Standing Up To Pee

It's potty training time in our household, and we just started with our 2 year old son a couple of weeks ago. I've done this before, considering I have a 4 year old daughter, and if there's anything I learned from the first go around, it is to have patience, because potty training can take a while. So this time with my son, I feel a lot more relaxed about the whole situation. I do not feel stressed out by the fact that some kids my son's age are already potty trained, because I know he will get it done when he is ready.

So, although my son is not fully potty trained, he is very excited when he "goes" and seems to be getting it. But I had one dilemma. You see, I'm a woman. Therefore, I never had to learn how to pee standing up. I don't know what it feels like and I certainly don't know the proper procedure. As I find myself kneeling down aiming his pee stream down into the toilet while he sits, I feel a little uncomfortable and start thinking- When in the world am I supposed to teach him to stand up and pee?

Clearly I did not have to do this with my daughter, so I did a little research. I found that I really should wait until he masters going potty while seated before he moves on to standing and peeing. After all, I wouldn't want any poop coming out with his pee while he is confused and standing. Not only should I wait to introduce standing, but I should actually have his Daddy model good peeing behavior. Let's be honest, women don't really know the "do's" and "don'ts" of peeing like a man. I've heard things like, "Shake it more than twice and you're playing with it," but I really don't know all of the rules. If it were up to me, I would have him wiping it with a little square of toilet paper, but I KNOW that's a definite No-No and would potentially condemn him in the "man world" for life. So, I guess I can take the pressure off of myself and hand the reigns over to my husband when the time is right.