Little Boys Peeing - Sitting or Standing?

[Controlled Chaos]

What do you start with?

I used to have them all sit on a little potty and then once they were consistently getting it, I would encourage the boys to stand at the regular toilet.

Now, I have 2 boys who are awkwardly big on the little potty. All the rest I have trained were trained around 2.5 (not wanting to debate ages to train just to show you the size), and these 2 new little boys are 3 and BIG. Big bootied boys :: One sat on the little potty today and it was hilarious (I swear I didn't laugh at the poor child but the whole sight was comical), he peed a little but couldn't tuck down because his kneed were up to his chin. Super tall, chunky little darling.

So...training older kids. Do you do it different than younger/smaller ones? Suggestions for encouraging a child to stand and go? One of them only sits at home, but I don't think that will work here. He is too nervous on the bog potty sitting - to many muscles trying to keep him from falling in to relax and go.

Thanks.

[jenboo]

Sit on the regular toilet (with no potty seat) then they can stand when they are tall enough if they want to.

[permanentvacation]

I do the same as Jenboo. But once they are tall enough to stand up, if they start getting it on my floor or all over the toilet, I don't care how old or tall they are, they go back to sitting down.

[Shell]

I read somewhere years ago that boys learn to pee pee sitting down because they are primarily taught by...women!, and we sit down ::
My ds learned by watching the older boys go, and they would stand, so ds did too. I had to "teach" him to sit. It doesn't matter to me how they do it, but I think it helps to sit because then they can go #1 and #2 if they have to.

[sharlan]

What do you start with?

I used to have them all sit on a little potty and then once they were consistently getting it, I would encourage the boys to stand at the regular toilet.

Now, I have 2 boys who are awkwardly big on the little potty. All the rest I have trained were trained around 2.5 (not wanting to debate ages to train just to show you the size), and these 2 new little boys are 3 and BIG. Big bootied boys :: One sat on the little potty today and it was hilarious (I swear I didn't laugh at the poor child but the whole sight was comical), he peed a little but couldn't tuck down because his kneed were up to his chin. Super tall, chunky little darling.

So...training older kids. Do you do it different than younger/smaller ones? Suggestions for encouraging a child to stand and go? One of them only sits at home, but I don't think that will work here. He is too nervous on the bog potty sitting - to many muscles trying to keep him from falling in to relax and go.
Thanks.

I sit little boys backwards on the toilet.

[KiddieCahoots]

I use this double potty seat instead of a little potty and love it!
I also have a step stool for the smaller children to pull over and use, if needed.
Haven't had a problem yet.

http://www.onestepahead.com/Bath-and-Potty/Potty-Training/round-disappearing-potty-seat.pro?fpi=124029&catCd=2W&prefixCode=2W

[Controlled Chaos]

I use this double potty seat instead of a little potty and love it!
I also have a step stool for the smaller children to pull over and use, if needed.
Haven't had a problem yet.

http://www.onestepahead.com/Bath-and...&prefixCode=2W

I used to have the double potty at my old place. I should get another one. The magnet broke on the old one though and it would slam down. I have a stool some of them use.

[Controlled Chaos]

I sit little boys backwards on the toilet.

I have heard this before, but have never thought to try it (never occurs to me in the moment ) I wonder if he will do it...

[SilverSabre25]

Sitting until they're tall enough to stand and mature enough to pay attention to their aim. Although also, I have found that by time they are tall enough to stand instead of sit they have "aged out" of me supervising bathroom time so I actually don't know what they do. And really, so long as pee isn't going everywhere, I couldn't care less....their body, their choice.

[grandmom]

Sitting. No option. They can stand at home.

I don't use a potty seat or small potty. When they are big enough for the big potty they can use it.

[daycarediva]

Sitting. No option. They can stand at home.

I don't use a potty seat or small potty. When they are big enough for the big potty they can use it.

Have you ever seen Daddy Daycare when Eddie Murphy walks into the bathroom and looks around HORRIFIED. That happened to me one time. I had a dcb aiming and urinating EVERYWHERE in the bathroom. WALLS. FLOOR. SINK. TOILET PAPER. TRASH CAN.

Now everyone sits.

I have a commercial preschool sized toilet. Everyone sits. Only my smallest child (2 and so, sooooo tiny but full potty trained) can't touch the floor with her feet, so I got her, her own little stool.

[Sunchimes]

I've always had them sit backwards. They feel so much more stable that way. The first little boy I taught that way has teenage kids now!

[Unregistered]

boys peeing

I too have the double toilet seat found it at Wal-mart...$20.00+/-/ It has a slow close feature on either adult or kid size seat and the lid also. I have a stool for those that need it.I decided after having crawlers(children) that a small potty seat wasn't as sanitary if the littles got to it somehow.And I got ired of having to clean after every use.Also trained boys to sit backwards.

[Crazy8]

I have them sit. I had a boy who sits backwards at home but I don't see the point on a round seat, maybe on the oval ones but mine is round and my toilet is higher than standard (so mad they put that in, no one in my house is tall!) so I never get to the point where they can stand.

I have some who want to stand and I want to tell them when your mommy comes to clean my toilets every day you can stand here, LOL! (no, don't actually say it out loud). ::

[_Dana_]

Have you ever seen Daddy Daycare when Eddie Murphy walks into the bathroom and looks around HORRIFIED. That happened to me one time. I had a dcb aiming and urinating EVERYWHERE in the bathroom. WALLS. FLOOR. SINK. TOILET PAPER. TRASH CAN.

Now everyone sits.

I have a commercial preschool sized toilet. Everyone sits. Only my smallest child (2 and so, sooooo tiny but full potty trained) can't touch the floor with her feet, so I got her, her own little stool.

Yep, at my home, all boys sit. I used to work in a center and, on more than one occasion, there would a boy who completely missed or turned because something caught his attention. I don't want that in MY home!! Who has time to completely clean and disinfect a bathroom in the middle of the day? Sitting on the toilet is cleaner anyway. Think about all the splashes and drips that don't make it in the toilet! Ew!