Potty Training Boys - 3 Reasons You Should Start Potty Training A Boy Sitting Down

Potty training boys can be much harder than potty training girls, usually just because they have more steps to learn. This article will discuss 3 reasons to begin potty training a boy sitting down.

1. Much Less Confusion: Despite learning how to urinate standing up or sitting down, they will still have to learn how to go to the bathroom sitting down when they have to have a bowel movement. So it is often recommended that they learn how to do both sitting down first, that way they don’t have to learn two different skills at the same time.

2. Less Messes: After they have graduated to urinating standing up you are going to have more messes to deal with as they learn to aim. This part is unavoidable, so for the both of you it might just be easier to first potty train them sitting down so you can avoid these messes and focus on the task of first learning how to use the potty.

3. Much Faster Results: Doing one step at a time will allow you to see faster results for the whole process. Then once they have learned how to use the potty successfully, tackling the next step to pee standing won’t be nearly as difficult. Messes from the next step are going to happen, but they should be much less of an issue since diapers will no longer be in the picture.

In this article we discussed 3 reasons to begin potty training a boy sitting down. Boys have more steps to get through than girls, and because of this it can be easier on them to first learn to use the potty sitting down. This will lead to fewer messes in the beginning and most likely faster results for the entire process.

Potty training toddlers is really hard; weeks of accidents and frustration are usually inevitable. But the end result is worth it; hopefully the above steps will help you get through the diaper to underwear transition.

Deciding between potty training your boy sitting down or standing up is a tough decision…

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Lily Adams, a mother of two and web entrepreneur has created a helpful meeting place for parents. Her website, ParentMeltingPot.com, has helpful information regarding when to start potty training boys as well as solutions for other parenting behavior problems.

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