Potty Training Dolls
Potty training dolls can help your child understand the "going potty" concept and helps them partake in the learning process by controlling how and when the doll sits on the potty. There are several kinds:
Potty training dolls can help your child understand the "going potty" concept and helps them partake in the learning process by controlling how and when the doll sits on the potty. There are several kinds:
Plastic potty training dolls that you give water or other liquid to and which then pee. Some examples are the Aquini dolls which were famously noted
by Dr. Phil and Litte Mommy Potty Training Doll by Mattel.
Plush potty training dolls are usually interactive and just pretend to pee. Sesame Street Potty Elmo
by Fisher Price
is an Oppenheim Toy award winner. Elmo asks for a drink when you
press his hand, makes drinking sounds and tells you he has to potty. While on the potty, he hums until finished and then the toilet flushes. Elmo goes pretend potty, he doesn't actually drink water.
Child Size Potty Chairs and Toilet Seat Covers
Potty Chairs that use music or some other form of reward for use. Many models convert from stand alone chairs to stepstools and potty seats, so they grow with your child's needs.
Potty Chairs that use music or some other form of reward for use. Many models convert from stand alone chairs to stepstools and potty seats, so they grow with your child's needs.
Potty Chairs run the gamet from wooden chairs with book holders to basic white plastic stools. Toilet Trainer by Totco
is a mini version of an adult toilet and can make a flushing sound. Potty 'N Step Stool by Safety First
comes assembled and has sturdy handles to help your child feel secure while sitting on the seat. The top converts into a seat over and the bottom into a two step stool, making it a great value!
Potty Seat Covers come in soft cushy tops, hard plastic and portable versions and help your child feel more secure when sitting on an adult toilet.
The Dora Soft Seat Cover by Ginsey is just one version imprinted with popular characters to help make
potty time fun. The surface is non-slip and wide, making the toilet opening narrower so there's less chance of slipping through.
Pull-ups and Big Kid Undies
The diaper manufacturers have started coming out with products designed to help potty training. The latest addition we've tried are the Pull-Ups Training Pants with a Wetness Liner by Pampers. Your child will feel the wetness when they pee, but you won't have a mess to clean up. One of our moms found this invaluable when vacationing and not knowing where the next restroom would be. These Pull-ups helped keep her new-to-potty-training daughter from regressing to diapers and also allowed them to enjoy their vacation.
Big Kid Undies are one of the most exciting parts of potty training! Have your child help pick out his new underwear - look for the fun character prints. You'll need 20 - 30 pairs so you're always prepared. Many moms have used the characters on undies as incentives for using the potty, explaining along the lines of "Nemo really doesn't like getting wet from pee pee, so we should always remember to use the potty".
The diaper manufacturers have started coming out with products designed to help potty training. The latest addition we've tried are the Pull-Ups Training Pants with a Wetness Liner by Pampers. Your child will feel the wetness when they pee, but you won't have a mess to clean up. One of our moms found this invaluable when vacationing and not knowing where the next restroom would be. These Pull-ups helped keep her new-to-potty-training daughter from regressing to diapers and also allowed them to enjoy their vacation.
Big Kid Undies are one of the most exciting parts of potty training! Have your child help pick out his new underwear - look for the fun character prints. You'll need 20 - 30 pairs so you're always prepared. Many moms have used the characters on undies as incentives for using the potty, explaining along the lines of "Nemo really doesn't like getting wet from pee pee, so we should always remember to use the potty".
Books and DVDs About Potty Training
Too Big For Diapers by John Barrett. Sesame Street's Ernie talks about using the potty in this board book.
My Big Boy Potty/My Big Girl Potty by Joanna Cole. Two great books to introduce your toddler to potty training. They offer positive reinforcement and are instructional for the child, showing the purpose of the potty, defining bodily function, talking about the transition from diapers to big kid underwear and explaining that it's okay to have an accident.
You Can Go to the Potty by Martha Sears. This child-friendly book talks about how potty training is another way babies grow up. There are sidebars for adults that answer all of the "why" questions your child may ask and includes a poster with 7 simple steps to hang in the bathroom.
Potty Power DVD. This DVD is an Oppenheim Toy winner and you'll see why with the quality child actors and catchy songs. It's super enthusiastic about potty training and will have your child yelling "Potty Power!" over and over again.
My Big Boy Potty/My Big Girl Potty by Joanna Cole. Two great books to introduce your toddler to potty training. They offer positive reinforcement and are instructional for the child, showing the purpose of the potty, defining bodily function, talking about the transition from diapers to big kid underwear and explaining that it's okay to have an accident.
You Can Go to the Potty by Martha Sears. This child-friendly book talks about how potty training is another way babies grow up. There are sidebars for adults that answer all of the "why" questions your child may ask and includes a poster with 7 simple steps to hang in the bathroom.
Potty Power DVD. This DVD is an Oppenheim Toy winner and you'll see why with the quality child actors and catchy songs. It's super enthusiastic about potty training and will have your child yelling "Potty Power!" over and over again.
