Customer Reviews

Potty Power - For Boys & Girls

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My boy Dylan was having trouble transitioning to the potty. How many times did he go off into the corner and stand there?!! When asked what he was doing, he would say, "Nothing." When asked if he needed to use the potty, he would say, "No." Of course, he did. Well, if this sounds familiar, then "Potty Power" is the answer. I bought this 2009 version (don't know the difference but went for the more current date). Dylan began watching it and within a week started getting to the potty instead of the corner. Very impressive. After trying the potty bear, books, and tons of reasoning and pleading (which all worked with my daughter way back when), I am just thankful and relieved that this DVD worked. I wish I had gotten it sooner.

Toilet training is part of the parenting process and while it usually begins in the toddler years, it can take longer with some children than others. Potty Power attempts to speed up the process by presenting a DVD that encourages kids to use the potty and give up their diapers or pull- ups for good. It accomplishes it goal through its potty talk, songs, skit, and upbeat attitude about using the potty. Jessica, the Potty Power narrator, is encouraging and extremely perky. She talks about pee and poop, slang terms for bodily functions, and more while managing to keep a smile on her face throughout. She really wants children to learn to use the potty, and her enthusiasm, hopefully, will carry through to the children who watch the DVD.

This DVD certainly has its usefulness and I know many people who have had great success showing this training session to their young toddlers. But it does get a little corny and many adults will roll their eyes as they listen to the dialogue and the songs. Songs like I'm Proud to Wear my Underwear, Wipe Your Bottom and others are certainly catchy to young children, but even some youngsters will find the material too silly to be true. One of my toddlers is already toilet trained and she laughs aloud when she watches this DVD, due to its silly and often corny style.

Silliness aside, what matters most is the effectiveness of the DVD and from my experience, Potty Power has made a difference. My youngest one likes to repeat the lines she has heard from this DVD and she likes to sing along to the tunes. She has been going on her own, to the potty, so the DVD does seem to be having a positive effect, even if it does get annoying at times.

Potty Power, in spite of its silliness, is an effective means to wean children off their diapers and pull- ups. If you can get past the goofiness of the whole experience, the excessive perkiness of the narrator, and the annoying skit at the end, Potty Power seems to have something going for it. Children will remember the tunes and message, making this DVD a good toilet- training supplement.

Now that my daughter is 2, we are hoping to really ramp up the potty training and get things moving. She was introduced to it a while ago and knows the concepts, but just doesn't have much motivation. This DVD is geared more towards older kids, I would say 3 and up - kids who are able to get their pants up and down by themselves and wipe on their own and wash their hands by themselves. My daughter liked watching the video during the songs, but other than that she did not show much interest.

My 2.5 year old daughter was resisting potty training like you wouldn't believe. She screamed every time we mentioned taking off her diaper, and would demand a diaper every time she had to go potty - it was a battle of wills, but we need her trained for preschool/camp. We tried candy, bribery, and other DVDs like the Elmo one, but this one finally did the trick! I think seeing real boys and girls using the potty (as opposed to puppets or cartoon animals) is what made the difference. She LOVES to sing along to all the songs and now happily yells "I have potty power!" every time she makes a pee pee or poop on the potty. Also, seeing the boys and girls throwing their diapers away while singing "no more diapers for me! I'm a big kid now" made a big difference. This DVD is silly, but relatable and has lots of catchy tunes that hold my daughters interest. It also explains potty training with detail rather than abstracts. We watch it over and over and over and over again....all on my daughter's request. She watches it while sitting on the potty. Highly Recommend! It made a HUGE difference for us!

My daughter is 2.5 years old and really does things better when they are explained to her in a step by step process. This video does a great job of explainging the process and my little girl loves the video. She is not one to sit down and watch videos for long (much too active) but she will sit for this entire video and not move. She loves the real characters and the songs that go with it (cartoons are not really her thing). Worth the purchase!

This video was great for our son! He was just turning three and although he understood the potty basics, he was not very motivated to use the potty. He wasn't ready for underwear yet and we were struggling with keeping him motivated and getting him to try without constantly telling him what to do. A friend lent us this video saying they had great success with their 4-year old girl.

This was the answer for my son. After the first viewing he asked to sit on the potty and went! He enjoyed the songs and seeing other kids, and asked to watch it every day. We watched on Friday and Saturday morning; Saturday he wore underwear all day with no accidents. We watched on Sunday and on Monday he wanted to go to preschool in his underwear and told Grandpa "no more diapers for me!" He did have some accidents on and off at school over the next few weeks but he stayed motivated and trying. We watch about every other day.

We returned the borrowed copy to our friend and I am buying this for continued viewing as needed for our 3-year old (who is now 100% potty trained) as well as for our 1-year old when he begins.

I have borrowed this movie from the library several times and I finally bought it, all my children like it though it is not my favorite. The library has the 2004 version. I was very sad to discover this version (2009) does not have a menu and it has commercials in the front, I should have spent a few more dollars to get it without the commercials.

My daughter was 3 years and 3 months before I began intensive potty training. Previous attempts got me nowhere. I purchased this DVD hoping it would inspire her. Of course she didn't say "Mom, this DVD inspired me." but I think it did. She asked to see it many times. I think somewhere the songs and the idea of being a "big kid" clicked in her mind. In addition to this DVD, I went "cold turkey" with the pull-ups. We had MANY accidents and at times I wondered if she was holding her pee and poop TOO LONG. I worried about her getting a UTI or constipation. I went for about a week doing this, not going ANYwhere outside the house. By golly, she got it. I did reward with stickers and 3-4 M&M's for getting to the potty. So, I'm not saying this DVD will do the job by itself, but it is certainly a FUN learning tool. My 6-year-old and I found ourselves singing the songs even when the TV was off. Great job to the participants in this video. The FAQ portion was helpful.

This is thy BEST potty training product out there. It's real kids in the video, instead of animated ones. The songs are really catchy so not only is your child singing it, but you are too. My son (3+ yrs. old) wanted to go potty immediately after watching the video. It took him four days to go #2 (which he had never done before). He had a two accidents, maybe. I would say it took him 2 wks. to really get it. He still likes to show us when he goes potty, it's a family accomplishment. I don't know what the difference is between the 2009 & '04 version, but I bought the '09 and we love love it! Highly recommended.

My daughter watched this multiple times a day from the library and we had to buy it because we couldn't renew it anymore. She wouldn't part with it. She went from no interst in the potty to going all the time after watching this along with Elmo's Potty Time. She liked the songs in it to and sang them all day.