"Potty triaing "

This is driving me mad, has anyone got any advice??
My little boy is 18 months and I'm tryin to potty train him. It's a complete nightmare, he just doesn't get it.
We live with my Mum and she helps with him too, but we don't know what elese to do!!
help!

My little girl was like that ,i tried her round about the same age but she wasn't interested then i tried her again at 30 mnths and was done within a week sent the pull ups to the farys who bought her pants . As she was a bit older she understood and you could bargain with her . Just wait a few more mnths and try it .GOOD LUCK

I am also trying to potty train my almost 18 month old. I know everyone says she is too young but she clearly hates to be in a dirty or wet diaper and will pull her shirt up and tug on her pants until she us changed and if she is at home she brongs me the diaper and wipes. So instead of trying to make her potty train immediatley I am just introducing her to the potty and hoping she will catch on and enjoy the comfort. I also bought her "special underwear" that she picked out. So my #1 tip is to be patient and make the process gradual.

hiya.

My little boy will be 2 in march and i'm not going to start him until May. Basically 18 months is a little early. they cant comunicate through speech that well yet so they cant say wether they want the toilet and if they do want it, what do they want! My friend had 2 boys and started them both just after their 2nd birthdays. also in the summer so they could play outside in old clothes. if they had an 'accident' it didnt matter and they could get 'hosed' down! perfect. this time of year they are in the house, all wrapped up, still learning to master the art of speech. it will be hard, i am dreading it slightly but im waiting until May. by then hopefully he can tell me what he wants. also design a sticker chart. give him a sticker when he makes it to his potty/toilet. when he gets 5 stickers, take him to the park for a treat (nothing costly) you know what i mean. good luck and i hope it works out well, let me know.

I have three older boys and a baby girl and I wouldnt think of potty training until nearly two and for boys thats early.
When they seem interested leave the potty around the house and let him sit on it to play at first ,when hes getting some idea dont put a nappy on for some of the time and he will feel it when he needs a wee ofcourse you could end up with a few messes but this worked well for me and I only had one big mess to clear up out of the three of them.
Its alla bit hit or miss but dont pressure him if hes not ready.Good luck.

MY SON IS 20 MONTHS AND WHEN HE WAS 15 MONTHS OLD I STARTED TAKING HIM AND SITTING HIM ON THE BABY POTTY WHEN EVER IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING. I LEFT HIS DIAPER ON AND EVERYTHING, IT WOULD JUST BE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND THEN AS HE GOT A LITTLE OLDER, I DID THE SAME THING BUT WITH HIS DIAPER OFF AND I TOOK HIM TO GO POTTY BEFORE BED AND WHEN EVER HE NEEDED A DIAPER CHANGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE ONLY BEEN DOING IT FOR 5 MONTHS AND HE IS GRABBING MY HAND AND LEADING ME TO THE POTTY AND PULLING AT HIS PANTS WHEN EVER HE HAS TO GO! I AM SO EXCITED. MY SISTER WHO IS THE MOTHER OF 4 AGES 7 TO 1, SAID IT BEST TO REALLY START ENFORCING POTTY TRAINING WHEN THEY CAN LIST 5 BODY PARTS AND TELL YOU THEY HAVE TO GO. NOW MY SON CANT TALK BUT HE SEEMS TO BE GETTING THE HANG OF IT WELL. I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE CHILD. I DONT EXPECT MY SON TO BE POTTY TRAINED REALLY SOON AND I DONT PUSH HIM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT HE IS STILL SO YOUNG ( MOST KIDS ARENT POTTY TRAINED UNTIL THEY ARE BETWEEN 3 AND 41/2 ). ANOTHER THING THAT MIGHT HELP IS IF HE HAS A LITTLE POTTY AND YOU PUT IT NEXT TO THE BIG POTTY AND "GO" WITH HIM. HOPES THIS HELPS!!

i tried my son at that age too, but children will only potty train when they are ready to. my son is 29 months and we are trying him again, but again don't pressure these things just happen naturally kids don't feel comfortable being rushed. good luck in the future though

my little boy is very independant and was toilet trained during day by 2 years. he never used the potty, he went straight to the toilet it took longer for bowels and he still has the odd accident with this. he likes it because he has a little step and stands up "just like daddy". we used a sticker chart and every time he went for a "wee" or "pooh" he got a sticker, it worked really well. my friend used a ping pong ball down the toilet she has 4 boys and made it into a game of aiming you can flush and the ball never goes down, they used to race to the toilet to be first and learnt really quick (you just have to explain to visitors why you have a ball down your toilet.) everyone is different but the main thing is dont get stressed out about it.

My son also was not really ready to be potty trained until he was about 2 to 3 years old. He was daytime trained at 3, so he was ready for pre-school, but he is now 8 and just stopped having accidents at night. Boys usually have a harder time that girls with potty training. I think he is a little young, but it is good to introduce it, and have his little potty chair by yours, also we made a HUGE deal of it anytime my kids went potty, so they wanted to do it for the praise. I also rewarded them with a toy they'd been wanting, as a reward too. That always seemed to help. Don't be surprised if it takes longer for him to want to have a bowel movement on the toilet. I have many friends, and have met many women who have boys, and it has taken much longer for that part of it. As a matter of fact, I still have to tell my son to go to the bathroom, because he doesn't want to stop playing. Good luck to you!

my advice is not to get too stressed out or tense about the whole thing, 18months is a bit young, he'll let you know in his own time when he's ready, he'll no more want to go to nursery school in a nappy than you'll want him too, so just relax and go with the flow.

My 4 year old daughter has been potty trained in a week when she was just over 2 and never had any accident. The key thing is not to rush it.
I have a 20 month old and she does not want to know anything about potty training. I am not forcing her. I just present her the potty at bath time. She sits on it for a second and that is it. Never a wee. She is clearly not ready.
I would suggest you stop for a couple of weeks. And present the potty again and he eventually will use it.

Youpie22

I have a son that will 3 in a couple months. He was what I call daytime trained before his 2nd birthday but his doctor informed me that this was highly unusual since most toddlers these days are still not potty trained by the time they are 3. He is finally totally potty trained but we had to let him move at this own pace. His doctor stated that less than 40% of children today are even starting to potty train by 3. Just given him time and it will work itself out. Good luck with it tho, I know how frustrating it can be. Take care.

Three seems really old not to have started potty training, when children go to school at four. Surely thay have to be potty trained by the time they get to school?

I have a son that will 3 in a couple months. He was what I call daytime trained before his 2nd birthday but his doctor informed me that this was highly unusual since most toddlers these days are still not potty trained by the time they are 3. He is finally totally potty trained but we had to let him move at this own pace. His doctor stated that less than 40% of children today are even starting to potty train by 3. Just given him time and it will work itself out. Good luck with it tho, I know how frustrating it can be. Take care.

He'll get the idea eventually, it just takes time.
Keep putting him on it when you think he needs the toilet.
it'll be so rewarding in the end.....