Potty training for an almost 2 year old?

Question

where do I start...I have his little potty chair but really what do I do...it seems a little silly but I seriously don't know. For example, when do the pull ups come in? should I start that immediately...just any good tips you can give me about potty training will be helpful.

I think he is ready, he takes off his diaper and lays on the floor with his legs up..because he wants us to change him..lol

Answer 1

Firstly all children learn to use the potty or toilet at different ages. Its really time to start now. Perhaps you could try popping your little one on the potty every couple of hours and if they perform give them lots and lots of praise and clap their achievement. Your child may bypass the potty and just head straight to the loo. Just persevere and try not to worry or get annoyed if it takes time. Good Luck!!

Answer 2

It is a good sign that he is signaling you when he feels wet. Try trading your diapers for pull ups and take him to the toilet every time you have to change him. My girl is 2 1/2 and is being very stubborn about the potty training. If I ask her, do you need another diaper? or if I ask her if she needs to go? she'll say "no." I have learned from her preschool teachers that they don't "ask" they "tell" the toddlers they need to go. All the toddlers go to the bathroom at the same time. So I have started to do the same as them and have found more success. We are still struggling with getting her to tell us before it happens though. Just remember to be patient! Every child is different than someone else's. Try not to compare. Most don't get it until they are about 3 years and boys usually take longer to get it down pat. Never yell or get upset if an accident occurs, because you don't want to damage the sensitive self esteem they have. Simply clean up and remind him again where it should go. Also, if his dad is willing - allow him to see how is dad deals with the toilet too. Boys and girls are certainly different so potty time is too. My friend was able to encourage successful potty training by a reward system. A sticker per flush. Get enough stickers on a poster and it meant a prize.
The only odd thing I've had to deal with in this subject, when my 2 year old announced there was a monster in the toilet. Apparently she has a creative imagination!

Answer 3

First look for signs that he is ready...stays drier longer...holds himself...tells you yucky if he pees...and the biggest, can pull his pants off. If he isn't doing any of those he probably isn't ready. Alot of people are going to tell you their kids were potty trained early. I will not, my son is turning three in one month. I started about a month ago and he is already trained. The older they are and more they understand the faster it goes. Sure you start ealry but they have more accidents and it causes more stress. They will train when THEY are ready. I am not a fan of pull ups, that just tells them it is ok to pee in thier pants. A diaper is a diaper whether is pulls up or has velcro. They feel wet much easier when they can fell it unlike pulls up that suck it away. That is how they learn. The second time my son peed he was like ewww yucky I am wet and cold. The next day he was telling me when he was peeing in his pants. Too late but he was communicating. By the end of the week he would say uh oh I have to pee. You can try now and if in a week he just doesnt get it, stop. Try again in thre months. I did it since my son was 2 and he just now got it. They have to develop a hormone that lets them feel they have to pee then they have to learn control. Boys get this hormone later than girls and it could take til he is four. Take it easy with him and go with hwo he reacts. Good Luck

Answer 4

With my son we tried many different approaches. It seemed like a little bit of a hassle to take him every couple hours to have him try. We had been working on it for quite a few months. While visiting my mom she thought we should try this one, and it worked. She bought him underwear, (nice incentive) and rather then using a pull-up or diaper just let him go around the house in the new underwear. (if we went out we'd use a pull up) After the first accident, we told my son that if it happened again he'd have to help clean it up.... he didn't ever have an accident again....Just a thought. :) Good luck!!!!!

Answer 5

my 1st son didnt show any "signs" . i left him in a room, not the bathroom, naked with his potty whitch we had talked about, alone and came out to find him going potty. i think at a certain age (18mo or so) they are at least somewhat ready to learn. my youngest shows even less interest but wont generally go if hes naked i just havent pulled out the potty yet to try the actuall training ( i guess im a little afraid of him groing up since hes my last). if he can stay dry while naked for a bit try putting his potty out in a non threatening environment and you might be surprised what he knows, i know i was.

Answer 6

Well its basically judgment calls on your part. Which is no biggie if your wrong so don't worry. Does he/she understand what potty is? that's the easy part. With my daughter we wld just have her sit down periodically through out the day until she went sometimes giving her drinks shortly before so she would have to go. I went with the pull ups once she starting telling me she had to go before we would sit, made it easier for her to do herself then. she was the easy one. My son on the other hand no matter what we did he flat out refused to go on the potty he would hold it i swear or when we weren't paying too close attn grab a diaper and put on the best he cld to go. Until one day right before he turned 4 decided ok ill go now and did every day after that with no problems didn't need huggies but had to wait until he was ready to go. lol Go figure. GL

Answer 7

LOL You have a two year old! Be prepared to "be silly" for quite awhile!

You can put him into pullups now, if you want to.

With a boy, if he's tall enough, try to have him pee in the "big" toilet. Toss in cheerios or other small pieces of cereal and let him "take aim and fire".

Let him read books while he is sitting on the potty. Praise him outrageously everytime he goes in the potty. Sing to him. You ready for silly? My kids LOVED this one:

"Tinkle, tinkle little pee,
In the potty you will be.
Poopy, poopy, poopy, Oh,
Down the potty you will go!"

Sing it to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". They'd laugh like maniacs, clap their hands and yell "YAY!"

Have fun and enjoy your 2 year old! They grow up so fast!

Answer 8

You know there are all kinds of different ways, my daughter was potty trained by the time she was 2. I took her to the bathroom with me whenever I went and after every meal or full drink. I told her nicely to sit on her potty when I did and told her to say bye bye to her pee pee and poo. I talked to her about how much more comfortable it was to be dry and clean and how proud I was of her. She had a hard time at first going 2nd in the toilet, I think she was scared she was fluching part of herself down the toilet. I put her in panties, never used pullups, kinda seemed pointless to me. She had about 2 accidents in her panties while potty training at home, but she loved her pretty "big girl "undies ( in your case big boy undies) so much she never wanted to "mess them up" Trial and error read it all try it all until you find the winner !!!

I have heard the aiming at cherrios in the toilet is a great incentive for going 1st for boys...

GOOD LUCK

Answer 9

my daughter was in pullups around 18 months...and i had a lil potty to get her used to the idea. she is 2yrs and 3 months old now and she is almost fully potty trained.

basically can your son not pee in his diaper during nap time? if so then he is ready to be potty trained. if not then he isn't ready. you just have to look for signs!!

good luck!!!

Answer 10

i started my son in underwears and we bought him a potty chair but didn't/doesnt use it. he uses the big potty. i would reward him everytime he went on his own. things from like snack, stickers, little toys, and coloring books. he loves to color. now we have the pee-pee down its the #2 we r working on now. i started him at 2 but he didn't quite get it first then i tried again at 2 and a half he got it quicker. hope i could help.


good luck