Potty Training Advice - Gainesville, FL

D.,
My son at age nine yrs old, went through that phase for the first 6 mos-1yr after taking him out of diapers, the doctor said he has a "hyper active" bladder. If you are concerned that he can stay dry in his pull up, but not his underwear, don't be, it could just be that he gets excited about wearing big boy pants and forgets to "hold it". try using the plastic pants with his underwear..it will help save on changing whole outfits.

While I know how silly this is going to sound I am writing to you with it anyway. This is what worked with my daughter. During that time she was a Barney fan to the max. I tood her to the store and she picked out some Barney panties. Pretty frilly Barney panties. (ugh!) She would NOT pee on Barney! Go figure. J.

Get a Nole to help you. It is an attention seeking thing.
sticker board star for every 15 minutes he stays dry. Put pull ups over underwear. Do not get mad or show being up set if he wets but praise the heck out of him if he's dry. This should be in your college courses Behavior modification.

well, i honeestly didn't start potty training until my daughter was almost 3. and i started it on the wkend and then when she would come home from preschool she put on her underwear and i just let her do her "thing". if she peed in them, i just explained to her how yucky it feels to be wet and to try the potty next time. it took about a week of that b4 she could get through a nap dry. don't stress. it will happen.

Hey D.,
Looking back pull-ups really weren't the best option, my daughter knew they were like diapers. I know it sounds harsh but I finally listened to other moms who said let her feel the pee-pee. And I put her potty out in the family room where she spent most of her time. She didn't like the pee pee feeling and that moved her along faster. I read your son pees more often in the underwear but at least he's telling you b/c he probably doesn't like the feeling. I also used the candy method--once she got the hang of it, we stopped using candy as a reward and she flowed w/ the change. Another thing I did was if we were going to be gone for a long time like at the zoo, I'd put panties on and then the pull ups over them so it would minimize messes at public places but she'd still feel the wetness. I've heard boys take longer--my daughter was 2 1/2 when she got it.
Good luck!

I sure am no expert but for a boy, it might be a bit early. Sounds great that you've gotten that far already. My daughter's pediatrition says whatever you do,don't push it...getting them nervous about it could hinder their progression.
Good luck!

This worked for us. Go online and look for the 3 day potty training. It is an e-book that costs $24.00 but worth every penny. Follow it to the letter and you'll never look back. Our 3 year old was trained in 3 days and we're about to train the 2 year old girl. It just takes a very serious and intense 3 days.

The underwear let air in...

He's also a bit young to get it completely yet, so kudos to you for the 2 hour stints. Good luck!

I have 3 children, 11, 7, and 5. I was very happy when finally diapers were a thing of the past. When it came time to potty train, I didn't start until my child brought up interest themselves. I guess it went pretty smooth. I know 2 seems to be the benchmark for starting. However, when i let my children bring it up to me they were consciously aware of what they wanted. Each was close to 3. It's a bit more expensive, but worth it. The most dramatic was my son, who was just over 3 and one day just took off his diaper/pull-ups and said, I'm ready for big boy pants, take to the store. I did it immediately. When we got home we put on his big boy briefs. To this date, he did not have , not one, accident, day or night!! We were so proud of him. Plus, we didn't over drill bathroom words. Just the chit chat of us parents and big sister saying example, "... since we are going to the store I better run to the bathroom." Before long when I would be getting ready to leave the house, he would make a stop in the bathroom. All three of my children were really good about learning. It is a good feeling, however, to be diaper free!!!Yeah! Good luck to you.

D.,

I would suggest that if you are going to put him in underwear, stop using the pullups. One or the other. I think it confuses them. He is only 2 and sounds like he is doing pretty good. My grandaughter did the same thing, went on for a while but eventually she stopped or the novelty of going to the potty stopped.

Good Luck! and Go Gators!

Hello D....First I want to wish you the best of luck with the potty training adventure.

I am the mother of 4 children soon to be adding number 5 and I have found that with all of my children each were very different from when they were ready. The little girl by far the easiest to train.

First thing I must tell you is be very patient with him. He'll get it! And keep plenty of vinegar handy to get urine out of the carpet/furniture/mattresses..hehe!.

My third born son by far proved to be the most challenging of the four children to potty train. I did the pull up thing just like you are doing and eventually figured out that the best way to go was to put him in big boy underwear. The pull ups seemed to give him the security of a diaper (ie If I wet myself the pull ups won't make a mess)so we finally just took them away and said no more. He would fuss and raise the roof, but we stuck to our word and refused to put another pull up back on him.

Adventually, after a while, and much time on my hands and knees cleaning up the little accidents he finally started to get the "feel" of when he needed to go pee in the toilet.

We started out with every 1/2 hour or so putting him on the toilet and taking some warm water and pouring on his belly just below the belly button to help stimulate the urge to pee. Then we would build up the time in between.

One of the things that we also incorporated into our "training" him (some of you may not agree with this method) was when Daddy went to the bathroom he went with daddy also. It really helped him "figure" things out.

If your tiny tot wets himself keep telling him it's okay and that accidents happen. During the little chat also tell him to remember what it felt like before he had his little accident and when he feels that feeling again to go to the potty. The key to the training is to be consistant.

Best of luck to you all.
D.

just give him time. unfortunately it can get confusing and he's just starting out. one thing u can do is move the potty chair to whereever he is at home, that way the run isn't as far. lil kids don't like to stop playing to go potty and just work it slowly back into the bathroom. then again he may not be quite ready to potty train, altho he is physically ready mentally ready is different. they gotta be ready in their minds before it will work, xp with that 1 my 3 yr old just decided to get serious and she still not totally committed she goes whenever she wants to altho i have noticed she makes more effort in panties cause they don't like to be wet

he's only 2. he could be just not ready. that's not his fault. that's not your fault. it comes with time. give him time. boys are slower at getting the physical message that they have to go before they're actually going. even if you do get him "trained" (i hate that word) he will still have accidents for a long time. some parents put way too much importance on getting their child potty trained at a young age as if it's some kind of achievement on their part. keep taking him to the potty at the same general times... wake up, an hour later, before and after meals and snacks, before bed. He'll go and it'll cut down on your diaper consumption, but don't expect that he'll come to tell you every time he feels like he's got to go. It will come with time. For now... cut him some slack.

At 2, he may just not be ready. He knows when he's gone, but may not be aware of or able to control it before it actually happens. I know there are some sociental pressures and you're tired of changing diapers, but you can't really force this. He knows what it's about and he'll come around. Good luck!

If dad is in the house and is willing to sit to pee, let them go to the bathroom together (the bathroom where the potty is located) so your son will see that big guys don't pee in their pants. The advantage to using cloth training underwear is that wearing wet pants is very uncomfortable, hence he should want to avoid the discomfort by peeing in the potty.