Customer Reviews

I Can Go Potty! Potty Training for Boys and Girls

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Although friends had reccommended "Potty Power," I bought "I Can Go Potty" on a whim when I was running another errand at Borders (sorry Amazon), and could not find Potty Power. I was not impressed by this DVD, and would not recommend it. I would have given it one star, except my daughter kind of liked it.

The main part of the DVD is really short. It contains a couple of wierd musical video montages, and the "potty safari" mentioned by the previous reviewer. so the actual meat of the DVD is probably 5 minutes long. One of the "extra's" called "Parent's Guide" was actually video previews. $15 for 15 minutes, two low budget musical montages, a strange off-topic safari fantasy, and video previews? I'm still kicking myself for not just ordering online and waiting a few days for Potty Power.

I liked the video except that when the little boy who was potty training had a make believe journey into the jungle on a safari (on his toilet) there were horrible mean looking animals (i.e. crocodile staring into the camera snarling & snapping) that made my daughter burst out into tears and ran out of the room sobbing. Not the best thing to happen when I am trying to make potty training fun. She won't go near the potty again. If you have a boy who likes wild animals it would probably be okay ..... but for younger kids it can be scary....! ;-(

I am so excited I can barely type this review! My 3 year old son was anti-potty training and said "NO" every time I brought it up. I read somewhere not to push the issue, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to buy a DVD about it and maybe he would become more interested. I ordered this DVD and just played it this evening. He just stared at the TV for 5 minutes straight without turning away then he literally brought the potty into the living room, sat down and went for the first time! Then he kept asking to play the song part of it again & again while he was playing with his cars. About an hour later he jumps up, runs over to the potty, sat down and went again! I didn't even have to bring it up! I am just stunned at the moment and had to recommend this video immediately. Just amazing and worth every penny!

I bought this video for my daughter when she was a year old. I let her watch it everyday (that's all the T.V. she was allowed) and by the time she was 18 months old she really wanted to use the potty. She loved the "big kid" song and wanted to be a big kid too! Thanks to this video my daughter was potty trained at 18 months!! Now I need to get it on DVD for my son!

It taught a lot but I needed something for a younger age child to watch and understand. It's more for a 3 or 4 year old or older child.

Could it be? Has our little son decided, all by himself, to use the potty? All signs say yes!

During our trip to the library last week, on a whim I rented "I Can Go Potty." My son studied it with intensity. He loved the song about being a "big kid," and would softly repeat the lyrics under his breath: "a big kid eats by himself, a big kid is polite, a big kid uses a potty" as though in a trance. He watched it over and over, and then stood up, took off his clothes and sat down on his potty. Folding laundry, I smiled and thought nothing of it. Months of looking into the depths of a bone-dry potty had left me cynical and jaded. I walked out of the room to put away the clean clothes, only to hear, "Done! Doooooooooone!"

When I returned, sure enough, there it was. I let out a cheer, we hugged, we clapped and when I called him my "big kid" and his eyes lit up with pride.

I purchased this DVD after I started potty training and that was a big mistake. It may be ok for the very first introduction, but after that it is no good. For one thing, the child in the video is given the potty chair to play with and has it on his head and is using it like a toy which may be well and good when the child has not attempted to use it yet. I stopped showing the video immediately because I don't want my children to immitate the video. I don't allow my boys (twins) to play with the potty chair or toilet, they are for doing your business and that is it. I liked all of the other videos we used (Elmo's Potty Time, Potty Power, I Gotta Go) which were silly and had catchy songs the kids liked.

I was a little underwelmed by the production value but my girls loved it. They asked me to play it over and over. My two year old got up and pooped for the first time in the potty the same day. I have tried everything with this kid and a few times watching the video and it all clicked for her. I hope it works as well when my baby boy is ready to potty train. It has songs and a little girl hosts it. The kids love that. It even goes over how the toilet works and hand washing. It also has tips for parents too.

I'm glad I only paid a dollar for this from the dollar store! I've tried having my daughter watch it twice, and both times she didn't even watch it for even a minute. It did not catch my daughters attention or interest in using the potty.

It feels like a "home made" video. I did not appreciate showing the potty chair being used as a toy, since young children immitate a lot and this could become a hygiene problem. My child was not interested in it what so ever. We watched it only one time and it has been resting on our shelf since then.