Toilet training

So true about girls being quicker off the mark than boys Greatnan. My daughters more or less sorted it themselves whereas the boys were hard work; hence my delight at grandson just getting on with it. My daughter is ecstatic (she's missing him like mad so has been phoning or on skype every day) and has sent me a lovely 'thank you' hamper of goodies. Feel a bit of a fraud actually as it's been so easy.

GA - you are star grandparents! Girls seem to be much easier to train - my sister had four boys and almost despaired of one of them but she came to stay with me for a holiday and he saw my daughter, who was only 20 months old and a year younger than him, asking for the toilet. Not to be outdone,he amazed his mother by becoming trained in an instant. He never looked back.

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Who ever would have thought the toilet training of a two year old boy could so enthrall four adults? Me, my husband, adult son and the lodger (male aged 23) seem to have talked about little else for days. Every success (and there have been many) has been rewarded with Olympic style cheering, a sweetie (smartie or white chocolate button), a sticker - and, to the delight of the young man concerned, flushing and hand-washing rituals. I haven't had to mop up a single piddle puddle and even though he was out with the menfolk for the whole afternoon, he managed just fine. My husband did confess to being slightly embarrassed when, having assisted grandson to use a public loo (urinal), he was using the facilities himself when another bloke walked in; grandson was very interested in the proceedings and heartily congratulated my husband with, "Yay, good boy for doing a wee".
A plug here for the Boy's Toilet Trainer we've been using: www.tippitoes.com/shop-by-product/potty-toilet/boy-s-toilet-trainer.html I only wish it had been around when my own sons were toddlers - my grandson absolutely loves it and I am certain it's why he has so quickly taken to using the 'big boy's toilet'.

MY GS tells his M & D when he has done a wee or a pooh and even when 'it was only a smell' but they are not interested in toilet training him.

My little brother used to take himself of to the loo a poop on the floor and then flush the chain! Drove my mum mad!

annobel that is so funny my DGD also did that at two just got up one day and said no nappy and that was it brilliant, now her brother was a different kettle of fish all together.

Of course, GD, now almost 10, is not amused if anyone mentions this episode.

Annobel....thats flippin hilarious you have made my day lol. I child mind my youngest gd she's 11 months and am dreading going back to that though she's very quick minded so am hoping it wont be too bad lol.

My GD2, when she had just potty trained herself (yes, really), aged 2, was with her parents in a children's equipment shop when they realised they couldn't see her. They searched and found that she had discovered a display of potties and decided to use one on which she was now squatting, like a good little girl. Embarrassed (but proud) parents felt obliged to buy the potty - in a loathsome shade of green!

One of my grandsons managed to lose one of those little coloured balls by doing a monster poo on top of it and then flushing it away. Pity, as they are a good idea for encouraging good aiming and keeping the floor clean!

I can't remember where but I found a pack of brightly coloured little balls for the loo. You put one in and little chap aims at it! I suppose you could paint a ping pong ball and get the same effect.

Sounds like all is going well

Fortunately my husband and adult son are quite happy to have the little one's company when they go to the loo, so last night there were a few parties going on upstairs.

Sounds like you've got it all sorted Grannyactivist. I want my potty by Tony Ross and Everyone poops are fun story books about toileting.Little boys benefit from being shown how to use the loo by daddy too.