When is the best age to start potty training for boys? And what advice would you give me?
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As soon as they can walk and talk. Underware is way cheaper than diapers.
2 years is the age where they start to understand..
around 2 years old or when he seems iinterested in the potty. Plus, if his father is around let him show him how he pees standing up. If not, you can tell him and stand there with him.
Any time before boys are 18 will be fine!
Mother to doctor: "Doctor, my little boy's going through a difficult phase."
Doctor: "All boys go through this awkward phase."
Mother: "How long does it last."
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I tried putting my son on the potty at 18 months old and it proved difficult. I was told by many friends and family that boys take better to being sat straight on the toilet so i tried it and hey presto, it worked! bought a plastic loo step and it was easy peasy. good luck! x
as soon as you get warning that he needs to go , don't make a game out of it , you want him to think it might be better for him to do it on his own , but spoil him stupid when he starts trying .
When your son is ready to learn. Some do it at 2 years old, some at 4.
When you're ready to try, do this: put something in the toilet for him to use as targets. Bits of colored paper works, so will cheerios. Make it a game. You might have to have dad show him this once or twice, but he'll catch on.
well idk weat age but just dont try to hard i mean dont tell them not to pee in their pants 1 day and the next spank them or sukmthin wen they do
around two years old would be a good time to start I think.
Ignore the people that say boys have to pee standing up it is not essential and for a little one it is actually quite difficult. There is no reason why a boy can not pee sitting down (i do) it is just society that says boys pee standing up but there is no reason why really
My son was 2 years old when he started potty training. Firstly we went out and brought a potty. I left it in the living room for a while so he could play with it and just basically get used to it being around. I gave him loads of water/juice, undressed his bottom half and sat him on the potty. We sat together reading books playing and he finally did a wee i jumped up and down clapped my hands and praised him like mad. He loved it. Be consistent is what i say and make it fun for him. Goodluck
When he is ready is the best advice i can give.I work in childcare and see lots of parents pushing their children to do things that they just arn't ready for.Some children learn a lot faster than others.Its tough going though so best of luck and plenty of carpet cleaner
GOD Bless You! I have 4 kids. 3 girls and 1 boy. My boy was harder to train than the 3 girls combined. It took 3 months for me to train him. But you know, each child is different. I did this with each child. Once they started walking, gradually they started to let me know in different ways that they wanted to be changed. Pointing at the front or back of the diaper, or pointing and turning up their noses when it was "Number 2". My son actually said "Mommy, change me". That was it. When they're old enough to let you know they want to be changed, they don't need a diaper. Hope that helps. Good Luck!
p.s. I trained my baby girl in 2 days! I hope you fair that well!
one of my sons was potty trained at 2 and a half (completely dry)
My second son was a bit more lazier and wasn't interested until 3. His dad also left just before he was 2 so I think that had an effect on him.
My second son went to nursery and it was more of a problem to them than to me.
I think trainer pants are a good idea they don't like the terry cloth wet next to them but I always changed mine straight away. I didn't make a big deal of it if they wet.
When they did wee on the potty I made a big deal about it.
My son is almost three (next month). We got his potty chair for his second birthday and just had it out. Mainly, we just wanted him to get used to it being there. We tried a couple of times to get him to go but we didn't push him to do it. He began using it on a regular basis about a month ago, again we are not pushing him to use it. I think it's important to let kids do things on their own time line, your son will do it when he's ready. I know that diapers are expensive and a pain but it's better to show your child that you respect his growth and development. He'll learn soon enough about stress.
When he does go though, we have a little celebration in the bathroom. He is so proud of himself as well. He raises his arms up and yells, "I went potty all by myself"! That's what potty training is about, building his self-esteem (and using the toilet).
Oh, and by the way, he pees sitting down. Both father and son are uncircumcised so that's the way they go. Nothing wrong with it and they never leave the seat up!
My mum told me to start training my son at 2 years, rather than try earlier and get stressed out. Of course you can talk about it earlier, with a lot of things (eg:stopping finger-sucking) I found it good to talk about what they are going to do "when they are bigger", kind of to prepare their minds in advance.
I also did not try to train him to stand up to wee, after all, sometimes they are not sure which thing is going to come out - perhaps both! Let him use a potty, or the plastic thing to go on a toilet (less cleaning up for you!) and sit on it. There is lots of time to graduate to standing later if he wants to do that.
Lots of praise when he does it right. "Never mind, you can do it next time", when he wets the floor. If you have carpets you might want to use pull-ups instead of pants in case of accidents.
I agree that my son took longer to learn than my daughters, particularly at night - but relax, it will happen.
Start around two. The biggest "secret" is to not push it - they honestly come around to doing it in their own time. Otherwise you will get frustrated and so will they. Try for a while - maybe a week - and if he's not interested, leave it for a few weeks, then try again. The absolutely best advise I can give you is to not use those "pull ups" things (different brands have different names, I guess) - kids treat them like diapers. Just use those thicker absorbent terry-toweling kind of things you can get before you switch to gauch. Good luck - it's an interesting time, but you'll be so proud when it's done! The freedom for both of you is amazing! Oh, try using a stickers/chart reward system!. That works for some kids. Also, my son didn't mind peeing in the little potty, but didn't want to do #2 there (remember to put water in at the bottom). He prefered to use the regular toilet for that, then shortly just used the regular one for everything. Get a cute colorful little stepstool to put in front.
before you start potty training put the potty in front of the tv so he can sit on it wacthing tv with his nappy on or put it in his toy box so he cant play with it and get used to it so when the time comes to use it he is not scared of it. about 2 is a good time to start or when he wakes up nearly dry. also when he can manage the potty and you want him to use the toilet put a ping pong ball in the loo and when he is standing to wee tell him to wee on the ball, dont worry the ball will not flush away. good luck dont forget to buy carpet cleaner too.
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This is a great question and I am so glad it was asked. My sons are 18 months and I have been thinking about this, too.
Thanks everyone for all the information!
In my family we usually wait for the summer that is nearest to the 2 year birthday. It is easier to potty train when you can dry clothes faster, clean floooring without lots of carpets about etc.
Advice: I used progress charts for my boys (they were just turned 2) . I drew a sheep, a path and a farm and moved the sheep one step every time they used the potty. When the sheep reached the farm they got a reward - poster paints, a trip to the swings, a favourite dinner etc. I made it more difficult as they went along by increasing the steps or by moving the sheep only if they ask for the potty themselves. Hope this helps. It woked wonders for both my sons. One was potty trained in 2 weeks, the other took a little longer (2 months) but was ok after that.
Encourage him from the word go from when he wants to know aways have a potty and a steep to the loo for him and just teach him its easy. and always tell him his a clever little chap when he dos do it.
My little boy is 2 and he's not quite ready yet. A good bit of advice my health visitor gave me was when they don't want a wet or dirty nappy on they're ready to begin potty training. My little boy saw his daddy standing up and decided he would only wee on the potty standing up which resulted in lots of little puddles! Hope you get on ok xxx
I didnt start my son until he was 2yrs 4 months as that was when i felt he was ready, by 2yrs 6months he was dry completely, altho he wasnt dry at night until 3. I've no idea when you're meant to start etc, i just went by my son.
it varys really ive had one dry at 1 year old my second child at 2 and ive got a pain of a 3 year old who is totally in denial and wont go near the potty. good luck . try and get them to sit on it for abit give them a book to read or something to distract them. make sure you make a big thing of it if they actually do something in the potty
The only advice I give is don't force a child to live up to your expectations. The best age to start "potty training" any child is when THEY are ready, not when mommy is ready. When the child is tired of wet or poopy diapers, when the child shows an interest in sitting on the toilet.that is when they are ready, until then continue with diapers, and do NOT get those pullup things.
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