Helpful Items for Potty Training

Potty training is a process, not the bathroom Olympics. Some kids pick up this habit quickly, while others take a while to get the job done. Don’t equate early potty training with brilliant parenting. Parents and caregivers need to give consistent reminders and flush with praise to make it easier for a potty trainee to signal the need to go. However, putting pressure on a little one only makes this stage harder for everyone involved.

Even after a toddler is comfortable using the toilet, accidents happen. Remember that potty training is a complex skill in which a youngster has to both make and understand connections between their body and that big, porcelain throne. We have found that items from vendors, including Intelligent Potty, Clouds and Stars, Earth Friendly Products and Tots on Mars all help make toilet training a little easier. Parents appreciate having a range of helpful merchandise available to smooth the road to freedom from diapers.

Intelligent Potty: A Smart Way to Go

Back in the ‘50s, toddlers were potty trained at about eighteen months on average. Today, the average age has risen to roughly two and a half. To get kids off to an encouraging start, there is Intelligent Potty, ergonomically designed to encourage the right position for good toilet technique. As soon as a toddler girl begins to pee, the sound of running water encourages her going. Then, when she stands up after a job well done, a personalized recording encourages her with “well done sweetheart,” or any message the adult chooses. Then comes a song from a choice of ten songs little kids love so caregivers can switch songs as another way to inspire a toddler to go.

An easy-to-use system lets a parent record a personalized message that can be re-recorded over and over so there is always a new communication. Intelligent Potty comes with a simple, downloadable manual that explains how to change the battery when necessary, switch greetings and change songs. Intelligent Potty comes in milk (white), gray, red, lilac, menthol, dark gray, pastel pink, pastel blue and pastel aqua to coordinate with the bathroom.

A smart choice for training: www.intelligentpotty.com

Clouds and Stars: A Change for the Wetter

Take the strain out of changing crib sheets and make life easier during potty training with the QuickZip Crib Sheet from Clouds and Stars, a great idea that is building a loyal following with parents. Zip it off, zip it on and rest assured. The sheet stays safely anchored to the mattress, doesn’t bunch up and there is no need to wrestle the mattress to the ground to change the sheet, especially useful in the middle of the night when accidents happen. Simply zip off the wet sheet and zip on a spare.

Machine-washable, QuickZip Crib Sheets are made of 100% cotton with a 210 thread-count and come in prints and solids, as well as cozy mink. The zipper is hidden so a busy toddler can’t reach it. The sheets, also available in organic cotton, are sized to fit a crib, twin or larger bed and do not shrink even with frequent trips to the laundry. As the sheet fits the mattress securely, it will not come untucked, so there is no way that a baby can get trapped in the bed linens. The newest additions to this helpful line are ecru cotton sheets in the twin size and a Twin XL size for harder-to-fit mattresses.

To go with the sheets and complete the system, customers will appreciate the useful Clouds and Stars Mattress Pad — a waterproof under layer.

Great bed gear: www.cloudsandstars.com

Ecos: A Clean Solution When Oops! Happens

During the potty training period there is a ginormous amount of laundry, as tots-in-training don’t always make it to the bathroom. Keep clothes and bedding free of harsh chemicals by washing them in Baby Ecos Laundry Detergent, a hypoallergenic product from Earth Friendly Products. The Baby Ecos laundry aid is gentle on the most sensitive skin and comes either totally free of scent or in soothing fragrances of chamomile or lavender. Clothes emerge silky soft and smelling fresh.

When the inevitable stains happen, customers can turn to Baby Ecos Stain and Odor Remover that is safe to use on practically anything from fabric to floor. It never sets a stain or fades a color.

Welcome the newest entry from Ecos: TOXO-Brite Laundry Booster Pods: detergent pouches that provide the precise amount of ultra-concentrated Ecos for each wash load. The non-chlorine bleach formula is safe for colors and harnesses the power of oxygen and enzymes to whiten, brighten and deodorize laundry.

Earth Friendly Products is a “champion” in the eyes of the Environmental Protection Agency and its Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI). Their products are readily biodegradable, non-toxic, free of phosphates, and have a neutral pH. As a result of this, Ecos has garnered numerous awards for safety and efficacy.

Green and clean: www.ecos.com

4-in-1 Takes Care of Going Number 1 and 2!

If parents long to be on another planet during the potty training period, show them this unique product from Tots On Mars and see how eagerly they respond. The 4-in-1 detachable Potty Urinal provides an approach to easy toilet training for both little ladies and mini-men.

The urinal is specially shaped to prevent splashing, so boys get the idea that aim is important. As soon as a boy hits the urinal target, a swirl of color (not yellow!) greets him, along with musical encouragement. With a reward like that, what tot wouldn’t want to perfect his efforts and pee in the pot instead of his diaper? Caregivers can switch the unit from “all systems go” to play lights only, colors only or all systems off.

The urinal can also be set right on top of the toilet when a toddler is ready to move to the next step. As a regular potty, this product works for girls during training and can be converted to a toilet seat, complete with stepping stool to help them get up on their own, an important step towards independence.

4-in-1 for ease and fun: www.totsonmars.co.uk