Potty Training - Keller,TX

What worked for my son was we started a "sticker system". I took him to the store with me and let him pick out what stickers he wanted to put on his chart and then told him that everytime he went to the bathroom we put up a sticker. And if he had so many stickers in a day then we either went out for ice cream, or I bought lots of small cheap toys and stuck them in a little rubbermaid container and he got to pick one toy out of that. Once he saw what was all in that box, he worked extra hard to earn more stickers to get another one. It also worked well when I had to teach him to sleep in his own bed. By the time we ran out of stuff he was use to going to the bathroom. However, I did have problems with him going poo poo in the potty. For some reason I've heard it takes boys longer to do that then pee. My nephew didn't start pooping in the toilet until he was 4 years old. He'd hold it in until his stomach was hurting and then once we placed a pamper or pull up on him, he was relieving himself. But maybe some of these ideas will help. Just do activities you know he'll enjoy doing and want to "work" for.

I can't help you, but I can empathize. My son will be 3 next month and shows zero signs of readines. It does bother me that most of his friends are potty trained, but most of them are girls. I could push, but I feel it is better to respect his individuality. He just isn't ready. Everyone has told me not to worry about it. Honestly, you know he'll get potty trained one day. Let him be for now. Don't stress him out and put him in a situation that will upset him (big kid underwear). My plan is to give it a try shortly after his 3rd b-day. This might be a good plan for you also. Keep your potty available, and options open, but don't push.

Sounds like you may have to be firm with your little one an he will start going. Especially hearing he doesnt' like it running down his leg. You need to make him wear real underwear more often. The more uncomfortable he is with the wet feeling the more he will attempt to go potty I think. An if he does praise an reward him for doing it always. So he feels proud of himself an it encourages him to do it again. Just try not to show anger at him during this stressful time lol.

He's pretty young, so I wouldn't push. I have two boys myself and my oldest couldn't have been more difficult to train-didn't happen until his 4th birthday. Just remember no forcing, punishing, nothing negetive of any kind. It really does make a difference. I know from experience. If you do decide to go forward then put him in training pants and put sweatpants on him. That way when he goes in his pants, the underware and pants will absorb most of the peepee. Let him help you clean him up and change his clothes. I would try to have him sit on the potty every 30 or 45 minutes. I wouldn't force him though. I gave my son 2 M and M's every time he agreed to sit whether he went or not. If he actually went, then I gave him several more. I hope you can use something here and good luck!!

My son just turned two, and he has peed a few times on the potty, but not regularly, so I'm in the same boat you're in, except I think it's terrible that his school is pushing this on you. One thing that did seem to help my little guy quite a bit was I took 2 ziplock bags and I wrote "Pee Pee candy" on one and filled it with jelly beans, and wrote "Poo Poo candy" on the other and filled it with party sized snickers bars (ha ha). I hung both those bags up on the wall with a thumb tack right above the toilet, and he tells me all the time "I want candy" (pointing at the baggies) and I tell him he has to pee pee or poo poo first and he thinks about it, then he sits down and pees. Like I said, it's not that consistent yet, but it did help some.
Just remember, no one knows your baby like you do, and no one can tell you or him when it's the right time. It's one of those things you can fight till the death on, but he's not gonna do it until he's ready. Good luck!

IT DOES TAKE TIME FOR A LITTLE BOY TO GET USE TO GOING TO THE POTTY. Since he does not like wet pants. Then make him wear them at home all the time, except bed time. He will catch on. My nephew was like that, at almost 4. We asked why he did'nt like to wear big boy underwear. He said, coz they get wet. BINGO! UNDER WEAR IT WAS. and he learned pretty fast to go to the bathroom or wear wet pants.And when your son uses the potty, go nuts on praising him. Tell him how proud you are of him and what a big boy he is. Then give him a prize. But not candy. we get a little toy for ours, and it does work. But the prize only goes untill they are really trained. And never punish them for accidents. That never ever helps. It only makes them feel ashamed. I hope this helps some. Good Luck.

I pushed my oldest son when he turned 2. I did everything everyone suggested and nothing worked. It was very frustrating. I cleaned up so much pee in my house it was ridiculous. It took until he was 3 1/2 to really stay dry during the day, and even then he'd have accidents if he was really involved in an activity. He was 4 before he slept in underwear. That said, I didn't push my youngest at all. I guess from nightmare I went through with my first son, I was kind of in denial about it and procrastinating it as long as possible. He'd go potty when my oldest would go out in public or before baths, but that was really it. One day, about a month after he turned 3, he decided he wanted to go potty. He asked to go, and I took him. From that moment on, he never peed or pooped in his pants again, even at night time. It was amazing.

In my experience, don't push it. IT'll only cause aggravation for you. If you're like me, it's hard to be kind and understanding when you're doing your 4th load of laundry and scrubbing the floor for the umpteenth time in one day. He'll go when he's ready. I kind of think of it as learning to walk. You can provide a child with lots of opportunities to try and encourage him all you want, but until he's ready to do it, he just isn't going to.