Getting Parents onboard with Potty training.

[Other Mummy]

Playfelt, that's an excellent idea. We use the insert on the toilet as well. And I have noticed the boys tend to um..explore...and pull. ouch...while they are sitting on the potty and waiting to go. I have some board books on using the potty. That will keep little hands busy. Do you wipe down the book after each use?

I actually thought about keeping a toy just for him, but I just have the ick factor about having a car that sits on my counter and only gets played with while DCB is on the potty.

[Inspired by Reggio]

...I actually thought about keeping a toy just for him, but I just have the ick factor about having a car that sits on my counter and only gets played with while DCB is on the potty.

I agree ...IMO a car has too many crevices and crannies for 'ick' to get hidden in and missed in a cleaning ... anything I allow into the bathroom as a 'fidget toy' has to be smooth sided and easy to DUNK/SOAK in a sanitation solution daily ... board books I wipe down at the END of the day cause if I did it after every time the books would fall apart too soon ... the children all wash their hands as the LAST thing they do on the bathroom so if a book has 'ick factor' on it they have cleaned their hands before leaving the bathroom so the ick stays in the bathroom

[playfelt]

Playfelt, that's an excellent idea. We use the insert on the toilet as well. And I have noticed the boys tend to um..explore...and pull. ouch...while they are sitting on the potty and waiting to go. I have some board books on using the potty. That will keep little hands busy. Do you wipe down the book after each use?

I actually thought about keeping a toy just for him, but I just have the ick factor about having a car that sits on my counter and only gets played with while DCB is on the potty.

Since I am the one that takes their diaper or pullup off, sits them up on the toilet, etc. they don't touch anything other than the book. I am nearby the whole time and monitoring things going on. The books get no dirtier than any of the other toys - maybe even less since they are used and put up and not all over the floor. Also I usually only have one or two training at a time so mostly it is only one child using it.