i have asked this question before however my son was younger and i got alot of people saying to wait so now that my oldest son is 28 months and will be 29months the 2nd of August i have started trying to potty train again and the first week was good then he started throwing fits when i set him on the potty now he will usually go first thang in he morning and thats it. he has also figured out how to get himself off the toilet and will not stay on it how do i keep him motived to get potty trained. i should also say that my husband works nights and sleeps during the day so he doesnt do much and he doesnt follow my lead when i am not around. so i am pretty much doing this on my own and i would like to have him well on his way by the time his youger brother turns 1 which is in november.
I have been reading a lot about this since I am a new mommy and found that boys are slower to potty train than girls....I found a site to be very helpful for these kind of issues...they provide a lot of different insights so you should check it out and it might help you...good luck and be a little more patient :)
http://www.theskinnyscoop.com/search/potty+training?utm_c...
First off....it won't work if hubby isn't backing you and helping. So, how do you get hubby on board? Well I used money with my hubby. I figured out how much we were spending on Diapers, Wipes, Baby Rash Cream, etc. Its over $100 per month. What could your family do with that much money each month? Once he gets on board you should have better luck with your son.
I admit that your son might be too little to potty trian for my house. However, with my younger brother my parents had him stand and pee with his 'hose' and try to hit the Cherios in the toilet. He was into firefighters and he found it to be the most fun. I would also reward him for even trying. With my little one we did songs and finger plays and such while she sat on the potty. And when she was on the potty was the only time we did them. She would ask to sing "10 Little Monkies" and I would say "have to sit on the potty while we sing" and off we would go. Consistancy is always the key with children.
H. that helps some, best of luck.
At 29 months, he is probably not ready yet. I know that you really want him to be ready but especially for boys, they are just not interested. You will know he is ready when he follows Daddy into the bathroom and wants to be just like him and pee in the Big Boy Potty!!
It must be tough having 2 so close together! I understand why you want him to p.t. but he is still young. I think the average age for boys is about 36 months. He is also competing for attention from you against his brother. Going potty is one of the few things he has control over. If you push him he may very well push back making the process much longer and more labor intensive. My daughter is 27 mos and I'm with you-I am ready for her to potty train! But... she doesn't care if she has a dirty diaper and never tells me that she has to go or that she went. I sit her on the potty periodically and try to make it seem exciting but she just isn't there yet.
I'd just keep giving tons of positive attention when your son uses the potty and then just follow his lead.
Good Luck!
It seems to me that your child is trying to tell you that he is NOT interested/ready for potty training. 29 months, is not even 2 1/2 years old - give hime some time and space, eventually, he will be interested and it will "take"
