Beco Potty — the eco-friendly potty!
Potty training is one of the most frustrating moments of motherhood as far as my experience goes. But when it’s done and over with, it’s in fact one of the most rewarding!!! I LOVE the concept behind this Eco Potty from Becothings. It’s a potty, in its very basic shape, but the material it is made of is what distinguishes it from any other potty — big or small. In true cradle-to-cradle fashion, these becopotties are made from waste plant material. Bamboo and rice husks, leftover from farming, are ground to a fine powder, mixed with biodegradable resin and pressed in a hot mould. While they’re very durable and will last for years in your home, they start biodegrading as soon as you pop (or religiously bury) them in your garden! Plant a few vegetables on top of them and the biodegrading potty will feed your crop…
To bury the frustration and celebrate the reward — in a very eco-sensitive way!! Available through Greenjump.nl
xxx Esther
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the website is lovely. thank you for sharing this.
I am in the market for a new potty. Perfect timing!
These sound ace – I’m definitely going to try them when potty training time comes around. Thanks for the tip! MaggieX
I am SO glad I’m over the potty-training phase(!), but this is such a great idea! I still feel guilty about tossing the big, plastic one I have….
we are just starting to potty train my daughter and I was so glad when I found this super eco-friendly potty (I actually got mine from http://www.Shak-Shuka.com)!!
This way when we’re done, we know that it’s not going to live forever in some landfill!
fab, now alll we need is one that will magically train your child the first time they sit on it!
Hello Babyccino girls,
I am planning to officially get my little daughter potty trained over the next couple of weeks. Apart from this fantastic potty do you have any tips you would like to share. I am slightly terrified about the prospect of having to do this potty training.
Thanks!
Silke
Silke,
My biggest tip is to just commit to it and do it. It will probably be a bad week with many accidents, but after a week it gets better and easier.
I think the key is to be very clear about it. Don’t, for example, put a nappy on when you leave the house — it will confuse them about when they can go potty in their nappy and when they have to use the toilet. Just switch to undies and don’t look back (obviously, you’ll put a nappy on her when she’s sleeping for naps and at night time).
Good luck!
xx Courtney
I agree with Courtney — cold turkey is the only way. Take the nappy off and don’t look back! (Of course with the exception of night time).
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Some more tips: Get LOADS of cheap undies for the first week, you will need them! And you can also just throw them away if needed
Use a star sheet, one sticker for each successful attempt!
Get a book about using the potty (I recommend Once upon a Potty, available in numeral languages and for boy and girl).
I thought Gina Ford’s book ‘Potty training in one week’ was quite helpful (although as always the case with Gina — take the schedule and strictness with a grain of salt or you might get stressed out completely).
The whole process takes about a week, the first days are the most frustrating, but really, once over it’s really such a relief!! GOOD LUCK!! x
My tip is also not to insist when you realise that after a couple of days your kid isn’t ready. It can turn into a real battle and I don’t think that this is good either for you or your child. Just leave it for a few weeks and then try again.
Cool. I’m glad more companies are trying to be earth friendly. I still have my plastic potty, but if I needed to buy a new one it would be this.