Does it really take more potty training boys than girls?
Yes, but nobody seems to know why, says the author of Start Potty Training, Carol Cline. The difference may at least partly be because mothers tend to be the primary ones to teach potty training in a family. Boys without a male role model to emulate in the bathroom can take a little longer for the idea to “click”, while girls have the advantage of observing someone with the same equipment. Another reason potty training boys tends to take a little longer than girls – even if Dad is involved – it may well be because for them to learn to pee in a potty is a two-step process. First learn to sit, and then they have to master standing (see below). If your son takes more time to train cleanliness than girls his age, it is alright. Be sure to watch for signs of potty training readiness from there. Why should you start potty training boys to pee sitting down? Since feces and urine is often at the same time, it makes sense – at least initially – that your son sits for both, and then he learns th
