Potty Seats

For a toddler who has mastered the use of a potty the, the potty training seat is the next hurdle to take. After all, a potty seat indicates that the little is not so little anymore, is now more in charge of her or his elimination, and furthermore understands the workings of an adult toilet. Yet even if all the parental expectations are met, the graduation from a potty chair to one of the many potty seats is sometimes not an easy one, and many a toddler will staunchly refuse to have anything to do with any kind of potty seat, if it is not located on her or his potty chair.

While there is a cornucopia of potty training seats on the market - think of the potty seats with steps that help little toddlers make it up to the porcelain throne, and also the handicapped children potty seats which add a little bit of help to compensate for the difficulties they are facing – sometimes it is not the actual potty seats that are the problem, but the transition itself.

Some manufacturers of potty chairs have begun to also manufacture potty seats which make the transition easier. For example, a Thomas the Train potty seat is the logical progression from a Thomas the Train potty chair; in the same way, a Dora potty seat follows a Dora potty chair, and a musical potty seat follows a musical potty chair. Other times it is the change that entices kids to graduate to their potty seats; if you have a certain type of potty chair and your child desires another, it only makes sense to purchase the kind of character or theme he is looking for when purchasing potty seats; for example, the Elmo potty seat might follow a Big Bird potty chair.

When your child sees you using the toilet and becomes interested in the flushing and the seat folding, it is time to invest in a fold up potty seat. Take your child shopping with you so she or he can pick out what they would like best. Explain how the folding potty seat works, but do not yet take away the potty chair. Let your child practice sitting on the toilet without being expected to eliminate. Given time, your little one might give it a try. Then set a date for the big day when the potty chair will take a nap in the garage and the potty seat will take over. Make it something the child can look forward to!

For those on the move, a folding travel potty seat as well as on the go potty seats are available from many stores. Do not give up toilet training and instead purchase travel potty seats for toddlers before leaving for your trip!