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How to  potty train a boy?

Answer:

Potty training is one of the inevitable routines your little boy and you would have to go through someday. The rule of thumb is to provide a little bit of an encouraging “push” when the boy is old enough, but not too much as they need to be potty trained at their own pace.

You can start your little boy with his own separate potty. Start him sitting for both peeing and pooping. Postpone the skill of standing while peeing until later when the kid can properly control it. You might want to turn over the “aim” training to dad.

A common practice is to sit the boy on the potty chair when he wakes up every morning and after naps. Watch for signs of “poop faces” – the slightly contorted face babies and toddlers make when they feel like releasing their bowels. As soon as the poop face shows up, usher him to the potty.

You can also try some wacky tricks and games during potty training. One example is throwing some fruit loops cereal into the potty. Challenge him into how many fruit loops… Continue reading

My step son is 2 and his mother hasn't even started potty training him! I heard it takes longer for boys, is this true? My daughter wasn' fully potty tained at two but she used to potty chair and was in pull ups.

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My son is 16 months old...I'm thinking about starting to potty train him soon. Are boys harder then girls? It took me forever to potty train my girl she didn't get potty trained until she was 4 years old. I started at 2 years old with her, the only thing that worked with her is having her with no underwear for a week. That made her completely potty training in a week time period.

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I have boy that will be 2 next month, he is showing a lot of interest in the toilet. he takes off his diapers, loves wearing underwear over his diaper, flushing the toilet for mommy. I would like to potty train him, but this my first boy, and clueless how to go about. Do you any any good advice or tips about potty training a boy?

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My son is 2 and a half and I would like to start potty training him. I have only potty trained girls before and didn't really know how to start with a boy. Does anyone have any advice on how to start and the easiest methods that worked?

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I have a 22 month old son that i want to start workin with a little bit but i havent pushed it too much as of yet. I've bought a potty chair and tried sittin him on it and stuff but i havent made it an everyday thing or anything. but from ya'lls personal experience when did ya'll start working with your little ones. And if mothers of boys could answer only cause i know that potty training boys is ALOT different than girls....

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My baby turn a year old on Aug 29th. He's not quite walking solo yet, almost there though. Maybe a couple more weeks. Anyways, my mom bought him a potty chair for his birthday. I don't know anything about potty training a boy. (Really don't know anything about training a girl either.) I just wanted to know if some of you mothers could give me pointers on ages recommended for starting, and tips on how to train. I'm clueless.

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