How to begin to potty train my two-year-old?

put fruitloops in the toilet.. and make a game of him trying to get them while he pees. Also have him watch his dad pee.. have them go together. These are the things we did with my 2 sons.

Christina

I got my son to start going with a Peter Potty. It is a plastic stand up potty. HE likes it because it has a button he pushes and water runs down into the bowl. I got him to start using it by making him think that pushing it was a game and he could only push if he used it.

Get a potty chair for little kids, and sit it in front of your toilet. Whenever you go he will copy you and he will go to. This is how I taught my twins to use the toilet. Dont push him. He will do it when he is ready. Use praising words; good job, im proud of you, your a big boy! stuff like that, Tell him to go before you eat, before bed, when he wakes up, and before he gets in the shower. He will get the hang of it and start doing it on his own.

hope I helped, xoxo :)

Every child starts this process at different ages. Everything that I’ve read indicates that most children aren’t ready until the age of 3. Just as texaskimmie posted, not pushing it can sometimes delay the process. Even taking him to the bathroom to change diapers on a regular basis can start to teach that this is where this sort of thing happens. Then, maybe allowing your child to go into the bathroom to see how mommy goes potty. If you have a childs training potty that’s his or her size can help them not to be afraid of the big potty. With my children, everytime they went they could pick out a sticker to put on the lid. Not only will it give your child something to look forward to, but he/she can also see there progress with there own eyes. Again, good luck.

Well, when I worked in a daycare I worked with 1 years and 2 years old, but only one was potty trained. So when he had to go all the other kids wanted to watch. at first I thought it was weird, but after a while some of the other kids wanted to use the potty too. so maybe if you let him see that other kids use the potty he might be willing to give it a try. oh and one more thing don’t try to potty train him standing up at first. good luck

Well, not pushing it can delay the process too, obviously. One of the easiest ways is to let him be in the bathroom when daddy goes if possible. That way he sees how the big boys do it. ;) If the daddy is not around, I apologize. Another good way is to have incentives. Depending on what he likes if he goes like a big boy he can get a star or something, and after a few stars he gets a surprise. There are so many ways to do it, google it, see what comes up, and then just use the best one for your situation. Good luck.

its really hard to poop if your legs are dangling in the air