Use Potty Chair or Potty Seat

Question:

My son is now 19 mos old and has been using the big toilet successfully since age 14 mos.

He uses the toilet when I put him on the toilet after meals. Sometimes, he tells me he "has a poopoo coming" and "wants to sit on the toilet".

Now I really want to make the transition to fully potty trained and I want to use the one day method .

I already bought the Book and DVD set and found them very useful.

My question is: Should I use the big toilet instead of a potty chair since he is used to it?

Answer:

Generally speaking, potty chairs is more suitable for the potty training in one day method.

The reasons are:

• The one day of training takes place in a large area of the house that has a hard surface, such as the kitchen or a wood floor living room.
• This gives you both plenty of "elbow" room for all the activity associated with training day.
• Using a small portable potty chair gives you access to one of these rooms.
• Your child will be making lots of practice potty trips to the potty and will learn to undress themselves, sit, dress, and empty the potty chair.
• A small potty chair will allow your child to do all of these exercises without risk of falling off a step stool at the toilet.

So, the bottom line is that a potty chair is more suitable for potty training in one day, but potty seats or the big toilet can be used - as long as you the parent have set up an environment for sucess - which includes considerations of comfort and safety for your child and yourself!

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