Potty Training 2 Yr. Old Boy - Brackenridge,PA

He might be showing interest but he is probably not ready yet. I just trained my son last week and he will be 3 in November. I tired back in May but it did not click for him. He just peed all over the floor all day long for several days. So, back to diapers he went. I tried again 2 weeks ago and it clicked. He is now trained for both pee and poop, but is sometimes wet in the morning so he wears a pull up at night.

Just keep going potty a positive thing. Let him sit on the potty as much or as little as he wants. You could try underwear but be prepared to clean up lots of messes and don't get mad at him for accidents. It is not his fault his body is not ready for it yet. Good luck.

Remember that day and night potty training are two different things. After they're physically ready for the potty, they can mentally control it during the day which indicates that they can potty train. But that doesn't have a thing to do with the night.
Just keep the potty around for now, keep talking about it and reading books about it. He will eventually tell you that he wants to use it or that he hates wearing diapers. It might be too early right now though if he won't go in it. The more stressed you are, the more he will resist. It'll happen soon enough- don't rush it, because you'll be so frustrated and it'll take forever to get him trained!

Your son will actually train himself when he is ready. Just let him know where the potty is and talk about it occasionally. I think underwear right now would give you more heartache then you need on the topic. Just be patient. My son trained himself in literally a week when he was 2 1/2.

This is ONLY a precursor... to pottying.
NOT that he 'is' ready....
take it gradually... nor forcing.
Keep it positive.
Bear in mind... that it can take months... before a child is 'actually' wanting to try it.
Don't jump the gun...
to me, he is only curious about it, for now... not 'ready.'

He's beginning to connect the sensation to the activity, which is a step forward, but not the same thing as being able to recognize an urge before peeing. (And he may find the feel of the potty seat a bit unpleasant / cold / bizarre at this point – let him experiment casually with that at his own speed, and he'lll get used to it.)

Lots of parents start to "train" their kids starting as early as 18 months, but very few actually end up with kids who recognize an urge, leave their activity, and get to the potty in time. Basically, the parents train themselves to get the child to the potty regularly. Frequently that backfires, and pottying becomes a source of contention and resistance, actually slowing final success.

When the child is truly ready, he'll take the initiative to act on sensations that are clear long enough in advance. This is a natural stage of development, and just as walking and talking become desirable when the child is ready, he will essentially train himself (with your support teaching the details) in a short time. My daughter did this at about 2.5 years, and it took less than a week. Ditto my grandson – completely trained at a slightly later age in only a couple of weeks, with accidents diminishing by the day.

It sounds like you're doing helpful and positive "pre-training." This is great, and will help your little guy want to do that interesting activity that the big people do. WHEN he sorts out the sensations, and finds it in himself to commit to the obligation. There are also plenty of books and some videos that can help him have positive feelings about the whole affair. My grandson responds well to play acting, sometimes using his toys as puppets to explore ideas and concepts.

One way to get your son to start peeing in the toilet is to throw a small handful of cheerios or fruit loops into the potty and tell his to aim at them. It will get him "wanting to go potty and hopefully he starts to understand the signs his body is giving him.

Having spent my son's entire third year trying to potty train him, I'd say give it a brief try, but if he's not really ready (and very, very few boys are at 26 months), I'd give up and try again at 3. He'll train when he's ready.

I will be following this link as I also have a soon to be 2 year old boy (turns 2 on 10/31) and he is doing the exact same thing. He can't quite get his pants on and off yet, though and has never tried to take his diaper off. This is my first and only child so I have no experience with this at all.
Great questions.

My son showed alot of interest at about that age but really didn't start going on the potty until 3 and it took almost 6 months to get him fully "trained". sounds like he's just starting to show that interest :) it helped alot to have him go in with my husband and the fruit loops in the potty helped too :) i agree with PP though...don't force it and let him tell you when he's ready. just that he's sitting on a potty with his clothes on is a big deal! give him a book or something so he gets used to sitting on it.

My son did the same type thing shortly before his 2nd birthday and I was anxious too. He's definately showing signs. I would not force him or start trying to make him sit every hour or 30 minutes. I would just gently suggest he sit on the potty and ask him if he wants to. Offer to read to him or play with a toy with him while he sits. My son did not like to sit on the potty and insisted on peeing standing up "like daddy." That can be a little messy but whatever works, right? You can let him know that if he goes he'll get a treat (M&Ms or whatever). When he did sit on the potty we read the Elmo Potty book with the buttons that made sounds and he liked that. After he went a few times on the potty and I started to see that he wasn't afraid of it, I let him pick out underwear at the store and tried underwear. Didn't go well at first - he peed all over the place so I only tried it for a day or two but then a week after that, he told me he had to go potty and since then he's made gradual progress. He 2 and 5 months and he is *almost* fully trained. For us, daycare has been the cause of the setbacks. I'm convinced that if I was home full time he would've been fully trained a month ago but I'm still pretty happy that he's trained before 2 1/2. I agree with the other moms, you can't force him or "train" him right now. He will go when he's ready but there are small things you can do to help him get there. Just be prepared that it might take a few months or longer but once it clicks for him, it will be easy.