Any advice for a mommy on potty training a 2 and a half year old?
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I have a 2 1/2 year old boy as well. The best thing for him was repetition. Take him potty with you, even though you go sitting down. He may try sitting down like you. Make it a game. Jump up and down and clap every time he sits for you. Turn the water on to help him feel like going. Do this every 5 minutes. It helps to use underwear instead of a diaper or pull up. He will feel wet as a result of going in his pants, and he may not like it. If there is a father or a man around, it really helps if he takes the boy in the bathroom and shows him how to stand up and go.
The main key is to reward him so he wants to go. I gave my son an mnm every time he tried, or went. We picked up a child size stool at the dollar store, and I let him choose a sticker to put on it every time he attempts, or goes.
Don't give up! If you wait until later, you'll just have to start all over again and he will be very comfortable peeing in his diaper and won't have any interest in the toilet. Good luck!!
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We used bribery on ours. We promised her a swing set in the backyard if she went on the potty for 1 month. She did and we honored the agreement and built the swing set.
Dont push, but dont give up either. He will do it when he is ready. Boys are a little more stubborn what worked for my sister was having him go when dad goes, kind of learning by example.
My son turned 3 in October. It has been a battle, let me tell you! My daughter was easy, not Eddie though! MY suggestion is let him watch a man....sounds perverted, unless Dad's around? Is he? Cause what I just suggested seemd a little....predatory....yeah, anyway, thats how my son learned, by watching me. Anyway, thats my suggestion...
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In response to the guy above me- I try to have my 4 year old son go into the potty with my husband whenever I can, and I had him take our son to the potty as much as possible when he was potty training. I think that does help!
Make it a game for him. Reward him for successes but do not punish him when he forgets. I calendar with reward stickers may work best. Try getting stickers of his favorite characters....Blue's Clues, Bob the Builder...etc. He will enjoy watching his calendar fill up with his favorite character and it will motivate him to go potty so he can get the reward.
You can also use marshmallows or something that he really enjoys eating, this too will also motivate him when he associates the object that he wants with his successes of going potty.
Be careful not to scold or punish him when he does not go potty or he will associate the negativity with going potty and refuse even more. He may start holding his urine and bowel movements which could cause him many problems.
Good luck and give it time. I am sure that he will succeed with your love and encouragement. Best wishes.
Dr. Phil had a really good idea. Check out his potty-training technique at www.drphil.com I had a friend who tried it with her son and she had great results. Luckily I haven't had any problems with my son. With my son I just introduced slowly, making sure not to push it on him. We put up a big piece of posterboard on the bathroom wall and every time he went he would put a sticker on the poster. After doing that for a while, one day I put underwear on him and took him to the potty every half hour at first. Then gradually waited a little longer. He learned really fast that way with only a couple accidents. Good Luck!
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I potty trained my daughter with a gumball machine , for the first day or two , each time she would go potty she was allowed to get a penny for the gumball machine I had purchased , then after a day or so I would begin saying we'll get it in a few minutes , and began distracting her , wah la.....before you knew it after only a few days , she was potty trained!!! (took a bit longer for night time but it will come) Melissa P.S. the gumballs are so small , no need to worry about constipation!
I think it is best to wait until he is 3 years old. I did this with both of my boys and they did fine. As long is there is no need to potty train wait. And like someone else said, let them see daddy do it as much as he can, this will help him get the idea and maybe make them feel grown up like daddy.get the book "TOILET TRAINING IN LESS THAN A DAY" by Nathan H. Azrin Ph.D. and Richard M. Foxx, Ph.D. just to warn you it doesn't happen in a day or lees but the techniques are great you have your child teach a wetting doll then you teach your child and there are readiness test in there and how to cope with a child who is just stubborn
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I got my book at wal-mart for under $ 8.00
i actually have the book in front of me
Set a timer. I know it's seems crazy. Set the timer for 5 min. He needs to get into a routine. Of going even if he doesn't go. If your a stay at home Mom it should be OK. If not, Try putting Cheerios in the toilet. Tell him to dunk them.
If he can control it. Starting and stopping. Get a jar and put something special in it. Every time he goes he gets to pick something.
Watch The Supper Nanny. Or Nanny 911. I now you can find then on line too.
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