I have a five year old who is potty trained but consistenlty misses the pot and pees on the floor, help?
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Why not let him sit on the seat and do it, instead of standing up and aiming, until he is older enough to have more control.
They sell things you can throw in the toilet to help your kid "aim" for them. I think they are called toilet targets.
I have 2 seven year olds, an 8 year old and a 33 year old husband who do the same thing. If you find something to help your son please let me know what it is. I can't come up with anything.
buy him a potty target
It may sound like a joke but put something in the toilet. Try putting a bandaid or piece of toilet paper and let it float in the water. Then tell him to "aim" at it. I read this thing that these urinal makers put a dead fly painting really small inside the urnials to make cleanup easier. I guess us guys just like to aim!
The toilet might be too high for him. Get him a little step-stool or something to get him up above the lid.
being a guy I can tell u we always miss a little bit try not to be to hard on him.
I'm guessing you have a boy? You can put Cheerios in the potty and have him aim for them. You might put puppy piddle pads around the toilet for the time being to save you a clean up. You may also just have to physically help him aim until he gets it right. Just reassure him that it's just taking practice.
This will sound weird but make a game of it put two or three cheerios in the pot and have him aim for them the more he hits the more points he gets my mom did this with my brothers and i reluctantly tried it with my own sons after a while they will grow tired of the game but will automatically hit the pot
OH man! my #1 complaint. My husband also misses... I have to constantly go after him and wipe down the back and sides (and sometimes the floor) of the toilet.. otherwise it smells by the end of the day...
They make little targets you can put in the toilet that are flushable. That is really effective. I also purchase lysol wipes and one of those disposable toilet scrubbers and my 5yr old will clean the potty if he makes a mess.
In my experience most grown men aren't much better so I wouldn't sweat it.
If you winkle when you twinkle, be a sweaty clean the seaty.
take him or her to the bigger pot to pee if him or her misses the pot and pee in the floor
You can put a little cup of cheerios next to the toilet, have him throw one in and aim for it when he goes.
put fruit loops in the toilet and have him aim at them
Most of these answes are right on "target". My 11yr old son & 36yr old husband both miss. I think we need to resign ourselves to the fact that this is the way the male gender is. I don't think that they do it on purpose though.
When my oldest brother was younger he had the hardest time aiming. What my mom did was put on of those Things that you put on the shower floor so you dont slip. She then told my brother that he had to hit the Shell, and it worked,
The Target thing sounds great. I have a Hubby, 2 sons, 2 brothers and about 5 male cousins and I still have the clean the floor toilet and shower curtain all the time.
I have four children and have had a daycare business. I have all boys sit down just like girls, until they can prove themselves worthy.
put cherrios in the toilet and have him shoot them makes good aiming practice
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