A child's potty (10) has a bowl (12) within a substantially continuous surrounding skirt (40), seat portions (16) being formed on the rim of the bowl between the bowl and the skirt, and a raised backrest (30) with side portions (32) at the rear of the potty. A discharge spout (20) extends upwardly and rearwardly from the bowl through the backrest to an outlet with a lower lip (24) at the rear of the potty behind the backrest, to allow the potty to be emptied hygienically without contamination of the sides and seat portions.