Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The good news is that now my 2 year old can reach the bathroom sink by herself. The bad news is that now my 2 year old can reach the bathroom sink by herself. It is nice to not have hold her up while she washes her hands but she really, really, REALLY loves to splash, so the independence is a mixed blessing for me. Anyway, the product review... I am surprised at how strong this is and how easy to use and how big it is. It folds down remarkably thin considering how large it is. I posted a picture of my 2 little kids on the stool at the same time. They both brush their teeth on it at the same time and have no trouble fitting. No pushing or shoving or fighting either! We have a sink that comes out farther than the cabinet underneath, which makes most stools difficult to use for my tiny daughter. This one is high enough because it has 2 steps and comes out far enough so that she is not hanging under the sink. Because we have a smaller bathroom, we keep the stepstool on the back of the closet door. It folds up with one hand - literally, one hand - and just hangs right on the door knob. It also unfolds with one hand. Although I read in the product description that it was one-handed operable, I really did not believe it until I tried it myself. When I opened the box, I thought it looked huge and complicated. I looked at the handle that says "open" and I was like, "what do I do with this? It doesn't say what to do." So I just grabbed the handle and lifted it up and the whole thing popped right open. Seriously. That easy. The reason the handle only says "open" is because that is all you have to do. Grab it and pull. Closing is just as simple. Grab the handle that says "close" and pull. One thing to note for someone who may have problems with strength: it is a little bit heavy and big so keep that in mind if you have problems with that sort of thing. I used to work with the elderly and I know that there were some I worked with that would have had trouble with this.