Potty time

[kidlove]

SunnyDays: this is what I do and it works wonders for me!!!!! Do you have hard floor out in your play room/living room. (area where you spend time with the kids) I take the potty chair out of the closet, bring it into my living room (on the hard wood floor) away from the toys and other kids, give the child a sippy cup/regular cup of water and a book, and they sit until they go or for about 10-15 minutes when beginning training. Now, this works GREAT for me and I have trained oodles of kids with this practice, it allows me to focus on that child and all the others at the same time not to mention, allows that child to feel "with" the kids rather than isolated in the bathroom. Some people have asked "doesn't that make them think it's okay to go to the bathroom in the living room?" or "don't you think that confuses them, the potty outside of the bathroom?" the answer is NO, I have done about 25 trainings in this manner and not one has been confused...by the time they get the concept, we transition to the bathroom and they are good to go. In my opinion, keeps ALL the kids safe and cared for durring the hectic time of training. We also take the potty seat outside for play, they sit on it, in the grass or on the deck while waiting to pee, then go back to play, sure beats the "outside" accidents.