A baby grows from a newborn to a baby to a kid in what seems like the blink of an eye. Of course, some days seem like they last for years, but the years seem to fly by. When I brought my first daughter home she was so painfully tiny. She was a preemie so she was even smaller than most. I held her and I looked at the 0-3 month clothes and honestly could not picture her being large enough to fit in them. Now she is a fifty pound seven year old, so obviously she grew to fit those clothes.
One of the biggest milestones that parents look forward to is potty training. Honestly, looking back, it is almost easier to have a child in diapers than dealing with the potty. When a 2 year old says they have to go they have to go NOW. Not in five minutes. You have to worry about finding a decent bathroom, because kids are apt to touch everything.
At home it is easier to train a child if you have a little potty for him or her to sit on. In addition to having less of a risk of falling off, it is easier for a child to master the skills necessary to have toilet independence if there is no climbing involved. Also, actually producing is easier on a chair designed for kids’ smaller bodies.
Learn from my numerous mistakes in selecting a potty chair though. Kids do not need a fancy potty chair- really it does not matter that much. If you can avoid getting a potty that has a drawer that you pull out dump and rinse. Trust me, if it falls of the tracks and spills it is a pain to clean up, if it splashes when you are pulling it, it is just gross. Go for a life out container or a one piece design.
