When my kids were very little, I had to take them to the bathroom to keep an eye on them when nobody else was home. When they got older and capable of behaving on their own for brief periods, it became a rule that nobody bothers mom in the potty unless there's an emergency.

If the door was closed, my brother and I were to stay on the non-parental side of it till that door was opened by aforementioned parent. exceptions: anything that a 3 and 6 year old couldn't handle - money, blood, fire, farm animals in the yard, strangers in the yard.

Maybe coz you were too young to remember. If no one was home and their is more than one kid. Then you have to keep an eye on them 24/7 so no bathroom time alone. It's privacy VS disaster combination.

You can try that if you want. But not everyone wants that. Its a stupid taboo.

It is not about limits. Monkey see, monkey do. If you ever want your kids to use the toilet instead of pooping in the diapers, one of the easy ways is to show them.

I was thinking the exact same thing, what's up with parents allowing kids in toilets lol xD

Going to the bathroom alone was the one thing I INSISTED I got to do as a Mom. If your parents denied you this bonding experience, you were neglected & abused. You must start a support group and immediately begin reparation proceedings against them.

it's all in how you raise them...if you let them get away with it, of course you lose your privacy. i'm anothr one that was raised with "if you aren't bleeding or unconscious, don't bother me when i'm in the bathroom." as a result, my kids were raised that way too. no issues for me!