Any helpful advice on potty training a 3year old boy?

He is refusing because this is something that only he can control. He is feeling powerful doing this. If you insist, he will resist. He is getting attention for this, be it positive or negative, it is still attention. Let it go for a few days.

If he is using pull ups or diapers, count out the remainder of them with him. Say "After 5 more poops in these you get to use the toilet." Get him a step stool for the toilet. Children prefer to use what adults use. Put him in clothing that he can easily take on and off without any help, including "big boy" underwear. When you notice that he has soiled himself, say to him "It seems that you need to change." He can take off the soiled clothing, shake the poops in the toilet, rinse them out, clean himself (by wiping or taking a bath), put the soiled clothing in the laundry, and put on clean clothing. If he is getting no attention for this and you are not helping he will soon learn that it is much easier to use the bathroom.

Help him to feel powerful in positive ways. Say to him "Look how high you can jump! You did that by yourself! Look how many colors you used on your picture!" These phrases are great confidence builders and will help him to feel powerful in a positive way. Hope this helps! Good luck!

First of all, I haven't seen any kids yet in the kindergarten bus with a diaper on yet. Don't push to the point that you become too frustrated. I used a chart with wonderful colourful stickers for successes. and ignored the misses. I had the toilet pucks that turn the water blue and asked him to change the water to green. Cheerios made good targets as well as coloured tissue paper. For number 2, he may not like the feeling of the toilet. Try a portable potty with a pail. I would buy 'big boy underwear like daddy has' and use them as a reward when he can go all day dry. As a special treat, when they were completely trained, we went shopping and bought new sheets that they picked out. Good Luck! I hope I helped.

When my son was 2, we ran out of pull ups one day. I decided not to get anymore and put on "big boy" underwear like daddy wears. He had a couple of accidents the first 2-3 days. I had to make him sit on the potty for extended amounts of time - sometimes bringing it into the family room so he could watch TV. When dad was home, he would watch him in the bathroom. After about a week - no more accidents (including bedtime - no drinking after 7:00 PM). Now, there were a couple of incidences when he would wait to long before letting me know he had to go - usually when intensely playing. Now, at 3 1/2, he is fully trained

Whatever you do, DON'T lock him in the bathroom, what a totally irresponsible answer!

My son used to do exactly the same, I ended up (after trying all kinds of incentives, like if you poo in the potty I'll buy you a treat etc. ) I bought a new potty, which was bigger and had a lid. He preferred sitting on this. And I also took his tv out of his room until he stopped pooping on the floor. I think all kids are individuals and you just need to find something to spur him on a bit Have patience and it will come. ( I know the hiding in corners is a pain, it used to make me go nuts!!)

Stop stressing. Stop forcing. Encourage. Reward. Don't punish.

My son is 3-1/2 and not as advanced as your's is. Yep it is frustrating and yes the social pressure of the 3yr date is annoying. But different kids develop in different ways. So your kid may take a bit longer to potty train but don't worry. Your child will be potty trained by Kindergarten no matter if you think it will ever happen or not. ;-)

He does it on spite of you and proves you that you cannot make him do anything.I can tell you a really long advice for potty training that really helps but I'm not sure if the Yahoo.Answers will accept such a long answer.So,if you need help and someone to tell you what to do(not what you should try to do) to make your son pee in the toilet,write me an email - rabotoholi4ka@yahoo.com I'm Julia,age 33,a mother of 7 children(all of them did it in the toilet by the age of 2).

wow! that sounds alot like my son!! unfortunately, the poopin part is the hardest part of potty training. with my experience, they won't poop in the toilet unless they are ready to. the less pressure you put on him to go in the toilet, the more successful, i think.

maybe if he sees other kids his age going to the toilet he will too. my son was exactly like you describe your son until he started pre-k 3 two weeks ago. i had him on pull up diapers thinking he'll have an accident in school. he came home one day last week and out of the blue he said he had to poop. i didn't think he was telling the truth until i saw him run to the toilet and sat himself down and went!

best of luck to you.

have him sit longer and give him a book. when you see him go to the corner stop him and put him on the potty. right away.

Stop putting diapers on him, and lock him in the bathroom. Also let him see you go, sitting down on the toilet so he knows it is safe.

put a cheerio in the potty and tell him to pee on it