Potty Train

I think you have to know your child. My SIL had her daughter potty trained at 1.5. My cousin told me her daughter's daycare was potty training her daughter at the same point- by having her sit on the potty every hour. I thought whoa! but my son got with the program. Honestly pee cleans up really easy if there is an accident. It took about a year to get him fully trained- and the hardest part was #2. He did not want to go in the potty- but I realized in January that he had complete control of his bowels. He would only let it go if there was a pull up or diaper on so I said no more underpants. If he poops in his pants throw them away- heck a pair of underpants a day is still cheaper than diapers. He is 2 years 8 monthes. My care provider was not on the same page as me- she as many others believe that we wait for him. So I think we could have been there earlier if she wouldn't have used pull ups and diapers for nap time- which often would spill over a few hours.

My son is 3.5 and he just became potty trained a couple of months ago. In my opinion make it fun for him.Don't get angry with him if he doesn't get it right away. Only he knows when he will be ready. I just about gave up on my son. I had resolved myself to the fact that he would not be potty trained ever. Then one day he came down the stairs with his big boy underwear on and the box of diapers in his hand and said "mom, you can give these to baby( his little brother ) it is time for me to be a big boy. He has not had one accident in over 2 months. Seems like your little guy already has the right idea. Perhaps try a small toilet seat that you can put over the regular toilet seat. They have all kinds. I let my son pick his out ( sponge bob ) and it helped him in thinking he was a big boy.

M.,
There's no set age, so try not to hold yourself to a certain date in your mind or compare him to other kids. Everyone does it at a different age, whether girls or boys. My son is almost 2 and he did the same thing your son is doing. Your son is just showing early signs of readiness, which is a great thing. He's identifying the action. Soon he'll recognize having the urge to go to the bathroom before he actually does it, and he'll let you know. Don't push him, but it's a great time to start talking to him about it all. When our son says pee or poo after going, we'll just say something like, "Yes, you peed in your diaper. Soon you will pee in the potty." And we just introduced it at first, but then had him sit on it at a regular time (for us it was right before bathtime). Sometimes he'd go, sometimes not, but if he did, we praised him a lot. For the last month, he had only been announcing the arrival of his pee or poo after it happened, but just recently, he started giving me a heads up and telling me in advance. It was then that I'd sometimes ask him if he had to go, and if he said yes, we went to the potty. He tells me every day now, and he goes at least a couple times a day, but not consistently enough to start training full force. He's afraid to poop on the potty still, but he will tell me 10 minutes before he's going to poo. He chickens out when we get to the potty and goes in his diaper. We're getting closer, but he's still very young and not quite ready. His twin sister has no interest at this age. His older sister was like him - interested early - and was fully potty trained & sleeping in underwear every night just after 2 1/2. Just start watching for signs. If you let it happen gradually without a lot of pressure, I think it's easier. It was for my daughter. Right now, I've noticed that my son will start pulling at his diaper with his hand before peeing. So that's when I ask him, and we make it to the potty more often than not. I know he's getting more and more ready because he can't stand being in a wet or dirty diaper anymore. If he wakes up from his nap wet, he wants his diaper off immediately. Take it easy, and good luck!

I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has recently shown more interest with potty training. He stands up and goes and also sits down and pees. We praise him every time. My daughter was 3 when she finally decided she no longer wanted to wear pullups and since then no accidents ever. Your son will let you know when he is ready. Don't push because you don't want him to be scared of going potty. Something will just trigger the response when you least expect it. Just keep encouraging him to go big boy potty and eventually it will happen. Good luck!