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Potty training a toddler

I have a two year old little boy that I can't get him to tell me when he has to go to the bathroom. Sometimes he does but mostly he won't tell me until after the matter. Any ideas??

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Written by joanna

Posted on 12/21/2006

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a lot of my friends who are potty training have their child run around the house naked/with no pants on. I'm not sure if that will help cause you might just have him peeing on the floor.

posted by vanessa on 12/21/2006

HAHA....Well I know my little boy and I know he would have a blast if I let him do that and he would want to push and see what I would do if he peed on the floor. I don't want to keep cleaning my floors any other ideas?

posted by joanna on 12/21/2006

sorry no, I have my own potty problems right now, she screams every time I change her diaper unless she is in the best mood, I use to think it was because she still needed to go so I would offer her the potty chair, but she wouldn't use it. she is 18 month.

posted by vanessa on 12/21/2006

Well thanks anyway...but it sounds your having more trouble tham me with it. My son didn't tell me and pooped inhis pull up and i put him on his potty seat until he used the bathroom...well he sat there about 30 min and did nothing. So I guess i'll have to keep trying.Good Luck

posted by joanna on 12/21/2006

guess you were too late, I watch for when my daughter pauses during play and ask her if she is pooping. usually she is. the other thing I heard was you should pay attention to the time of day he usually poops and have him sit one the toilet every day at that time.

posted by vanessa on 12/21/2006

I am joining this conversation with a little delay but I want to add the motto about potty training: when they are ready it takes 3 days when they are not 6 months. I waited one extra year but then my job was easy! Sometimes, expecially boys are not mature and it takes forever to potty train them! So I don't have any particular tip except for "waiting"...

posted by Vero on 12/28/2006

I think waiting might work, kids never do what you want them to until they want to. they learn to be like that way too early

posted by vanessa on 12/29/2006

HI tthere
My son just turned 2 and his doc actually told me boys usually train around 2 1/2 closer to 3 and girls are earler 2yrs old . So have no fear my son finally sits on the toilet and Im thrilled and he actually peed but only once. So I am not gonna freet about it cause if we do it will scare him .So I just let him sit on it everyday at least once a day for around 15 min the longest and if nothing happens oh well he trys again tomorrow. Be patient ! :cool:

posted by laura on 02/19/2007

this can be a pain to get them trained.
i was a single mom and worked full time...the hard thing was the sending him to daycare all day and then me trying to re-enforce what i trying to teach him at night. i finally realized that when he was ready he would get it. and he did. it was like i kept letting him wear his big boy underware around the house during the day and diapers at night. then one day he was ready and never went in his pants again. the moral to the story you can help get them used to the idea but when they are ready they will learn. leila

posted by leila on 08/20/2007

Buy the Achory targets or use frootloops and tell him your goingto play a game to try and hits them when he pees. Its fun and takes pressure off. I was a nanny for years plus a preschool teacher.

posted by Stacey on 03/14/2008

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