New technology for helping parents "potty" train the boys...and affordable...BD
January 3, 2007 Desperate parents resort to any number of incentives to encourage their kid to “use the potty”- special underpants, reward charts and for parents of boys, even floating toys in the toilet bowl for target practice! Inventor Joanna Haymes, a mother of three boys, took the latter idea further and
developed the “Wee Target”. Inspired by heat sensitive ink on a packet of batteries and driven to help her boys aim in the right direction, she designed a “target”- a black circle made of heat sensitive ink which is fixed temporarily inside the toilet bowl. When the target is hit by urine, the circle fades and a surprise picture appears.
For about AUD$10.00 (USD$8.50) you get a target which lasts up to 6 weeks. It is attached by plastic suction cup, can be removed for cleaning and sits 2.5cm (about 1 inch) above water level so splashing is kept to a minimum. Each time the toilet is flushed, the target is cleaned and the picture disappears. So the "game" begins again on the next trip to the toilet.
But hey, it’s not just the kids who get to have all the fun, urinal targets for men are not a new idea. The urinal at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam sports a “fake-fly” target and thanks to Marcel Neundorfer you can play an interactive game next time you go to the toilet!
Source: Wee Target zeros-in on toilet training - gizmag Article
Web Site: http://www.weetarget.com.au/
As an author of a potty training guide, I can promise that ANY trick, product, or training aid can and will be helpful for most kids. This is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne Riffel, author of "The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers."
Thank you Suzanne for the comments, I try to cover a little bit of everything here.
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