Yeah that’s why I would only use it if I weren’t able to spend as much time training them myself. But while I know that putting the kids first and prefer to assume all parents do, I also know some people just can’t, whether because it’s how they are or they must work or whatever. In those cases, the kiddo probably has an ipad/iphone already anyway.

and may poop forever and ever with the device, wondering why at 27 they still have the “Dump Truck” kiddie app on their device.

A child can sing or talk to him/herself until that trick is no longer needed.  What are you going to do when the toddler outgrows this potty but is too young to handle an expensive piece of electronic equipment while simultaneously using the regular toilet?  (Which includes the teenage years, btw. Don’t ask.)

As you mentioned, the lengthy musical sessions were for a relatively short period of time (8-12 poops).  Then it started to taper off.  This potty does not wean the child from crutch-like assistance.  It creates a bigger problem than it solves.

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But I’d consider it if I had to spend more time earning a living or something by necessity. The first 8-12 poops involved me singing for anywhere from 5-30 minutes ain’t nobody got time for all of that. 

Plus I make up most of the songs I sing my kids, so I now have to remember to avoid that particular structure outside of potty-time, just in case.

I’m like a machine myself, sit down, do, done, stand up. Elapsed time can’t be deduced because I think I go a bit back in time each time as I feel younger coming out. But little learners often need to sit there awhile to figure out and relax. Sometimes a long while and they don’t always want to.

I’d fault no one for using that thing.

No. When you say “hello” I assume you are talking to your penis, because if there are no rules the whole world implodes.

Rule 1. Don’t talk

Rule 2. If someone violates Rule 1. Ignore, utterly, completely

Rule 3. Spacing ain’t just a magazine in Canada

Rule 4. Wait over there, way way over there, read something or just stare at a wall or the middle distance 

I’m sure there are others but silence and spacing are the meat of it

And here I thought I was trained. I’m NOT looking forward to this continuing education class.  

I also have met a little girl with autism who often gets so engrossed with whatever she is doing– often using a smart phone or computer– that she forgets to go to the bathroom and ends up soiling herself. This could be a first step in helping her toilet train.

At least a book is something you can only really read at certain times of your day; the ipad has found a way to ingrain itself in EVERY aspect of your life.

I can read a book in any situation in which I can look at an iPad. Unless you’re referring to listening activities, in which case, I have to tell you that people started walking around with transistor radios glued to their heads almost 60 years ago.

Happy to compare 3 year olds in 20 years and see which one has trouble sitting still on a park bench and enjoying the spring day without their cranium-implanted-web-surfing device turned on.

Is there something wrong with Boing Boing, or something wrong with me?

And when you are sitting in a stall, and I’m the only other person in the bathroom, I can’t see that you’re are talking into your phone, and I don’t hear it vibrate in your dropped britches.  When you say, “hello”, I assume you are talking to me.

This product looks like it will contribute to a whole new generation of people who don’t know how or when to disconnect, or why you would even want to.