When poop only happens in a diaper
A quiet cartoon about a familiar routine and a first look at the potty. Watch it together at a calm time, then talk.
An example story beginning for this moment. It is not a cartoon of your own story.
Cartoons are made with AI. You preview each one before your child sees it. Automatic checks can miss things.
Let's imagine
Example, made with AI
Leo (3) has his own quiet routine. After lunch he goes to the corner behind the curtain, in his diaper, just like always. Grandma sits close with a book and doesn't hurry him. In the hall, Leo's bear sits on a small potty. "Just looking today," says Grandma. Leo peeks out. He tucks the bear's blanket around its feet. "Bear likes it." Then he goes back to his corner, and Grandma turns the page.
The characters in this example are made up. Your child can be the hero, with or without a photo.
What happens in the story
In the example above:
- Leo keeps his familiar routine, and nobody changes it for him.
- His grandma sits close and doesn't hurry him.
- His bear gets to try the potty first, and Leo gets to look.
- Nothing else happens that day. The story ends with Grandma turning a page.
Talk-after card
Here are three gentle questions to talk about after this example. Best watched together, then followed by a chat or a game.
- Where did Leo go after lunch? What did Grandma do?
- What did Leo do for his bear?
- Would you like to look at the potty, bring a friend to look too, or skip it today? You choose.
Use the ones that feel right. Skip any you like.
What a cartoon can and can't do
- Wait for your child. A cartoon can't set the pace for the potty.
- Every family has its own pace.
- Each Zubby cartoon is made to be talked about together. It can't do the work of routine, patience or your child's doctor.
- If you are worried about your child's sleep, eating, fears or behavior, talk to your child's doctor, nurse or teacher.