Potty Training Issues

Place gold fish crackers in the toliet and have him "aim" at them. Or remove his pants and have him soil himself ie running down his legs... and then he might get a move on to the toliet. good luck.

OK - I've potty trained 2 boys now and you have to know that boys are just different than girls in the potty training department. With mine it had to totally be their idea to use the potty. Just keep being as patient as possible and as consistant as possible. What I have done is let him keep sitting on the potty whenever he wants to go whether he actually pees or poops. If there is no action, tell him how proud you are and what a good boy he was to tell you he needed to sit on the potty. When he does go, praise him to the heavens and offer a reward, but the reward is only for the action. I promise he will get it, but no one can tell you when or give you a sure fire way to do it.
Hang in there!!
L.

Hello N.!

This is the method that I use and works well for my 'children'.
I make a lot of fuss and use a lot of praise, when the child has sat on the potty. I've stopped making potty training an issue, meaning: "When you're ready, you're ready and here is your option you can chose to getting out of that poopy diaper."
I bought a fun musical potty that looks like the adult version. It gives instant positive feed back (in addition to mine: "Good job!" (even for only trying!)), it has a handle on each side for the child to hold on to and his feet are firmly on the floor (adult toilets can feel very intimidating to a child). When s/he feels ready, it can be used on the adult WC. During potty training, I use only pull-up pants/shorts, short skirts, to make undressing/dressing easier. I use the "sticker method reward." The child chooses one sticker for wet and two stickers for BM and gets to paste the sticker(s) on a sheet that I tape to the bathroom wall. When the sheet is full, I let the child chose an additional reward from my "Special Potty Reward Container": fancy hair band/clip, pen, mini car, little people etc). Also, I use the hand washing routine as an additional fun-activity (during hand washing, we either sing the birthday song or: "This is the way we wash our hands ..."

Good luck and I hope this helps!
E. May
May Play N Learn
Allen, TX 75002

My daughter had to be naked from the waste down for a few days before she mastered the whole potty thing. This weekend focus only on potty training, leave him bottomless and he may use the potty. If he understands the whole concept, which it sounds like he does, then I think he will pick up on it very quickly. Bottomless leaves you no alternative other than going on the potty.

Make it fun, give him rewards for going on the big boy potty. Good luck, and hang in there

just went thru this with my 3.5 yr old son. Take him to the potty every 30 minutes and have him sit on the potty for at least 5 minutes. He will get the hint that it is time to go and you aren't going to give in so he can play etc. and never let your frustration show. PRAISE him even when he didn't go,but for at least trying. Hope this helps. We were completely potty trained in about 4 days.

He may be anxious to play or join the family after being away from you all day, so I suggest after setting him on the potty to read a (short) story. (while he goes, tell him) Otherwise casually mention him going, be real pleasant in suggesting it, and I think he will soon go at home if he is doing it some at day care. Or you could suggest you take turns, you can go to potty first and then daddy will or mommy will, so he thinks you all are going and he gets a turn.

have you tried putting a chart in the bathroom where if your son makes a "deposit" he gets a sticker on the chart. Then at the end of the week he gets to go to a dollar store or store of choice and pick out a toy/small prize/book.

just be patient with him and don't get frustrated. Keep taking him and let him practice. It will happen when he's ready.