Potty Training - Miami, FL

Hi!

You know....there is nothing wrong with men who pee like women...sitting down to pee. As a matter of fact, his wife one day may thank you for it! Makes things much cleaner!! He'll learn the other method early enough on his own...trust me!

My little boy will be two this week, and we decided to start potty training because he's been watching (and copying) his sister for a couple of months now. He just sits on the toilet to pee. We let him use the regular toilet (with no special seat -- we tried one but it just seemed unstable) with a step-stool. Then we taught him that he had to scoot far back so that his pee would be aimed into the toilet instead of onto the floor. I figure that he can learn to stand up later when he has a little more coordination. At first, I thought I would need to teach him to stand up, but now I'm glad he came up with this method on his own -- cleaner and they can pee and poop in the same position. Good luck!

I understand completly what your saying but, when boys start to get potty trained they start by sitting on the potty. Don't think you cannot finish what your doing on your own. Besides he is too young to be potty trained. You should at least wait till he is 16 month. That way by the time he is two he will be potty trained completly

I don't have any advice on how to teach him, but was wondering - isn't one year old a little early for potty training?

M.,

I had the same problem...I read an article that said to start you should just take them into the bathroom with you and allow them to sit on the potty just to get use to it. And if they do actually go you reward them. Reward them with books or a special movie to watch. When they get the hang of that you can teach a boy to pee standing up by putting cheerio's in the potty and have them try to sink them. Just a couple of ideas. Good luck and he will learn...

HI M.,

Don't worry about him wanting to pee like a boy just yet. I have a son, and he sat down and stood up at first until he learned how to go and then he would stand. So if he watches you it is fine. The main thing is being consistent with it you have to keep taking him to the bathroom when you know he has had fluids.

I started with having a potty in teh bathroom, so my daughter could get used to teh idea. Books also helps, because then they see you it impacts another childs life. They have some great potty books out there. Also the Elmo goes potty DVD helps with getting familiar with the idea. I do believe 1 is a little to early since kids can't control the blatter at that age and do not feel the urge to go pee. Good luck and be patient. Some days she wants to go potty all the time, other days she says she wants to be a baby and wear diapers. I know eventually we will get there.

Thanks,
K. E., www.lunababyproducts.com

I did a post on my blog about my experience with my 2 boys and what worked for us. Instead of typing it all, here is a link! http://abbabyboutiqueblog.blogspot.com/search/label/potty...

Hope this helps!

Warm Regards,
K. Lemoine
www.abbabyboutique.com

I started with my son when he was 2 & he was in underwear during the day (not for naps) at 3

I started with him sitting down- that's the easiest...there's plenty of time for them to learn to pee standing up :-)

Hi M.! I am also a single mom with a boy. At his Montessori school, they start "toileting" at 18 mos. This is not to say that you can't start sooner, but the height of "readiness" and interest in potty training is around then. The way they do it is by having the children wear the thick cotton training pants all the time, except during nap time, throughout the day. It means ALOT of wet, soiled clothes, but it teaches them to recognize the feeling of wet (unlike pull-ups) and eventually, to recognize the feeling of "I have to use the potty." Every hour, they are asked if they would like to use the potty or come sit on the potty. Although my son just turned 21 mos, last Friday AM, he came to me and removed his own shorts and diaper and said, "potty." We then went into the bathroom and sat on our respective "potties", me on the big one and him on the little one facing me. As I was trying to make myself go (to show him as I often do -- but, I had JUST gone!), he proceeded to pee pee in his potty! I was VERY pleased. At school, his teacher told me he had been going in the potty, standing up, all week. :) Apparently, they can still learn the "boy" way of doing it even while being raised solely by a woman. While he is still in diapers, I've been incorporating the underpants and regular trips to the potty more and more into our routine, rewarding him with a sticker when he goes in the potty. Until boys have more control, the peeing standing up can get PRETTY messy, so don't feel badly if he pee pees sitting down for awhile. He'll pick up the "boy" way eventually from someone and you may actually miss the days when his pee made it into the toilet instead of everywhere else that standing up leads to. :)

Good luck!

E.

HI M., I have a 3 year old little boy and I am also potty training him. What I think you should do is when he needs togo to pee have him stand on a little stool and teach him that everytime he has to go pee he needs to stand on the stool, but to start off just have him sit,its much easier for beginners.

It seems that everyone is saying the same thing that I was going to say. We began potty training my son in January and he is doing so well. Start off by sitting and leaning forward since the peeing and pooping occur at the same time and they are not capable of controlling one over the other at first. Though my son is tall for his age, I can't see getting him to change to standing until he can comfortably pee INTO the toilet. Otherwise, you will be forever cleaning up after him. Please, just don't push him or you will be doing battle and it will become frustrating for both of you. Good luck, though. Once they master it, life smells a little sweeter!!!

K., mom to Jamie (12) and Brady (2)

M.,

If you feel your 1 year old is showing signs of the potty training bug, then I say go for it. My oldest 2 children (Nick & Paige) were potty trained before they ever reached 2 years old. I taught both my boys to sit first, as it is the easies thing for me (being a girl & potty training girls as well) & then they do not miss. My husband teaches them to stand when he takes them. Do not concerne yourself to much with that, they all get it in the end.

Good Luck & God Bless

Good Luck