DS is 2.3 years. We had no intention of even starting to potty train until after Christmas, but he's started to take a real interest since one of his friends potty trained last month.
He asks to go on the potty before and after bathtime (and now more regularly when I need to change his nappy). He's great at sitting on it, and even carefully tucks his willy in 
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He sits on the potty for about a minute, looking very earnest and then smiles at me and says "wee wee out" and then stands up and says "wee wee done mummy" and presents me with his completely empty potty!
My question is, what do I say to him? So far I've been saying "well done for asking to sit on the potty" cos I can't really praise him for doing a wee when he hasn't can I?!
Am I going to confuse him doing this, or is this the first stage. Is there anything else I can do to actually get him to wee? Should I be putting him on the potty at different times?
Very 
about the whole thing cos he's kind of taken me by surprise!
TIA for your help 
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KnittingisbetterthanTherapy · 12/09/2010 15:20
Go for it if he is showing an interest! it doesn't have to be hard work at all.
My ds is just potty trained and I let him run around without a nappy, and when I saw him weeing or about to wee, i caught the wee with a potty or quickly sat him down on the potty. He weeed a lot more then usual because I think he found it interesting to see where the wee came from and after a couple of days, he got the idea and started weeing in the potty.
I gave him loads of praise and encouragement! Other people use chocolate buttons as a bribe.
Thanks belgo, I think I might have missed the "running around without a nappy" window as the weather is now getting colder! Did you do this indoors too?
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