Help: My Toddler is Afraid of Public Restrooms
Saturday June 27, 2009
A mom writes:
"My daughter is 3 years old and has been doing great with potty training so far. When we're in public, however, she will scream and cry and refuse to sit on the potty. She demands a diaper and will go poop in it immediately after I put it on. If I don't give her a diaper she will stand there on the spot and go in her pants. What can I do?"
Not wanting to going potty in public restrooms is a common problem and there are several ways you can handle it. I've got 12 things you can do to get your child pottying in public bathrooms and I hope other readers will chime in below with their take on the situation and what has worked for them.
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Comments
My daughter did the same thing. I found out that it was the noise from the toilets flushing that scared her. If you put a piece of tape or even your hand over the sensor so it doesn’t flush til she is off she should do okay. Hope this helps