My son will be 2 in September, when should he start being potty trained?

Question

Is he behind because he is not potty trained? I know it would be my fault if he is; but what and how can I start? Any tips

Answer 1

Don't worry about being behind at all! Tip: watch for these two signs of readiness.

1) Make sure he is really old enough to understand the concept that pee/poo should go in the toilet/potty when you explain it to him.

2) Watch for him to get bladder control (wakes up dry in the morning or goes for longer stretches during the day dry).

While you are watching for readiness, start taking him to the bathroom with you and other family members so he understands this will be his routine soon too.

These two signs will give you confidence when you start training. You won't wonder if you started too soon the first time he has an accident. You'll be confident he can train and your confidence will make a world of difference in his success, He'll be completelly trained very quickly, probably in just a few weeks. Lots of parents are unsure about training and when their child begs to stay in diapers or isn't interested in the bribes offered, they give in and end up diapering until 3 or 4 years old.

My other tip is that potty training must be done with underwear, not Pull-ups or diapers (except maybe at night if needed). This is important because your child has to believe that he has reached a milestone where diapers are no longer an option, or he might not have the motivation to learn to use the toilet. When you start training, explain the whole process to your son, let him pick out a potty and cool underwear. Then, put the potty close to where he spends the most time and let HIM train. At first there will be a lot of accidents (be prepared), but you know he has the ability to "hold it" and soon (in hours, days, or at most a few weeks) he will get to the toilet quick enough to avoid accidents. Poo might be a little more challenging. If so, encourage him to push everytime he sits on the potty to help condition him to go on the toilet. If he uses his underwear instead of getting to the toilet...consider having him train bare bottomed. When he has an accident, take him to the potty and have him sit a few minutes and nicely explain that he needs to pee on the potty from now on and you know he can do it. When he has a success celebrate and give lots of praise!

As you potty train, remember that children are naturally ready to potty train around age 2 and in most parts of the world they are trained by then. You can do it, the trend to wait until age 3 or 4 is related to the trend to let children help set the rules. Of course most toddlers don't want to train because diapers are comfortable and convenient. It will build their confidence however to potty train before age 3 and is a gift parents can give.

Answer 2

Now!!!! would be a good time 2 start get some books for him 2 read about it

Answer 3

My wife bought a child-sized potty when our son was just a couple months old.  It was a permanent fixture in the bathroom and he got used to sitting on it as soon as he could walk.

She would let him see her dump his mess from the diaper into the toilet and tell him "this is where it goes" so he learned early on that the diaper was not where it was supposed to be.

She had a stool for him to stand on and pee in the regular toilet.  she cut tissue in boat shapes and laid them on top of the water for him to aim at and "sink the boat."

She was very patient and sweet with him, and he wanted to please her.  I don't remember how old he was when he was completely potty trained, but many other boys were still in diapers.  Every child is different and boys usually train later than girls.

She gave him a reward at the end of the day when he kept his diaper clean and dry all day.  He loved getting the new books or small toys.

Answer 4

My son will be two in 7 days and he hasnt showed any interest... so I'm not gonna start until he's ready, my mom said if you start too early he may have more accidents later on down the road around the age of 5 and 6... good luck and dont push it!! he'll do it when he's ready!

Answer 5

Potty training at 2 is not late. I used to put on shorts for my children for a start and show them the potty and explain that they must use the potty if they need to pass urine; even after they have wet their pants. After a couple of times, I will let them wear pull up pants and ask them from time to time if they need to pass urine and make sure they use the potty. It may take 2 to 3 weeks before they can get use to it.

Answer 6

should have already been on that road in my opinion , try taking diapers away at home (other than bed time at first, get a matress protection pad for later on) have em help clean accidents and dont rush to much to change him.Let em be uncomfortable but not to the point of diaper rash of course

Answer 7

When he is ready.  Average age for a male is 3 1/2 years old.  He must be able to stay dry for 2 hrs, pull his own pants up and down, be aware he has to potty and be able to communicate to you that he has to potty (in the beginning he has to be able to tell you he did potty).  Until he is ready there is no reason to push it.  Some parents just try to rush it and end up with a lot of accidents and frustration.  Children have small bladders and they can be very weak until they are about 6 years old so there is no reason to rush it.  As long as he is pottytrained by kindergarten then he will be fine.

Answer 8

My youngest son is two and a half and has been using the potty off and on for a couple of months now. But with that in mind he also has an older brother who was potty trained at around 3 yrs old. The youngest follows his brother, my husband, and I to the bathroom. He has his own little potty b/c he is scared to death to get on a big one. He seems to have a phobia, if you will, of pull-ups and "big boy" undies...lol. Soooooo at this stage right now we seriously let him run around the house bare bottomed and he uses it everytime. but if he has on undies, pull-up or diaper he WILL wet it in a heart beat and then tell you about it later. The way I see it is when children show interest in it that's when to start. Just because a child is trained by 2 yrs or 4 yrs old doesn't mean yours will follow that time line. every child is different. My oldest potty trained himself. it's like one day something clicked and he's been using it ever since, and never used a "training potty". My youngest is the challenge b/c he wants to but he doesn't want to wear anything on his butt other than diapers sooo ya know. you go with the flow, try different things. take off his diaper and ask him if he has to use the potty and if he says no let that be it and try again later at the next diaper change.  All you can do is keep asking and eventually he'll say yeah. But no, your son is definitely not behind.

First off buy a potty, we bought a decent priced one with a padded seat b/c well it's just more comfy and can later be transferred on to the big potty. Set it somewhere that he tends to be most of the time for him to check it out, get used to it, investigate it and figure it out. The let him follow you and your husband to the bathroom every time so he can see what is going on and what you're doing. he'll learn from example. our little boys all started off peeing sitting down b/c they have no aim whatsoever. big praise after the first time and everytime after that. but just keep asking him and setting him on it with clothes and then without and gradually he'll get there. and probably by himself for the most part. You just show him what to do, buy what he needs, and he'll take it from there.