DS1 is nearly two and I am by no means pushing him to toilet train but he's a super smart kid and has a very great vocabulary so can communicate very well and he understands nearly everything we say to him. So I thought I'd see how he'd go if we started thinking about TT. We bought him the potty and jocks and they're great and he loves them and understands that that's where he's suppose to do wees and poos because he runs around yelling 'wees' and grabs the potty and starts trying to take his pants off, then he sits there, and sits there, and sits some more but nothing! He then gets up and asks if he can have a nappy on and then he wees. Ive never done this TTing thing before so I'm not sure how to encourage him to do his business actually in the potty. Any tips?
It all seemed to just click with my Ds and he was the same came out talking lol but the TT did not all click until 3. I would say leave it for a while then come back but if you really feel like you want to go with it just put him on the toilet regually try the running water and showing him how to use it.
Have you got any other kids around who use the potty? My older girls both skipped the potty & used the toilet. DS & DD3 both did/do the potty.
Take him to the toilet with you & DH every time you go. All my kids trained earlier than the one before & I think its because they had the older ones to show them how it worked.
If you spot him doing the wee dance, put him straight on the potty/toilet. If he does something, praise enthusiastically. Otherwise, leave it for a few weeks and then try again.
It worked with my DS & number 2's. He was a bit older though.
Often boys TT later than 2. Sometimes it helps to give it some time. At the mo it sounds like you are doing lots of great things to help him become familiar with what his potty is for and that's an important step too.
It may not 'click' until one day when he wees In the potty and you acknowledge his success( song and dance, a treat... Whatever will work for you).
Consider thinking about it as toilet learning/ timing. Often, when a child was learning to use the toilet, they would wear undies and we'd put them On the loo/ potty every hour.
Can he tell you when he needs to go?
My ds was the same and very switched on at 2 yrs. We went straight to using the toilet, didnt worry about a potty. Bought the seat that has the two little step ladder attached to it.
I would ask him if he wanted to sit on the toilet like mum and dad or his cousin ( who he adores) put a sticker chart on the back of the door and whenever there was a wee no matter how Big or small he put a sticker on the chart! He actually did a poo before he did wee and that was rewarded with a chocolate frog
It was January and warm so we spent the whole week at home and when outside just in jocks so he could freely pee on the lemon tree!
No pressure but lots of encouragement and rewards. After the week he was trained, we had a few accidents but that's to be expected!
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