Set a timer and if he goes sticker for reward like him picking out underwear. Use diapers for just night time if needed
Give him a reward each time he does it a cookie or a cracker. Clap your hands and see how happy you are and jump up and down and be joyful make him feel like he did something good.
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It was reminders until he told us himself. Every hour ish
We used oh crap method
Patience and rewards
Make a prize bucket with choices of little things he like stickers, things he will lose in 5 minutes 
one prize for going another for telling you. Kids love praise. Slowly back away from prizes and just give lots of good job and high fives… for example try what works for you both
I used cheerios in the toilet for them to aim at n hit…they loved it…I also would buy little toys from the dollar store kept them in a basket and when they went potty they got a toy everytime! I also never sat them down to pee or sat them backward…I had a little ladder potty they’d step up n pee sat down to poopie!!! Good luck to you!!!
Sit. Him. On. The. Tolite backward. Give him. Washable marks. To. Draw. On the. Lid. It. Make. It. A game. He. Will. Start. Using. It. Worked. For all. Three. Of mine. And. Do. A. Sticker. Charter. For ever time. He goes. Give. Him. A sticker. At the. End of the week. Take. Him to the dollar store. And. Let him. Pick. Out. One. Thing
Underwear
Only And let them Pee
Outside
Or Put Cheerios in
The toilet and have them hit them as a target
Depends where he is developmentally but my son was above the curve so at 3.5 I made him change his own poopy diapers and let him pee in the yard (we live in the country) after two times of washing poopy undies it stopped completely. Don’t let him wear pull-ups either and put in in charge of clean up. Trust me if he’s mature enough this works like a charm.
I’d stop putting diapers on him and put underwear because maybe if he pees in underwear he will see it’s uncomfortable and will start to use the toilet when he realizes wet underwear suck
I put cereal in the toilet and told my son to pee on them lol. It worked wonders
Take the diapers away and use a reward system.
He may not feel that he is wet with his diaper, so remove them and put him in underwear (that he picked out)
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I wouldn’t give up and I wouldn’t rush it my son was finally potty broke a few days before his birthday and it was due to he wanted to go to preschool and they want there kids potty broke he was fully going on the toilet in a week but I used him wanting to go to school to help and a lot of rewards like those dum dum suckers and we didn’t limit him on the suckers but if he pooped he got to choose either a sucker or a candy of his choice
<3 The potty struggle!!! I’m in the thick of potty training my 2 year old. I am asking him constantly to sit on the potty. I stopped buying diapers. We have pull ups for night and when we go out. Underwear the rest of the time. He still struggles at home. He goes to early headstart and he just started using the potty at school Friday for the first time because he sees the other boys. That’s my best trick lol! They see other boys doing it and they mirror that behavior. Your oldest sons have them all show him how they potty. Of course ask their permission because that can be intrusive to some kids but if they are okay with it have them all go potty together. Good luck momma don’t be hard on yourself or him and don’t listen to anyone shame you about his age. All kids learn differently but they all get the hang of it eventually. Your child’s mental health matters way more than what age he started using the potty!
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My son wasn’t until his 4th birthday. I gave up and lied and told him that now that he was 4 they didn’t make his size anymore and he said ok mom and from that moment on has never had an accident 
he’s now 7.5 
Pants during the day, and use a toilet seat instead of the potty. Why we telling kids to go on a potty when we go on the toilet. My little one is 3 in December and he mastered it straight away day and night. My older 2 are 14 and 11 and they took ages! Toilet seat and keep asking him if he needs the toilet. Good luck
We just started potty training our son that will be 3 in a couple weeks and he is very goal oriented. We have a sticker chart and when he says he has to go potty we immediately put him on the potty and then we tell him how good he’s doing and if he goes he gets a sticker and if he gets 3 stickers in a row he gets a toy at Walmart.and the first time he ever went on his potty we took him to Walmart to get a toy so he knew it was a good thing to do. He’s gone 4 times on the potty now and has received 2 new toys from just going potty. Make it a big deal when they sit to go potty and tell them even the littlest of pee or poo is a good thing. We also gave him his favorite treat while sitting on the potty. Fruit snack or a small lollipop
underwear only. he won’t like sitting in mess and getting his new undies all dirty.
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It took me about 2 weeks to get my son fully trained and that includes overnight. First week it was every 15 mins to the bathroom. (I also trained him from the start to stand and pee so I didn’t have to retrain later) he would hop up on the stool i would throw three piece of cereal in the potty he would try to aim and sink them. If he went he would get lots of cheers and high fives. Pooping I learned the faces and actions he would make when he had to go. As soon as I seen him doing these things I would hurry him to the potty. When he pooped he would get 6 m&ms. If he got through a whole day of no accidents we would get a temporary tattoo
Stop trying to rush him. Keep doing what you are doing. Introduce pull ups & boxers & use both & let him determine when he’s ready.
My grandson is 3 1/2 & pees in the big potty but still wants a pull up to 
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He wears his boxers all day but will ask for a pull up to go #2 & uses a pull up at night time.
He’s just now starting to wake up in middle of night or early morning to go potty but still pees occasionally in his pull up during the night.
Keep working with him, & rewarding him. Do not pressure or punish him. It will click when he’s ready.
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Just completely do away with diapers and pull ups. Tbh we tried alot of different things and what finally worked was rewarding.we used totsie rolls and different candy . We potty trained 3 of our boys at once. They go consistently and stopped having accidents and still working on them only going to “big” potty and wiping everytime they go #2 man idk how people did it. Especially with younger kids.
I made a potty chart and tacked it up on the wall behind the toilet. Every time he used the potty he got to put a gold star on the chart. He was 2.5-3.
We put Cheerios in the toilet and make it fun for him. See how many Cheerios he can hit 
Lol
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Train them exactly how you train girls. Make them sit. They will figure out the other way when they get older.
Put underwear on him and let him pee outside
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He knows the concept. He will do it on his own when he’s ready.
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Put Cheerios in the toilet and tell them to aim for it that’s how I got my son to toilet train 
Let him pick out his own big boy underwear
Pee & poop chart, one star for pee, 2 for poop. X number of stars in a week or a day gets a small prize: sticker, crayon, goldfish cracker, stay up an extra 15 minutes, bubble bath vs regular, chose Friday night pizza toppings or movie, or breakfast, lunch or dinner main dish.
What incentivized my son was he couldn’t ride the little school bus to day care until he was potty trained. Even then there were accidents, but they can be stubborn little buggers!
Potty watch. It’s a timer that can be set for 30,60, or 90 minutes. They wear it like a watch and it beeps to remind them to go to the bathroom.
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Only thing worked for my son up in till last 2 months before school was sleeping naked didn’t want to pee or poop on himself. Underwear during the day time out if went on himself reward every single time went to bathroom. Peeing outside on a tree helped he thought it was funny
Not ready. Wait until they want to
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Twins are hard. My grandbabies were.
Put cheerios in toilet n let him aim. Make a game out of it
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Had my son pee In a can . That’s how pm trainedy.brother ans it worked
Just give them some more time.
Why is it that three years old is the famous age to potty train boys.
Boys just inherently take longer.
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yrs ago it was at 2 we trained our kids.
My pediatrician told me start in the winter, cuz their less busy bodies LOL!! Personally I bought a Winnie the Pooh toilet for lots $$$ n it sang or played music n said great job every time u flushed it, but he only got to flush it when he actually went n ofcourse we cheered n were so PROUD:purple_heart:
Get him hero underwear and tell him they do not like it if they get wet or messy
Try putting pamper on backwards it worked for my son and daughter but they didn’t potty train til about 3yrs
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It’s just like training a girl lol. You take the child to the potty every 45 minutes to a hour and watch the cues. Train him sitting down then gradually teach him how to stand and aim in the toilet. Put cheerios or something in the water and tell him to aim at those. Also give sticker rewards each time he goes. Put the pampers on backwards or put him in pajamas with the zipper but put it backwards and if it’s too hot cut the legs off and make the legs like shorts and sleeves like short sleeve. Consistency is the number 1 rule. Also you can duct tape around the pamper also but not on his skin just the pamper only to where he can’t take it off either.
My boys didn’t train until they were 3.
They show the same cues as a girl. I have both and my son was easier than my girl. My son was fully trained including nights by 2.5, my daughter is 2.5 and hasn’t even started training.
My boy did this I learned to put pants on him until he learned he could take both off
Uh I guess it’s easier that I’m the only girl and my boy has been watching 3 older men/ boys in my home go potty so he kinda just picked it up one day still needs training but he’s getting good at it even doesn’t go poo in his pullup anymore
20 months is very young for reliable potty training. But saying that there is nothing wrong with sitting him on the potty when he is there with you and if pees in the potty give tons of praise. Usually they will start telling you when they need to be changed as a sign of potty training.
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Mother of 5 boys here. Boys are HARD. Generally, 2 1/2 is the absolute earliest - anything earlier will be frustrating for both of you. Once he’s dry during the night, I’d start. Let him watch daddy or some male mentor.
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I tried to potty train both my boys when they were about 2 n a half. (That’s when I started with my daughter. She was definitely ready for it and seemed to be easier to train than my boys.) It took a pretty long time with the boys tho. I wanna say they were about 3 when they actually “figured it out”. Another mother had suggested using Froot Loops or Cheerios. (Give them something to “aim” at! Lol. They can still aim for them, whether they are sitting or standing. ) It actually did the trick!!! Especially using the colorful Fruit Loops!!! They thought it was fun n it seemed to take the “stress” out of it; it was something they actually “wanted” to do. I also had a little “treat” for them as well. Small tootsie rolls or similar, dum dum suckers, Starburst, stickers, tattoos, etc. Something small that they can receive when “the job is done”!!! 
My nephew started potty training at 18 mos so it’s definitely a possibility!!
Just watch his cues. Take him every 30-45 minutes and have him sit on or stand in front of the toilet and give him a few minutes. Sometimes it’s a hit and miss until you can figure his cues about needing to pee. If standing in front of toilet give him some cheerios to dunk (hit) and make it fun for him. Stickers small dollar toy etc rewards for him going pee in the toilet. It’s a process but if he has accidents don’t make him feel bad about it cause that can make children regress with potty training also
Let him pee off the porch
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I had to take the pull ups away
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We had a tree out back called the pee pee tree. Only special kids got to go on it. Worked for my sons and grandson.
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Any cereal that floats
You tell them to sink the boat
Also promotes aiming skills
They also have to associate the bodily feelings of having to go to the bathroom #1 and #2
So explain that also
Maybe he needs to go to Grappy’s for a few weeks?
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Honestly making my kids sit on the toilet was the only way I could get both my kids to do it just sitting on the toilet to go and big boy undies and encouragement my kids they hated the accidents so I never bought the pull up’s
He will go when hes ready. Have got twins girl out of nappies 12mths @ 3 boy not until 4
Stop forcing him. You’re just going to create more problems in the future. He’s not even 3, just wait until he’s ready because he’s clearly not ready now.
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He’s not ready…my guy is 3 and just starting to show real interest.
You could try taking him to the store to pick out his own big boy underwear. Maybe if he gets to pick it will be more incentive. By extras and just keep him in the underwear throughout the day. Pull-ups only at night. It may take time and some pairs of underwear through the day but maybe it will be just uncomfortable enough to make him want to use the toilet. My other suggestion is maybe he just isn’t quite ready? This can be the case sometimes. Give it a break and try again in a month or two. And stay patient always encourage but try not to get upset when or if it doesn’t seem to be working. Or since there is laughter when he does go in his pull up I feel it’s to get a reaction from you. Don’t give him the reaction you normally do. And maybe have grandpa have a talk about using the toilet at home like he does.
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Let him pee freely outside.
I know it sounds crazy but find somewhere he can just pee freely…once my son did that he thought it was fun to go potty.
It was hard being a mom and trying to show him.lol If Dad is there have the son go to the bathroom with him so he can see its what big boys do.
Otherwise Im learning that Boys are Boys so he will do it when he’s ready!
Good.luck
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He will do it when ready , it usually takes boys longer, once they decide they are usually broke in a few days ,
Set a timer every 25 min make him at least try to go. Consistency is important. I let my son pick a toy from Amazon that he really wanted and when he was constant he got it.
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It could be a comfort/sensory thing with the cloth underwear. Try using training undies, they are a little thicker than underwear, kinda quilted-like. My son didn’t like the training undies but my daughter preferred them and wore them until I couldn’t get them in her size anymore
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It’s gonna take some dedication, some frustration and a lot of Lysol, but take the pull-ups away. He has already proven that he is ready and able to use the potty. He tells you when he goes and he uses the toilet at other peoples houses.
Give him no other option but underwear. Take him out and let him pick out his big boy underwear and his big boy potty. Let him “pay” for them. Then when he messes in them, make him “throw them away”. Obviously wash them because underwear/boxers aren’t cheap, but I learned with mine that when they messed in them and I made them take them off and throw them in the trash, they got upset because they picked them out and “bought” them.
Also, with my son, I let him pee outside. A lot. We had a privacy fence around the back yard and the very first time he announced he had to pee, I was grilling in the back yard. I told him to pee in the bushes. From then on, he stopped peeing in his pants.
When it comes to bed time, give him his last drink about an hour before bed and the last 5-10 minutes before bed he sits on the potty.
Froot loops make.it game if they sink them they get prize
Take him outside and let him pee on a tree. Boys love to pee on trees lol
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Stop using pull ups during the day. Tell him they are night-night pants now and only use them for bedtime/naps. My son didn’t like how it felt when he had an accident in his undies and started using the potty. Consistency is key take him to the potty every 30 mins and have him try to go. Give a piece of candy as a reward everytime he goes in the potty. My son turns 3 the 30th and has been fully potty trained for a few months now.
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Be patient and let him decide. We have been working with my little guy (3 in July) at his own pace for a few months now. Over the last 2 days he decided he wants underwear all day and has had 1 accident (he couldn’t make it to the house fast enough). He has been much more stubborn then my other two with training but he’s becoming more ready now. Continue to encourage him and maybe let him pick out some cool big kid undies give him time and he will be ready just keep being patient 
Most boys are closer to 4 before they potty train. Just relax and don’t push him before he is ready.
Credits to you for trying and not giving up! All kids show signs qt different times, there are kids who are ready at 1 years of age and some past 3 or even 4, i felt giving up with both my boys when toilet training, i was fortunate with my 1st to have his uncle of 5 kids constantly praising him and teaching him. With my 2nd who started at age of 2 we had a big struggle for good 2 weeks each day was a red sign of me giving up. If you have support from your family its a bonus for the child and for you to have them around more in teaching him. I am sending you lots of patience as its much needed 
Let him start by peeing outside. It worked with my 3 boys. My grandson is 2.5. He’s not ready yet. Also, I threw a few fruit loops in the toilet and let my boys try to pee on them. I had a little stool for them to stand on. Books are great or tell him a silly story. Anything to distract him so he can relax. Good luck!
I’m just starting this journey with my son as well . A friend gifted him a urinal ( little frog) it’s a game changer . Figured baby steps is good and he finds it fun
Advice I got from super nanny, and it took less than a week to potty train 3 kids (1b, 2g).
Wait until they wake up dry from naps to start potty training.
Boys sometimes take longer. He needs to be ready. Any pressure will just delay the process. My boy only started at 3,5 and was trained just before he turned 4. Took 6 months. My girl trained in 6 weeks, at 2,5 years.
All the best. Sending you hugs
Bribe him. With a toy or something he wants.
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We put up a sticker chart on the wall by the potty. Every time he went he got to choose a sticker and put on the wall
I potty trained my boys by letting them pee outside on trees 
. They thought it was great and I just encouraged them to keep their pants dry and it worked like a charm.
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I’m giving mine his tablet. He sits and plays. We read books and we get a potty pot just for trying. He can sit and eat the lollipop while I read a book.
Try letting him pee outside, put Cheerios in the toilet for him to aim at. One thing I learned while having an in home daycare was to have them straddle the potty backwards and give them a dry erase marker to draw on the underside of the toilet lid 
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Don’t stress!! When they are ready they will do it! Just keep teaching! But don’t get down on yourself when it’s not done in the time others tell you!
My nephew spends alot of time here and it took me letting him pee outside and keeping his undies and pants off as long as possible during the day before he came around. He was just shy of 3 and will go pee all day with no problem now but still has a hard time pooping in the potty. He usually goes and hides somewhere then come to tell me after the fact so we are still working on that but he’s doing great with peeing. Even goes all night with no accidents at all.
Let them sit back wards and put a tablet or phone playing there favorite show on the back of the toilet
Following. I know they say they will do it when they are ready. And let them go until then, but my son will be 3 in July. My girls were potty trained by 2. And I tried almost everything with my son.
He’s probably not quite ready. Patience!
My son and step son didn’t get potty trained until 3 1/2. They turn 4 in the winter and the summer before they got potty trained. At the same time they got potty trained my daughter who is a year younger was potty trained at 2 1/2. Some kids are just different.
Some of these Ideas hysterical!
I told my son to “water the grass”, he potty trained in a few days
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You can’t rush potty training. He will do it in his own time.
We had a potty in my sons room. He would use it on his own time. He was potty trained by 2.5. I will be trying to potty train my daughter as soon as she is walking.
Best thing I ever did was ditch pull ups. The second I used real underwear he was good to go with his accidents here and there.
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My son is 18 months and we got him a potty seat that sits on the toilet. We aren’t actively potty training him but trying to ease him into the idea. Every night just before he goes for his bath we sit him on it for 5 minutes and over the past couple of weeks he has done about 6 pees, super proud of him and lots of praise. Maybe it’s time for dad to start taking him with him when he needs the toilet so he can watch and learn.
I waited until he was ready at 3 years old, didn’t worry about what other people say.
Sink the cheerios! Put a few in the bowl and tell him he can play the sink the cheerios! Boys love that game.
It really helped me to keep some small toys and a couple books by the potty to occupy them. It got them to sit for a few minutes and distract them from the fact that they were sitting on the potty so they could relax a bit. It doesn’t mean he isn’t ready, or that you should put it off for another time. Just stick with it, he will get it.
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With my two boys we put them in underwear (no diaper), asked them every hour if they had to go potty, after a couple days of accidents (having to change clothes, get cleaned up) they got it. Just have to be patient, good luck! 
Following My son’s almost 5 and still not potty trained 
everytime he has to potty I put him on the toilet and he gets into a screaming fit and runs off . I’m lost !
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