What's Best for Potty Training a Boy?

My 6 y/o potty trained at 2 1/2 and was completely done in a week. He used the big potty b/c he wanted to be like Daddy.
Now my youngest who is 2 1/2 wants absolutely nothing to do with the potty. The flushing scares him and he refuses to sit on it. I've taken him shopping to buy a little potty and let him pick it out and he just says "No, thank you". So.....guess he's not ready :)
They will definitely show you signs when they are ready. I also bought the DVD "Once Upon a Potty" and think its a great video!

We tried a potty of his own but he wanted to be a big boy and use the regular toilet. We got a padded seat from Target but he always pees over if he forgets to tuck. We also have a Baby Bjorn seat that is not padded but works great in blocking boys. Our son started peeing sitting down but it was easier for him to stand and be able to go on his own, so standing is where we are at now, unless we have to do #2. I would say you can suggest it but don't push otherwise at that age they'll just fight it. Know that boys usually take longer and start later than girls. We introduced it early but let him figure it out. I think his daycare helped because he was around other kids doing it already

My son did better on the Potty seat than on the baby potty,because he wanted to use the big boy toilet as he worded it lol.I have noticed that with potty training boys it is best to start potty treaining them when they really show signs that they are ready to prevent them from being stressed and to prevent you from being stressed.Wishing you the best of potty training luck.

My son learned to pee standing up and go #2 w/ the padded seat that goes on the toilet. I personally think those little potty chairs are gross! :) I've seen that potty urianal but it's probably a waste of money. Just let him learn standing up like Daddy.

Make sure you don't start potty training until you see all of the signs that he's ready. If you're ready for him to be potty trained and he's not ready, you'll only make it harder on yourself. You probably have a good 6-12 months before he's potty trained.

We had the best luck with the little Baby Bjorn toilet seat which is placed on the adult toilet. I have 2 small potties and my son hated to use them and would only sit on it if we brought it into the family room (um, yuck, no!)

I bought a few other toilet seats, but they were not very sturdy and tended to shift, which would freak him out. The Baby Bjorn seat is not cushioned, but it IS very stable and has a nice loop on it that I used to hang it on a hook next to the toilet.

You can start putting him on the potty now, either with or without his diaper on. It is just to get accustomed to the idea of sitting there. Also let him see you and your spouse using the potty so he gets the idea. Eventually you can ask him if he'd like to try for it himself.

Readiness cues include staying dry for 2 hours, waking up from naps dry, wanting to have soiled diapers changed, and showing interest in the potty.

My son was short, so preferred the little toilet on the ground. I personally like the simple design of the one at Ikea. Easy to pick up and wash out and even take in the back of the car on trips.

I also did not like the toilet ring covers. I just taught my kids to sit backwards. The rear facing position is much safer and stopped all falling in.

You can also throw in a few cheerios for him to aim at.

And my personal favorite, running butt naked outside while I'm gardening or watering. They get the urge and learn to manage it rather quickly.

Here's one of several sites that gives some great "readiness" checklists: http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...

I have heard lots of different advice which apparently work for some kids but not necessarily for others, so you may have to experiment a bit to see what works well for your son. But what does seem to be true of just about every child is that, when they are physically and emotionally ready for this wonderful developmental step, they will be willing and eager to succeed. When pressured before that maturation happens, it tends to drag the training process out and make it less positive for child and parent alike.

I would wait until it is warm outside and start with him outside. It will save you a ton of messes! :) We did this and it worked great for our son. He obviously learned how to stand up and pee first and then we moved to sitting down to pee.

My son was about 2 1/2 when he was trained. We tried at 2 with no luck. He had his own potty chair to start with, now he uses the seat from that on the toilet, but only for going number 2. That seat is padded, but he can use a regular toilet seat without the smaller on too. We started him with sitting to pee, but he decided one day he wanted to "pee pee standiing up like daddy", so now that is what he does. I will say it took prob close to 2months of letting him be naked from the waist down at home before he was trained well with clothes on. He did GREAT when half naked, but put anything (even just pants/shorts) on, and he'd go in it.
As for the right time, I just asked him one morning when I was taking his diaper off if he wanted to go peepee in the potty and he said yes - but like I said it was a long process to get him completely day time trained. We dropped the pull ups at nap time soon after he was potty trained since he always woke up dry. He's now a little over 3 and we dropped the pull ups at night now too - he's 99% of the time dry when he wakes up, so we just used up what we had and decided he could wear his underwear to bed.
BTW - we did alot of reading potty books and he had the Go Potty Go video to watch (alot) as well.
Good luck when you get to the potty training point!

Signs that your child may be ready to start potty training include:

Staying dry for at least two hours at a time.
Having regular bowel movements.
Being able to follow instructions.
Being uncomfortable with dirty diapers and asking for them to be changed.
Asking to use the potty or saying that they need to urinate or have a bowel movement.
Showing interest in the toilet and/or wearing “big kid” underpants.

We also have the Baby Bjorn seat that fits on the toilet. Friends told us to stay away from the little potty seats because you have to clean them! :)

What I've noticed from my 2 sons and the other little ones at our daycare...girls seem to potty train around age 2 and boys much closer to their 3rd birthday.

I recommend the baby Bjorn potty seat and stool...they worked well for us.

Also recommend the books "Everyone Poops" and "Once Upon a Potty."

Good luck!

We had a suggestion from our daycare that we not even use a potty seat for our son since he'll have to relearn the ropes on an adult toilet anyway. Also, same daycare suggested started right at peeing standing up since that's they way he'll likely be doing it his whole life and that teaching aim is important early on. As for seats to sit on (for number 2), there are some that connect right to your regular toilet seat and can be left up with the lid when not in use by the child.