I was looking for a potty to toilet train my daughter when I came across iPotty, an iPad accessory for potty training. At first, I thought it was a joke but when I saw it on Amazon, I guess iPotty is for real. Who would want their kid to play with an iPad while potty training? Only adults use their tablets in the toilet, right? I know there are potty training apps and potty training songs to help parents make potty training fun for kids. I am for the moderated use of tablets for kids but using an iPad while on the potty is something new to me.
What is iPotty?
According to CTA Digital, the iPotty can give children a “comfortable and fun place to learn to use the potty.” With its bright colors, the iPotty looks like any other potty. It also has a seat cover which turn it into an activity seat if not in use. The only difference is that it has an iPad stand and holder which can be rotated, adjusted and can likewise be removed. The iPotty can support an average child of 18 months and up to 43 lbs.
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iPotty Reviews
iPotty Negative Reviews
It turns out, I’m not the only one who finds the iPotty ridiculous. Technology for kids should pass the approval of the parents first and iPotty failed to impress a lot of parents. The Campaigns for a Commercial-Free Childhood voted the iPotty as the Worst Toy of 2013. And if you read the reviews at Amazon, there are a lot of really hilarious comments mostly from those who thought this product is ridiculous. However, there are negative reviews from users which can guide you if iPotty is right for your kid.
- CTA Digital recommends iPotty for 18 months to 3 years old but users find it too small for 2 year-old kids.
- iPotty may not be suitable for boys since they also still do not know how to pee properly at this age. Parents complain their pee spills out of the iPotty.
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iPotty Positive Reviews
iPotty seems ridiculous for parents without special needs children but for those who have, the iPotty can offer a solution for their potty training problems. Here are some comments at Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood from parents with special needs kids.
- When I first heard about this on a support group for parents of children born with a severe defect that causes most of them to to be incontinent to various degrees I thought it was a fantastic idea. Still do. Our son was given a twenty percent chance of being able to potty train. We beat those odds, happily. But it was very hard and he must take medication daily to keep clean. Other parents of children with this condition aren’t so lucky and must use suppositories or enemas to keep their children clean which involves hours, sometimes, on the toilet. I think this device gives them more options to learn while, at the same time, offering them a chance to potty train. Walk a mile in our shoes before condemning something that could help our kids. Thank you. – Susan Lawson
- as a mother of a child with high functioning autism, who is not potty trained at 4.5 yrs old…
- this is the item of the season… can’t wait to try it, telling her school about it…
- as another mom wrote in a page that was criticizing the creation: Our children HATE absolutely loathe sitting on hard surfaces because they literally send what seems to be piercing pains through their nervous systems. The only way I, and other SPD and Autism parents can get their child to actually SIT on a potty long enough to take care of business is usually with a computer playing a movie, a phone – etc. In addition to other motor skills issues often times their inner body doesn’t work well either. Typically intestines can be slowed which can result in it taking 30-45 minutes easily for what would take a normal child 5 minutes or less. Though the potty at first glance seems ridiculous – it is actually ingenious for parents like us. – Yadira C.
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Final Thoughts
After reading these comments, I became less judgmental. Products like this may not work for most of us but there are those who might need it. With the popularity of iPad and other tablets, we will be seeing more accessories and technology for children but not all of them are good for our kids. Learn from other parents experiences and use your better judgment. How about you, would you consider using the iPotty?
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