Boy Potty Training?

Question

My lil boy is 3 will be 4 in Feb..He has no intrest in going to the bathroom..I dont understand..My girl was 2 yrs old when she potty trained herself over night and has never had any accidents and she is 5 now..I have tried everything that I can think of..Buying him cool underwear bribbing him..He will sometimes go Pee in the Potty but has no intrest in going Pooppy in the Potty..Any Ideas here..He dont like to be in his wet or messed diapers..So whats the deal..

Answer 1

It really helped my son to potty train standing up so he could see what was happening and connect the sensations.
When a friend of mine recommended a potty training step stool, I was skeptical it would make a difference. I could not believe my son and daughter's reaction to The Potty Stool http://www.thepottystool.com I started by just setting it at the toilet. This stool makes every toilet kid-sized. My kids immediately climbed up on this stool and discovered that they could safely and securely use the toilet. This got them very interested in using the toilet and they were potty trained very quickly. My kids like to use what they know mommy and daddy use. And it really is wonderful having your kids independently use the toilet on their own. The handles make all the difference! My son and daughter felt very secure and the sides makes them feel comfortable and closed in when they use the toilet.

I like that I don't have to double the steps of potty training by training them first in a potty and then training them to stop using a potty. And not dumping and cleaning a potty each time is great. The best thing is that kids use it for years. I hope this helps you

Answer 2

My son is the same age (4 on Feb. 4). Around Aug. I became really concerned because he was not potty trained. I had tried the reinforcements, the cheerios in the toilet, the big boy underwear, everything! He would go sometimes and then not at all other times. He could care less about sitting in messy diapers. He also didn't seem to mind having accidents in his underwear all it seemed to do was add more clean up for me. What he seemed not to like was having accidents on the floor. So I stripped him every chance I got. Then almost over night he was potty trained. He hasn't had an accident since mid-October and doesn't even have accidents at night. I guess he just decided that he was ready and now it's done. Some tips for you: make some play dates with friends that are potty trained seeing his peers not wearing pull ups may make him feel like a "baby" and motivate him to catch up and try to schedule a couple of days at home so you can work on a schedule - maybe set the timer for 20 minutes and make him sit on the pot every time it goes off. If he still doesn't seem to be catching on call your pediatrician. He can rule out any physical problems like a weak sphincter muscle. Good luck.

Answer 3

Heya, The best Potty Trainings that I have ever had was with Bagihot Potty Training (just google it) Without a doubt the most useful Training that I have ever tried.

Answer 4

I had a stubborn boy at 31 mos, I finally have him trained at 33 months aside from an occassional poop accident b/c he's constipated.

I put him in real underwear, it was the only way. I cleaned up after him--it carried along like this for two days but he eventually clued in that if he doesn't want pee coming down his leg (which he'd freak about) then he better get to the toilet next time. I don't do the scolding b/c they feel like garbage for disappointing you (at least mine did) and I'd give him one peice of his fave candy-which was one skittle for every pee/poop on the toilet.

It really is a case tho of your child wanting to do it. You can scream and yell and threaten all you like but until your child is good and ready, they'll have accident after accident. I believe the method of allowing your child to decide far outweighs telling your child to do it or else with better results!

Good luck.

Answer 5

I had that issue with my boy. Your probably stands up when he pee's right? Mine did and I think that's where the problem was. It took us for ever for him to poop in the potty. HE would only do it standing up in his pull ups. Then i took the pull ups away and he went 5 days with out pooping and with severe constipation pains. We had to take him to the ER, they gave him an enema. I would say this was the worst parenting decision I have ever made (taking the pull ups away). So than we decide when it was time to poop, we would sit on the potty with the pull up on. This way he can get used to going potty and sitting down. It took about 3 weeks before he was comfortable to go on the potty with out the pull up.

I hope this helps...good luck!

Answer 6

Don't push it he will do it when HE'S ready! I have a 7 and a 3yr. old that will be 4 in Feb. also. My 7yr. old did it right after he turned 4. Both of them would pee, but forget about the other!! Finally, it just happened! Girls are very different than boys and all kids do it differently as well. Don't sweat it, just let him go at his own pace! Good luck!

Answer 7

Well. this may sound distrubing, but it worked for me and my 3 year old.. Anytime he would begin to try and go poop in his pull-up, I would tell him to hurry into the bathroom so we could see what color it was going to be. I'd make guesses like purple, and orange, and blue and he would sit there and poop just to see what color it would be and to prove me wrong. Obviously, they aren't going to have all kinds of colors, but after a while, he just got used to going on the potty and now we have no problems. =) I would advise not to punish your child for not going in the potty and not to punish him if he has an accident.. This just embarasses them and makes them ashamed. From my experience. =) Hope it helps and good luck!

Answer 8

get rid of diapers except for nap and night time
hes not training because you still allowing diapers

you need to take him as soon as he wakes up in the morning to the potty sit him on there and make him stay there for several minutes drip really warm not hot water on him on his male parts.
then put underwear on him. take him once an hour every hour all day every day. potty training doesnt happen overnight it takes time and CONSISTENCY

Answer 9

get him in undies all the time, this way he knows when he goes and will not like being wet. also get your daughter involved, cause she is a big girl.. i did this with my 5 year old girl and 3 year old boy. i told my daughter to "talk" him into how cool it was to go on the potty. if he went they both got treats. she loved it and really helped me out a ton.

Answer 10

A simple reward system. Every time my son goes potty he either gets a Diego sticker to put on his wall or her gets to watch tv for 1/2 hour. No potty, no stickers or tv.