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Anonymous wrote:The first two days of potty training I would personally not go out to parks because it's still learning time for them. While an accident could occur at any time I would feel like I'm setting them up to pee all over the playground equipment the first day or two.

I would plan extra fun indoor activities instead like recently my two year old enjoyed colored bowl of water and an eye dropper and mixing colors. Or make an indoor bean tub. Bake something together. Make pretend snow, etc... Get a special reward for using the potty those first days that they can play with. Make it easy for them to succeed the first few days.

OP Here- not planning on going to the park. That was someone else mentioning a kid peeing in a potty at the park. My question was about going outside to my suburban front yard while DS is naked from the waist down.

The first two days I still probably wouldn't. For sure the first day because the bathroom has to be unbelievably close by at all times until they get the hang of it. Like, just a quick run. Having to open the front door, etc might miss crucial seconds because they really won't know how it feels until a few tries.

Not true. We were outside on day 2. I kept the potty nearby (like, RIGHT next to him) and watched him like a hawk.

OP, it's fine. Nakedness is fine.

Anonymous wrote:I saw someone seeing up a little potty at the playground for their kid. Right there by the climbing structure. Is that acceptable?!

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Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

No, it's not.

It is nearly too late! My boys potty trained at 22 and 21 months. And the younger was poop trained at 18 months. It was so easy with both.

Umm. What applies to your children may not apply to OPs kid.

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Anonymous wrote:The first two days of potty training I would personally not go out to parks because it's still learning time for them. While an accident could occur at any time I would feel like I'm setting them up to pee all over the playground equipment the first day or two.

I would plan extra fun indoor activities instead like recently my two year old enjoyed colored bowl of water and an eye dropper and mixing colors. Or make an indoor bean tub. Bake something together. Make pretend snow, etc... Get a special reward for using the potty those first days that they can play with. Make it easy for them to succeed the first few days.

OP Here- not planning on going to the park. That was someone else mentioning a kid peeing in a potty at the park. My question was about going outside to my suburban front yard while DS is naked from the waist down.

The first two days I still probably wouldn't. For sure the first day because the bathroom has to be unbelievably close by at all times until they get the hang of it. Like, just a quick run. Having to open the front door, etc might miss crucial seconds because they really won't know how it feels until a few tries.

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Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

No, it's not.

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Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

No, it's not.

It is nearly too late! My boys potty trained at 22 and 21 months. And the younger was poop trained at 18 months. It was so easy with both.

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Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

No, it's not.

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Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

No, it's not.

Anonymous wrote:26 months is awfully young for a boy.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw someone seeing up a little potty at the playground for their kid. Right there by the climbing structure. Is that acceptable?!

It is to me!

Me too. None of our parks have bathrooms, and there's no way my newly potty trained kid will make it back home. I see them all the time at the playgrounds around my house.

If your kid can't hold it well enough to be out, they're not potty trained.

If you MUST use those little potties, which I think are revolting, do it in the trunk of your car.

+1 how did all our moms potty train without the use of those little potties? It is not necessary. However, if you need to bring a portable potty, then bring it to the trunk of your car. Do not set it up on the playground. It’s rude and not how the world works. The bathrooms don’t come to you, you walk to them.

Potty training is a PITA. If I can unclench a little and make it easier for another parent, then I'm happy to do so. It may seem unproper and hysteria inducing, but it's not any grosser than dogs pooping and peeing in public and is pretty unavoidable if you live in the city and don't drive to the playground. If I saw another parent with a potty at the playground (in a low traffic area, not set up next to the swings), I'd wish them luck and continue on with my day. But maybe that's why I live in the city and not in exurbs, to avoid pearl clutchers like you.

I am not a pearl clutter at all. I have potty trained my kids and I know it’s a pain. I am wondering how Mother’s have done it in the past without a portable potty?

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Anonymous wrote:I saw someone seeing up a little potty at the playground for their kid. Right there by the climbing structure. Is that acceptable?!

It is to me!

Me too. None of our parks have bathrooms, and there's no way my newly potty trained kid will make it back home. I see them all the time at the playgrounds around my house.

If your kid can't hold it well enough to be out, they're not potty trained.

If you MUST use those little potties, which I think are revolting, do it in the trunk of your car.

+1 how did all our moms potty train without the use of those little potties? It is not necessary. However, if you need to bring a portable potty, then bring it to the trunk of your car. Do not set it up on the playground. It’s rude and not how the world works. The bathrooms don’t come to you, you walk to them.

Potty training is a PITA. If I can unclench a little and make it easier for another parent, then I'm happy to do so. It may seem unproper and hysteria inducing, but it's not any grosser than dogs pooping and peeing in public and is pretty unavoidable if you live in the city and don't drive to the playground. If I saw another parent with a potty at the playground (in a low traffic area, not set up next to the swings), I'd wish them luck and continue on with my day. But maybe that's why I live in the city and not in exurbs, to avoid pearl clutchers like you.

Anonymous wrote:I come from a country where early potty training was the norm, and I can tell you exactly how mothers there do it when they are out and about. The child is held in a squatting position and encouraged to pee. Outdoors. Wherever they are. That's how.

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Anonymous wrote:The first two days of potty training I would personally not go out to parks because it's still learning time for them. While an accident could occur at any time I would feel like I'm setting them up to pee all over the playground equipment the first day or two.

I would plan extra fun indoor activities instead like recently my two year old enjoyed colored bowl of water and an eye dropper and mixing colors. Or make an indoor bean tub. Bake something together. Make pretend snow, etc... Get a special reward for using the potty those first days that they can play with. Make it easy for them to succeed the first few days.

OP Here- not planning on going to the park. That was someone else mentioning a kid peeing in a potty at the park. My question was about going outside to my suburban front yard while DS is naked from the waist down.