Is It Difficult to Transition Toddler from Potty Chairs to the Real Deal?

My daughter was freaked out about using the potty in general so it was easier to start with the little potty chair, since it was less scary and intimidating. Once she got really good about using it, we started getting her to use the big potty by using bigger incentives. It wasn't really difficult for us at all but every child is different.

My daughter just started using the toilet one day (she was 18 months when she went into trainers). My son, who turned 2 last week, still uses his potty seat. I like the potty chair because it lets them do it by themselves. The transition is simple, but getting them to go, and take themselves, is much, much easier if you use a chair, if you ask me.

We had a separate potty chair for my son when he was 2 and he rarely used it when potty training at age 3. We got rid of the chair around 3yr3months old and he was finally potty trained at 3yr5mo. What did we get instead? THIS: http://www.bemisseats.com/nextstep/ It's great. I don't have to mess with putting a separate chair on the toilet, which is nice when guests use this guest bathroom/kid's bathroom. I can put the lid down to sit on the toilet like it's a stool or chair. No removing of a kid seat. The small lid allows the kiddo to sit on the toilet safely w/o fear of falling in. And my son (3.5) will only pee now standing up b/c that's "what Dad does." I have a thicker rug by the toilet, which helps give my son some height. But you could easily get a shallow stool and let him pee standing up on the stool or sitting on the smaller-sized ring of the toilet seat mentioned above.

So I didn't have to transition .... so I can't answer your question. When it seemed as though my son was refusing to potty train, we just got rid of the baby potty seat, as it was just a burden and wasn't helping with the potty training.

We have a potty chair, but my boys hate it (as do I, since the pee guard isn't adequate to block their stream).

What we use instead is a Baby Bjorn potty seat that goes right on top of the adult seat. It is very sturdy, has a loop for hanging, and is the only thing we need in our home. It's about $30, and worth every penny.

The most use our potty chair has gotten has been for my 2 yr old to use it as a stool to get into mischief.

I feel like I may have lucked out a bit with potty training because my son refused to use the little potty I bought for him. From age 2 on, he would only sit on the big potty. He had a stool he used to climb up on it and then just held himself up with his hands on each side of the seat. By age 3, he could pee standing up...he would just stand on his stool in front of the potty.

For me, it's also easier because it's one less thing for me to clean. His younger brother is choosing to do the same thing after watching big brother.

Some kids are intimidated by the height.
Let him sit backwards and rest his arms on the tank!

Personally I always thought the potty chair was a PITA!

IMO, no. They all figure it out eventually - let him do whatever he is comfortable with.

It's important to do what makes it easiest for him now as he's learning this new thing. I think transitioning will naturally occur when he's tall enough.

It depends on the kid--my son loved his potty and took a long time to give it up. I tried not to pressure him and it took him until about 5 or so. We have a seat on the toilet with a child size seat as well as a regular one and my son is big for his age. I don't know why it was so slow for him. He waited until he was so big he barely fit on the little potty when he gave it up.

We used both at the same time while training. She prefers to use the regular potty, because she is a "big girl, and I don't need the baby potty" She is 2 going on 13. But we do keep the little potty chair in her room, she will use it in the middle of the night if she needs to go.

My daughter (3) has no problem peeing in a full size toilet... but her feet don't quite reach the stool. She cant poop in it though... she says it is too hard 'cause her feet can touch.

We use a baby bjorn potty chair and I like it. Easy to clean, perfect size, inexpensive we also have a cushioned potty seat. I am not done yet... but she is 100% potty trained... and I think that transitioning to the full toilet will be easy when she gets a little taller. I suspect one day we'll just put the potty in storage and that will be the end of it!

-Good luck
M.

My son has rejected the potty chair and seat from day 1. He always want to go on the toilet just like we do.

He just maneuvers himeself so that he doesn't fall in.

So he may tell you what he prefers on his own.