First thing you need to do is switch to cloth training pants or regular cotton underwear. If he is early in potty training and you want to be consistent, then cloth training pants are a lifesaver! He will feel like he is wearing underwear, but your car and his clothes will be protected from accidents when he has to pee at the far end of the store or when you are driving around and he falls asleep in his carseat, etc. The problem with Pull Up is they are glorified diapers. They still won't train a child.
Around 2 years old (give or take a few months) children start making the mind/body connection. If they are in disposable diapers, they do not feel wet and cannot connect their bodily functions with a discomfort they should feel when relieving themselves.
If he has a favorite stuffed animal or doll, have him show it how to use the potty. Children learn best by teaching.
We also used big praise and encouragement, plus we try to get children to take pride and self-praise themselves when they go in the potty. This helps them want to continue. Some children respond to rewards of other forms. like charts and stickers, presents, food, etc.
These are great for starting out. When you and your son are ready for the big day, then there are a number of methods that train them quickly. One is having them run around naked or with just underwear and have him go on the potty every 10 minutes or so to reinforce that's where he goes. If he has an accident especially if he decides something else he is doing is more fun than going potty and decides to go in his pants, then the most effective mtehod is to do a repetition reinforcement. As soon as an accident occurs, take him to the potty have him sit on it and tell him this is where he goes potty. Have him stand up and pull up his pants (good opportunity to put dry ones on him), go back to where he was playing and then tell him we don't go potty here and then have him walk back to the potty and repeat this 10 times (far more tedious for the parent than the child, but it really works in training a child fast). Your son will quickly realize it is better to stop what he is doing and go to the potty and then go back to playing rather than having an accident and having to repeat the exercise over and over.
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