Potty Training - Schoharie,NY

I have twin boys that will be 3 in 2 months. I have tried potty training and they refuse to sit onthe potty. Their Dr and their Gastrointestinal Dr said they are not ready and boys typically do not do well until 3 or older. One actually said 3 and 1/2 yrs old!!! It did make me feel a little better. But doing it too early could set you up for big time stress for the child and the parents. Many moms told me they tried when the child wasn't ready and everyone was so stressed out. The child was miserable and even more reluctant. When they waited and tried after 3 yrs old, it took one week with no stress!! Hope this helps :)

Unless he dry at night or after naps he is not ready. you set yourself up for alot issues if you push this. He will be ready when he is ready.Our children are little for a short time and before you know he will be taller then you. Good Luck
J.

Put if off for a while. He really is not ready. He still is young.

I know it's hard--that potty training. We thought our son would never go pee or poop in the potty. It took a long time, but he's 4 and all is well. You have to be patient with the boys. Try having him run around naked--that helped us. Even though he would cry "mommy pull up please!" I would not put that pull up on him and he began saying "daddy pee please!" Patience and persistence.

This is going to sound random....
For our son, we prepared him by letting him see us using the bathroom, and he would flush and we'd all say "bye bye, poopoo/peepee, see you next time!" It was like a team cheer -- so he wanted us to cheer together after he went.

the other thing is, since it's summer, you can give him lots of juice and prunes and let him run around outside (with the potty available) -- eventually he'll go (more juice! more prunes!) and without a diaper to turn to, it's an opportunity for him to try the potty (or the grass...)

Our son also disliked the potty seats that go on the big toilet, but another Mamasource mom suggested letting him sit backwards -- facing the tank -- and that made him feel safer.

Good luck!

Hi, Potty training is always been chlange for moms. It is hard to find out when they wanted to go potty eventhough you are in routine. I have 2 years and 7moths daughter. I started potty trained her when she was 18 months old. She is daiper free except nights.. I tried to take in the bathroom after half an hour giving her milk.in the morning.and every 2 hours. Let the child be naked until he takes a nap.Try buying his favourite character underwear. In addition I diulated apple juice in water so, that way child drinks more water. Take the boy to the potty after half and hour or 45 minutes.The child will definnetely pee. he might have accidents too. Also,There is a elmo potty training short video on yourube.Bring the potty near and show him doing it .This is really helped me and hopefully will help you too.

My son is 2 yrs and 3 months, so almost the exact same age. I've been reading my "Potty Training 1-2-3" book, written by the people that wrote Babywise books (Ezzo). They say to reward the child for staying dry and clean. Reward them ALSO when they use the potty, but the object is to ask the child often "Are you dry and clean?" and when they say yes, reward them. When they use the potty, give a double reward (for example, 1 M&M for checking if you are dry and clean, 3 M&Ms for using the potty).

Here's an excerpt from the book:
"When 'dry and clean' is the object of reward, the parent is in control. Every time you ask the question "are you dry?" you put yourself in a place to rewad and encourage without depending on your child's performance. You can ask that question as many times as you think necessary between potty breaks. Meanwhile, rewards are continually reinforcing in the mind of your toddler the importance of staying dry. She chalks up a victory each time her answer to the question is a yes. Time and tme again this one motivating factor has made all the difference between rapid or slow success during the training process."

It sounds like he isn't ready yet. 2 yrs. 4 months is still young, and he is a boy...enough said! We didn't start with my son until a month after his 3rd birthday, and he was FULLY potty trained (night time and all) within 2-3 weeks. When they are ready, it makes it so much easier, so I would just wait until he is a little older!

Hi J., Potty training is a very tricky thing. All children are ready at different times. Your son is showing signs of being aware by bringing you wipes etc, he does not want to be dirty.... this is good. Do not force him, just do as you are, let him see you and dad etc. He will come around in his time. The toilet is scary to some. Does he have his own little potty? One that can sit in the bathroom. Try that if you have not already. Be patient, my best..... Grandma Mary (mom of 5)

I wouldn't worry about it...he'll do it when he's ready...he's on his way. What we did with my son was just keep giving him the option to sit on the potty and we told him that one day when he was ready he would go on the potty and we didn't make a big deal of anything at all. He was very engaged in the whole thing and even got to a point that the slightest drip with a diaper on and he wanted to be changed and then all of a sudden one day he said, Mommy I'm big now, I want to go on the potty...he was just about 3. There was no turning back then. He had a few accidents but not a lot. So just go with the flow on this one and let him dictate with you comfort and guidance. He'll eventually do it. He's already showing great signs, he just needs to get himself over the "bump" and do it and he will. Maybe revisit the rewards system again after taking a break. My son had rewards (implemented at school) and he was all about it! Now my struggle is getting him to realize that at NIGHTTIME he is not ready and needs to wear a pull up - he hates it but even with a pull up on he still wakes up wet..but right now I think SLEEP is more important for all of us! LOL! Good luck - don't worry, before you know it he will be potty trained and like everything you'll look back and think - OMG he's getting so big so fast!

If you have an iphone or an itouch, there is an app called Potty Predictor. This is only for going pee on the potty, not poop. It has timers and a reward sticker book with music for positive reinforcement. What's really neat about the app, is it records your child's potty habits, analyzes the data, then will actually predict when he or she needs to use the potty. Pretty Cool! You might what to check it out!

It sounds like he knows the point of the potty and obviously knows that he should be using it since he was embarrassed in front of his cousin..maybe he is nervous and scared? Along with the rewarding try giving him encouraging words (which I'm sure you already do just thought I'd add)..here is a site that might help with some ideas you can try, I find it very helpful:

http://www.theskinnyscoop.com/search/potty+training?utm_c...

good luck!!