What Kind of Potty Chair for a Boy

I first used a potty that sat on the ground and my son didn't want anything to do with it. He prefers the one that sits on the potty. I really love the Baby Bjorn potty seat. They work great. You can get them online or I believe even Target may have them. My son sits very comfortably on it and he loves sitting on the "big boy" potty!

If he likes the toilet seat, then get him one of those. He woke be using it long. I liked those best because of how little mess there was to clean up.

Hi J.

When my 4 yr old was being potty trained we used both kinds. We had a chair in his room for at night and he used his seat durning the day. He actualy prefered the potty seat to his chair. I guess it will depend what your son likes best. That will make his training much eaiser and faster.

Hi J.,

We used a couple for different kinds for our son. I think by far, hands down the baby Borjn seat that fits on top of your toliet worked best. It's easy to clean, adjust to any seat, and has space for a boy. Its about $20 or so and worth every penny. Also I reccommend getting a travel potty and the FisherPrice one works well. You use a ziplock bag instead of buying special bags. Plus it has its own carrybag that looks more like a messenger bag. Its good to have when your in public. Much cleaner than the public bathrooms. And its his hieght. Good Luck!

We got a potty chair that could be used both ways. The seat could be taken off of the chair and snapped onto the big toilet. Our son preferred to snap it onto the big "potty", but our daughter preferred to use the potty chair because it was her size. She was a little scared of falling into the big potty even with the child seat snapped in. If you go with something like this, I would suggest getting one with a guard since you have a boy. It snaps to the front of the seat and prevents pee from going all over the bathroom as your little one is learning how to aim.

we tried the fisher price musical potty chair first and it was so uncomfortable, my son hated sitting on it. we tried the baby bjorn potty chair next ($23) and he liked that on emuch better. good luck

We just have the potty seat that fits on the normal toilet. I didn't want to have to clean out a separate potty bowl either, and I didn't want to have the kids have to deal with transitioning from the separate potty, to the real potty. We just went straight to the real potty. If your son is interested in sitting on the real potty just get him a seat that you can set on the real potty and teach him to point down when he pees (that's what we did with our first boy, and will do when our second boy feels comfortable with the potty training idea).:)

Can I suggest not using a potty chair at all! For my son it was much easier to get him used to a potty seat that fit on the big toilet, that way you don't have to do another transition back to a big toilet from the potty chair. Plus if he is interested this young it will maybe stave off any fear of the toilet (neither of mine had this). Not to mention they are much easier to clean then a potty chair.

You can get them at Target for like $12 , all sorts of fun characters. Also One Step Ahead has a portable one that goes with you in your purse when he is further along and goes in public.

Yes 20 mos is very young it is great he is interested though!! Boys are a whole different beast in the potty training.

Let him have fun with being interested, encourage him but do not push anything so it doesn't backfire on you. Him being interested is a very small piece of the puzzle. He has to be able to physically hold it, wake up dry, know the urge, pull pants up and down and so on.

I got both of my kids potty seats for each toilet in our house, then a fun step stool (that step stool I can say was the best purchase we have bought for brushing teeth, washing hands and all).

It IS nice for the child to have one that is their size and definitely to be able to put their feet down at a comfortable level (not dangling). We have a seperate potty chair that they started with, and then they moved the top of that to the "real" toilet until their little bum got big enough to sit alone.

J., when my son became interested in using the potty he actually prefered sitting backwards on the adult one. My daycare lady even suggested it that way there is no transition from one potty to another. Plus no extra clean up and you dont have to worry how he is going to do in a public bathroom. He loves it! And he feels so grown up for getting to sit there. I dont know if you have heard about it being harder to train boys than girls, but I can say it's true. I helped train my neice and she was a piece of cake, been working on the boy now for about 4 months and he still has days he is interested and days he is not. Good luck in your battle. J.

You're living in a paper doll world - boys if you are lucky are trained by 3.
The best kind are the type they can climb though. One step to the big potty. If you start too early in this process - you will be pulling your hair out.
Sorry to disappoint...
When the time comes...when you are forced to, because most nurserys want them trained at 2 1/2...
Get a chart made and start the stars stickers. Let him pick the color of the star and let him place it on as it reinforces his accomplishments.
Set the timer for 12 minutes after they eat. You will have better success this way. Don't plan to leave - wait out the twelve to fifteen minutes.
(Don't be surprised if it starts to train you too - when you hear that alarm, to this day and my son is 20 - I still have to go when I hear the alarm.)
- This is where patience is a virtue - started, I'm sure of it!
You'll know that you have successfully made it when your little boy wakes you up to ask you if he can put a star on his star chart.
Good Luck...
Oh, and if you draw a ship/boat on a piece of toilet papers - they will try to sink the ship/boat. Have some made up ahead of time. Daddy likes this game too.
I didn't have the internet -- Wow what a great tool...
http://www.pottytrainingconcepts.com/CTGY/Potty-Training-...

I like the kind of chair that is on the floor but that you can remove the top from and use on the regular toliet as they grow. My sister-in-law has asked her boys all to sit while they use the toliet. This has saved her from hours of cleaning accidents up and has taught the boys that they can sit as well as stand. Most potty chairs also come with a urine guard that fits in the front to keep the urine going in the right place. With a girl this piece can be removed. Good luck with your little one! P.

I would say get one that goes on the regular toilet. Make sure it has a guard so he doesn't spray the bathroom. Also get a stool that he can use to climb up on. (I would also suggest teaching him to sit down all the time at first. It's less confusing and usually less messy.)

Be aware, however, that his interest right now may not mean that he's ready. Many kids are interested in the toilet around 1 1/2, but they are mostly curious and in general aren't physically ready. Their bladder is still to small and the neural development and muscle development to hold and realease urine at will is generally not there. I'm not saying hold him back. I'm just saying don't push at all, let him lead you, and don't be disappointed if he doesn't get potty trained right away.

Something not mentioned yet... the pee guards on most of them just aren't high enough. And the seats for the toilet slip around too much. A brand I would suggest is BabyBjorn. It's more expensive, but for boys it's worth it. They have both the small chairs and the seats for the toilet. They are also designed with no nooks and crannys for dirt or dust to collect, so they are really easy to clean. And their seat for the toilet actually stays put. If you order them from diapers.com you can choose from several colors and it will be at your door two days later. Hope that helps.

I'm a nursery coord. and have 2 boys of my own and I also suggest having him sit on it backwards - it's easier to transition to standing that way and they can do that on any toilet, not to mention, there's less clean up, less pee on the floor. Cheerios in the toilet make it fun for target practice and I've heard that if you drain the toilet and put a dot of red nail polish at the bottom, that also gives them something to shoot at!! I have a friend who's potty training her very young toddler and it takes a lot of time and patience - he goes every 20 minutes. Don't get frustrated if it doesn't happen at his age, when he's ready it'll be a lot easier!

get the one that goes on top of the toilet seat. it's so much easier and they don't grow out of it as fast. i found that the splash shield was unnecessary and got in the way. just teach him to hold "it" down when sitting.