Potty Training Advice (Again)

Have you tried just putting him into training pants? Maybe the feeling of being wet or dirty will get him a bit more motivated.

Hi Andianna,

I had a hard time with my son too. I will tell you what worked for us. It sounds silly but it worked!

Throw in some fruit loops in the potty. Have him shoot the loops. It will have him think it's an activity and will get him use to going potty. Ofcourse this is for when he goes pee only!
Good luck

keep on trying he will eventually do it. right now it seems that it is more of a power struggle, and he is winning. Also trying putting in pullups or even regular underwear. Even at night put him in one of these with something underthe sheet to protect the mattress. good luck with everything. He will do it eventually just remember theat

You have to be relentless. Wake him up to go pee, ask him all day if he has to pee. If it's any comfort, boys are a little slower in potty training. I have two boys, and I have observed how quickly my relatives' girls potty train.

Hi! I know how you feel. My daughter will be 4 in April and she started really going to the potty a couple of months ago. She still has accidents sometimes....she doesn't get there in time or she's too busy playing which frustrates me. But anyway, I was getting worried cause I thought she should have been potty trained already. They say that kids go in their own time. I'm not sure about training boys but I will tell you the things that helped me. First, I don't know if your son is in day care or preschool but my daughter is and I think seeing the other kids go helped her to be ready to go. I also let her run around naked and put the potty in whatever room she was in. Also, a pediatrician told someone I spoke with not to put pull ups on kids. If you have already put the pull up on him (which I had already done), then put underwear on him with the pull up over it in case of an accident. There is something about feeling the material against there skin and also feeling the wetness. This helped my daughter and also she started to love wearing the pretty panties I bought her. Did you try buying him cool underoos or something? I hope I've helped you!

A.

You may have already tried rewards but "stickers" worked for us. My son was three in October and is (almost fully) potty trained - occassional early morning accident. At 2 1/2 yrs old, he had no interest and I knew we need to do a little something to "jump start" his interest. We went to the store and picked stickers of all his favorite characters. When he used the potty, he got to pick from the box and proudly place his sticker on the wall note: we're doing our bathroom over this spring so his wall of fame is his for now! 8-)

We also sing - "Matty went to the potty 'cause he's my big boy." And when dad comes home, I always made a big announcement about his successess. All the positive reinforcement seemed to work.

Not sure if this was the right thing to do, but when he had an accident, the sticker box was right there, too. Of course he'd want a sticker and we'd talk about why he wouldn't get one at that time. Seemed to work. Give it a shot.

Last thing, when he was getting close to achieving this goal, I used to ask about the potty about every 20 mins.

GOOD LUCK! I know it's frustrating. -Robyn

still no go huh? did dad try watering the bushes? i mean litteraly go outside and water the bushes??? thats how my cousin finally suceeded with her son? Let him run nude youll see it u;ll knwo and get him in there. It does pop up when its time and hell squeeze his cheeks too... try it. who's gonna see him naked?? My kid spends half his life this way. and try findin out why he wont.. An old friend of mine had her daughter potty trained and one night her and her husband watched the shining the kid snuck down stairs right in time for the shower scene. Not only did it stop the potty but baths too.. so somehting could be triggering.

the more you fight with him to go the more he'll resist. my 3 yr old has a mind of her own.I would agree with the naked thing in the house & bring him 1/2 hr after meals to the bathroom & be4 bed time & right after waking up gl

Just a little somethine extra...if you want to start using undies for motivation but are worried about the potential mess put a pullup on over the undies or reverse it and put the undies on over the pullup.