Best potty training method for boys?
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I did that hourly one when he was a little over 1 year old and it was going good but I went back to work and his grandma wasn't able to keep an eye on him so we went back to diapers. When he was 3, we started it again but ended up trying the 3 day naked potty training. I got tired of the messes and taking him potty every hour was not ideal for him to learn how to listen to his body signals. It was pretty much a success. #2s were a different struggle too 😅
Naked for first few days. Then undies once they have a better hang of it. Potty close by and watch for the body signals (squatting, making a face, looking down as it comes out) and usher them to toilet straight away. Going in timed intervals does not work!! They need to learn their own body and the cues that they need to go and you have to teach them. This way is so much quicker for potty training and will stick trust me x
Absolutely start naked. This is the best way of them recognising that they are going and then need to go and it makes it easier for you to recognise their body’s signals too so you can get them to the potty. We got rid of all nappies including pull ups once we started (except night time) and didn’t introduce underwear until we had potty training down and weren’t having any accidents, so just went commando after the naked stage. We used the oh crap method.
We did it over Christmas last year as knew we’d be home a lot. Naked where possible then underwear when in public. We had a my carry potty for emergencies, but would generally encourage him to use the normal toilet - I have friends whose kids still refuse to go anywhere other than a potty which is awkward while out. We also did pull ups only at night. Asking him to go every set time frustrated him and made him have accidents on purpose in rebellion. We just trusted him to know what it felt like to need to go and ask appropriately.
How would I handle outings? Specifically grocery shopping and church. I also have an 8 month old, so going anywhere can be a lot to handle.
When he’s ready, he’ll go. Boys are hard
@𝔾𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖 to be honest, I'm not really sure why it failed before. It's like he just never caught on. He would have an accident and be soaking wet, and just keep on going with what he was doing.
Pull ups aren’t really for potty training, except for sleep. We did underwear because I thought my son would prefer that to being naked. I don’t think it really matters. The Dr. Becky guide was helpful. We didn’t take him to the potty at set intervals. Carried the little potty to every room we were in. But the whole point is for them to recognize the feelings in their own bodies so we waited for him to tell us he needed to go. The first half of day 1 was all accidents, not surprisingly. But then it clicked. We just use pull ups for naps and overnight diapers since you can’t train overnight. He sometimes wakes up dry but not always so we’re not ready for underwear at night.