Potty Training 3 1/2 Year Old

I would not consider him potty trained until he is able to feel the need to go and then go to the potty on his own. This will be difficult to achieve if you are requiring him to urinate every hour, not only will this by pass his need to feel a full bladder, but he will also not know what it feels like to completely empty his bladder. The method of potty training my son forced us to use was what I like to call the "bare naked truth" he would strip off all his clothes and do every thing naked for about 2 weeks. That way he could see when the pee started to come out and then he would run to the bathroom to pee. This way he learned quickly what his full bladder felt like. He has been fully potty trained now since 2 2mo. But I can't take credit for that we just let him do what came natural to him, we didn't pressure him or try to make him "go to the potty", but he did watch his daddy use the potty on a regular basis from about 9 mo (when he learned to open the door) until he was trained. Unless you are trying to get him trained for a preschool enrollment I wouldn't be too concerned with making him go to the potty. I think it may benefit him more to let him go when he feels he needs to go, and if he as an accident in his pants try and help him remember what his body felt like before he got wet so he can remember to go to the potty when he feels that way. I think some accidents are a necessary part of the learning process.

Hi i have 3 boys and when they was little i never sat them down on the toilet when they had to just pee pee i got a little stool and showed them how to go that way and when the oldest child would go pee,pee the youngest one would see him standing so then he wanted to do it the same way all my boys learned from each other so you might want to entroduce him in that way maybe your husband can let him see him go to the rest room to pee,pee but not actually let him see his private area just enough to let your son see that daddy stands up and pee,pee and then he's gonna want to to try it also let me know if this works.

I have a 4 year old boy that is finally completely potty trained. It sounds like your son is making good progress. My son goes pee pee standing up and for the most part does a really good job not making a mess. We have taught him from the bigging to clean up the potty, put the seat down, and flush. It is wonderful your son is staying dry through the night that is a big step. Now regarding #2, it seems like your son was like mine. They know they need to go, but once they get to the potty they don't want to do it. Just have patience, he will finally get there. We finally set up a reward system (I bought match box cars & he received one if he went #2 on the potty). Just an idea, something smaller like M&M's or sticker chart might even motivate your son. It just takes time, this seems to be the last step for all of my friends kids. Your son is doing a great job & in a few more months everything will just click!

K.,
It sounds like your son is ready to learn how to stand up, although if he still has trouble going poop, it might be a bit confusing.
I highly recommend the manual that I downloaded online called www.easypottytraining.com. It costs $10.00 and it is money-back guaranteed to work in 3 days. I used it on my 3-year old daughter and by the end of the 3rd day, she was telling ME when she had to go and she would just go by herself. I started making the same mistake that a lot of moms make and started taking her every 1/2 hour to 1 hour "just in case", but the trouble with that is that you're doing the work for your child and they will rely on you to take them instead of going by themselves when they feel the urge (and it's much more taxing on you to have to do that every so often). The author had 2 sons that she potty trained and she said that she just let them sit down when they had to go but others seem to do just fine standing up.
Please let me know if you would like additional information. It was a great program and it really did work! We went cold-turkey and threw away all diapers (never used pull-ups for naps or bedtime) and she was fully potty trained within a week.

Good luck!
K.

Hi K.,
Wait as long as you can with learning him to stand! Your bathroom will always be a mess once they learn (at school) to stand. Aiming is very difficult if you have a very full bladder, or are in a hurry, and although you clean the bathroom every other day there will always be a urine smell.

Just my idea... I have 3 boys. In the morning, when he is still sleepy, my husband also pees sitting down. So does my dad.

A friend of mine has 3 teenage boys. She told them one day: Everybody pees sitting down, or we make a schedule that you clean by turns every other day the bathroom. They all choose to pee sitting down...

But I didn't understand your question: does he seem to be on his way to being potty trained? If he is dry at night than there's nothing more to learn is it? I think it is great at 3,5 that he is dry at night!

I.

I would say his is on a good start on being potty trained. A way I showed my son to stand up and pee is let him go with his daddy or other males in the family to see them standing and pee. Also try the making bubbles in the potty or the ols cheeoies trick.