How do you potty train a 2yr old BOY?

Question

My son just turned 2 a couple days ago and I really want to get him potty trained asap because I'm 22 weeks pregnant and this would be one less worry and one less bill. I sit him on the toilet for about 30 min and he will hold his pee until it hurts or pee as soon as he gets off the toilet. Please help me!!!!

Answer 1

try talking to him

Answer 2

well a little trick i used with my nephew try either kinda making it a game like tell him he gets a sticker if he goes or a reward if not maybe another way buy cheerios yes the cereal throw a few in the toilet and tell him to sink em!!  

Answer 3

try the schichida method. right after he falls asleep at night talk to him softly. tell him that he should't pee on his pants anymore or use diapers since it is uncomfortable. give him the pros. toddler's brains work and absorb more during the first five  minutes of sleep.

Answer 4

Very carefully!!!!!  Run some water while he's on the pottie!!!!  Encourage him to pee and whatever!  The first time is the worst time for us little guys! Good luck!

Answer 5

Well,if nothing is working than here is a small suggestion:-

Spread newspaper anywhere (in living room also,it just to attract him to sit on it) and make him sit on it  and give a small toy in his to play ,so that he will not think of getting up soon and let him do the potty.You can change the paper as required.This way ,You will not have to bend and hurt your pregrancy.You can throw out the paper.At first,he may not want to sit,in that case ,let him do in standing way on the paper.After 2-3 days you can make him sit on the paper.

Once he is used to sitting and doing potty, he will automatically sit on the toilet pot,you dont have to care much about it.

Try this. Hope it helps.

Answer 6

use those pullup type of diapers.  talk to him about "what a big boy you are now".  praise him for efforts to use potty on own.

have him go into bathroom with daddy and see how daddy goes potty....let daddy show him what to do.  little boys gain a lot from daddy's in this department.

having him sit on toilet for 30 minutes probably feels a little like punishment to him - so use "positive reinforcement" on him...kids respond really well to this.  

Answer 7

patience!!!  If he is not ready believe it or not the more you try the more he will resist. I would just keep the message in his head by reminding him and taking him to the bathroom but don't push it. My son was about 3 1/2 yrs but my daughter was 16 months when she was potty trained. I think boys sometimes take longer. I heard that they can't hold it as long as girls, making it harder because when they gotta go they gotta go.

Answer 8

Turn on the water.let him play with water. I know this might sound terrible, but he cant get up till he pees. I would sit in there with him till he does. Maybe he is not going cause he does not have to go? When he does pee in the toilet, make sure you tell him it is awesome and give him something. When he is sitting there and does not go... dont give him anything,. but tell him nice try. He needs to know it is ok to not pee each time.

I am working on it with a 22 month old. he only has peed his pants once. i take him about every hour and sometimes he is sitting there about 45 min waiting to pee. it all depends onthe child.

He might not be ready. Is he showing signs that he is? If you rush it i have heard it is a bad thing. Watch out and dont rush him. It makes it worse in the end and they can take longer to learn!

Answer 9

I'm not quite there yet with my son, but I always heard a neat little trick that I will probably try, and that is to put a couple cheerios in the toilet, and have him to aim at them. I have a stubborn son and he won't let me even change his diaper without screaming, but I have found that if I make everything a game, then he is more willing to do things.