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Right now my son is just not tall enough to stand so our potty method whether pee or poop is to sit him on the toilet backwards. For pee we tell him to make sure he aims his pee pee into the water. It’s easier to do that facing backwards. When he’s taller we will worry about standing but I don’t want pee everywhere right now.

We trained DS sitting then around 4 he decided on his own he would stand. I was kind of freaked about it being messy. Luckily it was coming up on summer and we let him pee outside lots to practice standing. Now at 5 it is split whether he sits or stands.

I just emphasize aiming down. I also remind him if he does get pee on the seat to wipe it up before flushing, but he isn't good at this.

My son sits and pushes his penis down - it’s usually fine unless he doesn’t pull his pants down far enough.

@Ajsmommy: We did this! He has impeccable aim now.

DS stopped sitting pretty early in the game, but he knows when he does sit (pooping) that he has to point it down. I think standing has helped with the mess part because there are less steps so it is always less of an emergency.

ETA: He stands on our feet when we are out and about. We did have to teach him not to rest his penis on the toilet. Not sure why he thought that was casual to do.

We trained our LO to stand. The sit and pee was way too messy. My mom said that you can train them by putting cheerios in the toilet for them to aim at.

this post is funny. I envision i will need these tips at some point.

Like @Adira: said, have him lean forward and rest his elbows on his knees.

DS is basically potty-independent now (except for wiping), but when he was just starting, this is what we did...

* big potty at home/kid-sized potty at daycare = standing on ground or a stool, lean forward and touch the seat lid (or wall). No need to touch penis. (daycare taught him this, and it works great for him)

* training potty at home = sit and push penis down. mom and dad did this at the beginning, to help him learn how far to hold it down.

* big potty in public = stand on top of mom/dad's feet when he needs the extra height (like a stool). parent holds his torso, so he can lean forward without touching anything.

My son almost always pees a little when he poops - so we taught him to hold his penis down even if he thought he was only going poop. Now that he is older, he knows when he needs to hold it down or not. He never holds it while standing to pee, because of the way daycare taught him - we should probably teach him that eventually!!

My son sat to start, then only wanted to stand as he got older.... One thing that helped to keep the pee IN the toilet and in the water was I just printed out little 'targets' that he puts in the water (they're just little 1/2 inch squares of paper with things he likes printed on them) and it keeps his attention and pee focused on the water in the bowl as he tries to sink the paper