| Helping your little boy transition from baby nappies to | | | | If you're in the same dilemma that I found myself in |
| "big boy" underpants? Wondering if there is a | | | | two years ago, don't fret. Here are some things you |
| difference between potty training girls and potty | | | | should know about potty training boys. |
| training boys? Worried that your neighbor's little girl is | | | | |
| already potty trained and your son is not showing any | | | | 1. The Girl vs. Boy Myth First of all, there is no |
| interest in it at all? Does it seem like your child is sitting | | | | difference in potty training boys and girls. Each child is |
| all-too comfortably and contentedly on his diapered | | | | unique in disposition and will have a different reaction to |
| behind? | | | | the challenge. Some are early bloomers, some late. |
| I have a rambunctious four-year-old son who always | | | | That's just the way it is. |
| seems ready to take on the world. But at | | | | 2. The Father Figure One of the things I found |
| two-and-a-half years old, he had no intention to learn | | | | extremely useful in potty training my son was getting |
| using the potty. He just went about everyday as if he | | | | my husband to help me out. Little boys look up to their |
| intended to wear nappies all his life. As his mother, I | | | | fathers to learn how to be "a man". Tell your spouse |
| started to get worried. Was it normal? A lot of | | | | to teach your son how to use the potty like a "big |
| parenting books told me that I should wait it out until he | | | | boy". Suggest that they go shopping for underpants |
| was "interested" and ready, but what if it took | | | | together. Your son will definitely appreciate the |
| forever? Will I be able to stand the shame of having a | | | | attention. |
| diapered ten-year-old in my house? | | | | |