![]() ![]() If the kid loses interest, the game is over. This isn’t a particularly demanding routine - it only goes on for a half hour or so, 60 minutes tops. If he doesn’t make it to the potty, he gets a pat on the back for trying, but he needs to make it to the potty to get the candy.” “And if he feels like peeing on the potty, he can, and then he gets his treat. “The child doesn’t realize that by having them drink more, they’re going to pee more, but you get them to drink by giving them the salty snacks,” says Bennett. The beauty of this technique is that when the little boy inevitably misses the toilet, it isn’t any big deal. Older siblings shouldn’t be out in the yard during the game - this is just a game for the burgeoning toilet user. Parents should make sure the candy - which will be the prize of the game - is out of reach but still visible to the kid. Tell your son there is a potty game that’s lots of fun, and then have him take off everything except his shirt and shoes.” “Then you go outside with the snacks and the potty, just you and the kid. “You start by going to the store together and buying some salty snacks and a bag of candy, something the child likes,” advises Bennett. That sounds more intense than it is - from the kid’s point of view, it’s a game. It’s basically running a home toilet-training boot camp. Bennett recommends a technique for use in the temperate seasons that helps boys understand aiming while making toilet training fun. “This takes a lot of practice, of course.” “The urinary stream is less predictable with uncircumcised boys, but in both cases, we ask them to stand close to the toilet or potty and to hold the far end of their penis when they pee,” says Bennett. Still, it can be tedious having to clean up the “drop zone” around the toilet bowl each time the kid goes, particularly in uncircumcised boys. Heck, it isn’t the worst thing parents have to clean up. “That being said, if a boy feels strongly about standing up (like his dad), that’s fine as well.”Īn engaged kid whose enthusiasm for potty training outstrips his aim isn’t the worst thing for parents to deal with. Bennett, M.D., and author of The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick. “Most boys start by sitting down because it’s easier to control their urinary stream than when standing,” says Howard J. So how do you teach a boy to pee standing up? But parents potty training boys face a unique issue: Unlike potty training girls, boys have the ability to aim. Also, patience and gag reflex suppression. For all parents, potty training is about keeping cool while teaching kids to recognize urgency, control their muscles, and make decisions about when to go to the toilet. ![]()
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