Just started potty training my almost 2 1/2 yr old boy. He had been telling me when he wanted his diaper changed and staying dry for longer so I thought he was ready. I'm not sure if it's going to work or not. He's not telling me at all when he needs to go. I don't know if that will come later and I should just keep pressing through? or wait a while and see if it's better later. It has only been 2 1/2 days, but I'm a little discouraged. He doesn't seem to care to much about the rewards, he's glad when he gets one, but doesn't seem to want to try to get one.  I'm just not really sure of myself.

I had a horrible time potty training my son. I was a single parent with him so it was harder. He wouldn't poop in the toilet for the longest time. We got him broke of that around 4 years old. He said it was nasty and somehow we finally got him talked into going in the potty. I was very discouraged with him. The doctor told me it was normal. You just have to wait and let them go on their own when they are ready. If you push them, they won't do it all. My son didn't want rewards either but it was still hard to get him to get fully potty trained. Hang in there!

I had posted at one point when I was at the same spot as you are now!  I started trying at 2 1/2 as I was determined to have him potty trained by 3.  Needless to say, the process started very slowly.  I tried to lay off a bit & didn't do it hardcore.  The pediatrician actually suggested at his 3yr well visit to NOT ask him all the time if he had to go (which is what I was doing)    What seemed to get it going for me was I made the rule of no diapers at home.....he spent a bit of time bare bummed in the beginning.  I also did the M&M's as a reward (which I swore I would never do)  From there it just seemed to happen quickly.  He would get very upset if he had an accident and stopped asking for the reward.  It's been a few months already. Now at 3 1/2 he just wears pull ups for bedtime.

 Good Luck!!!!!

I was so spoiled with my first son, he was brilliant at potty training and never had an accident. Then came #2. We tried at 2 1/2 and ended up waiting until he was 3. He didn't care if he had poopy underwear, that was the problem. I had used a sticker chart for my first and it worked great. #2 didn't care about stickers, so I thought long and hard and ended up on pennies. That child loved money (still does). I also didn't do the asking if he had to go potty thing in the begining, they might not or they might not want to, so I just took him. I was babysitting at the time and training another, so every 1/2 hour we made a trip to the potty until they went. It was a very slow and messy process, but with persistance (on my part) it paid off. He was potty trained within 3 months. Good luck to you and don't give up!