https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:29:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674559 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:32:27 +0000 LilSprinkles 2674559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained DS to sit. He learned to stand (urinal and toilet) at school from watching other boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674534 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 16:01:18 +0000 pachamama 2674534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alba4: that's so cute :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674488 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:12:38 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2674488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mum taught both my brothers to pee sitting down first. And when I have done potty training for daycare kids or summer camp preschoolers I sat them on the toilet as well and told them to point their penis down with their fingers. </p> <p>I did have a 2.5 year old whose first language wasn't English and who we were having a hard time potty training. One day he started peeing and I saw it running out of his shorts so I grabbed him and ran to the washroom and put him on the toilet and was super excited when he kept peeing..:only the pee shot everywhere because we hadn't gotten to the you need to point it down with your hand part yet. It was a small and hilarious victory when it happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674403 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 14:02:59 +0000 dookie32 2674403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of the day care teachers taught my son to pee standing up and either grabbing the seat or the wall depending on the toilet. That always worked well for him since when they lean forward it automatically makes their penis point down and they don't have to attempt to aim it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674365 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:58:58 +0000 SeptMomma12 2674365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained my son to sit and point down. He's 4 and still sits at home, but stands anywhere else. He says it's more "relaxing" to sit at home!</p> <p>My 19 month old girl is starting to show some interest and can't seem to understand she doesn't need to point down like her brother :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674351 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:35:02 +0000 MrsKoala 2674351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my son was sitting but often leaked on his pants and didn't like that. However, daycare just started having him stand and he seems to be much more excited about peeing now and hasn't peed on his pants since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674256 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:19:21 +0000 pmerr 2674256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 3 and just started using the potty a few months ago. He usually refuses to stand and will only sit (although hopefully in public restrooms we can work on standing more *gag*) so at first I used toilet paper to push it down, but now he likes to stick his butt into the potty and just pees into the bowl. Just make sure he's far enough down so the pee doesn't come out of the slit between the seat and the bowl haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674244 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:09:53 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2674244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we were initially potty training, we taught him to sit and either lean forward or point it down. With him sitting, it helped with him getting used to sitting to go poop. Eventually, a few months after he trained, he wanted to stand like daddy (and they also stand at school), so he naturally went from sitting to standing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674231 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:01:21 +0000 Mrs. Blue 2674231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We definitely taught them to sit first. Eventually, they naturally just started wanting to stand like Dad, but it was way less messy to sit when they were just starting and didn't have as much control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674228 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:58:33 +0000 travellingbee 2674228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My guy is almost 4 and still sits down to pee. Unless he's at a urinal. He figured out on his own that he needs lean forward when he goes so that his penis down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674227 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:57:37 +0000 Mamaof2 2674227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sitting and had him point his penis down - he quickly moved to standing because that's how his daddy pees :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674224 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:56:48 +0000 cascademom 2674224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained our first to potty sitting in the beginning. When he got comfortable with it, my husband taught him how to pee standing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674201 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 09:43:28 +0000 knittylady 2674201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We taught sitting with pushing down. Sometimes he likes to do it "like a urinal". That's just when the spirit moves him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674121 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 06:40:33 +0000 ValentineMommy 2674121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained DS1 sitting. He's almost 4 and still sitting. We've been trying to teach him now how to stand, but he won't do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674105 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 23:45:35 +0000 ALV91711 2674105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've trained DS sitting. He tried standing a couple times but it was just a mess since he can't aim. He likes to pee outside, so he knows how to do it standing up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674084 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:46:04 +0000 bookwormmama 2674084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son sits backwards on his little potty (at home) and on large potties while out. Backwards is awesome because there's a lot more space, so his aim doesn't need to be perfect. He doesn't really have an interest in standing, and I'm not really sure how we will work on that, but I'm guessing we will try sooner than than later. We potty trained when he was almost 2.5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674069 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:17:32 +0000 irene 2674069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started out seated with a seat over the toilet that has a pee guard to the front of it. Somehow somewhere down the road, they train boys standing up to pee at school. I don't know how they do it, but they did it. Then it just naturally all figure out on its own :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674065 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:57:39 +0000 skipra 2674065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lot of potties have a splash guard thing on the front. You could also have him sit backward on the regular toilet so he faces in. Both my boys started standing to pee after they got the hang of things but my 2 year old still usually sits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674037 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:38:06 +0000 Jess1483 2674037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 sits (and pushes down). Now that he's 4, I keep intending to teach him to stand, but haven't gotten around to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2674007 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:40:42 +0000 Alba4 2674007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He sits on toilets inside, but loves to pee on trees and such outside! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673974 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:57:45 +0000 Chuckles 2673974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At first we taught my son to sit and it was mostly fine. But then his daycare taught him to stand on a little step stool and lean forward and put his hands on the toilet tank. It worked perfectly so that he peed into the bowl and didn't have to aim at a young age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673960 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:15:30 +0000 mdf106 2673960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We encouraged sitting, but he really took to standing better, so we went with that. It is so much more convenient when out. We had a few times where he completely missed the potty with both methods, but he eventually learned to point down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673957 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:06:51 +0000 KT326 2673957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We taught him to either lean forward while sitting, or point it down. Standing came after he got the hang of sitting. At first he made more of a mess standing than sitting because his aim was always off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673943 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:55:19 +0000 kodybear 2673943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also trained a girl first so I was lost! Haha. But we ended up training him sitting down. It seemed to be easier for him to grasp sitting for pee and poop. But yeah get a pee guard like on those cushiony toilet seats or else lots of spray age </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673936 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:42:57 +0000 gilmoregirl 2673936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son sits and we've taught him to point down. Our potty does have a little curve to help catch the pee. He had a little pee accident at daycare today because his son was off so it's not perfect. </p> <p>I just found sitting to work better for now cause it doesn't always come out right away. So he can sit with his potty book for a min to get his pee out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673924 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:25:53 +0000 bushelandapeck 2673924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son never wanted to sit down so we let him learn standing up. It worked for us, but most people I know with boys taught them sitting. I'm curious to hear what others have to say, but I think it's fine to do whatever works for you and for him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673923 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:25:28 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2673923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was totally lost with my 2 year old too!</p> <p>We actually do a combo. In his little potty or on the seat with a potty seat he learned how to point down. He just pushes it down and holds it there. He didn't like making a mess so we only had a few mishaps. </p> <p>But we found he also liked to pee standing up outside. And then DH showed him how to lift the seat and he can just barely reach to do it standing up. So he does both but I would say 7/10 times its sitting down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-a-boy-sitting-vs-standing#post-2673920 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:21:44 +0000 MrsF 2673920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only have experience training a girl but my newly 2yo son is very interested so there's lots of practicing. He sits (because that's what big sister does, of course) on the big toilet but the few times he's actually peed it's squirting 2 feet in front of him all over the bath tub because, that's where it's pointing :silly: Do I stand him up? Try to get him to push it down with his hand? Feeling like a first time mom here! </p>