On this page you will learn how to potty train a boy. Potty Training usually occurs between the ages of 18 months and 3 years of age. Potty training is typically ranges from moderate to high in difficulty and requires consistency, dedication, and time.http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/potty_training/index.html

Before you get started, you should make sure that your boy is showing signs of toilet training readiness. This includes staying dry for at least 2 hours at a time, having regular bowl movements, and emotional readiness. Emotional readiness includes your child voicing that they don't want to wear diapers anymore, that they are uncomfortable in dirty diapers, or that they want to wear "big boy" underwear. You should also make sure that your boy is coordinated enough to pull down and pull up his pants by himself, and can ask and answer simple questions. All children develop at different rates and you will not be successful at potty training if you begin before your child is physically or emotionally ready for the change.http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/parenting_tips/potty_training/index.html

Remember to make sure that the whole family is on-board throughout the process. Potty training a boy needs consistent effort to produce consistent results. If you are trying to potty train your boy, the steps below might be of some help to you.

Children are rarely potty trained before the age of 18 months. Before this age, children cannot adequately tell when they need to use the bathroom. All children develop at different rates and your child may not show toilet-readiness until well after the age of two.

To prepare your child, you can try the following steps:

• ■ Read a book about using a toilet. There many good titles available at your local bookstore.

• ■ If your child is in a play group with other children who are in the potty training process, remark on their progress. Keep this positive; don't compare your child to his friends.

• ■ Bring your child underwear shopping. Many boys are excited for clothes with their favorite superhero or cartoon on them. Let them know that they can only wear the underwear if they are ready to not use a diaper.

• ■ Get your child accustomed to the gear involved in potty training. You can place a child's potty chair in the restroom without actively encouraging your child in using it. Buy a potty chair that is brightly colored and interesting to the child. Allow your child to sit fully clothed on the potty chair.

When you feel that your child is ready to start potty training, remember to be patient during the process. Your child will not progress in his potty training skills faster if you are frustrated and angry about their lack of progress.

• ■ After your child is comfortable sitting fully clothed on the potty chair, allow them to sit on the potty chair without their pants or their diaper on. Boys often do better progressing from urinating sitting down to standing up.

• ■ If your child is at the point where they are signaling to you that they have a dirty diaper, ask them to tell you before it is dirty next time. When they signal to you that they need to use the bathroom, place them on the potty chair without their pants or their diaper on. If it was a "false alarm" and the child is not ready yet to use the bathroom, do not make your child continue to sit on the potty chair.

• ■ Stay with your child when they are on the potty chair. Praise your child when they use the potty chair, but do not scold or punish them if they are not ready.http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/toilet/179.html

• ■ If there is another male in the house, allow your boy to watch them using the restroom.

• ■ Remember that it may take as long as 6-8 months to completely potty train your child, and that all children develop at different rates.

Your boy will learn how to use a toilet best if he is adequately engaged in the process. Try following the steps below to make potty training a relaxed, and even enjoyable experience.

• ■ Try floating a few pieces of O-shaped cereal in the toilet bowl. Some companies even sell small, flushable targets for this purpose. Tell your son that he needs to "sink" all of the targets. Your son may need a good bit of practice until he gets his aim perfected.http://www.babycenter.com/0_potty-training-boys_4684.bc

• ■ Develop a sticker chart. Your child gets to place a sticker of their choice on the chart whenever they successfully use the restroom. Once they fill up the sticker chart, they can earn the right to a special treat such as a new book or toy. If you have twin boys, make sure that this doesn't become an antagonistic competition between the two.

• ■ Although some pediatricians advise to not bribe children, some parents swear by the method of giving children candy whenever they successfully use the bathroom.

• ■ Allow your child some supervised naked time outdoors in the privacy of your own backyard. Boys may not understand their bodies if they have been consistently wearing a diaper since they were born. Make sure that they understand where their urine and feces comes from. They can even practice "watering the flowers" to perfect their aim.