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TheVenerableCain  ·  3418 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do some words bother you?

Is there a difference? I thought potty was just an easier word for a kid to pronounce than toilet, so people teach potty first and graduate to toilet.





Cedar  ·  3418 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In my mind potty implies the non-flushing plastic kind, with toilet being the porcelain throne.

I'd be interested to see what other cultures would say on this subject, do they have special squat toilets for children? I imagine it's more natural for a child to want to squat when they go to the toilet, so perhaps the whole training process is over quicker?

Cedar  ·  3418 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Elimination training so yes, it looks like the process does seem to go much quicker. Interesting!