Hi M.,
I have 3 boys, and they are much more difficult than girls,
i suggest just take off the diaper,
NO pull ups,
NO diaper.
Buy some rubber pants,at walmart 3 for 3 dollars, and
some thick training underwear for 10 bucks,
Rubber pants first then the underwear on top.
stay home all day, and when he pees he will try and take off the pee pants, which is a good sign,
When he does that make him sit on the potty for a few minutes and tell him to pee, and push out the poo, ( nothing might come out,or maybe a dribble) make him wash him hands.
And put on some new rubber pants, and underwear.
Again repeat the steps,
the next day, as soon as he wakes up, take off his diaper.
and put him on the potty, put NO bottoms on him no underwear and no rubber pants.
make your breakfast and coffee,
and offer him a sip of coffee, ( cream and plenty of sugar)
Let him stay naked.from the bottom down
feed him and set the timer on the microwave for 2o minutes
show him and tell him when it beeps its time to go potty,
and when you hear it beep, you RACE to the potty, like a couple of mad men, giggling, sit him really fast on the potty, like your in a hurry, and say C'MON baby, push out that pee pee, and make grunting sounds, like your pushing out a poo, and PSSSSSS like a pee. wait a minute or 2 and don't look him in the eyes, if he pees ( GO CRAZY) and then tell him where is the poo? Ask him to push it out, run the water in the sink on low, and sit there,read him a story, offer him some chocolate, play cars, sing songs, itsy bitsy spider, where is thumbkin, here is the church here is the steepol open the doors and see all the people, the wheels on the bus,
if you have a portable dvd PLAYER, OR A GAME BOYS OR PSP.
all THE WHILE OFFERING SIPS OF COFFEE,
TO MAKE THE POO COME.its a stimulant.
I know most moms don't like giving coffee to kids, but I drink coffee everyday, and my kids always want a taste, I usually don't so when its offered they are happy to sip it,
and they already KNOW its for big people, and since they are trying to uses the potty like big boys, it helps,
Eventually he will go,
and you get all excited and everything,( NOTE THE TIME)
Then put his under pants on him, ( no rubber pants,)
and set the timer for every 45 minutes,
And make him pee on the potty,
the rubber pants are for the mornings before poo
and if you go out some where,
it works best wehen they wet themselves, because they don't like it and will remove their pants, and tell you,
NOTE THE TIME, and this will help you plan better as to when to put him on the potty,
POO in my family is the hardest,
( My 3.5 year old doesn't like to poo, but will pee.we still have accidents tho, but usually its if i am distracted,)
POO I am working on, but he is stubborn and holds it in, he is also a poor eater, and doesn't like coffee, prune juice,Aloe juice raisins, or oatmeal.
Some kids are great with poo, and not so great with pee.
We watch the potty video every few days,
And we are now at the point where we can go out without a diaper. I just make sure to pee when we leave the house, and pee as soon as we get to where we are going, and again when we leave.
The last thing now for us is the POO, LOL
My oldest was trained very easily, his granny told me to let him run naked in the yard, in the summer, and that was that,
he learned to shoot his pee, on trees. and poo like clock work in the morning. because he knew after he POO'd he could play outside. But he was also a good eater.
I hope this helps you, Good luck
M