Hi Heather. Just wanted to let you know a few of the tricks I have used over the years with the children in my child care. I put a little bit of water in the training potty and a few cherios or fruit loops and tell him to try and "aim" at them. Another idea is to add a little bit of blue food coloring to the water instead and tell him to use his yellow pee to turn the water green, sounds gross but they have fun! I also put them on the potty every 30 minutes or every hour so they have a better chance of going. Some people say its not  a good idea, but I also give them 1 M&M every time they pee and 2 every time they poop. I don't think it is a bribe, I think it is a reward. I hope this helps and good luck!

I've heard boys are harder to potty train, and it took my DS until he turned 3 to really get serious about going in the potty. Your boy may not be ready yet.

One thing I did was set a timer for every 30 minutes and take him in there to try going. It took about a day and a half for him to get that part, and then I started letting the time go longer until he started taking himself in there to go when he needed to. We're still working on pooping in the potty--he has had a few accidents over the last week or so.

My big trick was to use little boys underwear. When I used the pull ups and even the Training pants with the thick crotch area, he would wet every time. When we went to the underwear he didnt have the padding/safety in the pants, he used the potty regularly.

Great! Thank you guys. I will keep you posted! Heather

My oldest was the most difficult for me to potty train.  I found that the setting the timer was a necessity for him to make it on time and not have an accident.  He was usually too busy to pay attention to his body and would just pee in his big boy underwear.  If that's the issue, I used training pants from Carters (they are vinyl with elastic legs and they go over the underwear to protect your carpet, couch, whatever you don't want to clean a million times!).  Once I put the underwear on and then the training pants, he got uncomfortable and would agree to go potty every time the buzzer went off.  I used bribes - a sticker on a chart and then a trip to the dollar store to choose a "prize" at the end of the week if he had a good week.....and no accidents.  That worked well for me, and I don't apologize for using bribes!  Honestly, that's what worked best for him.  If you are having issues with getting him to hit the toilet, try letting him sit down at first.  Some young ones find it confusing to stand and pee and then sit and poop.  And, be patient!  At not quite two, he may not be ready yet.  #2 son was not quite ready, so we put him back in diapers for a while....not a big deal, and he let me know when he was ready to try again.  The second time, when he let me know he was ready, was a breeze.  

Good luck and let us know what works for your little guy! 

Thanks!  Well, I am afraid we have been so busy lately we haven't had a chance to start.  The last thing I want is to get going and then have to stop because we are out and about.  My husband will be home for Thanksgiving so I am thinking that might be a good time to start and stick with it!  

I will keep you posted!