How do you potty train.....?

Question

....a 2 1/2 year old boy that just doesn't care? he doesn't tell me that he has to go, or even that he has gone. he's in training pants (not pull-ups) that don't really hold a lot, and i change them a lot. i sit him on his potty often, and he has peed in it a number of times, and even pooed twice, although i think it's only because he happens to have to go at that time. most of the time, he poops in his training pants, and doesn't seem to care. he just goes on playing, with a mess in his pants. he has noticed, now that he's in training pants, when he is soggy, but he still doesn't tell me. any tips or advice is appreciated!

Answer 1

hey there!! don't worry about it too much, every child develops differently and boys usually take longer to show an interest in potty training than girls. my 2 boys were potty trained around 3 years old...my 2 girls were done by age 2. try telling him that he's a big boy now and it's time for him to start using the potty. i always tossed some cheerios or fruit loops into the toilet as fun targets for them to aim for...they loved it!!! my littlest daughter loved having a lollipop to keep her occupied when she had to p**p. try taking his favorite book into the bathroom and read a story while he tries to "go".

i wish you the best of luck!! :-)

Answer 2

Maybe make it fun. My daughter started potty training when she turned 2, and she's facisnated with quarters, pennys, dimes, nickels, she LOVES hearing the money drop down in her piggy bank. She got the smaller amounts when she went pee, and the quarter when she pooped. She loved the game out of it, loved having a basket of books beside the toliet to look at. And we made a big deal when she did it, we hooped and yelled, and danced around. She's fully potty trained now.

But some kids take more time just because they aren't ready. And I've read a dozen times over that if you try to force it, it just sets them back further. So maybe he's not really ready, boys do things differently than girls.

Answer 3

I had the same problems with my son at that age. Simple answer he just isn't ready to give up those diapers yet even though I am sure you are he just isn't. I got so frustrated with my son not showing real interest in going to the potty I waited until he was a little over 3 and then I just explained to him you have big boy underwear and you have to use the potty. I sat a little potty in the living room so he would have a bigger chance of making it to the potty. I am glad to say it worked like a charm once he was ready he instantly picked it up and hasn't had accident one that was 7 months ago. So even though the diaper changing gets expensive and tiring it is easier on both of you to maybe put it off and try again in a couple of months.  

Answer 4

The first thing that you should do is put him back in diapers until he starts attempting to tell you. Keep a close eye on him and every time you check him and he is pooped tell him, " Did you go POO POO?!" And keep on repeating poo poo so he understands what it is. The same with pee pee. Then when he understands it will be easier for him to tell you. He will probably start saying it after but when he does run him to the potty anyways. Then he will understand that when he says it he can go. Give him a little treat and/ or make a big deal about it when he goes in the potty. Also put him on right after nap and when he wakes up, and I mean AS SOON as he wakes. Also when you put him on the potty make sure you put him there till he does something or until it has been a long while. Training pants don't help if the child doesn't care its there. The reason for letting him where the pants is that he will feel the discomfort of being wet and not wanting to be, but some children just don't mind it. Good luck.  

Answer 5

BEEN THERE DONE THIS!!! it is so frustrating isnt it. with my oldest son the week after he turned 3 he just came to me and said he had to go and from that moment on bam potty trained. then i had twins (boy/girl). she was so easy by the time she was 2-2 1/2 completely in panties. my boy on the other hand didnt care either. he was 4, yes FOUR before he was trained. all the advice and gimmicks i was told about didnt work. he wanted to go to school so bad and i told him u cant go to Pre-K unless u go potty. "nevermind then i dont want to go to school" is what i would get. he'd ask to go to playground again if u go potty, nope nevermind. he loves fruit snacks i used those only as potty treats, nevermind i dont want any. NOTHING worked until he was ready and honestly when i stopped making such a big deal out of it he went. the fruit loops in the toilet he liked after he decided he wanted to go but it didnt help him want to go. good luck and all i can say is have a boat load patience!! when he is ready he will go i promise that. until then keep putting him on potty on a regular basis and sit back and wait on him. i about lost my mind thinking i was going to have the only high school graduate not potty trained!! funny now but that is how u feel when all the other kids are trained by now isnt it? i was told it was also a control issue with my son. he knew there was nothing i could do to "make" him go potty. so as soon as i eased up he did it on his own. good luck hun

Answer 6

make him change and clean his pants that have p**p and pee stains on  them... in your situation.. i think its times to try the tough love over neg. consequence of p**p/pee in pants....