Potty Training my Toddler?????

Rachel - posted on 09/30/2011

Sitting and playing on the potty is one of the steps in potty training! So you are off to a good start! My son is the same age as yours and he just recently started going pee and poo on the potty. Though he only does so when we are at home (and when he is diaperless). I think that is the trick, to leave them diaperless, b/c then they are more aware of it. When he has his diaper on he just forgets! Also, it's totally normal for them to get off the potty and then go on the floor. It's a control thing for them at this age. You really just have to wait until they are ready, definitely impossible to force a toddler. Another trick I have, is when I ask him if he needs to use the potty and he says no, I say, "but don't you want to show Ernie (or one of his stuffed animals) how you go on the potty? He doesn't know how to, and it would really help him!" This works EVERY time! Give it a try!
Oh and this is still really really young for boys to be potty trained! Good luck!
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Naomi - posted on 09/06/2011

i have a little 2 year old girl and she does the exact same thing. will tell you when they've done a poo but havent actually done it. i just persist on putting her on the toilet even if she doesnt do anything because sometime she does. she is now starting to tell me when shes done a wee and going more frequently on the toilet so i guess just keep persisting and eventually he will start going :)

Janet - posted on 08/10/2011

My daughter, July 2/09 is pretty much completely potty trained, except for overnight. We started about 5 months ago and I related it to housebreaking a puppy, it sounds terrible, but there are similarities. We would always put her on the potty after nap and in the mornings, after every meal, after a heavy bout of playtime and excitement and if she just hadn't gone in a while. We saved her favourite t.v. shows for potty and we got super excited and would do a potty dance. We also kept her naked for a long time and she would always do soooo much better being naked. The moment anything was on her bottom, diaper or big girl panties, there would almost certainly be an accident. Only in the last couple weeks has she told us every time BEFORE she has to go, even with enough time to make it to a potty if we're not close to one!

Things that we found helpful; keeping her naked and getting her to drink A LOT, the more she drinks the more she goes and the more chance of success and practice.

Making a REALLY big deal about any amount that actually makes it in the potty and bringing her stuffies and family over to see it and them get excited too. I know it sounds gross but it worked, still does LOL! Even doing a dance

She has a little brother, 5 months, and enforcing the "Big Sister" role and "babies use diapers" helped too.

Now that she can pull her own panties down, that has helped immensely, especially if our hands are busy with our little boy.

Good luck and we knew she was ready cause she would wake up from naps dry and we just went from there, plus she's a big mimic and likes to do what mom and dad do.

Sara - posted on 08/09/2011

My son turned 2 on July 17th & I have a 6 mos old daughter, so I would LOVE for him to be out of diapers now too! lol. He will go potty almost everytime I put him on it, and he will even go on his own (hes been naked at home) in his potty chair in the living room, but he wont poop in the potty, but rather my bed, his play room floor, bedroom floor, kitchen floor, hallway...yep pretty much everywhere but the potty! He wont tell me he has to go if he has a diaper or pull up on, but hes peed in the potty almost everytime. Im beginning to think hes not quite ready yet..I think we are going to continue leaving the potty seat in the living room, but instead of him going naked and pooping everywhere (lol) I think hes going to be a diaper baby for a while longer. Any one have tips on how to teach him to let me know he has to go??
Oh and stickers, candy, toys, etc as rewards for using the potty dont work with my son...

Kristina - posted on 08/06/2011

my son just turned 2 on the 29th.. we have a seat in my bathroom, and he was really good about 'trying' up until we went on vacation. we kinda let it slip just cause we were all out of routine, now he has no interest in trying. i don't wanna push him. he does not yet tell me when he has to poop, or even if he already did. he loves flushing the toilet, though. we're expecting a newborn in about a month and it'd be nice to only have to buy 1 box of diapers, but i guess i'll hafta wait til he's ready.

i was also told to have them try every time you go, and daddy goes, but not to force them. friend from work had all 3 of her girls potty trained by 18 months! but says girls are easier than boys (which i can understand).

Suzanne - posted on 07/26/2011

My son turned 2 on July 23rd and has absol. no interest at all in potty training. He won't tell you when goes goes #1 or # 2..he will sit on his potty every now and then. My other 3 boys were completely potty trained at his age. Hoping he is ready to start soon

Jeanette - posted on 07/22/2011

Mine also will most often tell me he has pooped now. Doesn't usually mention peeing but has a couple of times.
I am not trying to potty train yet. I am going with the advice that when he is really ready he will let me know.
Until then I also have bought mine a potty which he plays with and sits on but he is just not quite ready.
I have seen lots of good books however at my local library in both the parent and children's sections. Mine really enjoys some of the potty books. I think it helps him be aware.
I have also read that with boys it is helpful to let the little one see Dad or an older brother even - going.
Somewhere on this site there are good posts if you just search potty training and similar searches.
Good luck with it. :)