How do I initiate potty training my son?

My son is 14 months old and we started a week ago. I got him a book about going to the potty at Savers and I also borrowed a realistic looking doll from my sister. I put that doll on the potty a couple of times a day and showed him how he ``peed``. In a few days, he was taking the diaper off the doll himself and putting him on the potty. Then, when he started making grunting noises, I put him on the toilet and sang a potty song. It just basically says that we have to go poo or pee, and I clap and cheer. Once he learned what was supposed to happen in the toilet, he would walk over himself when he felt the urge to go. I usually leave him without a diaper at home so he can go and sit by himself, and I assist him with the wiping as he only knows how to wipe his penis. Now he doesn`t even want to wear a diaper! he insists on briefs. A good time to put him on the toilet is right after a nap, before a bath and after every meal and take him off as soon as he gets mad or else he`ll see it like a chore. The potty we use is a froggy potty from walmart and it is about $11 so it`s very cheap and he loves it. His feet definitely touch the ground and he does not get stuck. Also, I have not offered any rewards besides me cheering and clapping. He loves to wave goodbye to the potty whether he goes or not. And when I take the top part to disinfect, he carries the bottom part to the bathroom and hands it to me. He just loves being part of the whole process. I hope I helped. Sorry for the long paragraph but my enter key doesn`t work.

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I'm a nursery nurse and have been involved in potty training numerous children. It is often better to wait a couple of months after your son starts to show signs that he is ready, this will make sure that he is completely ready to start. Before you start training him, let him come to the toilet with you and talk about what you are doing, also talk to him about what his done when changing nappies, be very positive. When you start, the best advice is to just to go for it, take him out of nappies and keep them off all day. Expect a lot of accidents and pooping may take him longer to grasp than peeing. Your son is probably to young to understand a reward chart, so a lot of clapping can help. Take him to the potty about every half hour and after drinks, sleep time and meals. Reading him a book on the potty is fine, get him a book on potty training. If after a week he is showing no signs of grasping it, give up and try again in a few months. Good Luck.

my son is 2.5 and we almost got it down. what we did was, get him a potty that he likes (ours is with Elmo) and then started sitting him down on it. we would sit him down first thing in the morning within 2 minutes of him waking up. sometimes we'd give him a smoothy (he drinks a blend of yogurt & berries every morning) so he'd go peepee. then reward him, tell him that he is a good boy. we also got him a few books & videos about potty training (the whole family went crazy watching potty time with elmo 7 times in a row, but he definitely showed interest). then after a while, i would just let him walk around without a diaper (pants or even nothing) and he would ask to go if he's not wearing a diaper (however, he still goes in the diaper if he's wearing one). poopoo seems to be harder for them to get than peepee. he's been going peepee on a potty for over 6 months, and just now he finally started to go poopoo.

you definitely need to have a lot of patience and you can't get upset or frustrated because otherwise, it just gets worse. and they become scared or intimidated by the potty and don't go at all. and no matter what you do, they all get it at their own time. there's no set formula for it. good luck!

welll you're going to obviously want greater than two weeks to potty teach. You will have to get a pot in the event you do not need one, and take a look at pull united statesfirst. Pull united statesworks for a few and no longer for others. It labored for my daughter. If you cross from diaper to undies you're going to have plenty extra injuries. You ought to ask them, do you ought to "pee pee" or "smelly." All the time, if they are saying sure, rush them to the pot or have him stand or take a seat at the pot for a at the same time and spot if something is finished. Even if they are saying they do not ought to cross, take them besides and say "shall we cross determine." When they use the potty for the primary time (primarily..) and whilst lengthy as the primary two weeks. Go balistic after they do it. It will cause them to believe well and believe like they have got rather completed whatever and it is a well factor. We acquired a pot that performs track whilst she pees and poops. So after we acquired that she desired to make use of the potty always simply to listen to the track. it took her perhaps two-three months to enter "giant woman panties." however she's there now and makes use of the pot very good. Only three injuries in two months. :) GOOD LUCK.

have his dad help him

he needs to have signs

knows when he has gone in his diaper

know where potty (or potty chair) is

know what it is for

can tell you b4 he goes

can walk to his potty on his own

doesnt need help taking off pants/diaper/training pants/underwear

want to do it himself

if u force it, it will be harder

I helped teach my little cousin who is a boy and i taught my twin little girl cousins. i just asked the, every 30 min. or when i had to go bathroom if they needed to. After you go to the bathroom it gives them a hint what they should do. When they went i gave them little candies like chocolate chips a couple of them or so. :)

books are good..start by taking him whenever you feel he'd go..but after a little while ask him if he needs to go..rewards are not necessary praise is fine

let dad show him, learning by example is a great teacher