How to stop my kid from peeing through his pants?

Hello my son is 3 years old and isn't very interested in using the potty. Sometimes he will but it's rare. How do I get him to stop peeing through his pants? How do I convince him to use the potty? Advice and help is wanted so if anyone could give me advice or help with these questions please be my guest.

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There are loads of kids story books about potty training.
We started reading this one, along with his other books -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-More-Nappies-Potty-Training-Steps/dp/1509836314/ref=asc_df_1509836314?mcid=b70645fb503c30f8b634ad7ab4635feb&th=1&psc=1&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=697250821128&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6332057856652031790&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007363&hvtargid=pla-481781227884&psc=1&hvocijid=6332057856652031790-1509836314-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

We also had stairs that fitted round our toilet seat and my little boy liked. Something like -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toddler-Training-Foldable-Stability-Confidence/dp/B08JQNL8BR/ref=asc_df_B08JQNL8BR?mcid=b0b62b8a94bf34418fd64b0011c71079&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696352643976&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5148516754272647191&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007363&hvtargid=pla-2417840405207&psc=1&hvocijid=5148516754272647191-B08JQNL8BR-&hvexpln=0&gad_source=1

Put him back in pull ups and wait until he's actually ready for potty training.

By doing it when he's not you are doing more washing, dealing with more accidents and potentially making it take him even longer.

When they are ready and interested it's a much nicer and easier process for everyone involved.

I agree with Natalie. Parents who potty train before their child - especially boy - is ready aren’t potty training the child. They’re training themselves to know when to put their child on the potty by recognizing certain signs.
When I waited for my older two boys to show me they were ready, potty training was done in 3-4 days easily. It was a huge issue if I tried earlier.
What you’re looking for is if they can hold their bladder and only pee during sleep when they’re not in control.
For reference, my older two boys potty trained at 3 years and 2 months and 3 years and 4 months. It just clicked all of a sudden.
Also maybe take him to a store and let him pick out a little potty for himself that he likes once he’s ready. That helped a lot.

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