We just finished potty training our son…. My husband refused to let him sit down, said guys stand up, so that is how he learned. I will say it went rather well and liked the cheerio target game in the toilet.

As for wipes, I keep a package in each bathroom, the van, in my purse and one in the stroller at all times. I find we use them for EVERYTHING. All the time.

We followed the kids’s leads. I wasn’t in any big hurry to think my kid was failing at this task. Both boy and girl child reached a level of detente at age 4. My only goal was to have it done by kindy. 😀

Pull ups are great. No issues with accidents. They are the perfect intermediary between diapers and undies. Kids feel grown up using them and you don’t have to worry about stopping every 5 minutes.

In controlled situations (like at home), we used undies and explained these are what adults wear, but you have to tell us when you need help. They soon learn to hate peeing on their clothes and become more conscious of the signals that tell them they need to go.

Boys are the same as girls when it comes to peeing, pooping though is a whole other thing. Even when our sons were in diapers they’d react differently when going poo. They scream, yell, and carry on like they were birthing an alien. They are totally freaked out and afraid of the whole deal (without any input from us on that score).

I remember needing to rush my brother to the ER when he was 3 because he had refused to go poop for so long that he was getting sick. An enema, a series of antibiotics, gallons of prune juice, and a few more months more and he finally learned this task (under threat of returning to the ER). I have read countless stories online of similar experiences. Boys are just special when it comes to training this task. So give him time, reassure him that it is all normal, try to be conscious of feeding him fiber and natural diuretics (ie, apple juice, blueberries, etc) to keep his bowels flowing normally because one case of constipation could set you back months. No joke.

Good luck. I hope it all works out smoothly. 🙂

Yep, my kids are older and we still keep baby wipes on hand. They are great for on-to-go, zoo trips, in the car, you name it!

Great share I didn’t have a boy but my friends who did swear by the Cheerio method which is using cheerios as incentive for the “aim” lol you drop a few in the potty or toilet and have your little man aim! Best of luck also keeping liquids to an hour before bedtime and peeing right after schedule helps with accidents. I wrote a whole post some time back with other tips if your interested 🙂

I’m so glad Ro is out of diapers. At night we have accidents still. I thought the process would be harder.

Not a gender thing, just a personality thing. My oldest son took about a year and a half to potty train…. yes, I’m serious. He was mostly potty trained after a few months but would have accidents probably 2-3 times a week for over a year. My younger boy we trained just before his 3rd birthday and after one weekend he was fully trained and had no more accidents.

Potty training can be an adventure for sure – but it’s great when they get it and you are done!!

My son is just a few months older than Big T and we are having zero luck. He has sat on the potty or the special seat on the toilet maybe 3 or 4 times. I offer it, he says no. The couple times I tried to coerce him a little, he freaked out so it was clear that was not the way to go. I can tell he’s getting a little uncomfortable in dirty diapers, so I do have hope. My older son did the potty thing pretty regularly starting around 2, but he wasn’t fully trained until 3-1/2. So, my thinking this time around is that he’s ready when he’s ready, and maybe by then he’ll just get it and it will be a quicker process. If peer pressure at daycare and watching his big brother aren’t helping right now, he’s just not ready. The one caveat to this is that all bladders are different. My older son had consistent issues at night until he was six (!) but suddenly he was fine and we’ve only had a couple accidents in the many months since. Sometimes their brain and their bladder just can’t get on the same page! Heck, we STILL catch him doing the dance and tell him to go…he’s just too busy! Good luck!

I feel your pain. My older son potty trained in no time thanks to my father. My younger son didn’t potty train until he was 3 1/2 years old! His potty chair became a toy, and he constantly threw it down the stairs. So, don’t worry. It will happen when he’s ready.

I have a two and a half year old boy. And it’s been quite a process trying to potty train him. If we ask if he wants to he always says no. We can get him to sit on it sometimes especially if we offer a reward for going, and he will pee almost every time. Poop however has not happened no matter what we try. I feel like it’s never going to happen.