Boys and potty training.
Boys and potty training.
When did you notice that your sons were ready to potty train? My son is 2 and now he gives me a diaper when he goes in his diaper. Sometimes he will actually tell me pee pee or poo poo while giving me a diaper but after he goes. Is this still a sign? Should i just teach him to tell me before he goes? So many questions! My SO didn't grow up with a father figure so he had to basically teach himself as he grew older so neither or us know what to do. Tips and advice please ?
deleted-user·
My SO has three boys (another on the way), once his home ill ask him and get back to you OP ?
Kimberly Espinoza·
Thank you pp! ?
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Our son would ask to use the potty and would take his diaper off whenever he peed in it. We started out slow-just sat him on the potty before bath time every night or when we were going. Pretty soon he started taking himself-sometimes before he needed to go, sometimes after. He was fully Day trained by 22 months. We also didn't use pull ups, just went right to underwear which was very effective for him.
If he's aware when he goes, you can definitely start getting him used to the potty. Boys tend to be a little slower than girls, so if he loses interest don't get discouraged.
deleted-user·
Sounds like he's almost there. I didn't start training my son until he was bringing his nappy before he had gone and he was dry after naps. He was holding for a while too.
I had him trained in under 3 days by waiting. He was 2 1/2.
I would wait a little longer to fully go for it but definitely start showing him what a potty is. I used to put my son on his first thing in the morning. Sometimes he would go sometimes he wouldn't want anything to do with it but at least when we started proper training he knew what it was for.
deleted-user·
My SO said: if they are coming to you now asking you, then now is the time to start potty training. Definitely get him to tell you when he feels like he needs to do a pee pee and poo poo and take him straight to the potty and get them to sit on the potty. When he does either give him positive reinforcement. Leaving potty training too late will cause him to become lazy and not want to go potty.
deleted-user·
He's very close to readiness but not quite there yet. He needs to be able to recognize the sensation of needing to go which takes more time than the sensation of already having gone. Keep watching him for signs. If he starts to freeze in place when he goes or starts hiding when he goes those are good signs he's ready to train.