How to handle potty training while out and about
Potty training away from home causes high anxiety and frequent public accidents in underwear. This fear of going outside makes parents question whether to revert to nappies and leaves them feeling disheartened when setbacks happen at shops or daycare.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Using a portable potty or foldable toilet seat/reducer in public
- 2Keeping a nappy on when going out and only doing nappy-free time at home
- 3Offering the toilet preemptively before leaving, upon arrival, and before trips home
- 4Using pull-ups at daycare as requested by staff
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Just wondering if anyone has any advice for when you’re out and about in shops etc?”source ↗
“It’s the going outside that makes me the most nervous. Would it be better to still wear normal nappies out and about until she’s confident doing it in the house?”source ↗
Where this came up
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