Ready for potty training???

I don't have any children but consider my sister's mine. She tells everyone she shares them with me this includes her grandson.
Boys are a mystery to my sister and me. She had two girls. Anyway yesterday her 21 and half month old grandson pull off his diaper and went to the dog's food bowl and aimed and hit the bowl with #1. We are thinking he definitely knows when he has to use the bathroom to have done this. We are just curious because we are taking care of him part-time because his mother is a nurse and works nights, is he ready for potty training? By the way our husbands are no help. They think it is funny and leaving the potty training to us.

He is definitely ready for potty training. Good luck. It sounds like you just need to direct him in the correct direction, so maybe it will be easy.

Sounds like a yes to me. Yay no more diapers! On to Pull-ups or underwear! Good luck and let us know how it goes!

I would say he's ready too! Yay!! My 2 1/2 year old has no interest in the potty what so ever. I'm jealous.

My grandson is a year younger than my granddaughter and kept trying to keep up with her (which made him aware of what learning was next coming down the pike :-) but she was actually slower to get potty trained than he. My stepson actually taught him about peeing on trees (I know, gross) first, when they would be out somewhere it was appropriate (hikes, camping, etc.) but just getting him to connect the dots and be aware of what was needed is half the battle (your dog food bowl :-) I think it's a great time to work on getting him to start with potty training, get him peeing in the toilet good first and then he'll get tired of messes in his pants. Son and daughter-in-law did the videos and stuff for granddaughter (which he'd watch too) and rewarded with M&M's, etc. Granddaughter had a bit of trouble with #2 and so they used a timer ("at least try" until the timer goes off) and rewards for trying, etc.

Please don't be jealous. He is going to be a big brother in February and my mother and I buy the diapers and pull-ups for the first two years as a gift. (Buy them by the case and have them delivered to the front door). Trying to lighten the load. LOL. I really love them or I wouldn't do it. Yes I am a Great Aunt and spoiling is what I do best.

He is ready but even though he is, try not to push him to hard to get everything just right. Often times once they learn a skill they stop doing it. Example: He uses the potty a few days in a row and then resorts going in his diaper again for a week.

Just stay constant with him.

The daycare my child goes to uses a sticker chart to help them see they are accomplishing something. They also use reward with jelly beans when the child sits on the potty. However, that doesn't work for every child because my son learned that as long as he sits on the potty he gets a jelly bean. He said he had to go every 5 minutes and we ended up going through a whole bag of jelly beans in one night.

Thanks for reminding me again how children are. The last one I potty trained turns 14 next month. She would do good some days and some days she would forget. She went through a phase of hiding the evidence (wet underwear). Thing was they have a big yard (over an acre) and my brother-in-law would find them in the strangest hiding places and my niece blamed the squirrels. LOL. We shall survive this potty training too.

I have potty trained a few kids in my time. please forgo the pullups. they do much better with underpants! they think pullups are ok to go in and much slower at the training. I had a set of twins I kept in pullups. I told the dad to get me underwear and both were trained within a week or so.

I agree that pullups are make it slower. I have a friend used them for nighttime and one of her children was still wearing them at 12 because he just didn't want to get up at night.

having ran a nursery i agree he is definitely ready, pull ups are difficult for children to pull down when they are desperate, pants are much the better option, not only the ease of getting them down quickly, but the sensation of trickling down their legs and soggy socks is a far greater indicator to them that they have had an accident, because they are used to the sensation of a soggy bum! It is much easier to train boys in the summer months as they can run around in just pants and tshirt.
treating is ok but only treat when a no1 or 2 is achieved in the correct place be it a potty or loo. treats do not need to be sweets, special stickers, pieces of a new jigsaw puzzle or reading a new library book together are great treats for a small child. IMO the toilet is the place to train to, potties are good if your loo is a long way away from the play area, but these lead to having to train twice, once to the potty and again to the loo, confusing the child. if possible forgo the kiddy seat, this will make it easier when you are out.
night training can take longer than day training, get into a routine of no drinks for a good hour before bed before trying to night train, once in this routine, you will notice dry nappies the following mornings, when this is a regular occurance then they are ready to night train, leave off the nappy, lift the child onto the loo just before you go to bed, you do not have to wake them to do this, hold them till they pee then return to their bed.