Potty Training Tips & Product Recomendations

When your child is ready, its time to potty train!  Get yourself ready first by reading these reference sites/books & looking through the product recommendations.  These tips are from parents that have already been through this phase and passing along their great tips.

References:

1. Read the PARENT book: "Mommy, I Have to Go Potty: A Parent's Guide to Toilet Training" by Jan Faull

2. READ potty books to your child to start the conversation at least a couple months in advance of starting to potty train.

• My Big Girl Potty
• The Potty Book - For Girls
• Big Girls Use the Potty!
• Once Upon a Potty -- Boy
• My Big Boy Potty
• Once Upon a Potty--Girl
• You Can Go to the Potty (Sears Children Library)
• Going to the Potty (First Experiences)
• Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)
• It Hurts When I Poop!: A Story for Children Who Are Scared to Use the Potty

3. READ the 3-day method, http://www.3daypottytraining.com/ 

4. Read another 3-day method article from from BabyCenter "Potty-training-in-three-days-or-less"

5. Have twins, triplets, or more?  READ Kat Whiteley's approach (E-mom, Twin Parenthood), "Potty training twins, triplets, or more is all about timing and modeling"

 

PRODUCTS

1. The BABYBJÖRN Potty Chair is the most recomended at home potty we've heard about. Parents want their kids to learn to use the potty and NOT play with all the lights & sounds on the fancy potties as a toy. Use the 'sticker' system for rewards for going potty.  Also, recomended is the BABYBJÖRN Smart Potty for use at home & travel due to its compact size.

 

2. The Kalencom 2-in-1 Potette Plus & Kalencom Potette Plus On the Go Potty Liner Re-Fills 10-Pack are said to be the best for potty training and those quick stops as you *TRAVEL.*  This potty can be used on the side of the road for emergencies with a bag to contain the waste or it can be used on a rest stop, store, or restaurant public toilet.  GREAT product!

 

3.  When your kids are ready to use the 'ADULT' toilet look into adding this product fixture to your existing toilet.  These are great to make the toilet bowl smaller for their little bodies. 
Xpress Trainer Pro-All In One-Real Simple Potty Training Round/Standard Family Toilet Seat  -OR-
Xpress Trainer Pro-All In One-Real Simple Potty Training Elongated Family Toilet Seat

4.  The Kiddopotamus Deluxe PiddlePad is what I will definitely be purchasing today. Potty training or not. We just got back from a long road trip and had some leaky diapers! This will definitely help keep that car seat dry!

If you have any other potty training tips please share with us at parents.2.parents.info@gmail.com