Boy Toilet Training?

Question

My son is 2 1/2 years old. My daughter was relatively "easy" potty training. She basically picked it up on her own. ;) Lucky me i know...!!!
However, my son will go when I put him on the potty... but won't let me know if he has to go. I tried just putting him in underwear all day and putting him on the toilet every like 15 min. and he would go, but he never would let me know he had too. Is there any "tricks" that you moms/dads used? Do you think its a difference between a boy/girl? I've heard that it is... but just wanted to see what other peoples opinions were.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Yes, there are differences between boys and girls, Boys are usually harder, more slow to potty trained.
For my son I used 2 potty training book for my son, one had a potty training chart and sticker, and it worked very good for him.

Answer 2

First, yes, boys mature more slowly than girls. They're often not ready to be potty trained as early as girls. Your son may simply not be CAPABLE of sensing and controlling when he has to go. I wouldn't push too hard until your son is closer to 3. That might sound disapointing, but until he's physically and emotionally ready, he just can't. Being in diapers longer is a pain, I know. But not as much a pain as cleaning underwear and fighting with your child! I would give it up for a while, anyway, and try again in a month or so. My son was 3 years and 3 weeks before he was trained. HE finally decided he was ready and asked for underwear. And he NEVER had an accident, not even at night!

Answer 3

OMG! I am going through the same thing. I have a 3 year old who I've been trying to potty train for a year! He's finally going to the potty on his own but it has taken me forever. I haven't pushed him to much i just keep reinforcing "tell Mommy when you need to go" I also have been rewarding him when ever he goes on his own or when ever he tells me. This is my only child so I don't know much about girls but I most people tell me that girls are easier than boys. One fun thing I've found is we do the pee-pee train. I know that sounds funny but we just make train noises when going the potty while he holds onto my shirt tail. That seems to be working the best and he'll come and tell me train and I know what he means. Keep on trying, he'll get it. Good luck.
PS.
Stop worrying he won't be in diapers/pull up when he's in pre-K. (that's my worst nightmare that I have to tell myself on bad days)

Answer 4

With my son, I just let him follow me to the bathroom. He always wanted to follow me around anyway and see what Dad was doing, so I just let this one happen.

Anyway, he'd stand there while I was going, and ask, "What're you doing daddy?" Well, that was easy enough. "Daddy's using the potty."

"I use the potty too daddy."

"Okay." And I helped him figure out how to get up there and do it. We bought him a $7 Rubbermaid stool for the bathroom, and he used that to get high enough. At restaurants, I would just hold him high enough to do his thing. Then he got tall enough that he could just stand on my feet.

The great thing was that every time I went to the bathroom, it was a reminder to him that he should go do that too. We never had to ask him if he needed to go. Although, he did ask me a couple of times if I needed to go, and I just said "No, but you go ahead and go. I'll go next time!"

Anyway, mimicking his dad was the easiest way. He never sat on the potty to pee. He peed his underwear ONE time during a nap, and HATED it, so he never did that again.

Pooping was a little different, because I wasn't going to let him watch me do that! But he got tired of peeing in the potty and pooping in a pull-up, so we just told him to start putting his poops in the toilet.

He did.

Now my daughter is different. She's finally coming around to peeing on the potty, and it was just because she wanted to wear Dora and Cinderella panties. But she has no problem in the world pooping in her panties.

I thought the boy was much easier.

Answer 5

LOL!...
I have a girl, so no personal experience, but I have secondhand advice.

This lady I used to work with had plenty of grandchildren. She potty trained every one of her grandsons. She has a big back yard and they loved playing outside. She would put them out there completely naked and let them play. By the time they went home (from the weekend I'm guessing???), they were potty trained. Maybe it has something to do with seeing and feeling the sensations "unmuffled" if you know what I mean. Sounds batty, but you can't argue with success!

Answer 6

I have both a son and a daughter, girls are much easier in my experience. One thing that used to get my son was the old "sink the boat" trick. I would drop a piece of cereal, "honeycombs were his favorite" a have him "aim". One funny thing about this is that when he started kindergarten I got called to the office because Dallas, my son, was in the bathroom screaming out FIRE< FIRE. He loved that gae and luckily we neverhad one acciden after that.
Good luck.

Answer 7

I have potty experienced 2, and performance a 14 month previous that i will quickly commence with. we are a relations that eats fairly healthful, so as quickly via the undeniable fact that's time to commence, I initiate by utilising putting a jar of small candies, (M&Ms, chocolate chips, jelly beans, sweet corn) on the back of the bathroom. If he is going potty contained in the potty, he receives a sweet, if he poops, he receives 2. Consistency is the biggest. also, have him watch dad do it. a buddy of mine positioned some cheerios contained in the bathroom and instructed her son to take objective. wish this helps.

Answer 8

i have 5 years old twins my daughter learn in 3 weeks and my son in 3 m but to rides bike's my son learn is 2 days and my daughter in 10 days lets him he is going to learn but be patient

Answer 9

I waited till they were ready. My boys were roughly 3 give or take a month. He is clearly not ready completely. Give it a rest for awhile.

Answer 10

he will in time tell you. right now you are asking him when he has to go or taking him. my son was fully trained for several ,months before he started asking keep taking him every little while and encorage him to tell you when he has to go