Sitting backwards on the toilet
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I never tried it. We have told him as he's gotten taller to move closer and aim more down than forward
Are you referring to standing?
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Yes
But when they learned to use the toilet, did they stand from the very beginning?
How'd you teach them to sit? Or did you use the splash guard?
We used a child's size potty seat with a splashguard at first but they both quickly took to standing after. The splashguard was very helpful with my second son as he had a hard time pointing down.
What was his trouble with aiming down?
His penis did not extend very far from his body making it hard to point down. We ended up having to have him lean forward a little as not to make a huge mess.
Oh interesting. Does he still struggle with aim?
I guess as much as most boys do. But he did end up growing a bit more down there which made things easier. By age six I would say everything was normal.
From what I've generally heard:
Boys who have foreskin: The skin helps to focus the stream like a funnel into a round shape. BUT...as the skin starts to naturally separate, there can be issues with the stream splitting. I saw it once or twice where there was a second stream arching a bit above the main stream.
Boys who don't have foreskin: It can be harder to aim since there's no funnel. The urine is more likely to "shoot past" the toilet onto the back of the toilet or the floor since it can come out faster. Obviously there's no issues with skin separation.
There's obvious exceptions to either rule and not everyone fits either description perfectly.
Boys who have foreskin: The skin helps to focus the stream like a funnel into a round shape. BUT...as the skin starts to naturally separate, there can be issues with the stream splitting. I saw it once or twice where there was a second stream arching a bit above the main stream.
Boys who don't have foreskin: It can be harder to aim since there's no funnel. The urine is more likely to "shoot past" the toilet onto the back of the toilet or the floor since it can come out faster. Obviously there's no issues with skin separation.
There's obvious exceptions to either rule and not everyone fits either description perfectly.
For my son it was more about the angel of his penis from his body. It tended to stick straight out as it was not really long enough to flop down until he was older.
So...there was no shaft, just the head?
A lot of boys sit to start and some sit backwards to help with aiming. I think most boys should sit longer then they do aiming is not great with most boys. "Worse in the morning"
I'm also working with my 8 year old so he use his zipper hole so not mooning everyone at the urinals. Lol
I'm also working with my 8 year old so he use his zipper hole so not mooning everyone at the urinals. Lol
Basically. There was a little bit of shaft but not enough to bend down much. He was like that from birth until about age six.
It very common in young boys to have the shaft not expose past the fat pad more so if boy chubby. Also if boy circumcised is the foreskin at that age holds the penis out. And penis do come all size and shapes to.
He was a little pudgy but not fat but he is also circumcised.
The foreskin can funnel the pee is they get older they may have move foreskin so not coving the opening penis. Also it helps hold penis forward so that helps with aiming
My son always sat down to pee until he was about 6, he felt more comfortable that way. Then he just started standing up and had good aim since he was older.
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