Pull Ups

you don't have to have him go naked, just go with underwear that he gets to pick out. Use pull ups only at nap and bedtime. They are diapers, so underwear is the way to go the rest of the time. Just plan an staying home as much as possible. My son went from full time diapers straight to underwear. We call his pull ups "nap time underewear". He doesn't realize there is a difference and tries just as hard not to go in the pull ups because of it. Good luck!

i have found recently with pullupis it make it easier for them to just go in the pull up my sone 2 1/2 is potty training for a week i got him special underware that he picked out at the store and he wears them all day if he cant make it i tell him its okay and he seems to be getting better each day just with the underwear and a pull up at night so try that

Pull ups were helpful for me when he was ready to pull down his own pants. It sounds like you are one step before that, he knows to go to the potty but doesn't undertand the cues and timing yet. I brought my son to the potty every 30 minutes, then hour, then 90 minutes etc until he started using the potty. Every success got a reward, no fuss over the mistakes...they happen. I used both the little potty that makes music and the big potty which he eventually preferred because that is for big boys. As soon as he's on a schedule, switch to big boy underware, make a huge deal and buy fun ones that he wants to wear. He will make mistakes but they don't like the feeling of a wet or dirty underware, they are much more comfy in dirty diapers! My son just turned 38 months and is just now going by himself. My pre-school accepted him almost trained and in pull ups becuase school is only 3 hours and they make him use the potty regularily there too! The Director told me they required them to be potty trained but the teacher told me that is impossible. Kids usually learn in their own time. So long as the parents are making their efforts, it will happen.

Hi C., I think part of the problem is that he is still in diapers. Pull ups are the exact same thing only they are fused along the sides. A child has a mental connection with pottying being okay in a diaper because they have been trained since birth to go in them. When potty training there should be no more diapers. Pick up some good old fashioned training pants and plastics. Part of the learning process is realizing that it is uncomfortable to have soiled your pants. Being in underwear will also make him feel like a big boy. A regular training seat is a good idea because it is mobile. With my first child it was difficult because I started potty training her at 16 months. I was an army wife, pregnant with my second child and couldn't afford to have two in diapers. My goal was to have her trained by 2 years of age when her sister arrived. She was fully trained by the age of 18 months. I would put her potty seat in front of the t.v. at movie time and that is where she would sit and watch, naked with a cup of juice! In fact we had a lot of nakedness in the house during the day! Another tip, no milk before nap time or bed time especially with a boy. The lactic acid makes them sleep very deep and they don't feel their urge until it is too late. I learned this from my pediatrician when training my son. My last idea is to make sure you start asking him to potty about 20 minutes after he has something to drink. These are some of the things I did to train my kids, both daughters were fully trained at the age of 18 months, sleeping in underware at night even and my son was almost 2 1/2 years old. I hope this helps you. By the way, how lucky is your own child to have a mother as dedicated and helpful as you?!! Best of luck, Beverly

I use pull-ups with my 3 year old son. We've been on the potty training tip for a little bit too. The first thing though is HE has to be ready. Talk to him about that "feeling" of when he has to go. I do encourage a potty chair, I've felt it made him more comfortable at first. He currently is in a daycare where they also help potty train him as well--they tell me to send him in with underwear on, and they take it from there. He is more or less using the "big potty" at this point with a few minor snags with the #2 strategies. It will all come with time.

Hello C..
I feel your pain when it comes to potty-training, as we have been potty training our 2yr old. I never used pull-ups by advise of many people. They all said it would keep her peeing in her pants. I took her out of diapers except at naptime-why would she stop peeing in her diaper if she had it on. I got like 20 pair of training underwear and a little potty, since she was kind of intimated by the big one. Yes, we have had a few serious messes. But, she doesn't like to be wet, so every time she pees in her pants it reminds her that she doesn't like it. We've gone through many pairs in one day. And I take multiple outfits when we go out. It took about 2 weeks. We still have accidents, but she's doing really well.
You can do it! Good luck!

Hi C. - We are just ending the potty training nightmare and here is my advice: WAIT UNTIL YOUR GRANDSON IS READY! Forcing doesn't work - and I have tried. Buy a little potty for your grandson and put it in the bathroom that he is likely to use on a regular basis. Encourage him to use it but don't force because that may put him off altogether. You can try pull-ups but likely not to make a difference (and a bit difficult to clean a poo from - messy!). Since your grandson has 6 months before he needs to be potty-trained--that is a long-time in potty training time and when he is ready--it will take only a few days. Seems like he is getting there but not quite there....yet.
The biggest part and again something you cannot force is your grandson has to be able to identify he 'has to go to the bathroom' understand that feeling he has to go - once that happens - the potty training happens within a few days. If you want - buy him some 'big boy underpants' - bring him with you to pick them out( bob the builder, roary the race car driver,tc.) to encourage him and possibly wear over the diaper/pull-up. Take him to his potty every few hours and ask if he has to go to the bathroom. If he says no...don't make a big thing..just go back to it again a few hours later,etc.
You are taking the right steps so feel good about that. Continue to encourage but don't force. He will be there soon!
Good luck!

Hi C., my name is P. and I am the mother four beautiful children-11, 8, 6, and 2. What I have found that works for potty training my kids is to let them walk around withouth anything on. I have bought pull-ups for night, and for going out, but at home they are free as a bird. Some people may not like this, but believe me, it works. If you are home with him all day, you need to try everything. My 2 year old is now potty trained. I trained him in 6 months this same way. He walked around with nothing on, and I would tell him to go about every 15-20 minutes. You have to remind him to go, but once he gets used to going on a scheduled time, his mind will be trained to go then. I have never had luck with potty chairs. You sit them on the chair and wait for them to go, and they never do. The seat for the toilet will work for when he does go. I trained all of my kids on the regular toilet, but instead of buying the seat, I would put them on the toilet backwards with their legs spread open wide enough where they will not fall off. Let me know if this has helped in anyway. Good luck to you and your grandson, and good for you for staying home and raising "our" future. Again, let me know: ____@____.com

Get pull ups and a potty chair. Also maybe a special toy that he only gets to play with while going potty. Buy special underwear that he isn't allowed to wear until he is potty trained. That will give him encouragement. Also don't ever tell him he is bad for wetting or messing his pants. When he does good reward him by telling him what a big boy he is.

Hi C.,

I agree with Bev's advice about letting him go naked and to avoid pull-ups. We have never used pull-ups and my daughter learned potty training in about 2 weeks with a few accidents (maybe 5-6?) on the floor before she had learned enough about sensation & muscle control to make it to the potty in time. She did have a little of that "what's going on" reaction, but we were so supportive and enthusiastic, she was quickly psyched about it!

We do have little potty chairs all over the house, too, so that one is always nearby. It only made sense for us to provide something accessible to her at the same time we removed her diaper.

She is 22 mos now, and she is bare-bottomed in the house all the time, with no accidents for about 2 months now. We have yet to try to potty-learn outside of the house, primarily because she has not learned that underwear is different than a diaper (she goes potty in them). Hope this helps!