[Mom2Brendan]

There are so many times that dads get excited when they hear they have a boy because it's like Father Like Son but sadly for some of us our sons may not get that .

So potty training is pretty easy as in my boy when he was learning to potty train he went pee & poo on the toilet sitting .

We used those toilet seats over my toilet seat because he didn't really care for the little potty on the ground .


On his own he still decided that he wanted to stand up to pee and I had a little step stool waiting for him.

When boys are peeing make sure Toilet Paper or other things are not on the floor near the toilet or you will have to toss some things away if some aim is off some times .

Manner wise can be pretty tricky as they can seem to do well as in early on my boy was pretty good at Manner Wise until quite Recently so I bought a book for him called Dude That's Rude Book .

So I will share how that book is to work with Brendan on his manners since I want him to do stuff on his own like to thank, show appreciativeness , to think of others .


Some boys may be more embrassed by you sharing he ended up getting hurt or talking about girls .

Some boys are senstive as in be careful of what you say as in you want your son to think postive of himself even if he did wrong .

I have heard so many sterotyping from single mom's down here of how their boys are brats. How I hear from them how bad their boys are and how those mom's believe that all boys are brats .

My boy is no where near being a brat and he follows directions from his mom pretty good or he gets a consequence .

Also, remember to start consequence early on so the kids can except that as a logical consequence for their actions .

[Love My Joey]

I really wish joey had a dad that loved him. I'm sure one day I'll meet someone who will care about him but I just wish I could see him have a great relationship with his bio dad but I kind of gave up on that. Potty training a boy was the thing that intimidated me the most I think. He isn't potty trained yet but we have worked on it a little bit and it isn't as bad as I thought Explaining the "standing up" part to him should be a interesting conversation LOL Thanks for the tips though

[mommy2lilman]

Luckily, I didn't have to explain 'standing up pee' to Frederick. LOL His school actually taught him to pee standing up. I thought it was kinda cool and took a load off me.

I too wish Frederick had a daddy that was involved in his life. I know one day he will..

[..Jessica..]

Great info!!! I know I'll run into a few questions from him when he's able to talk... but I'm trying not to stress over it right now.. It's tough to know the only man in his life for at least a while will be my father.

[rugby_girl]

i'm a little worried about the day he asks me where my penis is... lol

[Love My Joey]

^^^^haha that totally made me laugh! I feel like Joey is getting close to the age where he is going to notice a difference...I'm soooo not looking forward to all of that

[rugby_girl]

i wish his father was around for that conversation lol

[Love My Joey]

Seriously, I know what you mean. I used to take Joey in the shower with me at night so I could just give him a quick bath. A couple weeks ago, I was rinsing myself off and he was standing there with the weirdest look on his face and I kind of laughed and said what and he pointed "down there" like he was all confused why I looked different....all I could do was laugh That was the last shower we will ever take together LOL. Oh, and he now also says the word boob/boobies very clearly thanks to my cousin and he has screamed it in public....the joy of having a boy LOL.

[Alaska-Su]

Thanks for the info!

I can't really say I'd want my son to have a great relationship with his biological father because that would mean he would learn all sorts of horrible things. The guy already has a son and the poor kid is confused half the time about how to act because his dad tells him to be respectful and then turns around and calls some woman who is only maybe a size 16 a fat b*tch for no reason (not to her face, just as a side comment to me as we were walking away).

But I do hope that not too long after he's born there will be a good man in mine and his life who will be a good role model. As it is, there aren't any good role models for him that are male. My mom's husband is a control freak who thinks that making oatmeal every morning and going to work is good enough but believes my mom should make lunch (on weekends) and dinner as well as clean the kitchen and other rooms. Not to mention he smokes pot and drinks more than I care for (he's not an alcoholic but I can't stand that he'll have at least two drinks of hard liquor every night because it tends to make him cranky).

I was worrying about the shower thing myself at one point. I guess I'll see how it goes but I'm kind of wondering if maybe I should just let him take showers with me until he's old enough to be trusted to be on his own in the rest of the house/apartment while I shower or until he says he doesn't want to do that anymore. I mean, it may seem odd but it's just a human body and I don't really want him growing up thinking the naked body is taboo. But we'll see.

I haven't really worried about potty training, though. Even little boys who have a dad I've noticed still pee sitting down when they're first starting out. So it's not a big deal to me and I want him to be comfortable.

[rugby_girl]

i love taking Austin in the shower with me... and well he prefers showers over baths anyways... i dread the day he discovers the difference and I can't take him in any more lol. As it is, hes already discovered his penis! lol