Interesting Potty Problem

Hi M. - sounds like he's experimenting. Stripping down is a way to get rid of "clutter" I think. It will pass. This would be a great opportunity for your husband to get involved to show him how to pee like daddy.

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Has he watched Daddy go? I know sometimes Dad's are a little "shy" about that, but it could help him to stand in front of the potty and not have to be on it. He sees how Dad goes and wants to be like him - it helped with our son to watch Dad go pee on a few occassions.

Good luck!

C.

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stripping all the way down is pretty normal. Maybe you could add some incentive to pee standing on a stool by putting some cheerios in the toilet and letting him "aim" at them if he stands on the stool. You can buy little disposable pictures to put in there too. They come with little pictures of rockets and stuff. Plus, studies have shown that if men, even grown men, have something to aim at they are less likely to get casual and end up peeing outside of the toilet. Good luck.

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My DS prefers to sit 'backwards' on the toilet. He faces the lid, not out towards the room. This gives him enough space to pee without getting it everywhere and if he scoots up a little he can poop too.

He also did the exact same thing for a month or so, stripped down naked to 'go'. He realized after a while he didn't need to and stopped. Not sure if that'll help :-)

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My 4 year old still strips down at home, but he is more subdue at school ;) Maybe try a little potty or the peter potty (mini urinal)? Something closer to the floor that he can't stand on?

We didn't have this exact issue, however we are always running into situations where our son does one thing great, but is not willing to advance to the next thing. Like he will pee but not poo for potty training, or will say "please" but not "thank you", etc.

What has worked for us is to say "ok, really great job on X, but are you ready for the NEXT level? it is really tough! are you sure???" Sort of like the next level in a game... this way the next thing, whatever it is, is not "yet-another-thing-I-have-to-comply-with", but rather the next level of mastery for him to achieve, which actually is what it really is.

I haven't been through this, but my first thought was a urinal. I know that some of the kid product magazines like onestepahead.com sells them. Good luck.

Have you tried teaching him to go standing up? My boy didn't really get potty trained until we talked about going standing up. Yes it creates more messes, but at 3 years old he might be old enough to start learning how to clean up those messes (plus it's easier for him to reach down to that level to clean).
The poop thing is a whole 'nother story. Most kids poop on a schedule, so figure out what his schedule is and get him on the potty with some stories around that time. It took a while to get the poop thing solved with my son, but when you finally get that solved - HALLELUJAH!
Good luck to you!

My son did the same thing. He eventually saw his dad standing up to go potty and switched over. He never fell in. It's probably what is easiest for him and what makes sense. It took awhile before my son pooped in the toilet too, but eventually he did and he sat down when he started. I would just say to relax a little bit, and let him stand there. If he falls in, just pull him out and wash him real quick in the bathtub since he is already naked. It is a learning process. He won't be there forever. Good luck.