We have found that handing our little ones a book helps to keep them on the pot.

Most importantly, let HIM guide YOU. If you try forcing him to do it when he's not ready, you'll just make it even harder, and longer, to potty train.

Whenever he sits, whether he does any thing or not, praise him!!! Praise, praise and more praise is the name of the game!

Having 2 boys, I can tell you that I didn't think it was that difficult at all. Whenever we would go in the bathroom, we'd take him to the bathroom, sometimes he'd want to sit on his potty, other times not. But, whenever he would, lots of praises! I sing to my children all the time and this was one thing that would always allow them to sit longer.

Z (my 2nd) was easier to train than C, probably because C always took Z with him and they made it a game. C literally trained Z and before Z was 2, REFUSED to wear diapers.

Cheerios are a lot of fun to have in the toilet too, when you get to the point of allowing him to stand and "aim".

I can't think of anything else right now, but if I do, I'll let you know.

HTH!

I have a friend who had hard wood floors through the house and so when she potty trained her son she just let him run around the house with no diaper on (just the underwear). That way when he wet or soiled himself he could feel that it wasn't comfortable and she said he learned quickly. And if he peed on the floor it was easy to clean up because her floors were hardwood. That is why I am waiting to potty train Jeremiah until the weather warms up again.
Jeremiah is already very interested in the potty and knows what poo-poo and pee-pee are. But I don't think his body is ready for training yet - and I selfishly don't want to deal with potty training just as we are piling more clothes on him.

My best piece of advice- the one that was given to me over and over- the one I REFUSED to listen to-- was WAIT UNTIL HE IS THREE.
Its easier- on him and you.

Yes. Boys are harder.

Unless of course he is guiding you in that direction. You know- having his potty out is a goodf thing- but making him go and TRAINING him is easier when he's a little older....

Good luck.

D and I talked about this yesterday and we decided that what we are actually doing right now is "potty awareness" training. We only have him sit there in the mornings, we aren't actually taking him there every couple of hours. Fuller has his own bathroom, but the door is usually locked. He has no idea what it is for. This is pretty much getting him introduced to the idea. And so far, if we say "Go sit on the potty" he know exactly where to go. That's a step.