Trillian, that is what I have been thinking, but I'm struggling at the moment with a 5 month old not sleeping, which means i'm not sleeping andI've had good intentions of doing this yet seem to drift off into dream land and forget to take him to the loo, despite the fact I have a potty sitting (on tiles) in the family room.

Boobaloo and heather, a friend of mine has just been through that with her ds (just turned 4) at the same time as a co-incidental bathroom reno she got a "new" Buzz lightyear toilet, decked out with everything buzz (her ds's fave atm) and suddenly he uses the toilet! (old toilet decorated)
Same friend has an autistic child who was ready to toilet train just before starting prep, so that gives me hope my ds will be tt by then.

Thanks for all your help. working on making it fun, and I think I might have to have no tv for a few days so I can get him out of the loungeroom.

Q is his strange: last night, daddy put him in undies, we were in the bathroom ready to have bath, water was not running, and suddenly he wee'd on the floor, but had his fingers in his ears. We ask him if he knows that he was doing wee's and he says no. This is just a kid that doesn't want to deal with it right?? 'Cause if you can get him on a potty or toilet and he goes he gets excited