My potty-training hack is controversial but makes cleanup much easier
A YOUNG mother has shared her potty-training hack that leaves little to no mess.
Not everyone was receptive to it, but she said the parenting trick was a complete game changer.
Proud parent Jewell (@raisingreverie) shares the good and bad parts of mom life online.
In a TikTok video, she revealed the unique way she used up many of her diapers while in the potty training stage with her toddler.
In addition, she used the Frida Baby 3-in-1 Grow-With-Me Potty, $39.97 on Amazon.
The top part of the detachable set can be used as a regular toilet seat topper, while the bottom can be used as a regular stepping stool.
When her toddler first started using it, she used plastic bags to catch her bathroom time, but, due to a diaper subscription, they ended up having a ton left over.
"Now, instead of plastic baggies, we just take one of the diapers and stretch it over the basin like this, everything falls just right into the diaper, " she demonstrated.
Jewell said the "best part" was that "it leaves little to no cleanup."
"When it's full, you just roll it up, toss it out like you normally would," she explained.
There were many benefits of using the diapers as training tools.
"This gets us through those, saves us the clean up and we don't need to run out and buy special baggies," she explained.
Not everyone was sold on her potty training method and made that clear in the comment section of the video.
"As a potty training teacher, I recommend just putting them on the toilet," a viewer commented.
"We have trouble potty training kids who use training potties at home. Just get them a stool and maybe a toddler seat," another chimed in.
"Such a waste of diapers. Why not donate them and use plastic bag and pee pads or something similar that absorbs liquid? In a pinch, on the go I understand, but this is so wasteful," a critic added.
"No, it’s important that they see and hear the pee!! Made it very easy for my under two-year-old," another parent shared.
Jewell defended her training technique in a comment.
"My toddler didn’t take well to the big potty! He liked having his own personal potty. He is just over two now and fully potty trained," she wrote.
