having trouble potty training my 21 month old son.....

Jen - posted on 09/16/2009

I agree with backing off for a bit...if you stress the issue they just get more resistant...but when you start it back up, try letting him stand to pee like daddy and let daddy show him how to do it...get some cherrios and let him throw a few in the toilet to "aim" at...it worked for a bit with our oldest boy. ;-) Good luck and don't get discouraged...boys take longer than girls to potty train and the best advice I could give you is to let him come to you with the interest...then skip pull ups all together...just put him in underwear and let him have accidents so he can feel the wet, etc. It stinks b/c you will have more messes to clean up but I think it was our only saving grace! ;-) And remember, he won't get married in diapers, i promise! ;-)

Hazel - posted on 09/15/2009

Try letting him go on the toilet. My wee girl didn't like potty either - no one else in the house used it so why should she have to. Tried her on the toilet and it wasn't a problem. Good luck, takes lots and lots of patience.

Monica - posted on 09/15/2009

thank you so much ill try it and i hope it works =]

Tanya - posted on 09/15/2009

Also a big toilet can be scary for a little one. There is the fear of falling in. Try a little potty that he can get on and off easily himself.

Tanya - posted on 09/15/2009

Take a break from it. Set his little potty chair out where he usually plays or watches tv. Don't force the issue or you will meet more resistance. Take him to the store and let him pick out some cool stickers. Let him know that they are special potty stickers and he can get one for every time he goes on the potty. With my son we just put a plain piece of paper on the fridge and called it his potty chart. Every time he went on the potty he got to pick one of his special stickers to put on his potty chart. We also used a lot of praise, little happy potty songs and hugs and told him how proud we were of him. My son will be three in Oct. and is potty trained. We are still working on the nap and nights though.

Try not to ask him every 10-20 minutes if he has to go. My husband did this with our son in the beginning and my son eventually just tuned him out. My niece goes on the potty for M&Ms. Try to find something he really likes and use that as a reward. Make a huge happy deal for even the slightest progress. Like just sitting on his potty with all of his clothes on. Keep at it, but remember to not force it.