My son is 16 months old, when should i start potty training?

My son only says "momma" and "ball". He isn't much of a talker yet. I don't know when to buy a potty chair and when to start showing him the potty chair. I am a single mom, but I do have a boyfriend (he isn't the father). The father has no part in his life, and I think this is guys' territory. How do you show a boy how to go potty and when?

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When you son is ready is when you should start. How do you know when your son is ready? Well, when he starts hiding to go poopie. That is when he is ready to start. It takes a long time though. Sometimes up to a year and a half. My mom worked with my brother for 20 months. He decided one day to just start going on the toilet because I was born and he didn't want to be in a diapers like the baby was. The way you show a boy to go potty is by helping him point his p*nis into the toilet. You will only need to show him a few times and he will catch on. He will learn in no time. It is up to you whether you show him sitting down or standing up or both. Be sure to be encouraging and don't get upset with him if he has an accident. Some kids like the potty chairs and some like our toilets (you can buy little toilet lids to go on top of our toilet lids). Give rewards (a sticker, a peice of candy, etc) for asking to go on the toilet and performing. Don't give him a reward for just asking to go on the toilet because you will find yourself going into the bathroom every two minutes. Good luck! Make sure you're patient!

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It's not necessarily guy's territory.

Usually wait until after they're 2.

Potty training does not have any age definition. You should start as soon as your son is ready to learn. Is he mature enough to understand your conversation with him? There is no rush, wait until he's ready, not you! Normally a good sign is when they become uncomfortable in wet/dirty diapers. Look for them to try and take off their clothes. Or take your child into the bathroom and see if they will mimic your actions. Most boys learn to sit on the potty at first.....standing up and aiming comes much later.

Wow. You're situation sounds a lot like mine. My son's first word was "mommy" and then "ball". You can still show them with them sitting down. Just make sure it goes in. :) He still might be a little young, and if you start them too young, it could just take longer to train them. I started my son a little bit when he started showing interest. He goes everytime in the potty, but he doesn't hold it yet. He's 22 months.

well its fun to get teh boys to potty train , you can put cheerios in the tiolet/ training potty to make it a game.It would proably be a great idea to get him used to the potty.the sooner the better ,i started my son around the same time and he was ptty trained and not wetting his bed within a month.He was also so happy he could use the big potty made him feel like a big boy.plus it made it easier for me because i was a single mom to working a fulltime job and taking care of him plus 2 more.
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I am a single mother with a son as well, and i showed him the potty on his second birthday. by the time he was 25 months he was pretty good about going on his own. don't be afraid to be his mother and show him how to potty. guys aren't the only ones that can get this job done. just be patient and don't let him know you're scared. he will use his "training" to punish you and the walls and the floor, need i go on. Most children your sons age do not have an adequate bladder size or control to be potty trained yet, a sign that he is ready is if he wakes up in the morning with a dry diaper. If you want to start showing him the potty and what it is used for there would be no harm in that just don't push it too much too soon.

Start potty training him as soon as he starts walking. At 16 month just sit him on it and tell him what it is for. Don't expect anything until at least 18 months, not even him sitting on it for more than a few seconds, but if you start the introduction now the rest will be easier later. I had girls, but have known other women who taught their sons to pee sitting down until they were old enough to aim better. One three year old boy puts his knees on the seat and leans forward.

its never to earley to start to potty train a child. but you must be consistant with the job, if you dont stick with it untill the task is finished you will be sorry. ive seen kids 2 and 3 yrs old who's parents are to lazy to do this. so dont let your self look like a fool, do it and get over
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You can start as soon as your son is showing signs that he knows when he is going. When a baby says "poop" or "pee" before they go that is a great sign that they are ready to begin. You can always try sitting him down on the toliet and letting him try and go. Some mothers have the best of luck with beginning their sons potty training sitting down. One of my nephews began standing up because he saw his father do it and thought it was cool. There is no deffinant age for potty training though, just as soon as your son seems to be ready!! BEST OF LUCK My son never used the potty chair (even though my daughter tried in vain to show him how to use it). I put a litle step stool in front of the toilet and showed him how to lift the seat and put it back down and close the lid (we have cats that will end up in the bowl if it's left open). He ignored the whole situation for awhile, but before every bath - while the water was running - I'd ask him to try to go potty. Eventually he was able to "go on demand." It was a few months later that I was confident enough in his ability to tell me when he had to go. that's when he got "big kid" underware. He didn't give me much notice though! Once your son knows how to use the toilet be ready to drop everything to take him.

When the child is ready. I had one daughter that started to potty train at 2 and she trained herself (that was nice). She just wanted to do it and did. My second daughter is almost 3 and is still in pull ups (but getting there. The issue is with bladder development and desire. They have to want to do it and be able to hold it to get there
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