I am on day two of potty training my almost three year old boy (he turns three in a week). He is not my first. DS1 was almost 3.5 when we trained and we did it in three days of staying in and offering a smartie everytime he sat on the potty and two for doing a wee. We had about a week of taking the potty out and about with us and that was the end of it.
DS2 is a bit different. We just can't stay in for three days straight. He is a bit younger and also we have not been using the potty before bathtime like we did with ds1. Anyway, when at home the last two days I have had him in pants and put the potty out. We have had a few puddles but if I remind him often enough to sit on the potty, we have successes too. Today, I got some smarties which is definatley helping motivate him. However, he is not initiating it himseld if you see what I mean. I would like him to tell me when he needs to wee rather then me just getting him to sit on the potty a lot.
To complicate things, I need to put a nappy on him when we go out. We live in central London and are on buses and tubes all the time. I just can't take the potty along and use it on the bus!
So, is this a disasterous approach? He is a very articulate child for his age and understands everything I tell him. However, I get the feeling this might drag on forever!
Please please tell me this is fine and that by the end of the week he will have got it! (not helped by two days trips out at the end of the week).