Parents, PLEASE HELP ME!!What are the best methods for potty training boys?

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Parents, PLEASE HELP ME!!What are the best methods for potty training boys?

Answer 1

It's better to wait until they are ready, usually around 3. With my son, I put him in underwear during the day, and asked him every 1/2 hour if he had to go. After a while I would spread the time to an hour and then work from there. Potty training at night is another story. Don't get frustrated if he has an accident, that could make him feel bad and not want to continue to try. Good luck!

Answer 2

I'm in the process of doing this right now with my 24 month old. As soon as he wakes in the morning I put him on the pot and when he does his duty I say wow look at what you did Lonny and he thinks it is so funny so that's a start. My mother says put M&M's in the toliet and let him aim for it but he's not ready for the standing up yet.

Answer 3

Mine is 32 months and in Potty Training. I have made the switch to using Pull-ups and/or underwear, and do not use diapers anymore (they say it can be confusing...I really doubt it at night time while he is sleeping, but I have enough pull-ups to use for the month).

My little one talks well, but you'll need to make these checks first for potty training:

1. Is he peeing less during the day (less diapers getting wet).

2. Can he pull down his pants by himself, or does he try to get out of his diapers?

Then get a small potty training chair for him. The big toilet still intimidates my little one as well. ( It doesn't scare him to flush, but just to be that high up over such a large hole).

I picked up the book in Wal-Mart "Potty Time" and we read it together (usually twice) so that he won't want to leave the potty.

He doesn't indicate that he needs to go to potty yet, so I time him.

You'll have to play with numbers, usually 10-15 minutes. I set a timer and tell him when it beep, beeps, it's potty time.

I say "Potty Time" in a sing-songy voice and he joins in and is eager to go to the potty.

If he pees in the potty we do a little "Potty" dance and he gets to mark the back of the book: Pee'd, Flushed, Washed hands.

I also watched the Huggies Potty Training Video, I received free. Feel free to check out this free gift even if you don't intend to use Pull-ups because it gives a lot of good tips, has neat songs for the little ones, and color sheets you can print off that show pictures. I'm not sure if its bi-lingual...it probably is. If not then print out the pics and write English and your language on the pics and say both. It has a wealth of information on it. Just make it fun, don't ever say that it's yukky, and use lot's of praise.

Hope this helps

Answer 4

Throw some cheerios in the toilet.  Then have him "shoot" them with his pee!  lol I know it's gross BUT it works,  It turns it into more of a game than a chore.

Answer 5

Have someone else do it!  LOL

I'm going thru this myself.  My son knows how to go in the potty but hasn't gotten it down that he's supposed to tell me before he goes in his diaper.

Answer 6

Don't let him wear diapers or pull ups with the exception of night time. Put him in big boy undies and if he has an accident don't change him immediately let him feel the wetness and sit him on his potty while you clean up the accident or even have him clean it up. Put his big boy potty somewhere that is out of the way but yet he can always see it . I did the sticker chart and reward thing, every time he went on the potty I would praise him, high five, make a huge deal about it, then we would go and put a sticker on his chart and I would give him a gummy snack. After 3 or 4 days he completely has forgotten about the gummy snacks and now he just goes potty on his potty all the time .. I still put a sticker on his chart though and at the end of the night we count up the stickers and he gets a cookie after dinner. Best of luck with your potty training adventure!