Desperate Help Needed for Potty Training!

I wouldn't give up yet and I agree with the Praise, Praise, Praise. I am two weeks into potty training my little boy who is 2 and I think he kind of likes the one on one time with Mommy. I have a 7 month old and 5 year old but usually try to occupy them with some toys (in the hallway where I can still see them) and I will try to focus all my attention on him while he is sitting on the potty (read a book, sing a silly song, giving hugs and kisses) and that has worked unbelievably well (no pee-pee accidents since the first couple of days and most of the time getting to the potty for #2). If yours is jealous of your newborn maybe it will help if he sees that he gets more of your attention when he goes on the potty. Mine sometimes tells me he has to go but we are also at the point of just sitting on the potty every hour until it sinks in some more. Good luck and think how nice it will be and how much money you can save by just having one in diapers.

I would ease off. I have 3 boys and my now 5 .5 year old was not potty trained until 4 and my 3.5 year old is still not porry trained. MANY MANY boys are not ppotty trained until aprox 4 years old. and MANY are not night time potty trained until later. Each child is different. I would let him go at his own pace! :o)

Good luck- A. J

I think you should ease up and wait a bit. I don't think it's "giving up"; rather, you tried and it's just not the right time for him. Let him go at his own pace, even though it sucks to have two in diapers at the same time.

WOW it looks like you have your hands full...
My youngest was super stubborn and would not potty in the potty till I was on top of him making him go all the time. Finally the light came on. It took 2 weeks at least And everyday its a start over. Keep your chin up. Dont get discouraged and praise praise praise...

My 5 yo potty trained for #2 at 2 and #1 between 3 1/2 and 4. Outside. On trees. My 2 1/2 year old is potty trained for #1 (outside, on trees) but has never pooped in a potty. No interest. They're all different. I know you want to get them out of diapers, but it sounds like it might be easier to wait a little while.

S.

I wouldnt give up so easily but I wouldnt force it either. I just got my 3 year old to be fully potty trained. I started when his sister was 3 months old as well. What I did was I let me go naked we from the waste down. And put a potty in the living room and told him if he needed to go then he needed to sit and go and not to pee on mommies floor. And it worked after he got the hang of it he started on the big boy potty. That is just one way to try. But if you are having that feeling of maybe this is a mistake and he may not be ready then I wouldn't push it. You don't want to force it trust me my sister forced her daughter too early and 2 years later she is still in pull ups most of the time. So if you have to then wait I know the less kids in a diaper the better but you don't want to make him be uncomfortable with the situation give him some control in it. But if he isn't ready then just wait and try again in a couple of months. Well good luck!!

Don't push him. He is the middle, and a boy. All kids are different. (I am sure you are seeing this more everyday!) My son wasn't completely potty trained until close to 4. Let him go around with a bare hiney when ya'll are at home, that way it will sort of tickle when he needs to go #1 and pressure then he needs to go #2, instead of feeling comfortable like a diaper. Also, outside, trees, bushes, an old bucket, and cheerios or pretzels in the potty work great too. I know this is unique, but my son did not like underwear. He is 9 today and still doesn't wear them. He just kept going in the undies. My mom suggested just putting jeans on him with no training undies, so I did and it worked. He never had another accident. At first, I was horrified, but my mom told me, "there is no law that saws we have to wear underwear, it really is no one's business." It turned out great, less laundry and less mess.