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My son is 2 now and I would like to start potty training him. I just don’t really know how to go about doing so. I have tried putting him on his potty chair whenever I go, but he seems to be afraid of the potty. Anyone have any potty training tips that could make it easier for him and me?
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Answer by shea_stadium96
sing a song like… PEE PEE IN THE POTTY, YA YA YA!! PEE PEE IN THE POTTY YA YA YA, that works =)
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i say give him more time until he’s ready, you can’t really rush them.
Yes, wait. He’s too young. Wait until he expresses an interest, and can tell you that he needs to go. If you push too soon, you’ll still be having training problems when he’s five! It’s OK to talk it up though, like “When you’re a big boy and can use the potty, we won’t have to change your diapers any more!”
My son is a lttle younger than yours, and I asked our local day-care director about it. She said boys are usually trained around age 3. My daughter slept dry through the night pretty young, but wasn’t interested in staying dry though the day for a long time. She had more important things to do!
I think two might be a bit young. Boys tend to potty train later than girls.
However, I wouldn’t use a portable potty. Use the real toilette after all he sees you using it all the time and that might make more sense to him. Toddlers love to copy their parents.
I would go to the store and make a fuss of choosing one of those cushioned seats to put on top of your toilette seat – involve your toddler. They have really cute ones in the shop and they are really cheap.
I would also put books next to the toilette and read short stories to him whilst he sits on there.
Everytime he does something in the toilette, I would make a big fuss and reward him with a sticker and get him to stick it on a chart.
Toddlers love stickers and maybe you could get some he has never seen before and use them just for potty training.
Because your little boy is fairly young – it might take some time, but be patient. There will be a lot of accidents at first, because remember they don’t know how to hold it since nappies teach them to pee at will.
The reward system, is a good incentive to get your little boy to the toilette as often as possible and eventually he will actually use it too.
Please also note that numbers twos are a bit harder to master and you should possibly tackle that after you got the first sorted out.
When you are at home, put your little one in underwear, and expect to have lots of accidents. If they are badly soiled just throw them away.
When he does accidents don’t get mad, just say maybe next time you can do it in the toilette and get that extra special sticker.
Be consistent, when you are at home, try and do the same thing always and he will eventually get the idea. Use nappies at night.
Good luck, be patient and positive.
well since he is 2 you might wanna start sitting him down and then he starts standing when he is older. lol
but my household and i potty trained my little cousin when she was 2 we ran water until she peed and then when she was done we will w8 like another hour to put her back on the potty and run water.
did he just turn 2 or is almost 3? I think that that depends alot…
if he is afraid don’t push it because you don’t want to turn the potty into a negative thing. Give it time, and make it exciting for him when he starts being more at ease with it.
Make sure he knows the concept of understanding wet and dry first. On a warmer day (summer is here, so this is a great time!), take him outside and let him run around everywhere. Keep pushing the fluids. Make sure he is wearing something that you can tell if he gets wet. Keep asking him if he needs to go. If he isn’t ready to respond that he has to go potty, he probably isn’t ready yet. I have heard there is a window at 18 months or so and if you miss that window you will need to wait. Just don’t push it. He will be ready in time if he isn’t now, but on the other hand, he may very well be ready now. Just try to be patient. I do know it is hard though. My son is two as well, and while he can tell me he WANTS to go potty, he doesn’t yet understand what is going on with the toilet, he just thinks it’s cool to sit down on his when we do.
Good luck!
i would sit both my 1 1/2 yr olds on the potty before they got in the tub. neither were potty trained until right after 2. we bought them a potty that they would like, my daughter had ELMO, AND MY SON HAD THE SINGING POTTY, LMAO, HE PLAYED THE SONGS ON IT MORE THAN USED IT, HE WOULD MAKE IT SING THEN SIT ON THE BIG POTTY, AND DO IT LIKE TEN TIMES. MY DAUGHTER LOVED ME READING BOOKS TO HER. SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH TOYS ON THE POTTY, SHE ABSOLUTELY STILL LOVES “READING IN THE BATHROOM, SHE’S 5. MY SON PLAYS AN ANIMAL GAME NOW, OR WATCHES ME RUN HIS BATH. FIND SOMETHING THEY CAN DO IN THERE WHILE GOING. AND YES STAY CALM, AND PRAISE HIM FOR THE SECONDS HE STAYS ON.
Have a reward chart– a sticker for every time he goes in the potty, maybe 2 stickers for poop– and take him out for ice cream or to a toy store for 10 stickers. Also, you should put him on his potty a lot more often than you use the bathroom, like every hour or so. Putting him in underwear will help, too. It’s uncomfortable to be dirty in underwear, so this is natural motivation for him to stay dry and use the potty. Diapers and pull-ups really slow down potty training! Still put a diaper on him for naps and during the night– he can’t be expected to stay dry while asleep until he’s mastered the daytime.