Can anyone help me with a few potty training tips for a two year old boy?

Question

My Husband is on the road working all the time and Im unsure how to approach potty training my son ... any tips?

Answer 1

I used pull ups with no luck.  I had some time off of work and put him in underwear he peed for 2 days in them but by the third day he was using the potty. He didn't like the wet and pull-ups they don't feel the wet. So if you have the time for a lot of clothes to wash I say put him in under wear

Answer 2

start both sitting... try to attempt to teach him how to aim his p***s while standing later...

its going to be harder w/o a male role model to watch and copy.... but its still possible....

Answer 3

Hi...I remember these days of frustration!!!  O.K.  What I did was the "weekend potty bootcamp".  It sounds nuts, but it works.  Get everything you need from the grocery store on friday, and prepare to stay in your house until Monday morning... Let your son be naked, or in underwear...just so he feels the wetness when he pees...set your timer for every 30 to 45 minutes and put him on the toliet...the actual toliet, not a plastic one for kids...we don't use one, why would we teach our kids to use one...and then have to teach them to use the actual toliet??? That's double work!!  Anyway, once your son feels the pee on his legs, trust me, he will not like how it feels...continue this method for the entire weekend, and give alot of praise when he does go...It works.  My girlfriend heard of it somewhere, and did it with both her son and daughter, and I did it with my son...he was pretty much potty trained by Monday morning...I think the secret is not leaving your house...Oh-and I did not use pull ups at night...I stopped him from drinking about an hour before bed, put a liner down on the bed so the pee didn't soak in, and would change his sheets when he would get me up at night...He HATED getting up in the middle of the night wet...

That lasted for about a week, and then he was fine...good luck!!

Answer 4

make sure he's ready first. stays dry a lot longer, has an interest, can pull his pants up and down, etc.

skip the pull-ups. they're fancier and more expensive diapers and they serve the same purpose- most kids at 2 can pull the tabs off and take the diaper off by themselves, so what's the point...

and go straight to underwear. announce one day that you're not buying anymore diapers. take him to the store and let him pick out his own underwear, etc. he won't like getting wet. take him first thing in the mornings and then every hour and half or so to try again. Keep doing this-- it takes time but it should be successful if you're patient and if he's really ready. if you stay at home, the first 2 weeks might be a little on the boring side- staying home more, playing more in the kitchen where messes can be cleaned easier, etc. make sure he changes himself though. he won't like having to stop playing, etc. to change clothes and it helps make the connection to get to the bathroom.

also, don't confuse him with putting diapers on him other than for sleep. at least in the beginning since kids can regress so easily. and don't expect the p**p to come right away.

you don't need your husband around to do this by the way. i am a 2 year old teacher (9 years) and have taught many, many 2 year old boys how to do this...and have supported many single moms too.

technique really depends on his "body" (seriously)- some boys can sit, tuck,  and close their legs tight and their p***s will go straight down and others will pee straight out (which is most frustrating). we've had boys in our classroom straddle the toilet backwards so their p***s naturally points downwards, and we've had boys stand and lean up against the toilet lid...it all depends on how he's built.

good luck!  

Answer 5

Honestly, every child is different.  I bought a potty chair for my son when he was a little past 2, and started to show interest.  He never used it.  He went straight for the big potty.  He would pee in it, but when he had to #2 he would ask for a diaper, go figure! :)  Then, one day, the clouds parted and he was potty trained, overnight, and no accidents during the night.  How? I have no clue.  But, here is something that worked for my friend's son:  put some Cheerios in the toilet, and try to let him dunk them with his pee.  He potty trained really quick like that, my son didnt buy it.  I wouldnt rush it, boys are weird with their potty training.  I just kept telling myself, "He wont be in a diaper in Kindergarten".  Just when I started to have doubts about my theory, he miraculously potty trained himself.  

Answer 6

relax and never punish.  let the child's body develop at its own pace.  put a step stool in the bathroom, so he can reach the sink & toilet.

Answer 7

With my son who is now 4 and totally toilet trained I would ask him a million times a day if he needed to go. Every hour or so I would take him anyways if he did anything there was LOTS of  praise given and big kisses and cuddles. When my partner got home from work it was the news of the day that Maxy was a big boy and went to the toilet, that helps alot.

Not dwelling on the little accidents and buying some cool under wear for boys helps alot as well.

Good Luck!