Potti Training

That is a good sign that he is ready to start potty training! He may just want to copy you, but copying you intails using the potty too..not just sitting on it. My son (and i've read that most kids are this way) wanted to play with it for a long time. He would sit on it in the living room, etc. My son in particular never wanted to actually use the potty chair...he had to have the real thing (the kind that just sits on top of the regular toilet seat)...so I got him one..he played with that one too for a while. One day he went to the bathroom door and kept playing with the knob tryign to gt in...so I got him set up on the potty and he used it! The important thing is don't push it...don't force it in any way or it may delay the training. If it is fun and in his own time, he will do best. good luck! It's a lengthy process, but a rewarding one. Remember, lots of praise for a job well done (even for trying)!

My daughter did the same exact thing when she was two. I think it means he is curious about it. You should pursue it. I had my daughter potty trained at 2. I watched Nanny 911 and how she did it was (and I used this technique, and it worked!) she got the child new underwear with some character (whatever he's into) and she tells them "no pee-pee on the flower" (what I used for my daughter) and explain to them that the flower doesn't want to get pee-pee on them etc. After the first attempt to use the potty, you do a "pee-pee" dance (or "poo-poo") and you make that a tradition so that they know it's a good thing. It worked after 2 weeks of trying!

Most boys at 2 years old are not ready to grasp the idea of potty training. You've got the right idea of letting him sit down and getting used to the potty. I have helped in potty training several boys and have found that the closer they are to three years old, the easier it will be to potty train them. Good luck!

If he is showing interest, persue it!! My son was potty trained by age 2. He was soooo easy. Consistancy is key. Pour a little warm water over his pee pee, and he will go pee. Once he knows what it feels like for the pee pee to come out, he will get the idea of why he is on the potty chair :) Good luck!! Keep at it!

Keep letting him "try" My son who is three and potti trained did the same thing. Dont push him. Boys take longer to potti train anyway....you can go to pull ups so that he can have the luxury of feeling like a big boy on the potti. My son would go pee in the potti before he took a bath, then one day while he was in the bath I asked him if he wanted ot wear big boy undies that has Buzz Lightyear and Bob the builder etc on them and he said he did. I explained that he had to use the potti and no more diapers etc....So the next day we went out and got soem new undies for him he picked them all out. On the day you decide to do the official potty trainig plan to stay home for a day because you may have some accidents and it easier to train when he is close to his potti. Just be patient.....dont rush him....he will get it!!

He's probably just testing it out. May not be ready yet. I think if you're going to potty train him though have him stand up. Friends of mine with boys have had more success with having them start that way.

Okay, I am no expert, but I doubt he's totally ready. My little one seemed interested, but didn't truly potty train until he was 2-1/2. He just told me one day he wanted to go on the potty.

Prior to this, I read a potty book to him that had a little boy named Michael in it. We read it as part of his before bed books. He could relate to Michael and I think that might have helped prepare him. I started reading the book when he was two.

Boys tend to potty train later than girls, but if you think he might be ready you could just ask him every 15-20 minutes if he has to go and try putting him on the potty. If he goes reward him, if not, no big deal.

Don't rush it...diapers ain't so bad especially when you're in the middle of shopping, eating dinner, or the park and all of a sudden they inform you that they need to go potty and you have to drop everything and run! :o)

S. P

Hi S.,
I would say that it is very unlikely that he's ready. He may go potty a few times here and there when he's in the right place at the right time but I think if you try to push it right now you will only be left with frustration. My son showed interest in the potty about the same time for a few months. Then he lost the interest until he was about 2 1/2 or so. Encourage his curiosity about it but I wouldn't be buying underwear just yet. Your pediatrician can help you on this as well.

We made it a game so it was fun and he wanted to go in the potti. We'd toss a hand full of colorful fruit loops (cereal) in the toilet and had him aim and try to sink them....it helps with them learning to aim also.

We knew we had made it the day he didn't say anything, he just came flying through the house, into the kitchen, grabbed the fruit loops and shot into the bathroom all on his own. It wasn't long before he gave up the fruit loops and just went to the bathroom on his own.

like you said he is copying you he wants to be just like you, thats so precious. i don't think he is ready for the training concept but you could just make it a habit to show him this is what big boys do. like use the potty and wiping and then washing hands. have fun. S. D.

He's ready! If you want advise on how to go about potty training him let me know. I potty trained my daughter right after she turned 2 and it only took 3 days.

In order for your child to be ready to potty train 3 things need to happen.

1. He needs to show some interest in the toilet and or his bodily functions.

2. He needs to be able to feel/notice when he is going pee or poo.

3. He needs to have the motor skills neccesary for sitting on the toilet and he needs to have enough communication skills to be able to tell you when he needs to go.