Potty Training on the Go: Outings, Travel, and Public Restrooms

Potty Training on the Go: Outings, Travel, and Public Restrooms

Potty training does not have to keep you home, and this potty training travel guide shows you how to take your newly trained toddler out with confidence. Pack the right kit, tame scary public restrooms, plan road trips and flights, and handle accidents away from home calmly.

What's inside this potty training travel

• Getting Ready to Go Out: The best outings start before you leave. Learn when your child is ready to go out in underwear, how to build an out-the-door potty routine, and how to plan outings that set your child up to succeed.
• Packing the On-the-Go Potty Kit: A well-packed bag turns a potential crisis into a five-minute detour. Learn what to bring for short outings, what to keep in the car, and how to choose and use a portable potty or folding seat.
• Public Restrooms Without Fear: Loud flushes, roaring hand dryers and giant toilets can scare a toddler away from public restrooms. Learn how to make them familiar, safe and clean, and how to handle the practical details of taking a child in.
• Car Rides, Flights and Overnight Stays: Longer trips add new challenges: car seats, long stretches without restrooms, airplane lavatories, and unfamiliar bathrooms at hotels and relatives' homes. Learn how to plan for each one and keep your routine steady.
• Accidents and Setbacks Away From Home: Accidents in public are part of learning, too. Learn how to handle them calmly and discreetly, how to spot withholding on trips, and how to get back on track after travel.

Printable toolkit

• Outing Readiness Check
• Our Travel Potty Plan
• Public Restroom Practice
• On-the-Go Potty Tracker
• One-page cheat sheet
• Glossary
• Chapter checklists

Who it's for

Parents and caregivers of toddlers who are newly potty trained, grandparents and sitters who take children on outings, daycare and preschool staff who plan field trips, and the people who want to give them a useful gift.

Format

42-page PDF in US Letter and A4. Print at home, or use it on a tablet: the clickable contents and bookmarks work in GoodNotes, Notability and most PDF readers.

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This guide is general educational information for parents and caregivers. It is not medical advice and does not replace the advice of your child's pediatrician or other health care provider. Every child develops differently. Talk to your pediatrician about constipation, hard or painful stools, stool withholding or leaks, pain or burning when urinating, fever or blood in the urine or stool, sudden regression after your child was trained, new daytime wetting with increased thirst, bedwetting that continues around age 7 or older, or any other concern. Do not start laxatives, suppositories or supplements without medical advice, and follow your car seat manufacturer's instructions for any liners and cleaning.