i need help potty training!?

Question

i have son that is 2 1/2 ,i've tried to potty train him but he is soooooo stuburn he just plys with his potty chair so hes not trained yet i would like your advice to help me out please

Answer 1

try not using a potty chair or seat. Just help him sit up on the potty with his pant and under-ware off. He'll have to spread his legs a little and hold on to the seat in front of him. He may be more excited to do it "the Big Boy way", his chair may just look like a toy to him.
Keep potty time stress free, and give him encouragement and praise, even if he does not go!! Just sitting on the potty for a second or two is a big deal.
Also if he is still in diaper, try getting him training under-ware (not pull-ups.) Let him wear those, you'll find he will not like getting all wet when he has an accident. It is a lot of work, but it will come with time. Have a lot of extra undies and pants on hand and do a load of wash at the end of the day!
Every child is ready at their own times and I think most boys are later than girls. Don't worry you have plenty of time for him to get this down.
Relax, you are doing great!!

Answer 2

My son was three before I had him potty trained. I found getting cool underwear and plain underwear helped. Give him a choice and tell him that to get to the cool underwear (with characters, and designs on them) that he had to stop playing and wearing pullups and get to business on the potty. He choose to wear big boy pants and then when no accidents he got to have the cool ones. He was easy to break because I let him pick out the underwear and that is what he wanted to work for. Also I had to start him out a little different ( he wasn't fond of the potty for peeing at first) I let him go in the back yard and pee outside next to a bush. He got used to the going and started peeing the potty soon after that. Good luck.

Answer 3

First of all, is he waking up dry most or all mornings? Second, is he going for a few hours without a wet diaper? If you can answer yes to both of those questions try these few things to get things going with a little less pressure.

Start out putting him on the potty when he first gets up in the morning with a cup of his favorite juice or water. Give him a little praise when he goes and encouragement for next time if he doesn't. Put him on again before his nap or after lunch. Same thing with praise and encouragement. Last put him on before bed at night. Again with the praise and encouragement. Once he catches on to those times, add a few more times throughout the day and before you know it he'll be running to the potty all on his own. Take him to the store and let him pick out his own big boy underwear and wear them proudly!

Answer 4

Unfortunatly boys tend to be harder to potty train than girls. I didnt get my son trained until he was about 3. We would put him on the big potty with the fittable seat to the comode. Have him hold his privates downward. I know boys stand to pee, but this helps to get started. Take him to the bathroom about every hour. Praise him greatly for going potty. If he still continues to fight you, try some reward techniques. Tell him hes a big boy and your so very proud of him. My son just ate up all the hugs and kisses he got just for peeing in the toilet.

Answer 5

As my peditrician sayslook for readiness cues and it will happen when it happens but I know the frustration as well my son is 3 1/2 and has no interest in the toliet but i know he knows when he has to go he just doesnt care and i have tried the cereal in the toliet-flop, stickers for going in the toliet-flop again im fixing to start him with the big boy undies again but i know that when i did that with my son at 2 1/2 he just peed in them so that was a flop. So for boys its harder to do you cant give up i havent but things go easier with out lots of change like a new baby or starting to work so try what you want you will find something that works for you two together

Answer 6

Just keep talking to him and encouraging him. And don't stress. He'll get it. Both of my son's were 3 before they did it on a regular basis. Boy's are notoriously hard to potty train!!

Answer 7

Offering small treats as insentive helps alot. Use a schedule of when to sit him on the chair should work too. He'll do it when he's ready

Answer 8

make a game of it... My boy was taking forever, then my friend told me about a game she used, she'd put some cereal in the toilet and then tell him to shoot them down, it helped with his aim too.

Answer 9

he will do it when he is ready, forcing him to do it won't work. Trust me.