The Everything Potty Training Book: Professional, Reassuring Advice to Help You and Your Child Through This Challenging Time

by Linda Sonna

A resource for parents simplifies the potty training process by providing advice, tips, and techniques such as recognizing when a child is ready, developing readiness skills, and understanding the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580627404
• ISBN13: 9781580627405
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Everything
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

covers everything

When we were searching for answers this book had them. From when to start, to how to deal with troubles and issues. Definately recommend to others.

Strength in many approaches

I found this book to be infinitely helpful in toilet training my daughter. Because the author presents four different methods of potty training, she isn't obligated to advocate her method and dismiss competing methods as "wrong". Acknowledging that there are many correct ways to toilet-train a child is something that few authors have the latitude or courage to admit. This book also presents practical, non-judgemental advice regarding which method may work best in different family situations. After reading about all the approaches, I was able to fashion an approach that was consistent with my parenting style and worked well with my daugher's personality.

Keep an open mind when you read this book

I had to make a comment about those reviewers that gave this book a low rating. Dr. Sonna's approach on potty training may seem different to many, but it is very, very effective. Her so called "bias" is to train kids in a different way than what we are accustomed here in the USA. If you are buying this book it's because you are needing help in this area. Maybe her advice is the advice you don't want to hear, because you've been approaching potty training with no results, and feel you couldn't possibly be doing it wrong. Some of the people who negativiley criticize this book because it's teaching a different approach to toilet train probably would criticize their doctor for perscribing a pill that cures an illness that is causing pain, when all they wanted is a pain killer. If you ever travel abroad you quickly learn that here in the US our kids are toilet trained much later than anywhere else in the world. Her pointers, suggestions, and even, thank God, her humor really help you deal with what is really not a fun and messy issue in child rearing. Throw out your (mis)-conceptions on potty training, open your mind to a different approach, buy this book, and follow the advice. The bottom line is: IT WORKS! And isn't the whole point in buying this book to find a method the works?

This is a very good book about potty training

At this time most magazines and books try to tell us (parents), that it is almost not possible to potty train child before age 3. This book shows that it is POSSIBLE and how to do it without a lot of pressure. Potty training is difficult because it takes a lot of time and patients but it is worth to do it as quick as possible. Potty Training Book gives a lot of information about possibilities of potty training for babies, and toddlers of different ages. It describes 4 method of potty training: Baby-Track Method : for babies to get used to potty as a every day ritual Potty-Practice Method : for toddler under 2 years old Fast-Track Toddler Method : toilet training in less then a day Potties-Without -Pressure Method Besides the book describes readiness skills, common problems and " potty" health For me - it works it takes two mouth, but now my 19 month old daughter starts to use potty regular and she is really proud of herself every time. I hope in 5 month she will be completely trained.

Different strokes for all the little folks

This book teaches all of the methods of potty training so you can decide for yourself what would be most comfortable for you and your baby, according to the age and personality. It has great suggestions for motivating toddlers. It worked for my child!