When to start potty training my 26 month old boy?

Amy - posted on 10/02/2012

He is still young...He needs to feel it and then hold it so he can get to the potty...many can feel it as they are going and will hold their diaper as they do it...if he doesn't feel that sensation prior and then hold it,control then don't bother....there is no rush..Potty training is the simplist thing in the world to do....teach him what you do in it and what it is then let him take the lead...He may not be ready for a yr.....Enjoy this time with him not cleaning wet underwear or cleaning pee off the floor.......You can't make them eat,swallow,suck,walk,crawl or talk so you can't make them pee!

Jeniffer - posted on 04/11/2010

does he know he is wet or dirty does he show interest, my 29 month old wants nothing to do with the potty

Amanda - posted on 04/09/2010

I'm telling you guys I had no idea how to potty train my son (he was about 25mths old) and then someone mentioned to me 3daypottytraining.com. I was skeptical, but it worked!! Give it a try...he still has an accident everynow and then but hey he's only 2 1/2. I cannot believe how well this program can train your kids. It's all about positivity and repetition....Good luck!

Kelly - posted on 04/08/2010

My son is also 28 months. He lets me know he wants to go to the potty. He only likes to sit on it and shove paper in it. Then says by by to it when he flushes. I look at it this way at least he isnt afraid of it. He also says momma butt, I potty. He has already done his business but at least he is starting to get the idea. If I stop him when he is in motion and put him on the potty he gets stage fright and wont finish his business. I am no expert and like you I dont want to pressure my son into it. I bought him Cars big boy undies and he likes to wear them on his head. Go figure! They are funny and you never know what they will do next. One day he will get tired of having a wet diaper or a poopy in his pants. Till then I just enjoy having my baby.

Theresa - posted on 04/07/2010

My daughter has little interest in the potty at 28 mos old. She has diarrhea issues, and allergies that aggrivate her tummy, so I am not sure this is going to hinder the training porcess. My first was easy, at 1yr she would go to the bathroom with everyone who went in, and just sit, at first with her clothes on, but later she would sit w/o pants, and shortly after a few months she was day trained, and had accidents only at night. by 18 mos she trained. my son not so willing finally is day-time potty trained at 4 yrs, and occassional accidents at night. So I am not quite sure what to expect this time arround.



We have the froggy potty and my daughter loves, and will sit right before her bathtime, and once in a while will go pee or poo.

She refuses to do so most any other time.

But I ask her, if she says no, we drop it.

If she says yes, I go yipppee, high five, and let her give it a try. Most times she doesnt do anything, but I am at least happy she sat.



I say just ask them if they want to they will, no huge push, they will give signs when they are ready.

Terri - posted on 04/06/2010

my daughters almost 29 months and i started potty training her a year ago.she was fully potty trained within 4 months. for me it was really easy. i left her potty chair in our kitchen, outside th bathroom and took her everytime my mom or i went. i didnt really use pull ups or anything. i went straight to real underwear

Jennifer - posted on 04/05/2010

im right there with you...we have a frog potty my son picked out and he is excited about , however, we have a 19 month old too and she wont let him alone on the potty. I tried putting it in the bathroom buy my dtrs knocking and asking what he is doing makes him upset. I left it alone and am asking if he is wet or has to poo, and am going to try this summer...outside no pants potty out...thats my game plan..ill update how he is doing....unless i put the potty on top of the kitchen table my dtr wont leave him alone, and I think that could be inconvient lol...good luck to all.

Candia - posted on 03/26/2010

i need da same advice boo

Renico - posted on 03/23/2010

Hi Shoni . My daughter started potty training 3 months ago she 22 mnths now . she still makes mistakes but is getting good at it . first step is to introduce him to the potty and explain exactly what get's done on the potty . Try 1 hour each day and gradually progress . you don't have to feel like you pressuring him I don't think they allow them to be pressured anyway .and you as his MOM will know how far to push him . Good luck

Kristin - posted on 03/22/2010

i started to just pit my son on the pottu by time he was 2 so he was used to sitting on it before expecting him to go the only like i have with him is putting him on after he gets up like 5 mins after

Shawn - posted on 03/21/2010

You should start potty training according to growth and development. Does he have the communication skills to tell you he needs to go does he show interest, does he still wet the bed?

Amanda - posted on 03/17/2010

The key to PT'ing my daugher at 27mths was consistency. I started by putting her just in underwear except nap and bedtime. I would keep note of her bathroom signs. I know that about an hour and a half after having something to drink that she has to potty. Around an hour after her cup I would put her on the potty for a few min. If she didn't go I would try again 5-10min later and continue that until she went on the potty or had an accident. If she went on the potty she got a small reward (a piece of pez) We followed this routine for about a week, and by day 6 she was telling me that she had to go. Once she started telling me she had to pee we were all set with peeing. It took about another two weeks to get her to poop on the potty. She would wait to poop until she had a diaper on at naptime. When she was ready to poop on the potty she did it on her own. I didn't force her to poop or make it a big issue. She now (after less than a month) Is completly day and night potty trained. It really took consistency and patience, no embarassements, or anything like that. Good luck!

Jane - posted on 03/16/2010

My little boy will not sit on a potty, but will sit quite happily on the toilet. I did try to start toilet training him about six months ago, but he would just sit on the toilet forever and not do anything. I decided to wait until the summer now when he can be out in the garden without a nappy, I will probably buy him some little pants so he realises what he is doing. I think if they just tinkle all over the floor they dont really get any discomfort and therefore realise its wrong. He has got to the stage now though that he doesnt like having a dirty nappy. As soon as he has been to the toilet he tells me he has "done a poo" and wants his nappy changed straight away. I take this as a good sign that he is nearly ready! I have to say im not looking forward to this, I have visions of stopping every 100 yards when we are out in the car because he will find it funny doing a wee at the side of the road! lol

Consolata - posted on 03/15/2010

I think it is time to start. Both of my kids where potty trained at 20/25 months. But usually kids show a sign that they are interested in using the potty. Put a potty within his vicinity letting him know hat it is for and see how he reacts.

My son was potty trained in the creche at 19/20 months but my daughter started showing interest at 19 months then withdrew and she resumed again at 25 months and within 3 days she was fully potty trained for day and miraculously never wet her bed during the night without any help from us. Good luck with your son, I am almost sure he is ready though.

Annelies - posted on 03/03/2010

The first thing to do is to take his nappy off and let him get used to the sensation of weeing. If he has a nappy on he probably isn't aware when he wees, and so can't get used to identifying when he needs to go. Taking his nappy off (at home, preferably when he is outside, or inside if you don't have carpets) is tough because it will involve lots of accidents, but it is the only way they can learn what it feels like just before they wee or poo (ie to identify when they need to go).

I tried this a Christmas with my little boy (my choice of timing because we had some time at home), and while there were a few wees in the potty, there were also lots of accidents on the floor. After a few days I gave up, realising he wasn't ready. Three weeks ago he suddenly told me he didn't need to wear a nappy any more. We have only had 1 or 2 accidents since.

So I think you need to give him some understanding of the process, then wait till he tells you he is ready.

Another trick, that worked for a friend of mine, is to buy underwaer with his favorite characters on them. My friends little boy used to say "me not wee on my Wiggles undies".

Jessica - posted on 02/25/2010

we are potty trained just have to be constitant if you have a boy thow some foot loops in the potty and tell him to sink then pooies will be alot harder

Shoni - posted on 02/24/2010

It is a hard time I think. My MIL keeps telling him he needs to go in the big boy potty and I think it is probably time but I don't want to pressure him. He will sit on the kid potty and push but nothing comes out so he just gives up and doesn't want to do it again. I am not sure how even to start this stage.

Isha - posted on 02/24/2010

im in the same boat