potty training 2 1/2 year old boy

i have no idea, i am also training my 2 year old, first time toilet training. hopefully we will get some helpful advice.

I think keeping them in underwear is the best way to go. With pull-ups, he might think that it's a diaper and will pee in it. If he has underwear and pees on himself, he will feel the wetness and not like it at all!

Good luck!

Let him pick some underwear.  If he refuses to use the potty and just goes in his underwear put a diaper back on him.  Let him lead the way.  Make a big deal out of making big boy underwear though and keeping it dry!

I have 3 boys...The first 2 I had potty trained by 2 years and the other is only 10 months so we aren't there yet.  But with the older 2  I had them pick out big boy unders and made it a point to take them to the potty every half hour.  You can use rewards such as Match Box cars or anything you can pick up for around a $1 because these things add up.  At the end of the day if he used the potty all day with no accidents he gets to pick out a new car or whatever you choose to use as rewards.  As for the pull ups the only time I used them was at night and we only used them the first 2 weeks.  Some children catch on quicker than others but try to make it fun, it makes a big difference.  Some mommies will put cherrios in the potty and tell lil boys to try and hit the floating cherrios.  They also have training floating things at Toys R US and Babies R Us they are multicolored and are used for the same purpose but cost more than cherrios.  Good Luck Momma it will all come in time just remember to try and be patient.

 thank you i will try and use the under wear  and the rewards if anyone has any other ideas let me know

The thing that worked best for both of my boys was first letting them pick out their own underwear, made it a special occasion.  Then we used cheerios in the toilet to get them interested in it.  Everytime they did use the potty we would laugh and clap and be very excited cheering them on, almost as if we were having a party.

 i cant even get my son on the potty thou he screams and crys to throw up point .... i am trying the unserwear and cheerioos today its not working so far

 I was told not to push it, my ds peed in the big potty ( we have a potty seat on it) and after that NOTHING!

I tried putting him in underwear and he at least knows now when he has to go but he hasnt made it in time. I put a little potty in the living room and run him over to it when he goes. Even if he has already gone. Then I praise him for sitting on the potty and change his underwear. We go through about 6 pair in one afternoon. lol.

I had done the underwear trick and it worked. He would scream and cry as well when i brought him to the toliet. I let him get wet, or poop himself, calmly take him to the restroom to change his clothes, and explained the potty while doing so. he cought on and loved the praise he got for going potty, i stopped using treats after he got pooping down, he'll occationally ask for one now, but rarely

 thank you! My son loves matchbox cars, this might actually work! I'm going to try it!

Quoting 2pittsburghboys:

I have 3 boys...The first 2 I had potty trained by 2 years and the other is only 10 months so we aren't there yet.  But with the older 2  I had them pick out big boy unders and made it a point to take them to the potty every half hour.  You can use rewards such as Match Box cars or anything you can pick up for around a $1 because these things add up.  At the end of the day if he used the potty all day with no accidents he gets to pick out a new car or whatever you choose to use as rewards.  As for the pull ups the only time I used them was at night and we only used them the first 2 weeks.  Some children catch on quicker than others but try to make it fun, it makes a big difference.  Some mommies will put cherrios in the potty and tell lil boys to try and hit the floating cherrios.  They also have training floating things at Toys R US and Babies R Us they are multicolored and are used for the same purpose but cost more than cherrios.  Good Luck Momma it will all come in time just remember to try and be patient.