We also tried running water, fish crackers in the bowl, cheerios, books, m&m's and other rewards off an on. At the suggestion of his teacher we took him out of diapers and put him in big boy underwear. We sent him to school with his underwear on and a diaper over them just in case he had an accident, he would feel wet but not make a mess. Long story short, he went to school and they took him to the potty every 15-30 minutes. To our surprise, he came home after being in school all day and had the same pair of underwear on. He stayed dry all day and has used the potty ever since without hesitation. He was 3.5 years old when he became potty trained. Hope this helps. Take him to the store and make a big deal about buying big boy underwear and let him pick out the characters etc. Good luck!

This subject was addressed by another parent in the Q+A section. In that case the child was non-verbal but later was able to tell his parent that there was something he heard in the bathroom that made him anxious. It was the sound of the water running through the pipes. For you and I, it's so routine that we don't give it a second thought. But, for this child, he could hear it and it scared him. They bought him a portable potty and let him use it in his bedroom at first. Then slowly moved it toward the bathroom so he could slowly acclimate himself to it. You might consider giving him a different "potty" to potty in because he might be afraid of something in the toilet in the bathroom.

With my son, we finally started logging when he would drink and when he would pee for a couple of weeks and once we got a better idea of when he would usually pee after a drink we started trying to put him on the potty at those times. Very time consuming but it is the only thing that finally worked. I will tell you tho that every time he went in the potty he would get a reward and we would dance and scream and jump for joy to show him how wonderful it was. He thought it was so funny that he wanted to keep doing it. Good luck! I did find tho that once he got it- it stuck!

I know for my son I printed free potty training charts off the computer and put them on the bathroom wall he liked Thomas an cars so I found those. Then he got a sticker and m&m if he went, but I have to say with Bryan it's almost like he knows if he can do it. He was almost 4 and just started using the potty, but rewards always help. When he went in big boy bed he never got up at night and when he rode a bike he wouldn't even try till 7,but never fell. I would try rewards and watch him. Maybe he needs a little more time. I hope that helps and all kids are different, so my way might not work for him, but I hope it does:) good luck!!!

One of her therapists suggested writing down exactly what times she goes potty, and then try n time it a little before she has to go and sit her on the potty.