Ramon step by step potty training methods.. 1. I bought a stand alone potty. 2. I put him to read books while he was sitting there, just to make him familiar with the potty. 3. I went to the library and picked up all the potty picture books for Ramon to read. 4. I wached for regular and predictable bowel movements. 5. Then I sat him just at the moment before he had to go po po (or around that moment), reading a book while we waited. 6. Todd and I clapped our hands with a lot of enthusiasm and showed the po po inside the potty to all Ramon's teddy friends. A MISTAKE we made with Ramon was trying to sit him on the toilet. It was unconfortable for him. He didn't feel secure there. So he ended up hating it and runing away. Ramon when he was 1 year old.