Portable Potties

Portable potties are a great solution for the family on the go. Toilet training is sometimes hard when there are many commitments to keep up, and if the little one is the youngest of a large family, the temptation sometimes is to wait with potty training. Yet if your child exhibits all the signs of readiness, then a portable potty may be the answer to your problem.

A portable potty seat is pretty much the same as a potty chair that may be put into the bathroom. Some portable potties that are specifically made for travel may have some added bells and whistles, such as disposable liners that may be thrown away after the child uses the potty, but by and large they are similar. Thus, if you can potty train your toddler with a potty chair, the use of portable potties will not become a big problem.

For those who like camping and park outing, these portable potties are a lifesaver! A child will not feel comfortable eliminating in a dark, spider infested outhouse which may simply have a hole in the floor – many an adult does not feel comfortable with this proposition – and portable potties may actually be the best solution even for the older toddler and small first grader.

Yet while a portable potty seat for kids may be used readily, a portable potty for child use is not always taken to that easily. As a matter of fact, some children may feel self conscious about using a potty outside the home. To this end it is important to afford the child the privacy and dignity she or he needs to eliminate without shyness. Thus, if you have a van or SUV and the portable potty is located in the back, have a drape or curtain that the child can use to leave prying eyes outside.

Similarly, do not stand there watching your child finish, but instead slightly turn away and just ask once in a while if she or he is finished. This will give the little one the control needed to feel good about using the portable potty while at the same enticing her or him to keep trying even it takes a little while. If you do not seem hurried, frustrated, or anxious about your child’s using the potty, the experience will be less stressful for your child and thus more likely to be repeated. If, on the other hand, the child feels rushed and believes to be the root cause of parental frustration, then the odds are good that your little one will want to stay away from the portable potty.