There's a new way to potty train. And given the way children are drawn to their parents' smartphones, this may be worth trying.

Pull Ups training pants has launched a free interactive tool on  iTunes, called iGo Potty, designed to help parents potty train their children. The app offers a variety of helpful features like:

· Digital rewards (stickers and games)

· Special reminder calls from "Patty the Potty"

· Custom potty training reports

· App-generated graduation celebration

According to the press release, parents and children receive special calls from "Patty the Potty" throughout the day, letting the child know it's time to try to go by encouraging the child to answer the call. (I suppose both figurativately and literally.)

 iGo Potty aims to helps parents and toddlers stay motivated by unlocking access to new rewards and games after a set number of successes are achieved. iGo Potty also encourages parents to pass along important updates and celebrations with custom reports tracking potty successes.

 When parents feel their child has achieved potty training success, an app-generated graduation celebration can be selected that includes graduation theme music, balloons and streamers. Parents can then print out a diploma suitable for sharing and hanging on the refrigerator to commemorate the achievement.