I am wanting to start ptty training my son, But am not sure how to start!!PLEASE HELP?

Question

I did buy a potty chair and big boy underwear but not sure where to go from there

PLease help

Thanks

Answer 1

Just for fun, here is a collection of some of the best Yahoo!Answers on how to potty train in a hurry!  You'll do fine just don't ever, ever, ever use pull-ups.

1) The no-nonsense cold-turkey approach:

(see the best answer)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

2) The forget about accidents/reward "being dry" approach

by K10

"Encourage him to stay dry. This simple change is what it took to have my son potty trained, worked almost immediately: The best advice I can give, is through out the day, ask if he is "dry." If he is, give him a small reward (We use a fruit loop-in his eyes they were a treat, since he normally doesn't get them) Don't use pull-ups, use underwear, there is nothing to soak up the mess, and he knows right away that he has to change clothes. Put the remains in the toilet (so he can associate where they belong) Never get mad, he is learning a new skill, like walking and talking. By changing the focus, my son understood that the goal is to stay dry."

3) The "sit in it' or $1,500 expert approach

my friend has a 6 yr old non verbal autistic son who she had fits training. Last summer she hired a professional to come for a day and work with him. It cost $1,500 and with in 6 hrs he was potty ed trained. Here is what they did.. He was put in under ware and taken to the potty every 30 Min's when he did go he was rewarded. when he had an accident he was then taken to the toilet sat down after a few Min's. he had to put back on his soiled pants and returned to the spot of the accident. Then this was repeated 5 times. Hope this helps.

4) The obnoxious repetition after accidents approach

Hey! My son got potty trained at 19 months, all of my friends were like "WOW! How did you do that!?" and here is what I did:

I invested in ONLY underwear, no pull-ups--I allowed him to have accidents, and EVERYTIME he had an accident I would take him from his puddle to his potty back and forth 8 times for every accident. I would walk to the puddle and say "you use the potty" and then walk him to his potty. Again, I would repeat this for EVERY accident (8 times, each accident). With him having on the underwear, he quickly got used to the idea that he did not like being dirty--just be patient, and expect a lot of accidents...good luck!

5) The "bribery" approach

I like to potty train by having them go through levels. first they get a treat just for sitting on the potty/toilet for a few minutes every few hours. Then they get a treat only if they pee. Then when they have this down, they get a treat only if they are dry when you check their diaper AND pee. Then they get a treat if they choose to wear underwear and keep it dry for an hour until you have another potty opportunity. Then they get a really great treat only if they have a BM on the toilet. When they are ready, they start telling you when to take them to the toilet or just going on their own before you even have a potty opportunity. Thats when your job as mentor is done.

Answer 2

Put some of his favorite cereal in the toilet before he goes, and tell him to aim at the cereal. Lol

Answer 3

I would buy some books geared for toddlers that talk about going to the Potty.  And start reading those to him, so he gets an idea about potty training.  They also have an Elmo goes Potty, dvd that my son loved to watch just before he was ready for potty training.  I think the best thing to do is, just declare one day to be underwear only day, and not go back to diapers/pull ups during the time you are trying to train. I would put him on the potty a few times a day to see if he has to go and maybe try running water or something like that to see if that helps any.   When he does finally go on the potty make a HUGE deal about it.  

I'd give it a try for a few days, and if he doesnt seem ready, just try it again in another month! I have found when a child is ready to potty train they will, not too much else you can do about it.

Answer 4

So first of all patience is the key. He is young and well boys do take longer to train then girls. Put him in clothes he can pull off easily to practice pulling down to go potty. Second try pullups that are like underwear but if he has an accident clean like diaper. Make a big deal about using the potty, buy or go to library for books on potty training that are for his age and read them to him. They have great ones that are about kids going on the potty and some even make a flushing noise. Do a sticker chart and if he does go on the potty let him put one of his favorite stickers on his chart for doing a great job. Good luck and remember patience is key.

Answer 5

The first thing you need to do is get him used to the potty. Let him sit on it with and without his diaper, let him drag it around if he wants, and let him decorate it with stickers. Try letting him see other people use the potty and tell him his potty is where he goes.

Answer 6

Well he is still a little young so don't be disappointed if it isn't in his agenda right now, but the best way I have come across is to let them wear the big underwear and take him constantly to the bathroom. It gets a little messy but they eventually will get the idea. All kids are different but I taught a two year old class for a few years and that method got the best results.Good luck.

Answer 7

I used potty trainer paints like reg kids under ware and plastic paints during the day with my son take him to the potty often and give alot of praise make it fun use a chart and give rewards like stickers and things .  don't get upset mistakes happen.  If he doesn't seem interested don't force the issue just let it happen. I found the easiest way is to let them set on the toilet then stand.  I tried the huggies pull ups but i found the paints i told you about are better because it lets them feel what they have done  and they get where they don't like to be wet or messy. and that helps also you can find the under ware at Wal-Mart.  I did this and my son was trained at 2 years.

Answer 8

first thing you should do is make sure he is showing the signs that he's ready to be potty trained. staying dry for long periods of time,knowing when he has soiled his diaper. you could introduce him to the potty. let him examine it, sit on it. maybe you could read him a book or buy a video on potty training. I also heard that using a reward system works as well.