My DS still isn't potty trained...

esutton76

My son will be three in February and he still won't even sit on a his potty chair or the big potty.  We bought his potty chair when he turned two and we have it sitting out in the open in the bathroom.  He won't even go near it.  He hates stickers, so I don't know how to even get him to just sit on the chair.  Any suggestions?  

Thanks!! 

meldoo2002

I would wait until he's at least 3 if he's not showing any interest.  We started out just having them sit before tub... if they wanted to and increased from there.  But if my guys weren't interested I wouldn't have even broached the subject until they were 3. 

MHalka41

I'm in the same boat.  My DS will be three in February as well and has absolutely NO interest in the potty.  He will sit in a wet or dirty pull up for hours if I let him.  I am just hoping on day he decides he is ready! 

MelissaS5338

Agh! This sounds exactly like my situation. DS will be 3 in December and a few months ago he was trying up to 5 times a day when I asked him. (He never volunteers to go potty) Then we brought DD home and he slowly stopped trying at all and fought us on it, so we naturally stopped pursuing for the time. My Pedi said this is fine and normal and not to worry that he will go when he is ready. But I somehow still can't help but feeling like I have failed a little bit. I certainly have NO intention of pressuring him. He is so smart in every way, but could care less about the potty. I suppose I just need to be patient and try again in a month or so.

esutton76

Thank you so much!!  I am going to just stop for now and just play it by ear.  When he is ready, he will be ready.  Thanks again for all the help!!

Rubygirl

If he's not interested, don't force it.  For a boy, being "almost 3" and not PTed, is not that uncommon.  I just read the APA stated the average age for boys is 37 months.  All the teachers in DS' preschool have said in general boys take longer.  If incentives aren't working, take a break, and try again in a month.

KatieandMark06

DD is 3 and still isn't potty trained.  She is very bright , even the pediatrician commented on this because of her vocabulary, but she isn't potty trained.  It's as if she is resisting it.  I know how frustrating it is!

AmandaP678

I think society just expects all kids to be trained by 2 or shortly after and many kids are, but then there are many who are not. At least that's what I like to tell myself because my son still has no interest in it either. He's just now wanting to sit on the potty. I'm waiting until he wants to do it for now.

At some point he'll get it, you don't hear of kids going to college still needing diapers right?