So I've been a mom now for 8 1/2 years. And all my kids are still alive. Pretty impressive, huh? So I've decided to share some tips from my vast stores of knowledge about potty training. Potty training boys specifically.
First and foremost - wait until they want to and that probably won't be until sometime after they are 3 because boys are lazy.
Two - The hardest thing for boys to learn is the idea of "tucking". For those out there with girls, this means that there are certain parts that need to be pointed into the potty when boys are seated and attempting to go "#2".
Three - Since boys generally don't get this concept until about age 6, keep paper towels in your bathroom. Some of those flushable toilet wipes wouldn't hurt either which leads me to...
Four - While helping your son learn to use the toilet, stand to the side of your boy. Sitting in front of them is not a good idea as pee shot into the middle of your chest is NOT a good way to start the morning.
Five - Ladies, while it may seem perfectly reasonable to us, boys are not to take a square of toilet paper and blot after making pee-pee in the potty. If you teach them to do this, the first time your husband/baby daddy sees this, he will freak out. This is followed by the lesson in "shaking it off'. Self-explanatory I guess but you may want to refer to number 3.
Six - Do not distract a boy who is standing up and peeing. If you do, you run the risk of being peed on (along with the toilet, the walls, the sink and anything else in the path of the flow) as the boy turns his whole body to see what's going on. They have short little attention spans!
Good Luck and Happy Potty Training!
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5 comments:
So funny! I had 3 brothers and they had their own bath room up in the attic where there beds were- it was pretty gross!
Thanks for dropping by my blog - I love to see your posts. Hope the potty training is going well. My littlest one has just gone dry at nights - woo hoo!
As to your question about my layout - I'm on the CT so had to check how many bits I used from Happy Garden - Paper Pack 2, Alpha 2, Doodles and Elements - think that's it. Let me know what you create - I would love to see it.
Ok, could you have shared this with me before I potty trained Max. Wassup girl? I have been missing you!
So Flipping funny! :)
PS. I soooooo read -Pillars of the Earth! Call me - come over - we'll drink and chat! :)
totally love us.
Laughing about the shake it off line. We had the same lesson at our house.
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