How to potty train boys?
I'm going through that with my son. He turned 3 in November. Boys are harder to train than girls (for the most part)- I think it's because their attention is on different things than girls are. Don't pressure him, and honestly- don't expect to have him trained this early. Like I said, it will probably take longer than your daughter did. My son just started showing interest. We're not quite there yet, but at least he goes sometimes. Another hint: We taught him by sitting him on the toilet- backwards. That way, if necessary, he can lean down, to watch (that makes it more exciting)- and he won't be "spraying" all over the place. Also, he can rest his hands on the back of the toilet, so that he can lean over better. Little treats or prizes afterward won't hurt either ;-)
How to potty train a boy?
There is a wonderful book called potty training in one day that my wife and I found helpful. you should check it out. First, 22 months could be too young depending on the child. For my son, we prepared him for the potty training day with gifts! We began by giving him a little boy doll that could pee and a little toilet. He opened up new underwear and we gave him 25 potty training books that we checked out from the library along with several potty training videos. Then, we spent the entire day focused on potty training. The first half of the day he had his little boy doll go in the toilet... and gave his doll a treat right after. Then around 12:00, we switched to him. We've had an accident here and there, but for the most part... that one day of focus worked! Let me know if you need more from me.
How long did your kids take at potty training?
My boys all took less than a week because I waited until they were really ready (2.5 years, at the least... boys tend to train later than girls). We introduced and talked about the potty before then, but in a very relaxed sense. After watching other people drive themselves nuts spending weeks and even months trying to train children who weren't mentally or physically ready I decided I wouldn't do that to mine. Honestly, what's the big rush? Yeah, they're an expense and sometimes a huge mess but they're also convenient when you aren't at home and within 30 second range of clean facilities when you hear, "I have to go potty NOW!" The first time you're out when you hear that and can't find a bathroom that won't make you want to scrub your child down with bleach when they're done, you'll wish they were still in diapers. It's ultimately up to you if your sanity and a little bit of convenience are worth the expense for a few months longer.People that keep themselves chained to the house and put their child on the potty every 30 minutes or so to achieve dry pants have not trained their children. They've trained themselves. If after 2 or 3 days your child isn't telling you when he or she has to go, they aren't ready in my opinion. I don't recall how long it took for them to stay dry overnight but I don't think that means they aren't trained or aren't ready. Some children are just really sound sleepers. I admittedly kept them in an overnight Pull Up well beyond the necessary time to avoid the possibility of a wet bed. Maybe I was in denial that they were really trained, lol. It was easier than I expected it to be which I'll attribute to them really being ready.
13 Year Old Potty Training?
Did you mean 13month or 13 years? 13 months old, don't worry, everyone has their own speed. 13 years- he needs to see a physcian for medical problems if he can't control his bowels. If he can control them and just likes diapers, he needs a psychiatrist! Why didn't you get him to a shrink sooner?
I need help potty training my son?
1) No more diapers. They wick away wetness, which is why your son likes them. 2) Put your son in regular underwear with a diaper cover over them. You can find plastic covers for use over swim or cloth diapers. Use one of those over his diaper, but under his clothes. 3) When he pees his underwear, he will feel the wetness and he won't like it. When you change him after he goes, be sure to reinforce the potty. Remind him that he needs to go in it instead. This may take a few tries for him to make the jump. 4) Stop making him sit on the toilet every 15 minutes. You're only training yourself. He needs to learn his own body's cues and respond to them. You aren't teaching him anything. He needs to feel the urge, relieve himself, and then feel the wetness to make the connection that the urge means he needs to go potty or else he will feel the wetness.
4 year old who is still not potty trained...?
I, unlike other people who have left previous comments, would say that this is completly normal. Every child develops differently. My third child, who was my first boy, was not potty trained until a few months after he turned four. We tried since he was two on and off, but he just was not ready. Then we let him decide how to be potty trained. We put him in big boy underwear and he trained well when he decided he was ready. The greatest thing that came out of this is that once he was trained he even stayed dry at night. Please don't listen to people who say rude comments about this or say that it is the parents fault because it is not. Every child develops differently and at their own pace. If he is a strong willed child, this is especially true.