Boy potty training - where to start?

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Just turned 18 months and I’m so surprised so many of your kiddos are potty training ! Feel like I should at least get myself educated or buy a potty- any tips on where to start? I heard boys take longer and to start at age 2 so I thought I had some time 😂

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I just bought the book “Oh Crap! Potty training” to get started. My guy is 17 months and not showing any interest, though. I’m going to wait until he’s older and talking more so he can tell me when he needs to go.

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FTM so not sure what exactly is “showing interest” can some moms elaborate? My almost 18 month old son runs to the bathroom when I say mama has to go potty and will sometimes even lift the lid for me. Of course too he plays with the toilet daily...lifting lids/flushing and if left to play long enough he will stick his hand in the water (which obviously I try to prevent) I’ve been on the fence about getting him his own potty for the last month or 2.

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One transition we have parents do is start changing their kids standing up. Also, does he have any awareness of being wet or dirty? That’s a big part of the process. 
By all means, educate yourself and figure out your plan for when you get there.  Tiny toilet or seat for the big one? 
And don’t push! I have seen parents lock into power struggles with potty training and the kid was 5 before it happened. I’ve also seen boys who decide on a road trip that they are going to potty train and have to stop at every gross roadside bathroom on the way! But you can’t control your child’s bathrooming.

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My daughter is 18months and my elder daughter is 3.5. I started potty training the older one at 18months and she wasn’t ready, it just prolonged the process.
This time I’m not going to bother until she is showing interest.

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So my now 18 month old is in training. He showed interested about 16 months. He would point to it and take his diaper off. So about 17 months we got him a potty. At the beginning everything time me or his father go potty he follows and we sit on the potty together. He would just pee never 💩. But now he just pull his pull ups down and walks to the toilet. He has not said the word poo yet but he sometimes say pee. We just started leaving the bathroom door open so he dont 💩 on the floor😩😂😂

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My boy is wanting to run around naked, doesn't want to lay down to be changed, and likes to flush the toilet or follow me in. I've been on the fence too.. But I bought training undies just in case. I'm hoping it won't be as hard as I think it's going to be.. He's a very wild boy 😅

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Thanks ladies ! I’m in no rush either just feeling a little pressure from family and seeing all the posts here but don’t wanna push it

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My 3.5 year old started wanting to sit on the toilet and if I left her without a nappy she didn’t like wetting herself. It also helped when she was at daycare she would see the older kids using the toilet and wanted to be a big girl too. She was toilet trained just before her 3rd birthday

Boy potty training - where to start?

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