Potty Time: The Toilet Training Timer

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:29:00 GMT

If you read my personal blog at all, you know that I am having trouble potty training my twins. They are almost three years old and nearly no progress has been made. I am pretty much constantly on the lookout for any advice, so when I heard about a potty watch I ran right over (well, I clicked right over) to the website to check it out.

The concept is quite good. It is a digital timer that you or your child can wear as a wristwatch. The parent sets the intervals and every 20/45/90 (whatever you choose) minutes the watch flashes bright colors and plays a song to signify that it is time to try to go potty again. This is helpful because it is 1) tough to get a toddler's attention unless you have an Elmo DVD in your bathroom and 2) hard to remember to take the kid to the toilet every 45 minutes.

The only real drawback to this product that I can see is that the alarm is a creepy electronic version of London Bridges that would probably drive a parent to drink within a day or two. Then again, my fellow Strollerderby contributor Kelly said that it almost made her wet her pants. I guess that could be a benefit when toilet training.

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Potty Time: The Toilet Training Timer