Have any brilliant ideas for potty training a 2 1/2 yr old boy??

Answer 1

Toilet targets!! My son was the same way. I threw some Cheerios into the toilet and told him to sink the ships! He loved the game and (I almost went broke buying Cheerios), he got the hint and stopped peeing his pants.

Then, when poop training began he used his "torpedos" instead of his "gun" to sink the ships.

We laugh about it now, but it was a fun way to get him to use the potty.

Best of luck to you!

Answer 2

Wait. 2 1/2 is too young. The best you can do is open the dialouge and let them know how exciting it is to learn to use the potty. Boys are notoriuosly hard to potty train and the last thing you want to do is force them!! I have two sons who were both closer to 3 1/2 before they would do it and my friend with a 3 year old boy is having the same struggles. Be patient and it will happpen. Good luck!

Answer 3

Let him watch slightly older kids go on the potty...eventually he will feel left out and want to do it too. If you push the issue, he will resist. I thought with my son that at 2 I would start potty training. After 3 months of pure frustration, I decided when he was ready, he will let me know, so I let it go. He entered preschool at age 3 1/2, saw another little boy going to the big potty, and a week after that he was potty trained, all by himself. He is 7 1/2 now and I can still count on one hand and have fingers left over of the number of accidents he has had.

So I guess what I am saying is leave the suggestion of potty training there, but let him tell you when he is ready. He will.

Answer 4

I have a friend that lets her son pee in the shower drain. It seems to work 'cause the toilets too tall. They have one of those stand up showers without a tub...
But I've always heard to just take their diaper off and let em run around in the backyard naked and then when they pee you give 'em lots of praise.
To potty train my daughter I just took her diaper off and put princess underwear on her and told her not to pee on the princess' She wasn't even 2 yet and she got all serious and nodded and just started going in the toilet. I got lucky with that one! Good Luck!

Answer 5

Be consistent. I bought a kitchen timer and set it every 30 min to start off with. I'd put my little boy on the potty every time it rang gradually increasing it to every 45 min to 1 hour. Eventually he got the hang of it and we got rid of the timer.
This was great for me because it helped me to remember to put him on and it made it fun...every time it rang we'd say "Do you know what time it is?....potty time!" so it was like a game to him.

Answer 6

My son is just over 2 and loves Elmo. We bought the Elmo goes to the potty DVD and although we haven't tried it yet we're hoping that it works!!

Answer 7

Try putting cherrios in the potty and tell him to shot them down! He'll love it!!! ALso use praise and make a huge deal when he uses the potty!!! Good luck!!!

Answer 8

2 1/2 is not to young i started mine the day after his 2nd birthday took him every 30-45 mins sat him down and kept him entertained until he would pee or poo then praise him and give him his favorite candy which is tootsie rolls and his 3rd birthday is Feb 6th and hes already wearing big boy undies! you just have to be consistent with it and don't give up!! he will catch on as time passes but make sure EVERYONE works with him dad grandma daycare babysitter EVERYONE so he learns quicker i had to change day cares cause they wouldn't work with my son that much so hope it works out!! GOOD LUCK!

Answer 9

I HAVE A 3 YR. OLD AND I LET HIM GO TO THE BATHROOM WITH HIS LIL CUZIN AND HIS DAD ONC HE SEE THEM DOIN IT HE WILL WANT TO GO HIS SELF TO MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A BIG BOY. MY SON WAS 2 AT THE TIME OR 1 1/2 . ONE OR THE OTHER BUT TRY THAT AND C IF IT WORKS I EVEN TRIED IT WITH MY DAUGHTER WIT ME SHOWIN HER HOW TO USE IT....IT JUST TAKE TIME AND PATIENCE HE WILL GET IT SOONER OR LATER.WISH U THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Well, we started with a 11 month old girl, so my first thought is that you are late, because it was very easy then... All I can say is be consistant and don't give up.