A throne for my little King :) (Fisher Price Royal Potty)

Member Name: rawwrjem

Product:	Fisher Price Royal Potty
Date:	13/10/09 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: Encourages potty use with songs and comfort.

Disadvantages: None.

I was only too happy when my son got to the age where we could start trying to potty train. I waited until he was about 22 months old and I ended up buying a cheap little potty thinking it wouldn't make a difference if I bought a cheap one or expensive one.

My son just wouldn't get used to it. No matter what bribes with sweets and ballpits or encouragement I tried, my son wouldn't wee in the potty and insisted on using his pull ups which drove me potty! <-- haha

After I saw that the other potty just wasn't going to work, I ended up buying a Fisher-Price royal potty for about £25 from Argos. I thought it was really dear, but my son made it look worth every penny when he played with it and happily sat on it. It's much less scary looking and more fun for a child than the normal cheaper potties, and it converts to a toilet seat for them when they grow up a little more which is really good because they'll be familliar with it so it will make going to the 'big boy' toilet much less scary for them.

Looking at the potty, you'd think emptying it would be a nightmare because of the size/weight of it. But this isn't the case, there is a little pot that slides in underneath which makes it really easy to empty and clean.

It is very exciting for children because it has sensors that mean that your child is rewarded with a tune for sitting on the potty, and if they use the potty they get a big song played for them. My son loved this and it was really encouraging and helped him want to use it. The batteries lasted about a month before they needed changing which I also thought was fair enough, a decent time for it to encourage him to use it.

The shape of the chair and height off the floor means it is easier and more comfortable for your child to sit on it, something I consider to be very important because the kids aren't going to want to use it if it isn't comfortable and easy for them.

My son now uses the toilet and although I probably would have got there in the end with my cheaper potty, this one made it much quicker and easier for us.

Fisher Price is a well known childrens brand anyway, so I wasn't suprised it was a good product. :) I'd definitely recommend this to others, it's worth every penny for your little ones.

Summary: I like this a lot, thanks fisherprice.