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Finish Training on the Go
Top Tips for Mastering Potty Training Outside the Home
By Kelly Burgess
Lansky also suggests parents have a potty plan before leaving home. Know what you're going to do before you go out shopping, take a long trip or go to a restaurant. Know where the bathrooms are in each place you go in case you need to get to one fairly quickly, and don't be so distracted by shopping or visiting that you don't pay attention to your child's signals that he or she has to go.
Christine Hohlbaum of Paunzhausen, Germany, says potty training was a snap for her well-traveled children, probably because of her relaxed attitude toward the whole procedure. Just after her daughter was trained, the family took a transatlantic flight, and Hohlbaum made sure it didn't interfere with her long-term potty training goals.
"What worked there was not forcing her into the scary, cramped airplane bathroom," says Hohlbaum. "She used PULL-UPSŪ [Training Pants], and that worked for the duration of the flight."
Hohlbaum also used a toilet seat adapter for both her children to bring big potties down to size when they traveled.
With patience and a little advance planning, potty training on the go should go along without a hitch.