https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:03:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830768 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:54:00 +0000 Sams Mom 2830768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: i have this for the hall bathroom, which folds easy but it still seems so big. I'll have to look into that one. </p> [attach=8928/18/paya61.337x600.Screenshot_20180626-164626.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830767 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:50:28 +0000 Mommy Finger 2830767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: Agreed! DS2 does this in the morning. We have step stools from Ikea that he stands on. </p> <p>We started potty training with him sitting but he quickly moved to standing. Apparently he taught all of his little friends at school to stand too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830766 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:43:57 +0000 KT326 2830766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: we have this one:</p> <p><a href="https://www.target.com/p/cosco-1-step-all-steel-step-stool/-/A-13130248" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/cosco-1-step-all-steel-step-stool/-/A-13130248</a></p> <p>Our son had a hard time pooping in the potty. The pediatrician recommended a stool with a handle. He was able to kind of squat over the toilet and hold on to the handle to steady himself. I liked that I could fold it up and stash it next to the toilet when we had company. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830760 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:17:49 +0000 Sams Mom 2830760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am going on a mission to TJ Maxx, Home Goods, and Marshalls this weekend to find folding stools to stash in every bathroom. Maybe they will help with standing to pee, or even going on the regular potty at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830683 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:04:13 +0000 psw27 2830683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: this! </p> <p>We did standing. When he was slightly shorter he stood on a stool and leaned onto the back of the toilet - less aim issues. When we tried to teach him to sit the pee went everywhere so I said forget it and went right to standing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830629 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:37:09 +0000 hellobeeboston 2830629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: ok and since I posted this three days ago, my son now has the hang of pointing his penis down on his own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830597 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 07:27:38 +0000 Chuckles 2830597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, my son's daycare taught all the boys this genius thing - he would stand on a step stool, lean over, and rest his hands on the top of the toilet tank. It worked really well to avoid having to worry about aiming at such a young age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830582 Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:43:24 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2830582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sitting. It’s what he does at daycare and I try to be consistent at home. We are no where near training at home, but this thread is a good reminder I should be more diligent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830436 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:24:21 +0000 DesertDreams88 2830436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sitting to pee is easy for him.<br /> Standing to pee is difficult for him.<br /> So why would I bother teaching him to stand, when really all I care about is him learning the body signals and getting to the potty on time? Standing to pee is a much further stage down the road that I just don't care about.</p> <p>FWIW, DH sits to pee when he is in front of LO.</p> <p>Also we started at 2y2m and now at 2y5m he is like 85% accurate and only has one pee accident every other day related to play distraction, adult distraction, or adult busyness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830413 Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:08:56 +0000 maddyz 2830413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found that sitting is good. Sometimes he just thinks he needs to pee but if he sits he will realize he actually has to poop. Especially during early potty learning he want great at knowing ahead of time which it would be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830343 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 19:36:15 +0000 FaithFertility 2830343@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: That's Great! DS still wakes wet at night, never poop though, he is interested and is telling us when he pees<br /> I too take their lead!<br /> DD was day trained by 20 months and it was soooo easy, she just did it lol<br /> I'm in no hurry but so scared for the BOY route lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830334 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:11:43 +0000 Sams Mom 2830334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: I bought a potty chair and pullups months ago (he was about 18-20 months old) because my son wakes up dry from naps and sleep 95% of the time, and have woke up with poop in his diaper since he was little little. He wasn't having it then, I'm hoping this time around since he led this time we're going to have success. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830332 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:59:51 +0000 FaithFertility 2830332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: following with you sorry lol DS is 20 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830331 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:59:45 +0000 wrkbrk 2830331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@YogiRunner: Ok ?!! That’s outstanding! I hope my son is anywhere near there after a week. Congratulations mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830327 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:13:56 +0000 YogiRunner 2830327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: It’s going fairly well! It’s been a week. He still has accidents here and there at home (only once a day tops, just pee) so we should probably still be prompting him more, but he’s generally really into the potty and naps sans diaper with no accidents (his idea, he took his diaper off in the crib after I put him down on day 2 and has been doing great since). And today we took a trip into the city, brought his potty and he went poop in it while sitting in the back of my husband’s Jeep in the parking garage :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830296 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 06:10:28 +0000 hellobeeboston 2830296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: yes, I have to point it down until they figure it out for themselves </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830295 Sat, 23 Jun 2018 05:32:49 +0000 FaithFertility 2830295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weird ?<br /> If they are sitting on a normal potty with a ring, do you have to point it down?! DS sits for fun and it.seems.he would pee across the room.if he did?! 20 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830285 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:35:43 +0000 SweetiePie 2830285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: If the toilets in your home are more the problem than his actual height, I would be inclined to get a very small step stool (almost like the steps you use for step aerobics, lol) for a toilet or two at home. And he’ll prob be fine at MOST other toilets.<br /> My son is 3.75 and about 43inches tall and I’d say 1/10 public toilets are slightly more difficult but not impossible. He just has to do tip toes. And if he REALLY had to he could sit and tuck it (has to do that for poop anyway).</p> <p>ETA: this step stool wold prob be perfect. You don’t want it to be too high because the angle he has to aim at would be too different. My guy has been standing to pee for almost a year and the couple of times he decided to goof off and stand on a tall step stool to pee he made a huge mess.<br /> Collections Etc Portable Folding Step, Black <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FG9K0RC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nqAlBb679M415" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FG9K0RC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nqAlBb679M415</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830284 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:27:36 +0000 wrkbrk 2830284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: FWIW we are going to start with sitting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830283 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 20:26:53 +0000 wrkbrk 2830283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Spoon: @YogiRunner: Don’t mean to derail OP’s thread but how is this going/how did it go? I just read the book and we are embarking on it July fourth weekend. 😳 My son is 30 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830273 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 19:08:44 +0000 Sams Mom 2830273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: yea I figured since he is so tall it wouldn't be too bad, but we have almost freakishly high toilets at our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830272 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 19:04:29 +0000 MamaCate 2830272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: fwiw and we are early in this my almost 3 y/I thought the idea of no undies was terrible and was more motivated by wearing something to keep dry. He also likes standing so I just let him try both. DH has given DS advice about adjusting for aim/direction so I try to reinforce it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830270 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:54:35 +0000 SweetiePie 2830270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did standing. Didn’t want to deal with more steps than necessary. But he’s tall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830258 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:40:55 +0000 hellobeeboston 2830258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sitting is way easier to start, AND at least in our house, they were too short (even standing on a stool) to face the toilet and get good aim. My little guy is 2.5 and he does MUCH better peeing sitting down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830254 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:52:38 +0000 bhbee 2830254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained at 3 and started with little potty sitting and then did big potty standing. We need a step stool due to our giant toilets. Also i got the advice on here to have them hold onto the lid when standing up - forces them to lean over in a way that helps aim. When sitting we really drilled into him to push his penis down, before that he went on his pants half the time. I’d prefer he stand up all the time but some public toilets are too big without a step stool still. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830248 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:04:12 +0000 Sams Mom 2830248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I think if I had a stool in every bathroom he might do better peeing standing. He's really tall for his age (37.5") but we have tall toilets too. I've heard the peeing outside thing helps, but I also don't want him thinking he can whip it out wherever we are... So conflicting.</p> <p>And my foot was peed on the other day from the pushing to poop </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830247 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:00:58 +0000 josina 2830247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son learned to pee standing up at about 2-1/2. He actually first 'got it' when we let him pee outside.<br /> He's 3-1/2 now and he STILL strips down to pee most of the time. I think he just doesn't want to dribble on his pants. </p> <p>Also, fair warning, don't stand in front of him when he pee's sitting down! DS was pooping, and right as I bent down to pick up his undies, started pee'ing across the bathroom. THIS close to getting it in the face! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830246 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:00:39 +0000 Sams Mom 2830246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@YogiRunner: another vote for Oh Crap, I have some new reading material for this weekend from the sounds of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830245 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:56:54 +0000 Sams Mom 2830245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: The whale urinal has a little propeller in it that I was hoping would be some incentive. But apparently mom doesn't know what is cool :P</p> <p>@Mrs Spoon: I'll look into that method, he just started grabbing at his diaper one day, then would pee. So I asked him if he needed to go and he ran to the bathroom. The bad thing is when he poops in his pull up (only about 30% successful with poop) he pulls it off, looks in it, and says ewww yuck. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/potty-training-little-boys#post-2830244 Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:54:46 +0000 YogiRunner 2830244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: @Mrs Spoon: Same, we have a 26 month old son and just used the Oh Crap method (currently in the lovely pants with no undies stage). Only issue is that sometimes we have to aim his little guy into the bowl while he's sitting :happy: </p>