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| Hello! I have two boys (2 1/2 and 10 months) and we are still having problems potty training the oldest. He just doesnt seem interested. Any suggestions?? |
| Posted by mommyof2 on 09/16/2008 10:03 AM
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| Mine is 2 1/2 yrs old also, and I have the same problem.... He just isn't intrested!! My daughter was so easy, but boys sooooo different... at 2 yr old my daughter was already potty trained. Don't get the whole boy thing.. I need help as well... |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/16/2008 01:21 PM
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| My older son James had a very hard time with potty training. He was also not interested until he was a little older than three, but when he finally wanted to do it, it was a piece of cake! No accidents or anything. It was like one day he didn't want to try the potty, then next he was an old pro. Relax & let your boy lead the way, and when he is ready, he will do well. One thing that helped my son be interested is putting cheerios in the toliet & letting him try to hit them! haha, sounds silly but made him have fun using the potty! |
| posted by Katie on 09/16/2008 01:36 PM
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They really aren't going to go until they are darn good and ready. I thought I was getting lucky at 18 months because he really seemed interested. Lasted a week, then it was over. Stopped completely-back to pull-ups. I have to say, a few months after he turned 2 he just decided he wanted to do it. Same with Katie's son, no accidents, no tantrums, he was just ready to use the potty, so he did.
We had a more difficult time with poop. He'd tell me he had to go and want a pull up on. Did that for awhile. I think because he was always constipated and it was easier/more comfortable for him to stand and push. Then I used a special book that he picked out from the book store and we only read that book when he was sitting on the potty trying to poop. All is well now. He even wants his privacy when he's going.
Also, don't get too hung up on the standing or sitting to pee. I think so long as they are going in the potty, I'm taking what I can get. He might be more comfortable sitting for awhile. Owen sits to pee at home, stands when we're out of the house or he's outside in the back yard with Daddy and then they both pee outside. Don't get it but all of my three brothers did the same thing. Guess it's a right of passage for boys???
I guess out of all this, you can't force him and he'll do it in his own time. Being around other boys that go on/in the potty will help some but if he's not ready, it ain't gonna happen. Your second should be a little easier with big brother there to help him along.
Good luck, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Your Promise..... |
| posted by Michelle on 09/16/2008 02:20 PM
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| Hi! I am a mother of 3 boys, Austin (5) Clayton (4) Hayden (2). I was that excited mother who thought that my first born was going to potty train at 2 yrs of age. Needless to say, Austin did not start potty training and really going until 3 1/2 yrs of age. Within 6 months we were wearing underwear all the time and only a pull up at bed time. At age 4 1/2 we said I'm sorry sweetie but they just don't make your size pull ups anymore, he was needing to go into size 6. Clayton potty trained at age 3 and by age 3 1/2 yrs he was fully potty trained. Even now, we still have to wake him up an hour after he goes to bed just to keep him from wetting the bed. Hayden just turned 2 in Aug. He is trying to potty train and while I really want to get it over and done with I am not going to push it. Boys are just that much harder to potty train than girls. Don't worry about it. Just set a schedule and a timer. We go every 2 hours, before and after we go to sleep. Don't just ask, just take them to the potty. We make up silly songs to sing to keep them on the potty longer. Hayden has to be tricked sometimes to pee in the potty. I just tell him Look!! you were going!! keep going!! and he will try to go. It's an age issue with boys. It will happen. |
| posted by Jennifer on 10/05/2008 11:31 PM
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| My son is also 2 1/2 and has no consistent interest in the potty. He will go twice one day and then not again for a while. I agree that it's an age thing and they will train when they are ready. As moms we can control so much unfortunately this is the one thing we can't. Now comes the waiting game. I'm glad I'm not alone!!! |
| posted by Denise on 10/06/2008 08:20 PM
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It's nice to hear it's normal for boys to lack interest, even at 2-- I used to get nervous when I heard (specifically from my MIL), "Oh, well MY son was potty-trained by 18 months!"
My son is 2 1/2 and doesn't show consistent interest, either. He'll be all about it for a few days, then boycott the potty. His main issue is figuring out WHEN he's gotta go before he actually goes. One of my best friends said she waited 'til her son was 3 before really cracking down on the training-- and that it was much easier. |
| posted by KG on 10/14/2008 12:26 AM
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| hi it will take time believe me.my sonjust urned 3 in may and it washardto get him to go potty.but now its all done and said.he goes constantly now.no more accidents what so ever.he waers big boy underwear to bed at night and doesnt mess in them.its all thanx to my step mother in tennessee.she got him potty trained in one day when i was there for a month.all u gotta do is make him sit on the potty every 30 min or so and he will get the hang of it.my son did.hope this helps ya. |
| posted by angie on 10/16/2008 05:06 PM
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| Don't worry about it all at that age. : ) The national average for boys to potty train is 3.5 years old. That means there are some that train later. I have three boys and my older one was trained by 4. The middle one was trained by 3 years 2 months and he was one of the "early trained boys" in his preschool class. There was only one other at that age in the class. I would also add that if they get nervous about bm's in the potty- do not push the issue. I learned the hard way that 60% of boys withhold bm's- leading to serious constipation. Several x-rays, prescription enemas and 6 months of rx laxatives later, I heeded the wise advice of the nurse practitioner (a very sensible woman) who told me that I needed to back off for 6 months. Apparently it happens to 60% of boys and it is excrutiatingly painful. |
| posted by Tanya on 10/18/2008 10:07 PM
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