Potty Training Boys - Wilmington,MA

no specific age as others have noted. my son was 4 1/2, he seemed ready at about 1 1/2 but I was told he was too young and it would be me being trained not him at that age - I put it off as my day care was not willing to work with him at that young age either. when he was between 2 & 3 I was being asked why he wasn't potty trained yet (by this time he had lost interest in using the potty & would scream & fight if I tried to sit him on either the little one or the big one) so it was a loose/loose situation for me. I gently persuaded him and used a potty chart that eventually worked for us - he got a star every time he used the potty and at 15 stars he got a small gift (like a hot wheels car or something small like that) then the next gift was at 30 (new) stars then the last one at 45 (new) stars. by then he was expected to go on the potty and no longer in diapers so no need for add'l gifts.

When they are ready.

We asked our pediatrician at our son's 3 year well-child visit, and he said that boys don't recognize the physical sensations as early as girls. So, they're usually between 3-4.

Our daughter just turned 2, and he asked us if we were potty training. We explained that we're offering it, but she's giving us no signs of readiness (prolonged periods without wetting her diaper, wanting to go to sit on the potty, etc).

He advised us to continue with that philosophy - kids who are pushed tend to have more issues with accidents and regression (plus feeling the burden and frustration of being pushed before they're ready).

Ask your pediatrician and see what they recommend. Here's what the American Academy of Pediatrics says:
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddle...

Well, for nursery school, it was requested that the kids be 3 and potty trained.

I also believe that you should only potty train when they are ready. But those signs of readiness are also hard to read. In my experience, most of the boys I know are trained by the age of 3 (or shortly thereafter). I trained my son at exactly 2.5 years using this potty training plan: http://www.3daypottytraining.com/ It was amazing! My son was trained in 2 days, even at night. He does not wear a pull up or anything. I'm sure it doesn't work for everyone, but it was a miracle for us. Good luck!

This is a very recent experience for us! We were not interested in having a power struggle, and based on our ped's recommendation we just kept offering the toilet and telling our boy he could use it when he was ready. We read lots of books and even showed him a video or two. At about 3 and a half he told us "when I'm four". The day after he turned 4 (3/9) we said "ok, no more diapers during the day" and that was that. He wet his pants for two days, and hasn't done so since. He only makes BM's about every other day, and usually in the toilet, though occasionally first thing in the am before getting out of his pj's (into his diaper). It's been a month, and the diaper is almost always dry - to the point where we've been re-using them...hee hee - so I think we're going to go to underwear at all times. The waiting took a long time, and really tried our patience, but it's been a quick, smooth and easy transition, which is what we hoped for. My friend pushed her little guy, starting when he turned 3, because she was feeling peer pressure and thought that it was about time. It's been a real challenge and is an ongoing problem with 'accidents'. A year later he's still in pull-ups outside the house - no thanks!
Take your time and let him do it in his own.

We just potty trained our 2 1/2 year old son 6 weeks ago and he has been diaper free day/night. There is no right age and the whole being ready thing was always a mystery to me. I just got to the point where I was ready to commit to it and we just did it. We followed a 3 day potty training plan that basically gets rid of diapers completely (nighttime as well), staying in the house for 3 days straight to focus on training and using positivity including treats, cheers, songs.
Prior to those 3 days my son would go crazy and try to get off the potty everytime I put him on it. So, I guess he wasn't ready but when I say that I committed to it, I really meant it and we have never looked back.
Don't overthink it...just pick a time when you and your husband can stay home with him and go for it. Good Luck!

You should start any child boy or girl whenever they get interested in going and are waking up dry. What I have done is buy each one their own potty chair that they pick themselves because they don't go until they HAVE to go so it is easier to sit on then having to climb up on. We have had less accidents that way. Good luck!

I am so happy to see this question brought up. I have been going CRAZY with my 2.5 yo for about three weeks now. There are two periods during the day when he seems to "hold it" and has a bone dry diaper. One of these times seems to be right before bedtime. He might get a diaper around 3:00 and by 7:00 PM it's totally dry. Then at some point after the night diaper is on he let's it all go. We sit on the potty every night with no pressure, just sit and read a book and make some pee noises but not a single drop has ever come out. Well in three weeks time I have changed his sheets in the AM a dozen times. Conversely, a couple of times he has woken up with a dry diaper and of course I say let's go sit on the potty but he won't pee until the new diaper is on. I guess I'm more complaining/ commiserating rather than offering any helpful info. Best of luck. I'm right there with ya!

When they are ready - showing signs and interest. My only difference from the other posts is that I think day training happens first. Some kids take while to night train - depending on when they can physically recognize the need to go at night.

There is no age that a boy has to be potty trained by.

But, if you are sending him to daycare or preschool... they do not allow diapers nowadays. This does NOT mean however... that a child has to be potty trained by that age or else they are inept. It simply means, that the schools don't want kids in diapers because it is more of a hassle for them.

Most boys, potty train later.
My son is 3.5 years old... and only very recently has he been ready.

all the best,
S.

When my kids started waking up dry is when I introduced it...mine were both completely potty trained a month or two after they each turned 2.

~Of course the trick to them not waking up dry is that they NOT have a sippy/bottle at bed time anymore!

All kids are different, my only daughter is now 26 months and just barely showing interest but not waking up dry yet!

When they're ready.

It's nice when people have a 2 year old out of diapers, but it's rare! It's not unusual for a child, especially a boy, to be 4. Mine was past 4, and he was much later with the night-time thing - it was developmental and not a conscious choice. In fact, he needed medication until he was 11.

So just wait and see. It's like asking how old they should be when they walk or talk or ride a bike. My son walked at 8.5 months, and my stepdaughter walked at 14. She talked early, he talked late.

All we really know is, you can't push it. You can make a potty available and have a few books around (Once Upon A Potty and Everyone Poops are classics, and there are many others). But once you realize you are not in control of this, you'll relax and let it happen!

Good luck and hang in there.