My 2.5 yo son has been trained for about 3 months now. Since I'm a stay at home mom, (and most of our house is hardwood floors!), I just let him run around naked. For the first day, I'd take him to the potty every half hour, and would give him a m&m each time he went, 2 for poos, the 2nd-5th days were every hour. When he'd start to pee on the floor, and I'd tell him he's a big boy now, and I'd take him to his potty, and let him finish there. By the 6th day, I didn't have to remind him anymore (other than before nap and bedtime and first thing in the morning). After the first week, I cut the m&ms down to only for poos.
I started calling him done training when we went on a 3 hour trip to my sil's house at the end of June, and he held it the whole way there, and told us as soon as he got out that he had to go. And on the way home, he'd told he needed to go, and held it for 5 mins so we could find a gas station.
Good luck! Also, remember that every child is different, and might not be ready to be potty trained. The average age for boys being 100% trained is 39 months now. It's a bit younger for girls, but only by a few months.
Edited by: WORKPEACEFULLY at: 8/21/2010 (19:02)
Peace, Rachel
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