We have just started trying to toilet train my 2 yr old son. He is happy to go and sit on the toilet and tells me he wants to go to the toilet, but when we get there, he never does anything. Then 5 mins later he will do a wee or poo in his undies. Does anyone have some suggestions as to what we could try?
2007-09-11 12:42:35 · 14 answers · asked by Mum_of_2.5 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
NEVER tell him he's a bad boy! Just be patient, you're doing everything right. Indroduce him to it, and let him take the lead. He will potty train when he's ready, positive encouragement and lots of patience will go a long way!!
2007-09-11 12:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by izzymo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with my now five-year-old. I tried and tried but in the end he wasn't properly toilet trained until almost 3yrs. He is bright and beautiful and well-spoken but the toileting was really difficult for him. I now have another two-year-old and I have tried with him a couple of times. He wet his undies four times in a row the other day, so to avoid the frustration of last time, I will wait until he is older. They say boys can be slower at toilet training than girls.
2007-09-11 19:49:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try keeping him on the toilet a little longer, reading to him, or talking to him. Try taking him every half hour or 45 minutes and let him sit on the toilet. Eventually he will go while sitting there. And when he sees "it" go in it will be like a revelation. Let him see you or your husband go on the toilet so he really sees what it is all about. The poo usually takes a little longer, and boys are later than girls. I remember my youngest sitting and then being astonished when she did pee and looked at me shocked and said ... I did water! Eureka it clicked!!Good luck, it takes time and patience!
2007-09-11 19:52:07 · answer #3 · answered by joan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may be willing, but not actually ready. It requires a certain developmental step to have control over those muscles and the focus for it. Back off for a while and try again in a few weeks.
There's a joke, that if you start them at 2 they'll be trained by 3, and if you start them at 3 they'll be trained by 3. There's always a range of course.
2007-09-11 19:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 'overmothering' your child ... when he tells you that he 'needs to go' then let HIM go to the 'toilet' ALL BY HIMSELF and 'call you' when he's 'done' so you can be sure he's 'wiped' properly. PRAISE HIM and tell him how 'big' he is, and how wonderful he can 'go alone' ... and DO NOT EVER TELL HIM HE'S BAD if he has an 'accident' after 'trying' to go in his toilet ... that is so wrong and can cause 'extremely bad problems with both bowels and bladder control when he's an adult. Give him 'time' ... but also 'give him space' so he can 'go' without being 'watched carefully' by you ... most kids are very 'private' and it is the 'watching' that is causing him NOT to 'go' when he's on the toilet, but have 'accidents' when he's 'dressed' again.
2007-09-11 19:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would try keeping him on the potty do a reward kind of thing with stickers on a chart that is what i have done to potty train 2 yrs old it works to a point.
if you know that he goes like 5mins after time it and put him on all you need to do is keep trying and not give up
i would suggest that you don't use pull-ups cause they don't work only at nap time or bed time and if he is sleeping dry then that is a good thing
i do hope that this has helped you
2007-09-11 19:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by Shelbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went and bought my boys "big boy" undies, the popular ones! at that time it was ninja turtles. We went to walmart and I let them pick their own, I just told them that they didn't want to go in them because they weren't diapers they were for big boys and they might get ruined. That worked, they were proud of their new undies, and didn't want to ruin them!
Just be patient, and use encouragement, he will get it! don't be like some parents and be mean, this humiliation will not help him!
you could also bring in some of his favorite books and tell him he can look at these while he is waiting to pee-pee. My boys thought this was a grown up thing because daddy reads in the bathroom. Make a big deal of it, encourage him to go, make grunting sounds with him telling him to push it out. and praise him big time if he even tinkles a Lil in his potty" yay look what a big boy you are!! you did it!!! I'm sooo proud of you!! you get the point
2007-09-11 19:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by charm1936 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
at two, it is good that he wants to try, and the fact that he goes in his pants 5 minutes later is a good sign that he is associating the feeling of needing to go with getting onthe toilet. whatever you do, don't get mad at him or act frustrated, he is nearly there! just watch him right after he gets up and wait until you see him acting like its going to happen and bring him back to the toilet
2007-09-11 19:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Count Chocula 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 boys. I went through the same problems. You have to be patient and wait until he is ready. If you pressure him, he will stop trying. give it a few days and try again. He will go when he is ready. Little rewards are good but, not sweets. Be patient!
2007-09-11 19:47:59 · answer #9 · answered by aunti_m19 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we have 2 boys and when we trained them to pee it was still summer so we started with peeing on a tree they took to that real fast.and for poo if they would go in there pants dont rush to change them right away,they wont like it and it will be easier to potty train .
2007-09-11 19:50:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋