So I guess I am a mom of a toddler!

My question is when is the best age to start potty training and any tips for a boy?

I have read that when a boy can run around a corner sharply (not a wide turn) their muscles down there are more developed for potty training. Also if they sleep through the night without being wet in the morning. Also, PLEASEDO NOT use pull ups. They have been proven to make it hard to train. Put the little man in undie and let him feel the wetness. Believe me, he won't like it. More mess for you, but that is part of being a mommy. Good luck!

ive started potty training my son and he is two years.....its not as easy as i thought it would be he he. i wish i had some advice or tips for you but i don't good luck though.......it helps if you have a guy around to show him. cuz my son trys to do it like my bf. he he. let me know if you get any good tips that work. !!

Quoting inluvwitmylittleone:“ I have read that when a boy can run around a corner sharply (not a wide turn) their muscles down there ... [snip!] ... and let him feel the wetness. Believe me, he won't like it. More mess for you, but that is part of being a mommy. Good luck!”

see thats good to know, i have heard a lot of conflicting things...i am in no rush, i justwant to be prepared.

Quoting LindseyA likes mccain:“ see thats good to know, i have heard a lot of conflicting things...i am in no rush, i justwant to be prepared.”

Yup yup, best to be prepared. Some kids train earlier then others. Also, like the other poster said, it is good to have a man show him. Or another older boy. They need to "see" how everything works.

With my son Eli we had to do the naked thing. Put a long shirt on him, and let him run around naked. Like someone else said, it gets messy, but we tried everything else, and that's the only thing that worked!

I potty trained my lil boy @ 3 ... I tried when he was 2 , but he was a wreck . But my son would pee in the toliet but he wouldnt go number 2 ... so for two weeks I would go home & make him get on the potty and sit until he used it . And if he didnt use it I would give him dinner and put him to bed .And one day he got of tired of fighting it & he used it ... It was the best day ever .

I know some parents reward their kids with gifts , some people try the hoop thing in the toliet . I tried all those things & finally I tried tough love .. it worked .

Quoting inluvwitmylittleone:“ Yup yup, best to be prepared. Some kids train earlier then others. Also, like the other poster said, it is good to have a man show him. Or another older boy. They need to "see" how everything works.”

See thats what sucks...i have talked to my hubby about that and it weirds him out.

Quoting AndeeLee:“ With my son Eli we had to do the naked thing. Put a long shirt on him, and let him run around naked. ... [snip!] ... run around naked. Like someone else said, it gets messy, but we tried everything else, and that's the only thing that worked!”

So he would just pee..everywhere when he had an accident??

Quoting AndeeLee:“ With my son Eli we had to do the naked thing. Put a long shirt on him, and let him run around naked. ... [snip!] ... run around naked. Like someone else said, it gets messy, but we tried everything else, and that's the only thing that worked!”

actually i heard that in my WHAT TO EXPECT THE TODDLER YEARS book..maybe that will work too

Quoting LindseyA likes mccain:“ See thats what sucks...i have talked to my hubby about that and it weirds him out.”

Well tell him to get over it. There is nothing unnatural about it. It needs to be done for his child. The period talk would be uncomfortable too if you have a daughter but it needs to be done, and you would have to do that one. If anything do you have a friend with a 5 or 6 year old that would pee in front of him?

The easiet thing for me was when he started daycare at 2 1/2 years old... He followed everyone around...

Quoting inluvwitmylittleone:“ So he would just pee..everywhere when he had an accident??”

A few times he peed, but it wasn't everywhere. He knew he didn't have anything to catch it, and he better make it to his potty! LOL Also, we had to ask or tell him to go like every 10 mins. Time consuming, yes, but better than a 3 yr old's poopy diapers!

Quoting inluvwitmylittleone:“ Well tell him to get over it. There is nothing unnatural about it. It needs to be done for his child. ... [snip!] ... and you would have to do that one. If anything do you have a friend with a 5 or 6 year old that would pee in front of him?”

true...dont worry i always get my way...oh and also tinkle targets did anyone use them? rewards?

with my daughter I went straight from diapers to big girl undies.. Yeah she had a few accidents but she got the hang of it within two weeks right around her 2nd b-day