Potty training boys shouldn't involve target practice. SIT THEM DOWN!
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I didn't even know this was an argument to be had 😅 my son learned sitting down because that was easier for him and he copied his older sister then one day about 6 months ago he started doing it standing up because an older boy at nursery showed him and he likes doing that now and says he's like daddy! Sure he often makes a mess despite trying to supervise and remind him but at least he lifts the seat and puts it back down 😂 I mean my sister has 4 sons, 2 are adults and they still make a mess so 🤷🏼♀️
lol I told my husband I wasn’t teaching him to aim and at first he was like no he’s a boy… then it clicked 🤣
@Ashley Exactly! ❤️
Well, he saw his dad do a stand up pee once and now refuses to sit down pee! Occasionally he copies the dog and cocks his leg up too! So now we are working on target practise as he is currently peeing up my walls 😐
I've found it easier for both him and me!! He has to sit to poop so it makes sense not to confuse him and get him to sit to wee too! He can stand up to wee when he's older and got the hang of getting both in the toilet/potty first!
Taught my son by sitting down… over time and as he got taller he would stand. Then I had to watch all my big house plants in floor stands. I caught him multiple times sneaking off and peeing in the closest one 🥹. That was a fun time 😐
Why does it matter how someone else’s kid goes potty? I’m genuinely curious. I’ve never heard someone having an issue with this?
Sitting to pee also reduces strain on their pelvic floor and helps completely empty their bladder!
The boys in my house all sit (not the guests lol) as it's not nice for me then to have to clean the toilet if they make a mess and they know it. Even if my partner cleans the bathroom himself he still sits all the time. It's good behaviour to sit in your own house, you can stand in all other places
@Kassidi this is for females I believe not males.
@Olivia it’s for males too :) https://www.smartwellness.eu/blog-en/why-men-should-sit-instead-of-stand-while-urinating-health-benefits
Im amazed this is a topic, never thought about it before. Personally I’d rather all men stood because all I can imagine is their willy touching the toilet seat 😂😂😂😩😫🤮lol but for little boys it doesn’t matter.
@Kassidi increíble! Ive legit never met a man who complained of his pelvic floor, or standing being uncomfortable. The links to prostate issues are interesting!
Each child is their own, let them learn how they are comfortable! You pick up on what they seem to be naturally comfortable with and go with it. I honestly always thought it was an older men thing to sit…I’ve only ever known one man in my life to sit while peeing and he was 70+ Both my boys naturally learned standing; my oldest actually was easier to potty train outside. Youngest potty trained using a froggy urinal so obv he learned standing but he didn’t care for a sit on potty. We have one of the seats with a step stool that folds, for going #2 As far as aim goes, that’s something I personally think they should learn early. That way they are prepared for daycare/school. My 4yr old has never had an issue, other than one time when he turned around to talk to me and wasn’t paying attention 🤦🏽♀️ he knows to lift the seat, put it down when finished and flush. Even if we’re playing outside, he knows to stop and go inside to potty. Occasionally I’ll let him go in the woods bc we live rural.
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my kid sits cause knowing him, he'll try to "target practice" around the entire bathroom. no thanks
I don’t have boys so idk. But I also don’t care at all how someone else potty trains their child
I started off with sitting on the toilet and as time goes on, he learned to stand to pee on his own.
I told daddy, "if you want him to stand up, you're cleaning the bathroom". The little dude isn't even tall enough
@Brittany 💯 unless it's an argument with the other half and trying to prove them wrong lol
Think about it, how many times baby boys have pooped while having a standing wee, from confused messages in their bodies
You should run with what they want, my son sees his brother standing so when we graduated from the potty this was his preference. Teaching them to hold their penis down to pee is not the end of the world. He lifts the seat and stands on his stool at 3
My question is, why is there literally zero information online on how to train boys specifically to be potty trained. I was so confused when we started and had to figure out the sitting down thing on my own.
My fiance doesn’t stand to pee and it’s okay if your little boy sits to pee.
Standing to pee as a person with a penis is an option, not mandatory lol so like actually your child never has to if they don’t want to. And they can decide for themselves when they are capable of standing to pee.