Potty Training for Dummies

By Diane Stafford, Jennifer Shoquist, Jennifer Shoquist M.D.

If you could remember your own potty training, you'd probably recall a time filled with anxiety and glee, frustration and a sense of accomplishment, triumphal joy and shamed remorse. You'd remember wanting so much to make mommy and daddy happy, and at the same time to make them pay for being so darned unreasonable. And you'd recall feeling incredibly grown up once you got it right. Maybe if we could remember our own potty training, it wouldn't be so tough when it came our turn to be the trainers. But as it is, most of us feel like we can use all the expert advice and guidance we can get. Potty Training For Dummies is your total guide to the mother of all toddler challenges. Packed with painless solutions and lots of stress-reducing humor, it helps you help your little pooper make a smooth and trauma-free transition from diapers to potty. You'll discover how to: Read the signs that your tot is ready Motivate your toddler to want to give up diapers Kick off potty training on the right foot Foster a team approach Deal with setbacks and pee and poop pranks Make potty training a loving game rather than a maddening ordeal Mother and daughter team, Diane Stafford and Jennifer Shoquist, MD separate potty-training fact from fiction and tell you what to expect, what equipment you'll need, and how to set the stage for the big event. They offer expert advice on how to: Choose the right time Use a doll to help model behavior Say the right things the right way Reinforce success with praise and rewards Switch to training pants Get support from relatives Cope with special cases Train kids with disabilities And they offer this guarantee: "If your child is still in diapers when he makes the football team or gets her college degree, you can send him or her off to us for a weekend remedial course--and ask for a refund of the cost of this book."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B001U3YQO2
• ISBN13: 9780764554179
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

potty training twins

I bought this for my daughter and son-in-law. They have twins, so this should help. She really likes this book. With twins time will tell, but I think she's really learned a lot already.

Great Book!

This is the 3rd book we've read on the subject, and this is my favorite. I really appreciated the examples of how to respond to my child so that she would be encouraged and not pressured. It also helped me be less frustrated by accidents. The positiveness and enthusiasm is working really well for my daughter. After 1 month of potty training with other books she still didn't tell me when she wanted me to take her to the potty. After 2 days of this book, she told me she wanted me to take her to the potty. Hurray!

Potty Training for the not so dumb

This book is great. My daughter trained her son in a week with the suggestions from this book.

A great resource!

This book is crammed with useful information. Unlike most books on the subject it isn't just promoting the one "right" system. It gives basic guidlines but also includes important sections on setbacks you might encounter and how to deal with them. If you're ready to ditch diapers but don't know where to start, this is the place!

Not a potty training dummy anymore !!

This book gave me a completely different outlook on something that seemed too frustrating to deal with. I won't give away any secrets but I can tell you this, it made me much more patient and willing to help my child through a tough time for both of us. This book helped me understand that I can't push my small child into doing anything, but with guidance and team work it can easily be done! I want to thank the authors for this wonderful potty-training coach. Without it I'd be lost!