| While many like the looks of elongated toilet seats, | | | | If you plan to use a potty seat on your toilet for |
| round toilet seats are best when it comes to potty | | | | your little girl or boy, it will also fit better on a |
| training little ones. Remember way back when you | | | | rounded seat, and again, that's better for balance and |
| were just a tiny tot and it was time for you to use | | | | safety, and makes your child feel more secure while |
| the big potty? Well, if you don't remember, that's | | | | he is learning the skill of using the toilet. It's obvious |
| fine. Most of us have little recollection of this time in | | | | that if your child doesn't feel secure on the toilet, |
| our lives. But it's a safe bet that you had some | | | | potty training is going to be a much longer and more |
| reservations about sitting on that great big toilet. You | | | | dramatic process than it needs to be or that you |
| might have worried about falling in. This is pretty | | | | want it to be. |
| common among children who are going through potty | | | | If all the toilets in your house have elongated seats, |
| training and this worry can cause a lot of trouble! | | | | consider rounded toilet seats for one or more of |
| That's a big reason why it is best to use a round vs. | | | | them, at least the toilet in the bathroom closest to |
| elongated seat for potty training. The opening is | | | | your child's bedroom. For the most comfort and |
| smaller, and poses less of a perceived danger to little | | | | security, pick a round seat that is made from wood |
| ones who are just getting the hang of going to the | | | | or other sturdy material, like the round Comfort |
| bathroom like a big girl or boy. | | | | Seats Designer Solid Wood Toilet Seat with PVD |
| What if you have an elongated toilet? You can | | | | Brass Hinges in walnut or mahogany. You can also try |
| actually install round toilet seats on elongated toilets | | | | a round toilet seat that is made from sturdy plastic |
| for the sake of training. And because round seats | | | | such as the American Standard EverClean Round |
| aren't that much smaller, it won't look horribly wrong. | | | | Front Plastic Toilet Seat with Slow Close Hinges. This |
| And round seats are much easier for little bottoms to | | | | seat has an added advantage because it has hinges |
| balance on. Don't forget, your little one's legs are | | | | that make it close slowly, so little fingers don't |
| much shorter than yours too, so an elongated seat | | | | pinched. |
| may cause further discomfort and worry. | | | | |