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All Things Potty
Everything we know about the potty years — training, gear, nighttime, and surviving public restrooms.
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Potty Training - We got lucky. Maybe you will too?
Two kids, same approach, both worked. No bootcamp, no three-day pressure cooker — just timers, a star jar, and patience.
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Practice Potty
A cheap practice potty that sits in the bathroom for whenever your kid gets curious. Its whole job is being available.
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Peapod Mats
Peapod Mats are soft, washable, and don't crinkle. The only nighttime potty training purchase worth making.
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Disposable Toilet Seat Covers for Toddlers
Disposable waterproof toilet seat covers that live in the diaper bag. You won’t think you need them until you’re in a public restroom without them.
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Potty Training Books
Bathroom-only potty books turned sitting on the potty into story time. Two favorites that both kids loved.
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Tracking Jar for Potty Training
The poop and pee tokens are what make this one work — the kids were obsessed, it took the pressure off, and it cost twelve dollars.
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Lucky & Me Kids' Underwear: The Unexpectedly Important Potty Training Purchase
Lucky & Me makes the softest, best-fitting toddler underwear we’ve found, and it’s not particularly close.
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The OXO Tot 2-in-1 Go Potty: The One Potty Training Product You Actually Need
We own three of these and if one broke tomorrow we’d order a replacement before lunch.
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Teething Sucks. There's Not That Much You Can Do
It's rough. Here's what moderately worked for us — and what probably won't.