Whats Next in Potty Training?

Maybe start by having him potty with his shirt still on. My son (28 months) wants his underwear and pants completely off, but will keep his shirt on most of the time.

Also, kids are pretty good at adjusting to different situations. You should be able to explain to him that when you're not at home, he has to keep his shirt on for potty time. Maybe make practice outings to a friends house or to Target or something (for whatever reason, my son loves the Target family restroom and will use it every time we're in the store).

Also, you might want to let him practice dressing and undressing himself independently (if he can't already). When he has greater confidence in this area, he may feel better about keeping his clothes on.

As far as night time dryness, our pediatrician said she didn't completely expect it until age 4. Night time dryness actually has to do with levels of a certain hormone that shuts off urine production while you're asleep. The age kids are when that hormone reaches the right levels can vary. I know kids who wake up dry at age 22 months and others who couldn't do it until age 5.

Sounds like you're doing a great job so far!

I had to exact same problem with my son while potty training. I finally just started putting pull ups on him while we went out and continued to strip him down while at home. He eventually did it on his own. I did ask him several times while we where out if he need to go potty. Just wait it out it worked for me.

He sounds a lot like my son. You might try putting him in underpants for a week and then slowly venturing out. Be prepared for set backs, don't get mad though. They all have these. I think the key is to set him up for success and not failure so be sure he has an empty bladder and has pooed before going out. Also, you'll probably have to continue asking/reminding him to go potty before he gets the hang of it.

As far as night time goes, that may take years depending on the child. It's a muscle development thing and has nothing to do with training. I don't know any mothers with boys who don't put them in pullups or diapers at night and naps. For the most part, my son is dry when he wakes up but not 100%. This is very very normal in boys (and maybe girls too). One friend, whose son has been potty trained for a couple years now, still sleeps in diapers at 4 since he's still prone to accidents now and again no matter how little liquids he gets before bed. He really wants to let go of the diapers, but just isn't ready yet. It's just one of those things.

Good luck!

I have been told that the nighttime thing comes later. With it being summertime I will not hold back on liquids, so I'll start working on that later. I was told however that if you wait until they have a dry pull-up for at least three nights that that would be when to stop pull-up's at night. My 2 1/2 year old twins have been potty trained for a couple of months, so if I find something that works better, I will let you know. Good luck!!

Pull ups never worked for my daughter, they were too much like diapers and she had no problem wetting them. When I put her in training underware, however, she HATED being wet. She could actually feel the wet. She learned fairly quick after putting her in the underware to associate being wet with the feeling of needing to go.

At night, after about a week with dry diapers, we began to bring in the training potty and sitting it in her room. Of course we cut liquids about an hour before bed time and made her go potty before tucking her in, but having the potty there was a great just in case she needs it thing. I could be assured that if she woke up needing to go, she could get there quickly. After she got use to waking to potty, it wasn't long before we were able to take the training potty out and have her go to the bathroom.

Good Luck!

Well, I don't know about the naked thing, I haven't had that experience yet. But I would say just try working with him at home first with going potty wearing clothes and regular undies. Then I would venture out. On the night time put him in a pull-up and we would call them our "night time underwear" and you will find that when he really gets the hang of going to the potty during the day that he will remain dry through the night. Your wise to stop liquids an hour before bed, I would also suggest to make going to the potty part of the night time routine. Good Luck and I also like reading and crafting!!

You might need to consider the possibility that he's just not ready yet. Our pediatrician told us when my son was around 1 that the issue did not need to be pushed until age 3. We found it was best to follow our sons cues rather than limiting him to our own personal expectations. We also did the naked thing and it worked well for us. I have also learned through research(love Dr. Sears books) that accidents will happen and that it is very important to never reprimand for them. We worked very hard to make our son feel comfortable with the process rather than dreading it. I know it's difficult but just give it time and don't stress too much about it. As for night time, I definitely agree with some of the other responses...it may be years before he's not in pull ups, etc. One day at a time :)))