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My advice to you is don't worry! Turning three does not mean he should automatically be potty-trained, just like that. I know many kids who were trained between 3 and 4. My own daughter turned 3 two weeks ago and she's on her way, but not completely trained yet. The best thing to do is not put pressure on him, especially in the beginning when it's so new. Once you get to the point where he'll at least try to sit on the potty, then you can kind of get the ball rolling. (Are you going to train him by having him sit first, and teach him how to stand later? I have a girl so have no experience with boys, but I read that's the way to do it.) Once he shows interest, then you can really encourage him to use the potty like a big boy, entice him with stickers (try a sticker poster where he gets a small surprise when he reaches a certain number), and eventually switch him to underwear so he can start learning how to tell when he has to go. At the advice of a friend of mine who's very experienced with kids, I skipped Pull-ups and the like (except right after we moved) and just went with underwear once my daughter knew the basic mechanics. That way they can tell when they've had an accident and they'll learn faster. When we used Pull-ups for a little while, my daughter wouldn't even sit on the potty because she knew she was fine in the Pull-up!

Anyway, again the big thing is just relax, and let him show you the way until you feel it's time for him to consistently wear underwear. He'll learn in time!

Patti
SAHM in SoCal and administrator of the Sleep Forum group, http://www.mothersclick.com/group/sl...