Using the Potty or skipping the Potty and straight to the toilet?

Rebekah - posted on 09/06/2010

I used both with my son. The little one worked best at the beginning b/c he would wait until the very last minute and needed to be able to go on his own. It also seemed to give him a little more leverage when he needed to poop. He was potty trained by the time he was 2 though, so maybe it worked best b/c he was so short and couldn't climb on the big potty (toilet) fast enough.

I always gave him the option when I was with him and when he finally got tall enough (and mature enough) to stand on a stool and pee, he never used the little potty again. For him, there was no difficult transition from little potty to big b/c he'd used both all his life. Good luck!

Peggy - posted on 09/05/2010

Thanks for the advice. We have a potty and right now our son is at the stage of playing with the potty and sitting on it fully dressed. And he finds it funny when he sees Mommy go on the big toilet. So I'll see how he feels and how everything goes.

Breeanna - posted on 09/04/2010

i used both and it was not a prob for me!

Rachel - posted on 09/03/2010

Hi Peggy I never used the potty for my two children i put them staight onto the toilet it wasnt easy at first they both thought they were going to fall down the toilet which i thought was very funny , but i kept sayn to them your very big now not a baby anymore and gave our toilet a name the big boys / girls toilet plus i also brought them to the toilet with me whenever i needed to go myself it and they would watch me i would make happy faces and sing songs like im a big girl going the loo on the big girls toilet , but only do this if u feel totally relaxed yourself and dont see it as a big deal when there so small everything is a game hope my reply will help but dont worry it will all kick in eventualy the penny will drop Rachel

Kayla - posted on 09/03/2010

I started with the potty chair and home with my girls and the toilet at daycare (i worked at the daycare) and it worked well so maybe try both. put your child on the potty when you are using the toilet (if your confortable with that) and put your child on the toilet (with a seat) too.... alternate. it worked well with me and one day the potty dissapeared and i never had any issues at my house. :) good luck

Peggy - posted on 09/01/2010

Thank you. This is what we decided to do, to buy a potty chair and see how everything goes. See how our son reacts to it. Right now we're having it out in the kitchen so he can get use to it.

Jay - posted on 09/01/2010

We got my son a potty chair, and he was scared of it. Wouldnt go near it. I took the seat out of it and put it on the big toilet, and he is using it just fine. We use the potty chair as a step stool now. I think its easier that way. My son sees mommy sitting on the big potty, so he wants to do it too. Hope that helps.