DS is 2y10m and we're on day 3 of potty training. He will sit on the potty when prompted but so far hasn't sat on it without prompting. (He refuses to sit on the toilet btw; he gets very scared and upset at the idea so I've left it.)
The only time anything has gone in the potty is when I've caught him mid-accident and popped him on the potty for the tail-end. He seemed quite excited by the wee in the potty and watching it go down the toilet, and loved getting a sticker. But every other time, he's had an accident, sometimes only a minute or two after sitting on the potty. He isn't having loads of accidents though and is often going 2 hours or more between wees.
On day 1 he was in pants but wasn't bothered by wet pants so since then he's had nothing on his bottom half. He fusses a bit when he does a wee but soon carries on. I've been calm but firm when he has accidents and tell him to do it in the potty next time.
In case its relevant, he didn't speak till he was 2 and his communication skills aren't great still (HVs are monitoring him). He constantly "narrates" his life and has a good vocabulary, but struggles to answer direct questions or have any sort of conversation. He rarely comes up to me and asks me for things so I wonder if he would come up and tell me he needed a wee. And there's no way he'd be able to articulate any concerns or fears he may have about the potty or toilet.
So after that essay...should we continue or conclude he's just not ready yet? I don't want to give up too easily. But I would have thought we'd have seen some progress by now eg one success? All advice and tips gratefully received!