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Those with Toddler boys

Jackson is recently potty trained (Yay)!!! Right now all he does is sit to go...he seems to hit the crack between the seat and bowl and gets himself and my rug/floor all wet. Any tips to prevent this? Right now I just remind him to sink down a bit. Thanks!

Re: Those with Toddler boys

  • Brogan has been potty trained for nearly a year and we still have aiming problems :/.  I ditched the little potty as I got tired of the crack issues..but now I have aiming problems with the real toilet too...sigh
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  • We trained Cohen to aim down with his hand. Without getting too graphic, he put his hands between his legs while sitting and just kind of pushed it all down so it would aim in the water instead of forward. Daycare teaches boys to do this too, so it's the only way he ever knew.

    We have a much bigger mess now that he stands.

    Happy mom to two sweet, silly boys: Cohen age 4, AJ age 2.
  • Congrats on the potty training!  Will is so close, but has waves of good and bad, I think due to the baby.  But I'll take what I can get.  Anyway, we teach him to point down so he pees on the water.  It's the only appropriate time to "play" with your penis. 
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  • Ugh T turned 3 in July and STILL wants nothing to do with the potty.  Any advice

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    We trained Cohen to aim down with his hand. Without getting too graphic, he put his hands between his legs while sitting and just kind of pushed it all down so it would aim in the water instead of forward. Daycare teaches boys to do this too, so it's the only way he ever knew.

    We have a much bigger mess now that he stands.

    This is what Blake did... But I wasn't sure how to explain it!
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  • Thanks Ladies!   We'll work on "aiming down." 

    As far as tips...we are actually EXTREMELY lucky.   J saw a little boy that is 3.5 go potty at daycare and decided he wanted to do it to.  Within a few days he was completely trained.  He wears pull-ups for bedtime and long car rides, etc.  He's really been doing very well.   We rewarded him for the first 2 days, but realized that really didn't need it to go.   We still tell him good-job every time he goes and ask him frequently if he needs to go. 

  • We've found that if we remind C to keep his legs together it points everything down more and prevents the seat crack leakage for the most part.  You could try that until he stands up to go.
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