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When you start boy potty training, keep in mind that there will sometimes be subtle differences between that sort of training and what you might do for a girl. It isn't that the two genders are being stereotyped, because after all, most of the basic methods will be the same in either case. But potty training a boy does involve certain extra elements that usually don't appear when you're trying to train a girl. So you'll need to keep these in mind, and not expect boys and girls to be exactly alike.

With boy potty training, it may be necessary to wait a little longer to start. Girls in general just seem ready to make this change somewhat sooner than boys are. But this doesn't suggest the girls are smarter, because as well as understanding the concepts, the child needs to be both physically and emotionally prepared. For this reason, potty training readiness may come more quickly for girls, who tend to mature emotionally a little sooner than boys do. And a boy's physiology may not develop the ability to stay dry through the night as quickly as a girl's does.

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