It sounds like your 3 year old is ready to start with potty training, but that your 2 year old is not quite there yet. He/she may still be scared of the toilet. Once they show interest in the potty is when you start, trying to push them will only frustrate the two of you. There is a wonderful video called "Once Upon A Potty" that works wonders. They have one for boys and one for girls, and you can buy the putty that is featured in the video as well. I let my little guy watch this for a month, then got the potty and let him play with it while watching the video for another month, at the end of the second month he just pulled his pants down and peed in the potty while watching the video and that was it! He was about two weeks away from his second birthday and peeing in the potty. I have known several others who have used this video with great success...I just happened upon it one day and am so glad that I did!
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