the potty and not their pants. In the morning, they would put on a pair of the nice shorts, but if they were wet, they had to change to a pair of the white ones. Same clean up routine, only now there were shorts to rinse out in a bucket, which they got to do. Then we'd take the wet rinsed shorts to the laundry room and put in a bucket to be washed. Before long, they will be making it dry through the day just fine, and I would get more of the character shorts for them at that point.
I didn't use treats to bribe them, beyond praise and high fives. The problem with treats is that if you run out of treats, they won't stay dry consistently.
Also, day dry isn't the same thing as night dry. For nighttime, you will want to use the pullups. Nightdry may happen shortly after day dry, but not always. That is a brain maturation thing, and nothing you can do will change it. He should stool train at the same time, and it helps a lot with that if you keep the baby wipes close at hand so he can use those to wipe with. It's a lot easier for them to use than paper, and more pleasant as well. Remember after he goes to teach him to wash his hands as well. You are forming the habits he'll have for life, and now is a good time to make that one. If you connect going to the potty and washing their hands one habit, you won't have to worry about it later on.
Another hint, from one mom of boys to another, if you sit them on an adult potty, sit them on it facing the back. They naturally lean forwards and aim downwards, which is important if you don't want to be shot. Dad will be the best one to teach aim, when the time comes. To help get the point across for aim, toss in a few cheap brand cheerio cereal bits, and have him shoot those. If the potty chair thing isn't working, you can also get a step stool so he can stand at the regular toilet and go like Dad. Our middle son liked that idea better, and it ended up being our compromise.
Don't get too pushy about it, and stay patient. He may not be quite ready, but you can encourage the behavior all the same. And don't worry about the inlaws. Everyone gets potty trained eventually, and there are no medals for doing it early or penalties for being a bit late. It isn't a contest, it's a skill, and he'll do it when he's ready. Not because they are.

Answer 4

i have a 3 yr old myself
and what i do is when ever i go potty i tell him he needs to potty and praise him for sitting on the potty and if he does something in the potty still praise him and give him a high five and say way to go or good job or something like t hat but remember when ever u go potty take him with u

Answer 5

everyone has different ideas..and boys are usually harder to potty train than girls..... the way i got one of my boys to use the potty was every now and then when i use to take his nappy off leave him without anything on (bottom half) make sure the potty is in easy reach.. you will get the odd accident but eventually your son will start using it... just make sure he doesnt try using it as a hat lol

good luck with it all

Answer 6

Leave the potty out sxplain what its for it will come in time if he goes to a preschool or nursery that will help as he will see others doning it also let him see you and other adults/kids using the toilet so he can see how big people go. It will come in time try not to worry to much

Answer 7

Try not to get too frustrated about. My 3yr son would not even go near the potty. Then one day, out of the blue, he started letting us know, wee wee was coming.
Now he goes to either the potty or toilet, when ever he feels either wee wee or stinky coming.
Keep trying. You will get there in the end.

Answer 8

remind him often, like every 30 minutes to try to go to the bathroom. My son was VERY stubborn to potty train, but he just kinda decided to do it on his own. Hang in there.....it will happen......on his terms. I have three kids, and no matter what I tried, they had to be ready to do it, or it wasn't happening

Answer 9

put some cheerios on the potty and tell him to shoot at them little boys like doing this you can also take him outside to the backyard and let nature take over

Answer 10

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