Potty Training - Roanoke,TX

I want to second the respondant who suggested that he clean up his own mess, it teaches him responsibility for his own actions. On the positive side though, the break through with my son's potty training came when Daddy took him to the potty and taught him to stand to pee the way big boys do. Having him stand to pee(not sit like Mommy does)made him feel grown-up. When we got mastered that skill, then we worked on sitting down for the 'big' job.

Rewards like the first responder are a good thing. But that is just the second part of the equation. Firt thing is he needs to be cleaning up his own pee. It doesn't have to be perfect but give him a handful of paper towels and make sure he tries. Tell him to throw them in the garbage.
Try putting cherios in the potty and see if he can hit the "target". Give him as much joy going in the potty as you can and make peeing anywhere else a job:(
Good Luck!

Rewards are great, if the child understands. At 2, you may have mixed results. Heck, at 3 it could still not work. He's only 2 and it's great that you're starting to think about potty learning, but taking the diaper off is not necessarily a sign he's ready. It just means he wants his diaper off for whatever reason. If he shows no interest in the toilet, he's not ready yet. By all means encourage him to sit on it, but if he fights it, let it go. The lollipop thing might work, but then it just might train him to eat lollipops on the pot and not necessarily go on it. Give him time to figure it out. It has to be his idea and not yours in order for it to work.

I say go for it! The worst that can happen is that he will have a few accidents...
We used a method called "Potty training in less than a day" When our son was 25 months old (You could find it on amazon). I would highly recommend it!! He is even dry at night and nap time. Completely diaper free 100%. Another similar (but not quite as affective) in in the link I posted here http://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-in-three-days-...
You can also read our "success" story on our family blog
pjml.blogspot.com It is a few posts down.

Please, no candy as a treat or reward for anything! Dentist are seeing so many more cavities in young children now than before and it is a bad idea anyway, the sugar alone... But you can stand him on your feet to go on the big potty and take him often until he gets the idea. Sitting is for poo-poo. Also there are potty chairs with a high front for boys and you could read a special book or eat unsweetened cherrios while he waits, etc. I might let him help clean up the tee-tee when he goes on the floor and say No-we go in the potty and stay calm, etc. He will catch on soon. Good Luck!

We I potty trained our 4 with the bare bottom method. They would wear a shirt still and I would also have a little potty that would be in the same room they were in. That way if they had to go, they didn't feel like they were missing out on anything. It worked for all of ours in about 5 days both boys and girls. When they woke up dry 2 or 3 nights in a row is when we started and they were all right about 26 months. Good luck!

When I met my ex, he had a little boy that was potty training. He would always go in the household plants, and had no interest in the potty seat. So one day I drew a smiley face in the potty pot, and told him to aim for that. Like a game. If he could keep it in ther pot and not all over the place, he would get a smiley face on the chart we made together. After he got 5 faces, he got to pick a prize from a little shoe box i had. I just went to the dollar sotre and bought those packages that had misc things in them like toy soldiers and bugs. I put some candy in there too. It just took him 3 weeks to start going by himself.

Not sure where the toilet is located in your house, maybe it's a time issue and he knows he can't make it? I have heard of Mom's putting a couple of the portable kids potties in the house (like in the living room and laundry/kitchen area) until the child was better at "holding" it. I would definitely offer a "token/reward" for going in the potty and I think having him "help" clean up, when he doesn't, is a good idea (if there's no "negative" to going on the floor, than he'll just keep that habit). Good luck, potty training is such a fun phase! My boys are 9 and 5, we're working on FLUSHING!LOL

My 2 year old is a girl, so I'm not sure I have much advice but I felt like responding because we are starting potty training today - I figure with almost a week at home maybe we'll get it. Anyway, I say WHATEVER WORKS!!! If the lollipop gets him to stay on the potty go for it. I also agree with making him clean up his own mess. That has worked wonders for us in other situations (both with our 2 year old and over the years with our 7 year old!!). Good luck! I'm rooting for you!