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10 useful or useless potty training gadgets, depending on who you ask.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then potty training is the mother lode. Kids "doing their business" is BIG business. There are a multitude of books, dvds, dolls and chairs to aid teaching your kids how to ditch the diapers. Here are 10 of the weirdest potty training gadgets we found:
 | 1) Potty Toddler Urinal Now little boys can pee just like daddy does with their own plastic urinal that flushes just like the real thing. To truly mimic the men's room experence, set up 7 or 8 of them in a room, invite some of your kid's friends over and make sure there's plenty of wet toilet paper all over floor! |
 | 2) Potty Chair In Noah's Ark Theme What genius came up with this idea? Do kids really hanker for a potty rocking chair with a bibilical theme? Actually, they might be on to something-- potty training is similar to being rained on with urine for 40 days and 40 nights. |
 | 3) Potty Monkey This cuddly talking monkey alerts kids when he needs to pee. First he's nice about it, "I need to go potty. Let's go potty." But if kids ignore his pleas, he gets pissed. "Hey, take me to the potty now or I'll have an accident! Your kid better listen up and get him to the potty pronto, or he just may start hurling his feces all over your nice clean walls. |
 | 4) It's a Party!! It's a Potty Party!! Finally, a way to guarantee your kid's going to grow up to be a spoiled brat. Throw her a party as a reward for using the potty! That way, by the precedent you set, she will always think she deserves a party for such feats as brushing her teeth, tying her shoes and later, for not getting knocked up. |
 | 5) Potty Mate This product was solely inspired by mom-guilt. Busy moms without enough time to praise their toddler for going 'pee pee on the potty' can record their voice and let a roll of toilet paper tell them instead.The company offers some sample messages: * "Dan, I am so happy to see you're going potty". * "You can flush the toilet now." We offer our own: *"Liam, why are you talking to a roll of toilet paper? Are we going to have to commit you?" |
 | 6) Potty Targets "They look like real targets so they can make potty training fun," says the product description. Kids take aim at what looks like a happy little drop of pee. Hopefully after mastering this, your little guy won't ask if he can have his own gun for some real target practice. |
 | 7) Potty Watch A watch reminds your toddler to go potty in 30, 60, and 90 minute intervals. The product info on its Web site claims "It takes care of the job of potty training for you! "Really? It mops up accidents and rinses out potty seats? |
 | 9) Piddlers Toilet Targets More than anything, you gotta love the name of these toilet training targets for boys. One problem: They look disturbingly similar to delicious candy. |
 | 8) The Tinkle Timer Guess kids today won't tolerate a boring old egg timer, so mom and dad have to shell out cash to get a new fangled gizmo called a "Tinkle Timer." The timer tells kids exactly how long they need to sit on the potty. Not to be confused with a time out. |
 | 10) The Riding Potty Chair Hey, when kids have an accident during potty training, just tell 'em to get back on the horse, or the whatever this is supposed to be. Seems to us potty chairs shouldn't be easily confused with an amusment park ride. |
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are you kidding me a?? talking toliet paper? How friggin’ lazy can you get?
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This is such a joke to me. This just teaches kids that the potty is all fun and games and in actuallity it is not. This is lazyness at its finest!!
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I bought the urinal for my son and he loved it- think about it potties are little toilets— why not little urinals?
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First off, I think the urinal is a good idea.. I mean think about how hard a big toilet is for a little boy to pee into and not make a mess. That is the perfect height for him. Next, the Piddlers toilet targets are funny but everyone I know said they threw some cheerio’s into the toilet and told their little boys to “sink the cheerios” Seems like they would be a little cheaper, eh?
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these products are hilarious! I can’t believe they actually exist and that parents would buy them! Too funny.
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these are funny but its just another cheap ( or mostly $$$ ) way to get our money. Hey, Whatever works right!
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While some of them are ridiculous, I must stand up for the urinal. When my husband and I got a divorce and he kept the house (long story, don’t ask) the kids and I ended up in a small apartment sharing one bathroom. I love my son but his aim is still very shaky. Especially if he is in a hurry, sleepy, talking … whatever - the toilet is always a mess. I saw the urinal and thought maybe it could save me a lot of cleaning. And it DOES! He doesn’t miss at all, even when he isn’t paying attention which is most of the time. Yes, riding potties are silly and potty parties are downright ridiculous but the urinal is a pretty good product!
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Hey, I spent a fortune in bubble gum for peepee treats and small $1 toys for poopoo. Yes, I bribed and am proud to have taught them toilet use in a matter of weeks. However, I praised them, not the Charmin. And I don’t need an animal to add to potty stress, or an old toy with a new name to tell them to use it. They can go on their own, and they know when their done. And we don’t throw parties for learning to wipe our own butts either. Do you throw parties for using a fork or walking. Somethings should be standard.
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OK, so we had a potty party. I told him to pick his bribe, and he said he wanted a party. We actually by chance found cheap invitations with a hot dog on them that said “don’t be a wiener” on the cover. The adults all thought it was hilarious — somebody brought tootsie rolls to share — and the kids had a blast. Just a good excuse for an afternoon of fun, and we all still laugh about it.
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The rocking chair looks like it would be scary! How on earth is a toddler supposed to feel comfortable to poop while rocking! Bad idea.
However the monkey one sounds too funny, great idea for a joke gift at a secret santa party!
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