I can still remember that as a child I had a chamber pot next to the bed, which consisted of a bowl with a lid ... that was long ago :-) As I was brought up to the proper toilet, I do not know, but with the Potty it would have been linked to a lot more fun. I find this multifunctional Mini toilet just great, the really fun introduction to the toilet small. How great to be rewarded for a "successful business" with a melody. The child has become accustomed to the potty learning, you can use the upper part as an insert for proper toilet. Easy to clean, it is too! The Lerntöpchen acts very very robust and is very well made, with it, parents can save a lot of stress and facilitate their child doing business. I gave it to the test of a friendly mother of a two year old boy who is very enthusiastic, she told me that her little has fun with it and always pleased with the success of music. Sophisticated and well done!