2year old refuses to sit on the potty..

My 26 month-old was excited about using the potty at first.  He has learned how to control his urine stream.  If I sit him on the potty he will urinate.  He wakes up from his naps dry and most nights he stays dry.  However, most of the time he refuses to sit on the potty when I tell him it is time to go the bathroom.  He will tell me ocassionally that he needs to go potty and will go the bathroom.  He will have a bowl movement and urinate in the toliet if he is willing to sit on the potty.  But, most of the time he says "no, potty!" And will not go with any amount of persussion.   He continues to have so many accidents everyday.  Should I just put him back in diapers or continue to work with him?

[Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D.]

Keep at it and be patient. He's young, but is expressing the readiness to train, but this doesn't mean it will happen quickly. Children vary a great deal in this regard, and it sounds like he is doing pretty well for his age. It's not the end of the world to use diapers again. If you do, be sure to tell him to remind you when he wants to use the potty. The route to take depends more on your tolerance than anything else.

[justme]

Just one comment.  I'm not sure if I've read your post right, but are saying that he was excited about learning and will use the toilet but is refusing the potty?  My son kinda did something like this.  He wanted to feel like an older boy and all that and his refusal was the 'potty' and not the toilet learning.  He absolutely refused to sit (unless a bm) - he wanted to stand like his uncles, etc even though he was too short.  I found the solution was to let him do this.  He used the potty maybe once after he insisted on the toilet - otherwise it was just a fight. I gave him lots of praise and encouraged him how 'grown up' and 'just like grandpa' etc.  2 weeks later he was dry.  I don't think he even had an accident after. Hope this helps.

[tina_levesque]

try him standing up he may want to stand  and you can make it funn by putting cheereeo's in the toilet and have him sink them when he gose to the bathroom