Any kind of frightening potty experience can cause your child to have a potty training setback .

That could be things such as:

• falling off the potty or thinking he might
• falling in the toilet or imagining that he could
• have a bad dream about being on a potty
• being startled by a shout or slap while on the potty
• hearing a loud noise while thinking about the potty
• seeing Mr. Clean leap out of a toilet bowl in the TV commercials terrorizes many, many tots.

When you're two years old, fantasy and reality blur all too easily, so it's easy to think that Jaws lives in the bowl and then believe it's true.

After imagining some dire catastrophe, your child may refuse to go near the potty. If you press, he may become so hysterical that to insist would be to traumatize him further.

Toilets in public restrooms can be a real problem. The automatic kinds flush without warning . They are noisy, the water agitates violently, and the whoosh as the water is sucked away can be as loud as a vacuum cleaner, as if to warn him that he could be next.

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Here are some other helpful links:

• When to Allow a Child to Use the Public Restroom Alone
• Potty Training Your Opposite Gender Child in a Public Restroom
• Potty Seats and Potty Protectors Product List

Almost ALL children will work on potty training in more than one location at some point in there potty training career - particularly in the later stages of potty training. Not only do children work on toilet habits at home, but many children spend many hours a day at daycare, preschool, and a relative's house, etc. Some children split time between parents' homes, too.

How can we keep children on their individual potty training course while reassuring them that even though things might seem different the ultimate goal is the same?

One key in potty training in a new environment is to talk about it in advance. Even if it is a home the child is familiar with, it is likely that he is not accustomed to using the bathroom in it. “It's not a bad idea to anticipate what the child will be exposed to beforehand,” says Dr. Ed Christophersen, a psychologist and potty training expert affiliated with Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.

If the child is anxious about using the potty in unfamiliar surroundings, he is more likely to shy away from using the potty and, ultimately, having an accident. It's all about preparation - if possible, show him the bathroom, let him spend a little time in the room and even let him sit on the toilet seat, especially if he is used to sitting on a potty chair.

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