Potty Training Question - Raleigh,NC

I let my son run around naked and he potty trained with in weeks of turning 2. Now we also lived in a really rural area and only had one neighbor so it was okay to let him run around naked. It was also May- so it was warm. I did get him underwear and DID NOT do pull ups unless we were going to the store- because it took us 30 minutes to get there and as soon as we got to the store we went to the bathroom.
I made sure that he liked his Big Boy undies and his cloths were easy to pull up and down and he had no problems doing that. Is it that he doesn't want to pull his clothes on and off or that he can't? If it is that he can't pull his clothes up and down I would speak with the doctor and see if it is normal for him. It just may be that he could care less about trying to take his clothes on and off- my daughter thought it was unfair that my son could go pee behind the garage and she had to come in to go to the bathroom.

I found that giving something that was tangible, but that went away as a reward helped in potty training both of mine, ie my son really liked stickers, but always managed to lose them so every time he went in the potty he got a sticker. You could try that approach with the clothing- it might work:) With my daughter 1 M&M worked wonders after she washed her hands!!!
GOOD LUCK:)
B.
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It seems a lot of little boys do better without their pants on - we basically had a 3.5 year-old neighbor who was naked from the waist down all summer last year. it didn't bother any of us because that was the only way he'd cooperate with potty training.

2 is a little young for boys, but if you can get it to work, more power to you.

Our daughter just turned 2 as well, and she has no interest in potty training (nor the ability to pull pants/skirts back up), so we're taking the advice of the pediatrician and waiting until she's more engaged. A lot of kids who start early tend to have regression issues (not always), so we're encouraging when she's interested, but that's infrequent at this point in time despite an almost 4 year old brother who tries to help.

I'm not sure they have the fine motor skills (our son has a problem with pants that don't have elastic waistbands) to be completely responsible for their dressing/undressing at this point - at least that is our experience so far. Good luck.

2 is kind of still young to be potty trained. They do still have issues getting their clothes on and off. I agree with using strictly elastic waist pants. If you are serious about continuing to potty train him, you will ahve to follow him to the potty everytime and help him with his clothes until he is ready to do it all by himself. That's the one down fall of potty training too early. If they can't do the entire proceedure by themselves, it will fall back on you to ensure he's making it. If he is using the pull up or diaper and not telling you, you may want to choose one way or the other - either potty train him and no more diapers/pull ups, or relax on the training until he is completely ready. It might be confusing for him being allowed to wear diapers some times and not others. Also, remember that if potty training is encouraged before they are 100% ready, there could be some regression and it will definitely take longer.
Good luck

Put him in onsies that you can leave unsnapped.

Or let him run around with no pants on at home.

Elastic pants/shorts are the way to go!

Each time he's wearing any kind of pants, show him how to pull them down and up. My daughter was closer to 2.5 before she could do it alone.

Great job on the potty training!

I'd say just let him run around half-naked for a while until you're sure he "gets it." Then put him in clothes that are very easy for him to pull down (elastic waist). Part of the problem I think with my kids peeing in their pants was that they were so used to being able to go in their diapers, that the feeling of clothes made their brains think they were in a diaper, so could pee in their "diaper" like usual... only it wasn't a diaper, so pee got all over everything. Maybe explain to your son when you put regular clothes on him that this isn't a diaper so he can't pee in it like in a diaper, but needs to go to the potty like he's been doing for the past several weeks. Then walk him through the steps -- "When you feel like you have to go pee-pee, run to the potty just like you've been doing, and then pull down your pants and underwear so you can pee in the potty, and not get your clothes all wet." Maybe say, "Let's try pulling down your pants to see how you can do it." Then you pull down his pants and say, "See? Now you can pee in the potty without getting your clothes wet! You try it."

It sounds like he is to young to be 100% potty trained. We used completely elastic shorts and showed our son how to push them down and pull them up, it helped. Keep on it you are doing a great job.

try loose fitting stuff..like sweat pants and shorts with elastic.. easy on easy off.. you can let him go with easy pull up shorts.. and no undies for a while until he learns ... good luck.. keep working at it..