Boy potty training question

[Anonymous]

DS, age 2.5, is getting pretty good at using the potty (as long as he's naked -- but that's a different post.) He'll go without my reminders and without telling me if I'm not in the room. The problem is that he doesnt remember to tuck his penis all the way down, and so pee ends up getting everywhere. Any ideas on how to help him with this?

[Anonymous]

Wait until he stands and pees and doesn't want to bother with aiming.

Good grief, he's 2.5 What did you expect?

[Anonymous]

Teach him to stand up when he pees.

I will never understand why moms teach their boys to sit down when they pee. Their bodies are just not designed for it and it's a disastrous mess.

Both of my boys we're trained this way from the beginning at 2 yo.

[Anonymous]

Stand and pee, or sit backwards on the toilet and pee.

Our second is petite so he hops up on the toilet and kneels on the seat. Whatever works.

[Anonymous]

Always standing to pee isn't the answer for boys. Some don't prefer it at that age. Also, when they poop, they often pee, so they need to learn to point their penis down at those times, anyway. I just kept reminding DS until I saw that he was consistently doing it himself. The same way I remind him to flush, wash his hands, brush his teeth, wash with soap, but not too much soap, look both ways before crossing the street, not bang things against the wall, and everything else I teach him on a daily basis.

[Anonymous]

As a preschool teacher, we have way too many boys pee in their pants while sitting on the toilet. Yes, they may accidentally pee a bit when they poop, but they're not going to accidentally poop if they stand up to pee. We can't tell them to push their penis down into the toilet. Please, let the boys stand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teach him to stand up when he pees.

I will never understand why moms teach their boys to sit down when they pee. Their bodies are just not designed for it and it's a disastrous mess.

Both of my boys we're trained this way from the beginning at 2 yo.

My son is actually neater when he sits down to pee. How is that disastrous? It's easier to aim that way. FWIW, he also stands and is MUCH messier.

By the way, you're a real bitch. I'd hate to be your DIL.

[Anonymous]

Where are your husbands during this process?

Will they be showing your daughters how to use a pad when they get their periods?

[Anonymous]

Another poster whose DS first learned to pee sitting down. It just worked better for him in the beginning and he was more comfortable that way. As long as he was peeing in the potty, I didn't want to force him to stand. We rarely had issues with him peeing all over himself or the potty.

Just keep reminding him to point his penis down and he'll get it.

FWIW, now that he is 3.5, he stands to pee. He say for a few months and then just wanted to stand like Daddy. He'S had good aim now when sitting or standing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can't tell them to push their penis down into the toilet. Please, let the boys stand.

I don't understand what you mean. Why can't you tell them that?

[Anonymous]

My son had this problem when he first started peeing on the potty. My DH took DS's finger and use it to push DS's penis down and told DS "See you push down on your penis. That's how you make sure the pee goes into the potty". That's it. That was six months ago and DS hasn't missed the potty since. That's all it took. He can also pee standing up, but is neater sitting down. He does both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Always standing to pee isn't the answer for boys. Some don't prefer it at that age. Also, when they poop, they often pee, so they need to learn to point their penis down at those times, anyway. I just kept reminding DS until I saw that he was consistently doing it himself. The same way I remind him to flush, wash his hands, brush his teeth, wash with soap, but not too much soap, look both ways before crossing the street, not bang things against the wall, and everything else I teach him on a daily basis.

Yup, I agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't tell them to push their penis down into the toilet. Please, let the boys stand.

I don't understand what you mean. Why can't you tell them that?

Did you read the whole post. PP is a preschool teacher. They are typically not allowed to enter the restroom with a child, and therefore can't teach a child to push their penis into the toilet while sitting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can't tell them to push their penis down into the toilet. Please, let the boys stand.

I don't understand what you mean. Why can't you tell them that?

Did you read the whole post. PP is a preschool teacher. They are typically not allowed to enter the restroom with a child, and therefore can't teach a child to push their penis into the toilet while sitting.

I am not a PP and truly don't understand. Why can early childhood teachers change diapers and wipe non-verbal children but not enter the bathroom with a verbal child who could tell you if something inappropriate happened? Or even if they don't enter the bathroom, why don't they stand in the doorway and give prompts? These kids are 2 or 3 years old -- they need reinforcement for everything they are learning.

Also, FWIW, this topic came up about 6 months ago when we were potty training and a good number of preschool teachers endorsed boys sitting, at least to start.

Sorry for any typos --on my phone.

[Anonymous]

BS - of course preschool teachers can go in the bathroom with their students. PP is right about the diaper changing and for kids who just got trained - my child is 2.5 and needs help puling his pants down, wiping AND washing hands.