I have a 26 month old boy that is very good about going to the potty when I take him. He just doesn't ask when he needs to go every time (maybe 1 time a day). So I just take him every 1 1/2-2 hours. Wondering how long it took your boys to tell you every time they needed to go?
Thank you, thank you for all the advice. I will just keep on what I am doing and being very proud of my son.
My youngest son didn't tell us either, and then I learned from other moms that some boys don't potty train until they are three. What a relief! Is there any rush to get him out of pull-ups? Can he take himself to the potty at home? Oh, and remember, nighttime dryness may not come until he is 7. That's something over which no child has control, so don't trip over it.
Good luck.
My little boy is 32 months and we've been potty training for several months already and have been working with his preschool. He is in underware but we still have to take him to the potty. I have heard (in doing psychological research on potty training) that for the most part no matter when you start potty training its around 3 that they really are completely potty trained. It's a matter of being patient. You're doing great already. Something to think of is that though most kids take a lot longer to potty train at night my son has been staying dry through the night for a few months and even before we put him into underware sometimes he would wake up in the early morning and come in and ask to go potty (about the only time he actually asks to go to the potty)then he would go back to sleep. My sons preschool takes him every 30 minutes to 1 hour because he is still potty training, though we just take him about every hour and the idea is that as you take them to the potty they start learning that if they tell you when they need to go (and we always remind him that if he starts telling us when he needs to go then we won't have to take him all the time) then they won't be taken away from their fun things every hour.
Keep up the good work!
My son wasn't even close to potty trained at 26 months -- nice work!!! Many boys aren't trained until at least around three years old. I used to take my son to go every hour or so for several months. He has only had one accident since being potty trained at a little over three years old, but he rarely told me he needed to go. His preschool was good about making sure the kids went at certain times of the day (before going outside to play, before lunch, etc.). My son is now five and just takes himself to the bathroom when he needs to go. However, on occasion, he still says he doesn't have to go when he actually does. This almost always happens when he is in the middle of something he doesn't want to stop doing or when he's excited to get somewhere. I think that he doesn't always understand that he needs to go if he doesn't fell like he has really gotta go. My husband and I made a rule years ago that we all use the bathroom before leaving home, etc., and we model the behavior for him. We were also sure to interrupt activities that *we* were enjoying, saying, "Excuse me, but I need to go to the bathroom to pee," so that he could see that grown-ups have to take breaks to go to the bathroom, too. This seemed to help. Again, my son has had almost no accidents even though it took him quite some time to tell us he needed to go. Oh! Another thing we did was reward him for telling us he needed to go and then going. He got a special gold star sticker on his sticker chart for that, which did help.
K.
He's way ahead of most boys that age. Doing great!! My boys didn't train til the period of time just before and after their third birthday. You are doing the right thing, taking him to the bathroom and giving him the opportunity to go. Keep it light and happy and I bet you'll soon have the earliest potty trained little guy around!
Just keep taking him on your schedule and let him know that when he feels the pee pee in there, he needs to tell you he has to go.
Also, watch him for the obvious nonverbal clues and ask him if he has to go. Decide on the phrase you prefer him to use and use the same language each time ("pee pee", "pee pee in the potty", "potty", etc.) that way he does not get confused. Ask your husband to use the same phrase. It takes a while before they understand the feeling and connect it with using the potty and will tell you. Boys also have a tendency to continue to having accidents when they are preoccupied or very involved with playing or watching a movie so keep your eyes open and keep reminding him.
You are doing great to get him started on potty training so young. Most boys don't have any interest until at least 2 1/2 to 3 or longer!
Hi L.,
Of course, every child is different. I think it is fabulous that, at 26 months, your little guy will go when you take him. That is really young to have mastered that. Yeah for you both! I would suggest that you continue doing that and just be patient with him and one day he will surprise you by telling you that he has to go. There's no telling how long it will take.
My kids were each vastly different with one totally trained at about 26 months, another not until after 3 and the last not until 4! My grandson is 4 and just (finally!) started telling us when he needs to go. We try to be very patient with him because he seems traumatized when he has an accident. We let him know that it is ok and that he will do better next time and he does. Once he was totally ready, it only took about a week. A couple of times my daughter got angry at him when he peed on the floor and he got really upset. I told her that she should not get angry with him because he is just learning and it just seems like the potty issue is so huge for the little ones. When she was patient and positive about it, he got it right away.
I don't know if you are using pull ups but I just wanted to mention that they seemed to slow the process down for us. They feel too much like a diaper, I think. When we just put him in "big boys", he did much better.
Anyway, nice job so far!
L.
When I potty trained my son, I did the same as you are doing. It took a few months before he consistently told me that he needed to go. It's been over a year now, and when he is very involved in an activity and I know he hasn't gone for a long time, I still tell him to go to avoid an accident.
Mine is 3 and he still doesn't tell me he has to go. I feel like I am the one who is trained. Once October rolls around I am going to change our incentive plan from sticker charts to marble jars that way he has to give up a marble when he makes a mess. Hopefully this will make him more accountable for his actions
congrats on the potty traning! 26 months is awsome! Be proud! I just finished potty traning my daughter which will be 3 next month and it took FOREVER! We tried 2 times to train her b4 she got the concept. I give you another month or two for him to start letting u know he has to go. Then b4 u know it he will be diaper free! Just keep at it... Good luck!!!
About a month before he turned 4!
Hi!
I started training my son at 28 months and then stopped with a daycare change. Then we restarted at 33 months and he wasn't fully trained until 39 months. It took FOREVER. He is over 4 now and tells me for poop but hardly ever tells me for pee, until it is too late and he is running for the potty. Sorry, wish I had better news for you here.
Good luck.
It appears that youare lucky in that he will go when you take him. It seems boys don't usually train well until at least 3 yrs old.
Just keep doing what you are doing. Eventually he will tell you. All kids are different. I started training my boy at 33 months and it took 10 months before he was fully trained. He is three months shy of four and 90% of the time, he tells me. The other 10%, he tries to hold it and does the pee dance, as I call it, so I call the shot and tell him to get his booty on the potty! Just focus on the process and not the amount of time it will take to get to your final goal.
good luck!
