The way the tiny potties are designed in their room, they need to teach boys to pee STANDING UP. And Nate is so stubborn that when we try to explain why he needs to sit at home, he goes into a lengthy explanation of why boys stand and girls sit. (Hint: it includes the phrase, "The pee shoots out and hits the door!")
After one week in underwear, Nate's aim is ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. After each use of the potty, we have to clean up pee all over the potty, the floor, underneath the potty, at Nate's feet, THE WALL, and his socks, pants, and shoes.
The worst part for me is that I have no idea how to help Nate learn better aim because I've never peed standing up. Not sure where to tell him to put his hands or how to stand or what to do! It is maddening!
And we have to go through this all over again within the next few months with Alex...
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Maybe this is a terrible suggestion, but what about getting him a urinal? The hand held kind they use in hospitals/nursing homes. I think the brand is Futuro? Then all you would have to do is dump and rinse. And I have to think a little boy would think it cool to pee in a cup.
Babies R us has floating targets that float in the toilet. Andy and I got a good laugh out of them several years ago when we discovered them. I'm glad that knowledge has finally come in handy.
Or, maybe you could give him a step stool so he could go in the big potty?
I've heard that you can put some cheerios or fruit loops in the toilet for "target practice". I have no idea, though, since our girls aren't due for a few more weeks.
I think One Step Ahead makes a mini urinal. Or ould the daycare put you in touch with their vendor?
Either way this has to be very frustrating to have one way at home and one way at school.
This might be a time for some parent modeling. After all having a boy means more than just someone to then mow the grass and take out the trash when old enough.
Wait... I do those things so bad example. Thinking "direct aim" thoughts!
All my friends here at school who've raised boys talk about (and swear by) the tinkle targets (the floating targets someone else mentioned). I wonder, would he sit on the big toilet? Of course, I have a girl so I'm not really much help...:)
If JTC wants to stand, I have him use the regular potty. He leans right up against it. I guess it depends on how tall your potties are - will they be able to reach?
Cheerios are a cheap target for practice. We haven't really had to do it, though. JTC's problem is when he stops paying attention to where it's going and looks around. You know when you're learning to drive, and you accidently turn when you turn your head. Same principle, here.
William doesn't even have a little potty. He uses the regular toilet with a stool. He has to stick his business forward a bit, but for the most part, it's fine. I got flushable wipes and when he's done, I wipe the seat where he drips a bit when he's done, and that's that. For number 2, he sits on a padded seat ring. Not sure if either of those would be a good solution. I did see a urinal on Toys-R-Us online, though, that might be a better option? Good luck! You might already be doing this, too, but making the boys wipe up their own pee (even though you will still have to do it after them) might be a way to motivate them to keep the pee in the toilet.)
They sell training urinals - I've seen them and Husband insists we'll use one with Ned. I also agree that Jon needs to model a little behavior and show him how to do it. Then you can say "hey, buddy, do it just like Daddy!" I too heard targets work but have no experience (yet).
Oh my gosh, this is WAY more complex than I imagined! I'm going to save all of your potty posts and refer back when it's our turn! :-)
You will forgive me if I am laughing my ass off right now. Probably because I know my time will come...
:-)
Oy! I'm telling you, my boy will pee sitting down as long as I can make him. I'm not looking forward to the messes when he decides to stand up!
cheerios!! I think its extra hard with the little potty though, are they tall enough to use the big potty? It makes aiming easier. I actually do it for Garrett when he stands up, I don't know if Brad helps him or not!!
I agree with the other posters who suggest cheerios!! Super cheap and they float! Target Practice!
Standing to pee with the small potty did not work for Cooper either. Once he wanted to stand, it was a Daddy project to assit on aim and all those techinical details with a step stool at the regular size toilet.
Devin stands to pee at the regular toilet. He is rather tall for his age though. He uses a step stool sometimes (and used to always before his last growth spurt). To stand at the toilet he leans in and puts his hands on top of the seats- pushing them and sort of holding them up.
GL!
My mother-in-law and husband also swear by Cheerio targets. That's how he learned.
This is SO enlightening! Having only potty trained girls, I was a little bewildered at your last post about needing extra pairs of SHOES for potty training...NOW I GET IT!
I have absolutely no advice for you, but am SO happy you are sharing this adventure with me, so that I will have half an idea of what to do when Wyatt's big enough!!
Gook Luck!
Jake never used a little potty. He also stood in the step stool, leaned forward and aimed in the big toilet. Sometimes there are little messes but nothing compared to what I can only imagine if he had to aim into a potty chair. LOL! He still pees on the step stool, although when elsewhere he is tall enough to pee standing in a toilet. I second, third and fourth the cheerios. Great fun!
My life got so much better (with my girl) when we moved to the potty seat on the big potty -- much better for dealing with, especially poop. So now with the boy, even though he doesn't actually ever do anything, he does stand at the big potty.
I honestly can't remember how we got past this stage - but I'm loving reading your pee adventures and getting a good laugh!
I heard about the cheerios in the toilet, too.
LOL. There are lots of problems with day care, IMO. This is just an obvious one.
For us, it was when the girls started using the phrase damn it.
Try holding his penis for him once and see if he'll figure out how to hold himself next time, or have pee outside then he can try and at a tree in your yard, If you want him do himself have him stand over his potty where his penis hangs over it that way his urine will hit the potty.
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