Toddler Potty Etiquette
Oct 29, 2014, 4:49 am
#1
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Toddler Potty Etiquette
Just returned from BKK - and saw something that got me thinking.
There was a mother flying with a toddler - he was 2 maybe 2 1/2. He was sat in front of me and was a little noisy during take off (didn't like / understand why he couldn't sit with his mum during take off), but other than that he was a delight.
Towards the end of the flight he said wee wee Mummy. Anyone with a toddler knows that means you have exactly 6 seconds to get said child to the toilet.
There was a queue for the toilet - mother grabs the potty and rushes to the toilet and joined the queue.
Would you expect the mother to ask to 'push in' and would you acquiesce to such as request or (as I think I would as a toddler's parent) actively facilitate the pushing in?
There was a mother flying with a toddler - he was 2 maybe 2 1/2. He was sat in front of me and was a little noisy during take off (didn't like / understand why he couldn't sit with his mum during take off), but other than that he was a delight.
Towards the end of the flight he said wee wee Mummy. Anyone with a toddler knows that means you have exactly 6 seconds to get said child to the toilet.
There was a queue for the toilet - mother grabs the potty and rushes to the toilet and joined the queue.
Would you expect the mother to ask to 'push in' and would you acquiesce to such as request or (as I think I would as a toddler's parent) actively facilitate the pushing in?
Oct 29, 2014, 5:00 am
#5
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Let's mix this up a bit...
You're in CW, a parent and toddler comes through the curtain from WT+ and says their toddler is desperate and the nearest loo is right at the back and there is a queue there.
You're in a queue for the CW toilet.
Who would send them back to whence they came?
What if they were loaded up with Club Kitchen goodies?
You're in CW, a parent and toddler comes through the curtain from WT+ and says their toddler is desperate and the nearest loo is right at the back and there is a queue there.
You're in a queue for the CW toilet.
Who would send them back to whence they came?
What if they were loaded up with Club Kitchen goodies?
Oct 29, 2014, 5:04 am
#6
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Let's mix this up a bit...
You're in CW, a parent and toddler comes through the curtain from WT+ and says their toddler is desperate and the nearest loo is right at the back and there is a queue there.
You're in a queue for the CW toilet.
Who would send them back to whence they came?
What if they were loaded up with Club Kitchen goodies?
You're in CW, a parent and toddler comes through the curtain from WT+ and says their toddler is desperate and the nearest loo is right at the back and there is a queue there.
You're in a queue for the CW toilet.
Who would send them back to whence they came?
What if they were loaded up with Club Kitchen goodies?
Now the kitchen really has been 'enhanced'
Oct 29, 2014, 5:13 am
#7
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Anyone with a toddler knows that means you have exactly 6 seconds to get said child to the toilet.
Oct 29, 2014, 5:30 am
#10
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To finish it. Crew member saw mother approaching and proactively managed the situation very well - fortunately the toddler was in out in a few moments (as they adjust the length of time they take to wee to make it as inconvenient as possible normally! )
Oct 29, 2014, 5:55 am
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Saw a mother pull out a potty and sit the youngster on it on the floor of the first class cabin of a 747 some years ago. The crew went to intervene but junior must have needed to go quite badly and had completed his number two in the potty before the crew member had got further than 'madam'. There was a brief moment when I thought the mother was going to ask the crew member to deal with the disposal but thankfully for her sake she decided against it and took the potty to the toilet to empty herself.
Oct 29, 2014, 6:19 am
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Oct 29, 2014, 7:14 pm
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Kids generally go to the front of the line. I think the etiquette is for the person in front to say, kid needs to go and break the ice for the parent...(most kids take about 30 seconds so the extra wait is not too bad). Especially on planes and also sports venues and concerts during busy times. Because my brother says, my son will piss in a cup before he pisses himself.