We are still working on potty training for the little man. To be honest, working probably isn’t the best word to use… during the week there just isn’t enough time to really get into it and during the holidays either (seriously, potty training while in a strange house? Not happening – too many trains to break).
But on the weekends, we are trying. I know I’m not consistent enough. I’ll be honest, cleaning up poop and sanitizing the floors on a constant basis is not my favorite. I get frustrated when the boy refuses to use the potty or claims not to have to go, only to be cleaning up a big puddle five minutes later.
And it’s not like I can find go advice on potty training boys. One of my friends had a son who changed his own diapers, rather than use the potty. (Handy, yes. But I don’t want to go there). My mother admits that she sent my brothers to an uncle (who is not available). My cousins with boys used sticker charts. (my son just pulls the stickers off). Everyone else has girls.
I should have known that my daughter was too easy to train.
I’m beginning to wonder if the poor boy won’t be able to go to Kindergarten because he won’t use the potty.
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Have faith! Isn't he only two years old? He will be potty trained before kindergarten, I promise!!!
As for advice, it probably wouldn't help you even if you did have access to lots of parents of boys, because every child is so different. You have to try lots of things. With that said, I'll share our experience just in case it works for you too!
What worked for us was that I got a sports watch with a timer on it, and I would set the timer to go off every 30 minutes, and then I would make him go potty, no choice in the matter. We had a few knock down drag out standoffs, but eventually he learned that when I said it was potty time, I meant business. After he had gotten through a few days with no accidents, I increased the time between trips to the potty to 45 minutes, then 60, then 75, and eventually he just started telling me when he needed to go. Also, I gave him a single M&M each time he used the potty without complaining, in a effort to make potty trips positive and rewarding. (ha ha) Lastly, I recorded the number of accidents on the calendar each day, which gave me a feeling of progress.
Good luck!
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