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preschoolteacher 06:12 AM 05-30-2013
I have an infant son and have worked in the past with 3-4 year olds. So, obviously, I don't have any experience with the toddler and 2-year-old crowd, and I have never helped potty train anyone! My first experience with this will be in my daycare once I open up (hopefully soon now--just waiting on the inspection).

What kind of gear do you have? Do I really need a potty chair? Would a toilet seat that has a toddler-sized seat attached to it and a step-stool be enough?

Our bathroom is teeny, tiny, and a potty chair just wouldn't fit in there. Which means I'd have to keep it elsewhere in my house... the thought of that is gross to me.

From reading comments here, I'm decided that I won't do any potty training until the child has been successful at home for 2 weeks and then successful here for 2 weeks--then we can switch to underwear.
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Blackcat31 06:17 AM 05-30-2013
I have a small child size toilet seat that fits over the regular toilet.
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LK5kids 06:37 AM 05-30-2013
I have a teeny tiny bathroom also. 1940's house-small kitchen and mini-micro bathroom! I have both, child sized seat with step stool and a ladybug potty chair.
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Familycare71 06:37 AM 05-30-2013
I use the regular toilet seat- I refuse to have kids eliminate into a bucket when I have plumbing! I don't use a smaller seat- the kids face backwards for a while (more secure). I do have to help them up for the first couple of weeks or so and then they use the stool. And I don't allow boys to stand until school age- even then: yuck!
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daycarediva 06:44 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Christie71:
I use the regular toilet seat- I refuse to have kids eliminate into a bucket when I have plumbing! I don't use a smaller seat- the kids face backwards for a while (more secure). I do have to help them up for the first couple of weeks or so and then they use the stool. And I don't allow boys to stand until school age- even then: yuck!
Backwards is a great idea!!!

I have a step stool (2 actually. 1 for the sink & 1 for the potty)
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sammie 07:34 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Christie71:
I use the regular toilet seat- I refuse to have kids eliminate into a bucket when I have plumbing! I don't use a smaller seat- the kids face backwards for a while (more secure). I do have to help them up for the first couple of weeks or so and then they use the stool. And I don't allow boys to stand until school age- even then: yuck!
This is what I do too.
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Laurel 09:26 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by sammie:
This is what I do too.
Me too.

Laurel
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youretooloud 09:29 AM 05-30-2013
I have a whole set of stackable one piece potty chairs, plus one of those rings for the toilet.

I also have a basket of thick training pants.

Aaaand, I have these weird animal cutouts that we use as sticker charts. I have no idea where we got them, but they are the perfect size. The kids go home after a few days with a blue rooster covered in stickers. Hey..whatever works.
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Cradle2crayons 09:34 AM 05-30-2013
Just a plain ole toilet and a step stool. The seat in the kids bathroom has a smaller hole.

Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/BEMIS-Nex...2#.UadyF8u9KK0

But I didn't pay that much for it. We've had that seat for two years. Very sturdy. It's very awesome for the smaller ones and they feel very secure on it.
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Play Care 09:44 AM 05-30-2013
I only use the potty ring that fits on the seat. My own kids were teeny and needed it so they didn't get dunked.

For those who don't allow non school aged boys to pee standing up, how do you enforce that? To be honest, my 4 yo boys do very well standing, my school aged boys are the problem!!
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Cradle2crayons 09:52 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Play Care:
I only use the potty ring that fits on the seat. My own kids were teeny and needed it so they didn't get dunked.

For those who don't allow non school aged boys to pee standing up, how do you enforce that? To be honest, my 4 yo boys do very well standing, my school aged boys are the problem!!
All my boys stand to pee. I never quite understood the sitting to pee thing. IMHO part of potty training is teaching them how to pee standing while actually hitting the toilet lol.

I don't have any problems with pee missing the toilet. The occasional accident is cleaned up by that child before the hand washing process. Happens maybe once a month.
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Meyou 10:56 AM 05-30-2013
I use a ring for the regular toilet and a step stool. I have an extra potty chair with a removable bucket for outside (just in case).
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EntropyControlSpecialist 10:57 AM 05-30-2013
I have a potty and I am not their Mom/Dad so I don't potty train them.

For the TINY ones, I have a seat that is placed over the larger seat. I also have a stool in front of toilet and in front of mirror since some struggle to climb up there.
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daycarediva 11:03 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Cradle2crayons:
All my boys stand to pee. I never quite understood the sitting to pee thing. IMHO part of potty training is teaching them how to pee standing while actually hitting the toilet lol.

I don't have any problems with pee missing the toilet. The occasional accident is cleaned up by that child before the hand washing process. Happens maybe once a month.
I HAVE to enforce this, I use reminders and until they remember I will do a 'quick peek' to make sure. I have had pee go EVERYWHERE on numerous occasions. One of my dcbs is too chubby to see his 'youknowwhat' to aim it, and the other refuses to touch it to aim, so their accuracy is HORRIBLE. Nothing like cleaning up soaking wet seats/floor/stool/socks/pants when there wasn't an accident, multiple times a day! I even revised my toilet training section of the handbook to add this in there.
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mema 11:34 AM 05-30-2013
I have a ring for the toilet for when they are starting out. Once they are comfy with the potty, then it's just the regular seat. I have a stool in front of it and we just slide it over the 1 foot to the sink. No room for 2 stools without tripping.
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daycare 11:45 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I have a small child size toilet seat that fits over the regular toilet.
ditto on this. I also have a step stool by the toilet for those that need it. I would not use a potty chair due to sanitary issue. YUCK..
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e.j. 11:52 AM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Christie71:
I use the regular toilet seat- I refuse to have kids eliminate into a bucket when I have plumbing! I don't use a smaller seat- the kids face backwards for a while (more secure). I do have to help them up for the first couple of weeks or so and then they use the stool. And I don't allow boys to stand until school age- even then: yuck!
I do the same here. Early on in my day care career, the grandmother of one of my kids suggested putting him on backwards. It worked so well, I've done it for every kid I care for.
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WImom 12:41 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Cradle2crayons:
Just a plain ole toilet and a step stool. The seat in the kids bathroom has a smaller hole.

Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/BEMIS-Nex...2#.UadyF8u9KK0

But I didn't pay that much for it. We've had that seat for two years. Very sturdy. It's very awesome for the smaller ones and they feel very secure on it.
One of the best things ever. Wish I had for my own kids. So much cleaner. I just have one of these and a stool for potty training.
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Cradle2crayons 01:06 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by WImom:
One of the best things ever. Wish I had for my own kids. So much cleaner. I just have one of these and a stool for potty training.
OH MY GOSH. It has been a lifesaver.


The only regret is I didn't find this until after I had finished with my own two kids and assisted with so many other daycare kids lol.


I was a little worried it would be flimsy but it has held up to the test of some rough children lol

And so easy to install. Just remove the old toilet seat and attach it. Takes ten minutes.
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Lyss 01:10 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I have a small child size toilet seat that fits over the regular toilet.
This plus a stool
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Cradle2crayons 01:18 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Lyss:
This plus a stool
I used to have one of the little seats and used them with my own kids but then I got a daycare girl who was so delayed in size she had trouble maneuvering the seat...
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Blackcat31 01:27 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by daycare:
ditto on this. I also have a step stool by the toilet for those that need it. I would not use a potty chair due to sanitary issue. YUCK..
Originally Posted by Lyss:
This plus a stool
We are remodeling the bathroom here this summer. I am seriously thinking of just putting in a child sized toilet.

Toilets are super simple to install so if and when we ever decided to sell, we could easily switch the toilet out for a standard sized one.

I would be the only adult who would have to use it but I am pretty comfy sitting on child size chairs that I am pretty sure I could manage a small toilet...kwim?

Like this one:


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Cradle2crayons 01:32 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
We are remodeling the bathroom here this summer. I am seriously thinking of just putting in a child sized toilet.

Toilets are super simple to install so if and when we ever decided to sell, we could easily switch the toilet out for a standard sized one.

I would be the only adult who would have to use it but I am pretty comfy sitting on child size chairs that I am pretty sure I could manage a small toilet...kwim?

Like this one:



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mamac 05:06 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Cradle2crayons:
Just a plain ole toilet and a step stool. The seat in the kids bathroom has a smaller hole.

Home Depot.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/BEMIS-Nex...2#.UadyF8u9KK0

But I didn't pay that much for it. We've had that seat for two years. Very sturdy. It's very awesome for the smaller ones and they feel very secure on it.
WoW! Thanks for the link! I never knew this existed. Too bad I didn't know about it for my first ds but it's PERFECT timing for my youngest!!!
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mamac 05:08 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
We are remodeling the bathroom here this summer. I am seriously thinking of just putting in a child sized toilet.

Toilets are super simple to install so if and when we ever decided to sell, we could easily switch the toilet out for a standard sized one.

I would be the only adult who would have to use it but I am pretty comfy sitting on child size chairs that I am pretty sure I could manage a small toilet...kwim?

Like this one:


I wish... We only have one bathroom and I don't think I could convince my dh to use it if we swapped our big one out.
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Cradle2crayons 05:24 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by mamac:
WoW! Thanks for the link! I never knew this existed. Too bad I didn't know about it for my first ds but it's PERFECT timing for my youngest!!!
Your very welcome glad to be of help. You may can find one cheaper at Walmart or lowes etc or even amazon..

It's saved my sanity
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mamac 09:17 PM 05-30-2013
Originally Posted by Cradle2crayons:
Your very welcome glad to be of help. You may can find one cheaper at Walmart or lowes etc or even amazon..

It's saved my sanity
I am definitely going to shop around but I don't think that's too bad of a price, especially if you said the quality is good. It'll be worth it and I'm sure I'll get lots of use out of it when I start taking in more kids in Sept.

But first I'm gonna see if dh will poop on a 12 inch tall toilet....
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