i have a 2 years old son,and hes been so hard to potty trained.my other son was potty trained at 1 1/2.but this one,just dont want to use the toilet.he goes sit on a small toilet i got him,but wont do anything until i put the pamper back on.its driving me crazy.any tips to potty train him?
2007-02-17 01:52:22 · 12 answers · asked by super girl 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
don't let him leave the potty until he has gone and did a doo doo, and when he does be sure to give him the most hugs and kisses he has ever gotten...
2007-02-17 02:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So many parents really push thier kids into potty training before they are ready. I think it's great that you had one trained at 1 1/2 of that is NOT the norm. In fact a two year old boy being piotty trained fully is not the norm either. With y son, I tried at 2, 2 1/2 and then just waited. When he turned three, I asked him if would like to use the potty now, and he said "sure". He was potty trained fully in 3 days. Wait until your child is ready or it will just be frustrating for you!
2007-02-17 02:03:28 · answer #2 · answered by mustangsally76 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is now 4. He was not potty trained until two weeks after his 3rd B-Day. I have two daughters that are older and were much easier but that is girls. I found that a boy takes longer and they need to do it on there own time. I put him in pull-ups not diapers. When he started asking for big boy underwear then I put it on him. Let him pick out the kind he wants. Whatever you do don't force the issue or it takes longer. he still has to wear goodnights to bed to sleep beacuse he sleeps so sound he won't get up. My doctor said that was normal too. So just hang in there. Once my son was ready it was only about a week and he had it down!!
2007-02-17 03:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by Andrea P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that it might be frustrating to you, but let him lead you for when he is ready. My son is fully potty trained, and is two, but I wasn't even gonna start until he was 2 1/2. He wanted to potty. He started taking his diaper off and would go to the rest room. When I saw that he was ready, then I just reinforced it. Every child is different. My nephew was going pee in the toilet, but would never go number 2. He was 3 1/2 before he would go number 2. Try not to be so hard on him, or yourself. The typical age is about 3 1/2 for children to be completely potty trained. I
2007-02-17 02:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by Tammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop trying for now. It's not going to happen. When his diapers are starting to stay dry at night (or not as wet) then you should ask if he wants to go. Do a "potty dance" and let him watch you and big brother go. Mine finally did at 3 1/2 and I've got a 2 yr old who has absolutely no interest in using the toilet. But lay off for a while and let him forget about it. Just ask him once or twice a day if he needs to go and if he says no then leave it at that. Good luck to you!
2007-02-17 03:53:18 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many children are not physically or emotionally ready until they are 2 1/2 to 3 years old. If he's not ready, stop trying. It may only be a short time before he tells you he needs to go or just does it himself. I have 4 children, the last one is only 6 months. The first three pretty much trained by themselves with my assistance by 3 years old. No fighting or stress. I also taught my son to sit at first. We had him prepared to stand before he started school. You also may need to use a pull up at night as his bladder might not be developed enough to handle that duration. This too is normal.
2007-02-17 03:45:52 · answer #6 · answered by JonEmBethErin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't push him, every child is different. I've heard boys are harder than girls to potty train. i have 2 girls and they weren't potty trained by 2 and i think it took them till age 3 to be fully trained at night. one thing that helped out alot at night was cutting out concentrated sugar. they used to drink kool aid with sugar and we switched to sweet n low and it made a difference. have you tried using a book or video tape about potty training? also have him go in the bathroom with his dad if possible so he'll see another man.
2007-02-17 02:04:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy the movie Elmo's Potty Time. I got my daughter's copy at Wal-Mart.
2007-02-17 04:23:57 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boys are usually lazy... why get up to go to the bathroom, when you can do it where ever you are...
My son was almost 3... so I told him big boys use the bathroom, I also would put underwear over the diapers... so after a week or so.... he liked the underwear,,, stopped using diapers and was proud to be a big kid..
2007-02-17 03:20:55 · answer #9 · answered by tapc101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop putting diapers on him, put regular cotton undies on him.
2007-02-17 01:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋