My mom and I were discussing Henry’s potty habits recently. I was telling her, with equal parts pride and agitation, how Henry now goes potty on his own. I no longer have to take him, he just heads for the bathroom himself. Sadly, his aim is a tad sub par.
Me: It’s so great how he goes all by himself. He just happens to pee-pee all over the outside of the pot.
My mom: How about a little stool?
Me: Yes, he does that too.
My mom: I meant for standing on.
Classic.
My Trevor is about two weeks older than Henry. He's going outside a lot lately. Tacky? Yes. But a bathroom saver!
I was told to use cheerioes to train boys to aim, but then as a mom of boys I am sure you have heard that a thousand times since I have heard it that many and I only have one son that is 20 months…
moms, gotta love them! They bring so much widsom into the equation!
What is your potty training secret? My Tyler is exactly 2 1/2 yrs old this month. He will go on the potty, sometimes, when he wants to, for an m&m. If I put him in pull ups he pees in them everytime. We need to go to the next level – any advice?
My experience with cheerios is that it then turns peeing into a game. Which is not exactly a good thing. My 2 and 4 year old sons started having sword fights with their pee.
I just laughed out loud REALLY loud when I read this!
Potty training aim that worked for me (once you knew they could)……the boys had to come clean the outside of the toilet EVERY TIME there was a miss. After a few days, their aim improved dramatically.
Others have used that concept, too. When my son could not resist one day at school and peed on a friend's foot, the (public) school principal made him stay after school and help the janitor clean for a couple of hours.