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You may feel panicky and ready to grab any help with potty training you can get. But when you remember that almost every human being in society has survived their own potty training and helped their child get through it too, maybe you can relax. In this information age, there will never be a lack of experienced counsel and information when you need it. But remember first of all that the person who can guide you best is the child himself. When he's able to verbalize that he needs to go, that's the first sign he may be ready to toilet train.
Once your toddler can notify you that he needs to go potty, or in some cases that he's already done so, that's a good sign of potty training readiness, because it means he's grasping the concept itself. Take some time to talk about the process with him, to get him more and more used to the idea. If you have bought books to read to him on the subject, then they will also help with his potty training as he sees pictures that allow him to make the connection between the bathroom process and himself.
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Boys and potty training can provide quite an adventure. Some experiences are common for girls and boys, while other matters are particular just to boys. In most cases, when you're dealing with a boy, you have to do certain aspects of the potty training twice. Girls can be taught both urination and defecation while sitting down. But whether you initially teach your boy to urinate while sitting down, or try to teach him standing up from the beginning, potty training a boy will involve both postures. So that's the first question. Will you begin with him sitting down or standing up?
General potty training advice seems to be that it's wisest to start the boy sitting down for both functions. This has nothing to do with his being a "sissy" or learning to "pee like a girl," and should never be thought of that way. Remember that the entire process of learning to use the toilet is already a big thing for boys, and potty training only becomes more complicated if they have to learn too much at once. Learning to sit for bowel movements and then stand up and aim for urination may simply be too many new tasks… Continue reading