Friend in Need of Potty Training HELP!

Try the website www.pottytrainingconcepts.com they have some pretty interesting stuff. Hope everything works out for her!

HI. I went through the same thing. I finally realized that the older was jealous of the newborn...the attention factor. The new bb pees in his pants and gets time with mommy so I will too. I just set time to be with my eldest. Good Luck! It can be done. I did it successfully.

This is entirely an opinion because my son just started potty training so I have not gone through the entire difficulty of what your friend is. I do not give treats other than hugs and kisses for a good job of going on the potty. I give him lots of praise, claps, and love after he goes on the potty along with the your such a big boy. After he completes his potty training and is going successfully in the toilet I will go buy him a toy and tell him it is for a good job using the toilet and becoming a big boy.

Reasoning behind this is simple. If you are giving a treat like candy or even a small toy when they use the potty then they will come to expect that always. Using the bathroom is something they should do without getting something in return other than a good job just like when they learn to pick up their toys or to throw that wrapper in the garbage. If they learn they will get a treat for something like this and then realize they are no longer getting the treat the whole process may need to be started again.

Maybe I am a little harsh but I have seen parents give their children a handful of M&M's after using the potty every time(once even when the child was forced to sit their for half an hour because he wanted to poop in his pants) and I believe this teaches them to act out when they do not receive a treat. With my son he knows what my expectations are for him to do what I am asking him and in return he gets some extra attention for a job well done and the feeling of accomplishment of doing something right. If we send our children out in the world expecting a treat every time they accomplish something instead of teaching them to appreciate the feeling of accomplishment when the world spits out no rewards they will feel dissatisfied and may even take steps to quit accomplishing the things they are quite capable of doing.

Everything we do molds our children into who they will become as adults and the processes we take to accomplish such a small thing such as potty training becomes habit with other things we need our children to learn. I am over zealous with my son because I was not supposed to have children and it looks like he will be my one and only. He is my only shot at raising an amazing child into an amazing adult so I have to do it right the first time. That is why I consider all possibilities of long term affects of such little things such as the potty training.

Don't give up and just keep being consistent what ever you decide to do. That is the most important out of all of it. He will eventually start going on the potty. Little tip a friend gave me: Put a cheerio in the toilet and let him have target practice while using the potty. It might work better if you let a cousin that is potty trained but not too big show him how its done but it will make peeing fun!

My oldest daughter, now 15 did the same thing when I tried to train her at the age of 2. She would go at times and then she would give up. I would leave her alone for about 2-3 weeks. Then try it again with Potty training. I did this 3 times with her. Finally by the time she was 2.5 years old, she finally accepted it. This may be strange, but I assumed she just was not ready to grasp the concept so I would give her more time after waiting 2-3 weeks after every attempt.

L. Humble

When I was potty training my little girl I bought her panties with tinkerbell and other princesses on them and told her if she peed her pants then she'd pee on tinkerbell. I said "you don't want to pee on tinkerbell do you?" And she'd say "no" then I'd tell her "then you'd better go pee pee in the potty and not in your pants" and that's how I finally got her potty trained. So with it being a little boy maybe if you use spider man , bob the builder or whatever he likes he won't want to pee on them.

Hi, Im a Sahm of 2 toddler boys 3 1/2 and 2 yrs old . I started to train my oldest at 2 yrs old and ran into the same problem and it became a struggle so I stop for a while ( a few months ) but i encourage the potty during this time , when it got close to his 3rd b-day I started again and by his 3rd b-day he was potty trained . My advice to you be consistant give alot of praise ( potty chart and allow him to place his stickers on them) Hang in there it does get easier , when he is ready you will know it .

He is only two. Relax and it will happen!

Sounds like he's not ready to be potty trained. You should not have to take him every 30 minutes to the potty. This is being POTTY TIMED not potty trained!! He should be in diapers or pull-ups until he can keep the diaper dried at least some of the time and he's starting to tell you he has to go. You can go to illinoisearlylearning.org for tips on potty training. I have been in daycare for over 20 years and I put the children on the potty every two hours and they all do end up potty trained in the end. Potty training is a long process with most children and very time consuming. It may be easier if you wait until the baby is a little older. You probally have your hands full right now and your son is adjusting to the baby also.
Good Luck and don't worry he will be eventually be potty trained!
Cheryl