Ok, I'm not looking at toilet training DS quite yet, but I do know he is aware of weeing and pooing and he doesn't wet while he sleeps so I figured that perhaps I should start the familiarisation process with a potty, especially with Summer upon us - plenty of opportunity for playing outside naked!!

So..... what kind of potty should I get? I know this sounds like such a stupid question, but I was thinking that perhaps it was like highchairs - you know, you go and buy the expensive one with all the padding because it just looks so comfy but then you realise that the Ikea one is actually the most comfy for them? So do I get the plain simple moulded plastic one, or the fancy one that plays music when they wee with lots of bells and whistles that may or may not be interesting to the child, or go for the middle of the road one where it has the bowl that comes out for emptying waste but is still a more comfy looking model than the plastic moulded one? What are peoples pros and cons for the different potties out there?

I do know that some kids don't like the seat that goes on the big toilet because it probably feels so foreign to be perched on something so high up while trying to do a wee..... so I'm not looking at going down that road at least until toilet training is well established.