I hear this a lot: Potty training my daughter was so much easier than potty training my son. Although this can sometimes be true, it’s not a rule, or something that you should count on.
Yes, potty training girls can be started earlier but that doesn’t mean it’s easier. Girls tend to show readiness signs earlier than boys because the need to be clean shows sooner with girls.
If you’re thinking about when is the right age to start potty training, well the recommended age is between 18 and 24 months. That’s just a general guideline, an exact right time doesn’t exist. Each child is different, that why comparing your child with other children when it comes to potty training just makes things harder. It never helps.
For instance, when it comes to the 3 day potty training routine, it doesn’t matter if you’re toilet training a girl or a boy. The steps are the same for both.
The best way to make sure your child is potty trained in 3 days is to have everything planned out. This is probably the most important thing and the biggest success factor. Even so most parents totally ignore this advice.
Now back to potty training boys, an easy way to start is to give your toddler a chance to get comfortable with the bathroom and this is also true for girls. When you’re using the bathroom let your child in with you, talk to him explaining what’s this or that and what’s going on.
When it comes to peeing standing up the best thing is to let dad show him how it’s done. Little boys always try to imitate their father so just get dad to show him how to pee standing up.
Potty training rewards. I know a lot of parents are scared of trying rewards because they think they’ll have to use rewards for everything after potty training is done, but that is not true. Rewards, if you get them right will accelerate potty training. The thing is, rewards work only if you know your child’s most desired thing. What makes him or her do anything to get that one thing he likes.
Most parents use potty training charts and stickers. They’re fun and they work. And they’re also so many kinds of reward charts to choose from that I’m sure they’ll appeal to any child.
All in all, as I said potty training is easy for both girls and boys as long as you know what you’re doing.
- make sure your child shows potty training readiness signs
- get him comfortable with the bathroom and the potty chair or seat
- know what’s his most desired reward
Well hopefully this has answered your question on whether potty training girls is easier than boys. Cheers.