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potty training boys
Added: 93 days ago.
Added by: stephandisaac
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Hi all, I am looking for tips from experienced mothers of potty trained boys. I need to start working with my 2 year old. I also would love some advice on how to keep his hands out of his diaper...I am really sick of cleaning up poo !!! Thanks

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Melanie07 - 92 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) My son was the hardest to train. He did not care if he was wet nor if he was dirty. I would try over and over. I finally gave up and waited till he was ready. He was 3 1/2 before he would potty train. With my oldest daughter it was easy. I put thin panties on her with a sundress and let her play outside. The first time she went pee, she did not like it. It went right down her leg. She was trained completely by 18 months. My daughter now is 15 months. She will sometimes go potty but, she is not ready yet. I say the best advice is wait till they are ready. Put him on the potty with his clothes on first to get used to it. Then, let him sit on it while you fill the tub for a bath without a diaper. It will probably take time. Boys are usually harder to train.

kathleen - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) with my son i made a chart and every time he used the toilet or potty he got a sicker then after 6 stickers he got a small reward like a lolly/balloon... i also left him without any pants on in the house so it was easier 4 him to go. i also asked him every 15-20 Min's if he needed to go and after he did something on the toilet or potty we always made a big deal out of it saying things like well done and cleaver boy

Brandi J. - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My 2nd boy would put his hands in his diapers too before I started potty training. What I did was put him in onesies, this kept him from being able to put his hands down the front and back of the diaper. This worked wonderfully, until he learned to sit down and reach through the legs of his diaper, so then I started making sure he had on shorts over his onesie. Once I started potty training, I kept him w/ me so I knew when he had an accident, and I knew when he started trying to poo. As soon as he had a tee tee accident, I would rush him to the potty and sit him on it. After he got off the potty, sometimes not doing anything, sometimes finishing what he had started(when this happened, we did the potty dance), he helped me clean up the mess w/ a towel. When I knew he was trying to poo, I would rush him very quickly to the potty and most of the time he would finish in the potty and I would not have undies to have to clean. Also, I found that using training undies worked better for training him than using a diaper, b/c they hate when it runs down their legs. I would only use diapers at night time once I started training, or if we were going to be out of the house that day. When I potty trained my little girl, I would use the training undies w/ plastic pants over them, this worked well too, and she could wear this at night too. Good luck!

Mommyof2boys - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had a potty in the bathroom but my son refused to use it, it wasn't like Mommy or Daddy's potty, so my husband made him a stool for ours. At first he would go in with my husband and watch and also go with me, we took a road trip when he was 15mos old and 40hrs in the car for 5 days he was potty trained on the way back home. My mother in law is trying to train his cousins right now and she uses the "bribe method" she give's them pee pee poo poo candy and if they use the rest room she'll give them their candy, I wouldn't go that route because they will always want it and starts a bad habit. Good luck to you!

skittles0607 - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) With my oldest son I used a potty chart. You make a chart of the days of the week then a column for pee and a column for poo. Everytime they do one of the following place a sticker in that column. After so many stickers reward them with something. If he doesnt ask to go ask them every 30 minutes or so or bring them in to the bathroom so they can at least try. This seemed to work with my son. Anothe thing we did was he used to sleep with a stuff animal every night. If he et in his pants then we would take it away for that night. I know it sounds mean but it did work. Good Luck..

shootinstarzzz - 93 days ago Rating: 3 (1 votes) HI! I would go get him a potty chair, put it in the living room and let him get used to it being there, I say living room at first cuz your going to be around that potty chair alot! ok, then take ur son shopping, have him pick out "big boy" underwear with any charecter he wants, buys lots and lot and lots of regular underwear and only use pull ups at night or when you have to leave the house cuz you want them to feel what its like to be wet, pull ups feel too much like a diaper. Show him the potty chair, have him sit on the potty for 10 to 15 minutes, dont force him if he just sits for a second then let him, when he goes in the potty make such abig deal, cheer, clap, dance and act like you won the lottery, take the bowl part and dump the poop or pee in the tolit and say this is where poop goes..bye bye, tell him what a big boy he is, go buy a toy that only big boys can play with, blah we are not a baby anymore, we are a big boy type speech, put him on the potty every 15 minutes or so then he will get the hang of it...it might just takes days and it might takes weeks and you will be sooo sick of that potty chair but just keep it up and he will be potty trained in no time. when he is using his potty chair regulary then you move it to the bathroom, another thing you can do is put his chair in the bathroom and you sit on the big tolit and he sits on the potty chair or an older sibling can sit on the tolit, say we are going potty, the going with daddy to pee is great too cuz they imatate mommy and daddy so they tend to pick up potty training faster when they see daddy and do what he does...good luck and hope this helps! I trained my two kids plus worked at a daycare and I will be strating to train my baby when he is 14 mths old.

Godispeace - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Make sure he doesn't see you going to the bathroom as they imitate what you do at this time. I had my little brother who was like 9years old at that time go with him to the bathroom and look at what he was doing, also had the father do the same whenever he had the chance. It was easier for him to follow the action than my words. I also bought him briefs for him not to get use to the diapers. My son use to tend to know what to do when he had the diaper on, plus it's easier and I know how irritating it can be but sticking the hand inside is probably a way of letting you know "Mommy I need to be change" lol Good luck

mrscolegrove - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) the way i did it was the everytime the father went to the bathroom he would take my oldest in with him and they would do it together after about a month he learned to do what daddy did oh just wanted to give you another idea my hubby got potty trained by his mom put some cherrios in the toilet and told him to sink them so that it would be a game to use the potty just to get started

kalliemae - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I just asked my son every 15-20 min if he had to pee. They wont think about it themselves, they have to be reminded. I never had the poo problem, good luck with that one.

monica9 - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) as far as the potty thing, my sister tried and tried to push my nephew to use the bathroom and he was petrified of it. then, one day, he wouldnt go in his pants and went on the potty. 3 days later they left for disney world and the whole time waiting to board the flight he complained of having to go but wouldnt go in his pants and held it until the bathroom. I guess they will let you know when they are ready no matter how much you push them. he was just turning 3 years old.

lady26 - 93 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) Encourage the father to show him how it's done. Buy 3 or 4 of those cheap little molded plastic potties and put them around the house. At least, one in each bathroom and one in the kitchen or the room where you spend the most time with your child. Stick a towel underneath for the sake of your carpet because he is a boy. You can also take advantage of nature by keeping an open mind. I know at least one boy who was trained when his Mom let him go off the side of the deck. The summer that your child is closest to two, take two days and don't leave the house. Let your child run around naked from the waist down, with a big tee shirt on top so that private parts stay private. Every 20 minutes or so, place the child matter-of-factly on the pot. DO NOT ASK questions like "Do you need to go potty sweetie pie!?" Just do it like it's the thing to do, and don't ask permission. Don't force it, and if he wants to get up right away, let him. If you have a resistant child, set a timer to go off every 10 minutes. It's amazing what a child will do when the power dynamic is taken away. When the "potty timer" goes off, it's time to sit on the pot! Use praise but don't go overboard. Act like this is the expected thing. Be cool. Say "You put peepee in the potty, just like Mommy and Daddy do. Don't make a big deal out of what's happening. Hope this help

Shellybela - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) When I potty trained my son it was summer and we were by the neighbors pool everyday...the neighbors little boy was just a little bit older and when he had to go potty when swimming, he went outside. My son thought it was the coolest thing...from then on he never wanted to wear a diaper and always wanted to pee outside! So next I had to break that!! As far as hands down the pants...come on, look at most grown men...I don't think it ever ends! LOL

wildberry - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) the thing that worked for my son was fruit loops he would shoot theme as a bonus it also helped to teach him his colors(: as for keeping his hand out of his diaper i have no idea my son is now four and still sticks his hand down his pants(:

leahs - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I know it sounds gross but I had the little potty that I would take into every room my son was in, if he went outside to play i took it outside with him, if it's right there where he can see it he's more likely to try it. I had my son sit backwards on the big potty, so he got used to facing the right way but still sitting down for more stability. I waited for a nice warm weekend and he went bare-bummed the whole time and was potty trained within 3days, he was about 2 1/2 though,theres not too many 2yr olds who are ready to be potty trained, but getting them used to it is never a bad idea. Good luck.

Baby3OnWay - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) My cousin actually had her little boy SIT on the potty instead of standing so that he could get use to using the potty and later learn his boyish techniques. She did when she knew she would be home all day for a few days and let him go bare bum, with diapers, pullups and underwear he just decided to go in them, naked he knew he couldn't do that! start off slow and if it doesn't work take a break for a week or more and try again. It took her a few tries but she had success within a month. I also did this with my daughter and its been a month now and shes even making it through the night now at only 29months old!

mommytobe29 - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) for peeing in the toilet, my cousin put a cheerio in the toilet and had her son aim at it. i guess it was more fun than just aiming in the bowl. haha

bonnieheather - 93 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) hi there i would get a potty chair and at his usual poop time.. get him to sit on it for 10 mins disract him sing songs do whatever... then if he poops/wees in the potty its a huge celebration sing/dance the full kaboona!! .. if not keep quiet (just a quick 'good boy for sitting on potty for mummy).. do this every day at the same time.. make it part of the routine, your little boy will love the encouragement from you.. and he will soon recognise that he needs a poop and run and get potty for you. its takes time for him to know when he needs to wee. bear in mind he may HATE the first time you make him sit on it.. just keep at it, same time every day... and whatever you do dont get upset if he sits on the potty does nothing then goes and poops his nappy!