Mz.HELLOo
okay so my son is 2 1/2 and is no way near to get potty trained. im kinda concerned that he dont want to go near the potty and try. i know most kids this age are already trying or showing signs but my son is the complete opposite. he simply says no no and no when i ask him if he would like to go poitty like a big boy. i can get him to sit on his little potty for a couple of seconds but after that he gets up and runs away. this is my first child so im a little confused about what to do in situations like this. so if anyone can help most preferably moms that been through this it would be helpful :)
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He may just not be completely ready, my DS is 2 1/2 as well and we just convinced him to start using the potty about two months ago. What worked for us was buying him big boy underwaear, we told him he could only wear them if he put all his pee and poo in the potty and if he got any in his underwear we'd have to take them back... and it worked like a charm! He's being doing great!
Another thing we tried (though it don't work for us but has for a few of our friends) was making him a potty box, we filled it with toys, stickers, books, & games that he could only use on the potty (our boy figured out how to get into them but it has worked for our friends!)
Another thing I heard that works is reward charts, every time he pees he can get one sticker and everytime he poos he can get two, and once he fills up a whole row or the whole chart he gets to get/pick something special (like a new toy or somewhere he really enjoys going, say an indoor playground).
But like I said before he might just not be ready, on average most boys don't start potty training until they're three, so don't be so hard on yourself, when your boy is ready he'll go on the potty. Don't stress him about though, the more you force it the less he'll be willing to do it. Also before started potty training my son we read him a few books about using the potty and we emphasized that BIG boys use the potty and he was going to be such a BIG boy once he went on the potty too.
Essential toys for toddler boys?
Sweetpea h
I want to buy some toys for my son, who will be one this fall. He really doesn't have many toys right now, he'd rather play with the remote. But we want to get him some more interactive, imagination/or educational toys. The only toys I can really think of are blocks and maybe a pedal car. I don't really want to introduce him to war toys, though. What are the favorite toys is your little dude's toy box? We are talking like, 1-3 year old here.
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I've got two boys ages 3 and 2. They love playdoh, if he still puts stuff in his mouth you may have to wait a bit on that. Ride on toys a great one is prince lionheart ladybug, a flying squirrel is good too, puzzles, toy story action figures (buzz and woody), play kitchen, baby dolls, pop beads, walmart shopping cart, shape sorter, elmo toys, play phone, brio pull along daschshund, ball pit, sand box, easel (finger painting), lite brite (small parts), sit and spin they didn't do this till 2, tonka trucks, drums, play tools, candyland factory game, busy bee honey tree game, lucky ducks game, gator golf
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