Potty Training Advice - Irving,TX

I guess my best advise is the whole "all or nothing" take. If you decide it's time to potty train then do it with no more diapers. It's underwear all day no matter what. If after a week or so he just isn't getting it (peeing all the time in his pants and doesn't seem to care) then he's not ready and back to diapers and try again in a few months. I had a friend who tried training her boy at that age and it didn't work but she was one who would put him in undies for a few hours then back in a diaper etc. So he just wasn't getting the message. Night time is different you can do pull ups cause it's a different part of the brain that learns to hold it all night. Unless he already wakes up dry then he should be fine with that. With my daughter I also just gave her an m&m for pee and 2 m&m's for poop. She did really well and after a few months she didn't even want the candy so I didn't have to break that habit.

My advice is this:
1) no matter what, never ever ever get mad if he has an accident. Always stay positive and do big potty dances when he has success. Always tell him he can try again next time, if he has an accident.
2) Put a step stool in front of the toilet he will be using. It is much better for them to be able to put their feet on something for stability.
3) Start with poop first. Not peeing. Poop is easier for them to recognize the sensation, usually they have more control over it (so they have a few more seconds to get to the potty in time) and usually there are visible cues that YOU can see to encourage them get to the potty in time. With boys especially, they will put off going because they are involved in some sort of play/activity and they don't want to stop to use the potty. If you can see that he is suddenly (squatting still, making a grimace, whatever his cues are) about to go, you can say to him "oh my... looks like you need to get to the potty! (happy face/smiling). Let's go! (happy and excited mom voice)" and you can walk with him/carry him/hold his hand (or run, lol) to encourage him along, or help with his clothes. Then you celebrate celebrate celebrate.
Help him get his clothes all back together and wash his hands properly and then high 5 him! You can do a poopy dance out of the bathroom...

Usually, some pee will come out when they are actively pooping, and so they will naturally connect that pee goes into the potty as well. If he wants to pee into the potty, too, that's fantastic. But I would START with the pooping.

Just my 2¢

Start with pull ups and wait until he is using the potty part of the time on his own before you go to undies, once you go undies do not go back to pullups or you will create bigger struggles down the line. Be prepared for a lot of accidents the first day, but keep the undies. My sons both had several accidents on day one, but were down to 2 or 3 by day 2. Never get mad. Do not assume a readiness for day training means the body is physically mature enough to stay dry at night, that could happen now, but it could be another couple of years. Night dryness is not a behavioral issue like day time, it is a matter of the bladder maturing enough to hold the urine, so keep using pullups at night until he is dry every morning for several weeks. One thing that helped my second son was getting a special reward. I do not suggest giving something for each time because than the kids will just want the treat and may not really be trying. We got a larger prize that he wanted and set it on the shelf behind the potty, and let him know that once he was dry for a week he could have it.

pee-pee cup.
(Yogurt cup, frozen juice concentrate cup, veggie can etc)
He can learn to hold it ... watches and feels the pee flow..
dumps into big potty- VOILA! HAPPY BABY!

#2, just comes when they realize they don't like the feeling in their pants :)

Happy encouragement, and a M&M reward (1-3) always works :)

Get a small potty that has a seat that can also go on the big potty. Let him go whenever he wants, on which ever potty. You can ask during changes. Let him see you going potty. Don't pressure (if this is the type of training you are doing), just let him lead. If he is successful, cheer your heart out. My son is great with the praise, but if your son isn't, you could try stickers or something.

If he is showing interest and seems to be dry while changing, you can buy some underwear and ask if he wants to wear it. Don't force him to. If he does, let him know that he needs to stay dry. One day it may just click and he stays dry (with some accidents). Oh, and don't make a big deal about poop (where ever he does it), as it trying to make him poop on the potty. But when he does, I do the poopie dance which he LOVES. Oh, and get some absorbent towels for those accidents. Our statement is always, "It's okay, it happens."

tatoos tatoos and tatoos if he sits on the potty he gets a tatoo worked like a charm with mine he is covered in tatoos he gets one for sitting wether he goes or not. he gets a prize of candy or toy or whatever if he goes to the potty. generally m&ms. or tiny cookies. but tattos just for sitting his face lights up when he gets them. he gets so excited over them. buy training pants so he can make the connection this is what it feels like when I got to go pee or poop. hes younger than mine so be very patient.