My son will be 2 in January, he knows what a potty is and he will go on it every time I sit him on it but he wont do it on his own. Both of my girls did very well with potty training so this boy thing is very new to me. He knows when he goes and tells me, we have done underware thing but he pees like every 10 minutes and within a couple hours we are out of clothes, the pull ups with the cool alert dont seem to bother him, and I've done diapers where I take him in the bathroom every hour but he always is wet (just a little but still wet)I don't know how to teach him to hold it until he really has to go. I think hes ready because he gets it, I just don't know what else to do.
There is a book called potty training in one day. It has an 85% success rate, more if you take it into day 2, sometimes 3. Good luck
I don't think you can really teach them to hold it, it's like you can't really teach them how to swallow food they just get it or learn how on their own.
Sounds like he's not quite ready yet. Maybe his maturity with potty training isn't quite there yet but other areas are. Sounds like he's getting closer and he's interested.
Take him to go potty when it's obvious, like after nap, when he wakes up in the morning and he's dry then it's obvious he needs to go, if he's not waking up dry he's not physically ready yet.
Also I was told when taking a child to go potty every hour on the hour your not training the child your training yourself. Your trained to look at the clock etc..
I would keep up with practicing going on the potty when he remembers or wants to try and ask him but you may have to wait a bit more til he can mentally make the decisions on his own which comes with age and maturity.
I agree pullups do nothing they don't care, they're so absorbant they don't mind wetting themselves.And they cost a fortune.
You could try and catch him in the act, when it looks like he's about to go say hold hold it and rush him to the bathroom that's about the only way I see him figuring that out with your help.Or work on communication and him telling you when he needs to go instead of after he's gone in his pants.
I wouldn't pull the underpants out either til he's not having accidents at all. Til then diapers should be just fine.
My daughter was using the potty at 15mos. interested, liked it but wasn't trained til 2.5 years old. It takes alot of time and patience. I never want to do that again it was the worst part of parenting for me so far.
I would maybe bring him to the toliet several times a day if he goes great if he went in his diaper oh well. Get him used to going every few hours like a normal person goes. It's not normal for us to go every hour. Take him first thing in the morning, before lunch, before nap, after nap if dry, and before dinner, before bed. Get on that sort of a schedule and he might start to figure it out.
It sounds to me like physically his body just isn't ready yet. He may get it mentally, but his body just isn't ready to cooperate. This is pretty typical with boys - the do tend to learn later than girls. It can be very frustrating, but we just have to learn to accept it - because trying to force him to potty train before he (or his body) is ready could cause even further delays due to rebellion.
What I'd suggest because he IS interested, is just taking him before and after naps and bedtime, and any time that he indicates that he'd like to go. Eventually his body will get up to speed, and he'll be able to hold it and use the potty full time.
Boys usually take longer then girls to potty train. I had to let my son tell me when it was time. My daughter did it all on her own before her 2nd birthday. Son was after his 3rd birthday. My suggestions is just to keep doing what you are doing but encouraging and praising when he does use the potty. It will all eventually fall into place. Just be patient with it.
He's not ready. I would back off and try again later. Boys are usually a little later with potty training than girls although each child is different. I have two boys and each one was a struggle, but they all do it eventually! Stay positive and give him a little more time. My boys weren't completely trained until almost 4 and although that was a little late I was told it was normal. Your son is still very little. There's a big difference between knowing what the potty is and putting everything together to figure out when to get to the potty. Good luck!
Totally the same response as the other mothers: back off until he gives you the signs and he will. My first-born is bright but potty training was not his thing and he just got it a few months ago after we stopped asking, pestering, etc. Now, he is a pro and turning 4 at end of Oct. I remember someone telling me who cares as long as he is potty-trained by kindergarten - ha ha. Good luck!
I think it's great that at his age he's even trying! It is pretty young to be potty trained, and I believe his body just isn't quite there yet. It's probably helping him to see his older sisters do it, so mentally he may be ready, but physically he's not. Just keep trying it and when his body is ready it will all fall into place. I'd be careful of pushing him too much and putting underwear on him so that you constantly have to change it. It could discourage him from trying.
Personally I think he is too young and you should wait until he is closer to 3
He just doesn't have the bladder capacity and muscle control yet. You shouldn't worry he is doing well for his age. Be careful about encouraging a small child to "hold" it because it can lead to urinary tract infections when they try to hold it for too long. Just let nature take its course and he will grow into it.
