mu guy uses his potty chair as a drum; has no clue otherwise how to use it. LOL
we've always jsut used the sink or the toilet with him, and he likes to squat when he goes (i actually prefer this too, honestly), so it's been interesting these last couple of months (he's 16 mo today!).
but anyway, to get going on pees with him, i just kept him diaper free for a day and cleaned up whatever i missed and learned his signals. he gets a bit fussy and grabs toward his crotch when he needs too pee. when he needs to poop, he's very clear about his signals.
when he was little--before he was dry all night--i started by pottying him in the night as well as the day. but he would want to nruse and thus start screaming, even though he was going. that would wake all of us (sometimes DH did nite time potty, sometimes i did), and none of us were getting enough sleep. it also "jangled our nerves."
so, we did diapers at night. right now, he does sometimes and othertimes just likes to air everything out.
i also use diapers when we travel (we often have an hr or two in the car when we do have it at all), and i use them if i'm particularly distracted (eg, tomorrow, we're doing the final pack and purge of our house before closing on monday. so i'll keep a diaper on him, and take him to the potty, but this way i don't have to pay close attention while i'm very busy).
otherwise, he tends to be diaper free during the day or i just se a diaper as "back up" while we are out and about (when i use diapers, i use one diaper for 24 hrs and change them like underwear).
right now, he's napping and diaper free. he's got on a long sleeved t, baby legs, and socks.
it does get easier over time, and the signals become clear. i wouldn't call him a "graduate"--but he knows what the potty is, what it is for, and when he is going. he usually signals, and we catch it.
but, there are misses and that's ok. it's just communicating. sometime syou catch everything, sometimes you don't.
