It all began when I was
potty training my oldest…

It felt way more overwhelming than I expected. Daycare said he needed to be potty trained, but he wasn’t ready yet, and he was genuinely scared.

Most of the resources I found all felt too rushed or too rigid. It ended up one power struggle after another, with lots of tears (from both of us).

As a pediatric PT, my whole job is teaching kids new skills through play and connection. They don’t even realize they’re learning because they’re busy having fun. And then it clicked, what if I potty trained him this way?

So I put his Batman inside of his little floor potty and covered it in a mountain of bubbles. He looked at me super confused, trying to figure out what I was doing. I picked up his Hulk and yelled “HULK SMASH!” and punched through our bubble mountain to rescue Batman. And he laughed so hard… right next to the potty that he had been running from.

And that was my aha moment.

Play got him close. Connection got him comfortable.

Now I help families find their own bubble mountain moment, so that this milestone feels less chaotic and more calm.

And this is how I teach inside Tiny Toilets now: playful, practical potty training that works with your child, and your real life.