how can i get my 8 year old stepson to sit down while peeing?

As a step parent, you will be facing too many "uphill battle" issues as well as dealing with the appropriateness of you handling a personal situation. Let his parent handle this one.

I have a ten year old who occasionally has bad aim. It has gotten better as he has matured, but we still have issues. I keep a big bottle of Lysol wipes on the back of the toilet and a mop bucket complete with mop and cleaning solution handy. When he goes to the bathroom, I check and if his aim was bad, I send him right back in there for clean up. In the early days of this, he was cleaning up almost every time. Now that he is older and has had the experience of having playtime, tv time, or game time delayed by clean up, his aim has improved greatly.

It wasn't a quick fix. We have been working on this since he was potty trained. My only hope is that when he grows up and moves out, developing his own relationship, that I pass him on fully potty trained and in control of his aim. I can't even imagine the feelings of failure if I don't get this lesson through to him.

Maybe you could try something else .. like throwing cheerios into the toilet and having him aim at it, or they sell these little pellets that when they are peed on they make colors in the water. Also, try positive reinforcement as opposed to sitting down. Other kids will pick on him for sitting down.

does he have any delays of any sort? Im just having trouble with that at his age he should of grasped the concept by now. Maybe you could take away privalages for times when he makes a mess and use positive reineforcement when he does a good job. How ever way you go about handling this make sure you are consistant

Picked up the habit? this is how boys are suppose to pee, they stand up like men do, especially at 8, I would be worried if my 8 year old was sitting down like a girl, mind you, he does pee on the floor and up the wall sometimes, oh well, that's why you clean.

Just keep reminding him to aim.

Make him clean all around the toilet every time he makes a mess.

ok, first of all, boys , stand up to pee, dear, so does men, and little boys, girls sit down and pee, so Dont teach him that, and if he makes a mess, yes, he should clean it up, but , at his age , you should not be watching him in the bathroom, any , parent that has boys would tell you the same thing, get real,

Throw a few "Cheerios" into the toilet, see if he can sink them. I know one g'ma who has her g'son sit on the toilet facing the lid. He is 3yrs, he runs and jumps on the toilet.

The Cheerio trick sounds silly but it really does work.

Use reverse physcology. Say he doesnt have to because only the big boys do it. Then he will start to do it

Have his dad talk to him!!!!! You shouldn't be involved in this situation. If his dad doesn't care, leave it alone.