Potty Training My 2 1/2 yr old

At this age my son already knows how to poop and pee. What I did is I always let him watch youtube about potty training. Remind him always specially in the morning to tell mommy if he is about to poop then every two hours I ask him if he wants to pee. I don't push him to do it coz I tried it once and nothing happens. He ends up crying. Also, when I poop, I let my son go with me or go with his father and we show him how and what to do when we are about to poop. It really helps. Now, he is 3 and when he poop/pee he would tell me right away. Now I'm happy and hassle free. Good luck to you mommy. Hope my ideas help you in any ways.

Hi, there are potty books being sold in bookstores and your child might like them. Children are different from each other, and one child can breeze on potty training while the other child might resist it. My first child was pretty much potty trained at two. I used books on her, there's this book with the sound of flushing too, cuz kids do get creeped out when they hear the flushing sound. They think they might get sucked too!My second child wore a diaper till 3. She pees on the toilet allright but she claims her diaper is her bathroom. When she turned 3, she suddenly got "mature" and claimed she doesnt need the diaper anymore. So, without forcing her to use the bathroom, she actually volunteered to do it!! So, don't push them, cuz it will just be a struggle.

Could the issue be that he just isn't ready? Does he care if he has a wet or poop diaper? Does he remove his diaper? If not, he may not be ready. Some kids aren't until they are 3 or older. We bought my daughter a potty when she was 14 months because she had already been taking off her diaper and showed some interest in the potty. We kept her in diapers because we were traveling a lot and we couldn't consistently train her. Her potty was always around, so she could use it when she chose to. Really, I wasn't forcing the issue since I knew before she turned 2 we had to move half way across the country. Before my daughter turned 2, we told her that when she turned 2 diapers went away and she had to use the potty. It was okay to have accidents, but she could only wear underwear. The first week, she didn't leave the house (which sounds mean but we had just moved and after 2 weeks of not having her toys and getting new toys for hr birthday, she was thrilled). What I did was notice when she went, then 20 minutes later put her on the potty, we read a book or sang a song, just something to relax her. If she went, I'd give her a sticker for her chart. If not, I'd wait another 10 minutes and sit hr down again. Took about a week, but she was fully potty trained. At 2 1/2 she does have a few accidents 1-2 a week, always at home (thankfully) and usually when she is distracted. Unless he knows his own body cues, he is not going to be able to tell you if he has to go. You will have to do that for him - yes it is a lot of work! Don't ask if he has to go, just take him. Honestly, if your youngest is interested, I would potty train them both at one time.

Perhaps you can try to let him use the toilet, instead of the potty. I used to let my son use the potty, but he didn't like it. I actually didn't bring him to the toilet, but when he saw the dad use the toilet, he wanted to imitate, so I let him do it. Then, I found out this is the better way to potty train him. During his potty training period, I experienced as what you said. but when I potty trained him, I didn't let him wear diaper. He just pee or poop in the shorts when he hasn't well trained yet. I just let it be, and encouraged him to tell me before he wanted to pee or poop. He always told me after he pee or poop, and he didn't move at all, I suppose he didn't like the mess too. I understand this can be quite disgusting for parents who clean it, but I found that as long as you wear the diaper, it doesn't work out so well or so soon. I let him diaper off at home first, then when he got used to it and quite well trained, I tried to let him diaper off when we went out. It took a small step at one time. Also, I think when the kid is ready, then he just suddenly knows he wants to pee or poop, he will go to the toilet. I have gone through the training period for some time (can't remember how long it was, perhaps one or two months), it was sometimes tiring, but suddenly one day, he just went to the toilet nicely and perfectly! Then the next training was to let him diaper off during the sleep, I was wondering how to do that. Recently, he could wake up in the middle of the night and went to the toilet without we woke up him. I am very happy for that, that means he grows up a bit. By the way, he is almost 3 1/2 years old now. I still think that, when he is ready, he will just know it. Of course, as parents, we need to be there to guide and help. Hope this helps.

Hi! If your child still resist it at this time, don't push him. Maybe he is not yet emotionally ready for that. I try to potty train my son when he was 14 months and bought a potty chair but to my dismay he won't use it so I hide that potty instead. After several months, I have a new nanny and she saw the potty chair. She asked me if she could use it and train my son, and since I have nothing to lose I said give it a try. You know what, it only took two weeks and my son was potty trained before he turned two. He can say poop and pee, and he do it with his potty chair or comfort room. From that I have learned not to force my son. Because the more we force our little child, the more they will resist and this will be a battle between the two of you. The process will just take longer. So I think, if he don't want it just yet, try it some other time. Make him familiarized with the potty chair and teach him what is poop and pee. Is he's using disposable diaper? Maybe you could use cloth training pants instead so he will be able to feel the wetness.

Hi there. I never had any problems getting my two potty trained, my daughter was just 1 and my son was 2, having said that though they never used the potty, I didn't even have one with my daughter as she was so young I didn't think she would be ready, she just had her diaper off in the house one day and told me 'wee mammy'. I had to take her onto the big toilet and hold her and she went no problem, after that I always left her diaper off at home as she would let me know when she needed to go. With my son I bought him a a little potty and he wasn't interested at all, so I bought him a more expensive one that was bigger and had it's own toilet roll holder and pretend flush, he took quite a interest in this one and would like to sit on it but when he needed to go he would bring me a diaper so he could go in that. Then I bought him a small toilet seat that sits on the toilet and a step for him and he used it as soon as I showed him, he got very exited that he could use the big toilet like his mammy and daddy and big sister. So maybe it could be something for you to try, also with boys you can get little floating balls that go in the toilet and make it into a game, he has to try hit the ball while weeing, makes it a bit more fun for them, maybe try leaving his diaper off whenever you are at home, expect a few accidents but eventually he should let you know when he wants to go.

Thanks for the discussion. I never had a problem with my own children, but my oldest grandson was another case entirely. His mother worked, his babysitter never took the time, and he was almost 4 years old before he was trained. Both his mother and sitter were inconsistent in the training process. He was perfectly content even with other children around that he was in pull-ups or diapers. His doctor didn't even think it was a problem. But this grandmother did and so did his mother. This is what we did. I took him home with me for one week and promised his mom that he would be potty trained before he went home again. It was pretty simple really. He was old enough to take to the store and into the children's department. I told him if he were to use the potty and quit going in his diaper then he could wear the cute little boy underwear that he liked and I would buy them for him, but he would only get to wear them, if he used the bathroom properly. The second thing I did, was allow him to play games on my computer that were age appropriate to him. Most of them were shareware that I got for free and I sat with him when he played or he sat on my lap. I told him, I'd put him in the new underwear and he would sit in my lap, but if he pooped or peed on me, then the computer was off limits for the remainder of the day and he would be wearing diapers until the next day. He was a very smart ADHD child who at that time was not yet diagnosed with ADHD. Within two days, he was in the new underwear and using the bathroom properly. In his case, it was about motivation and making him see the value of using the bathroom. He continued to stay with me for a week and enjoyed the use of the computer, and I told him, he needed to continue to use the bathroom properly or when he came to visit he would not get to use my computer. His mom was delighted and he grasped the concept and probably already had, just wasn't motivated until I gave him a reason. Giving him motivation worked so well, that when he wanted me to take him to the zoo, he would ask what he had to do to get me to take him. It was a bit confusing to him, when I told him he didn't have to do anything except behave when we were there or we would come home. Good luck to you and hope you find a satisfactory method that works for you.

First of all, potty training should not be something that you push on your child, you should wait until they show signs of readiness for potty training. One of those signs would be coming to you and telling you when they are wet or when they are dirty. I also found with my children that it helped a lot when I would let them come in the bathroom with me when I was going to the bathroom so that they would understand it more clearly. In addition to that, just talking to the child about it and offering them small rewards is something that is good to do when starting potty training as well.

hmm. I don't have any kids as yet but I think you don't put him like that for 15 minutes and all. Just monitor what time after meals or when he does poop. We all have a timing of potty like most of us is in the morning. So, like that he must be having timing like that. so around that time you ask him. But don't force him to potty. It will not help. I hope I was of some help to you. have a wonderful day babygirl. All the best

I have read that the more you push your child to use the potty the more they will resist, because of power struggle. This is very interesting. Please refer on this link: I think it is very helpful. www.rogerknapp.com/medical/pottytrainingrefusal.htm. Good luck!

We have a 21/2 yr old girl she is getting the idea but some times does not tell us, poops in her diaper then tells me. The plan is to catch her before she goes, but not always possible. Wake him up in the morning and immediately set him on the potty, while he is sitting there put his hands in cold water,that should make him go it works with almost all babies,toddlers and all. Next when he poops his pants make him wear the diaper several hours be for you change him, talk to him and tell him that he should have told you so you could put him on the potty. Above all don't be mad a t him and yell, that is not the way to do it. hope that helps, and good luck