Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro [toilet training] [BARGAIN PRICE] (Paperback)

by Teri Crane (Author), Philip Caravella M.D. (Foreword)
Key Phrases: party room, imagination station, potty party plans, Grand Finale Big Kid Celebration, Grocery Store List, Potty Progress Chart (more...)

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"Desperate parents will want this book..."-- Library Journal, May 15, 2006 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description

Finally...a fun, easy-to-use guide to potty training any child in just ONE DAY

Just think, from the time babies are born until they are toilet trained, they use an average of 4,000 diapers! Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day is the helpful guide you've been waiting for to get your child out of diapers and turn the potentially terrifying process of toilet training into an effective and enjoyable bonding experience with your child.

Teri guides parents to the successful one-day potty training of their child by teaching them how to:

• Look for the signs that your child is ready to be potty trained
• Make the potty connection by using a potty-training doll
• Create incentive through consistent positive reinforcement
• Use charts, quizzes, and checklists to help with every step of potty training
• Know when it's time to bring in a potty pinch hitter
• Complete your potty training -- no more accidents

Once Teri teaches you her techniques, she shares her secret -- potty parties! She has carefully designed twelve imaginative themes for parties, such as a seriously silly circus, a cartoon character carnival, or a magic carpet express, and supplies parents with everything they will need. Teri has proven that a potty party day engages a child in potty training in a way that no other method has before -- by speaking a toddler's language. A party may translate to fun, games, cake, candy, presents, and prizes to a child, but with Teri's expertise, parents can use it as a tool to motivate their child to want to go to the bathroom -- and to keep on going. That's why it works in just one day!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Fireside; 10th edition (May 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743273133
• ASIN: B0012F48FU
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (87 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #229,489 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Potty party went down the toilet, July 29, 2006

By	E. Guddall (IA, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro [toilet training] (Paperback)

I saw this book on a morning news program and thought it sounded interesting so purchased it. I took notes, purchased a potty training doll for my son, and made plans for his own special "potty party day." He had already shown interest in toilet training and met all of the "prerequisits" listed in the book. I was excited going into the potty party day and spent about a month preparing for it. I also felt like I had reasonable expectations going into this - I did not expect my son to be "completely-on-his-own-toilet-trained" by the end of the day. I had just thought it would be a great "jump start" to potty training! The day of the potty party arrived and my son woke up happy and excited, but it was all down-hill from the moment he opened the box with the doll. As the morning progressed he became jealous of the doll and refused the tasty treats and incentives that were all part of the potty training method in the book. After my watching my son's reaction to opening the present containing the theme underwear, I decided to call it quits. I feel that I had reasonable expectations and had prepared well, but at the end of the day it was a waste of my time and money. I would suggest you borrow this book from a friend or the library and think twice before making purchases or doing a lot of planning. This method just did not work for our son. We are trying a sticker chart now, but he seemed to be "tramatized" after the potty party morning and now has really lost interest. I wish you better luck than we had!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing!, September 10, 2006

By	Happy Mom (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro [toilet training] (Paperback)

i have to say that i was skeptical when i first saw the book - but was so engrossed in it, i read half of it before leaving the bookstore. my son was to start preschool at the end of august 2006 and their criteria was that he had to be 3 and he had to be potty trained. i had known about this since march, but tried to train him (admittedly, half-heartedly) and then decided to wait with the idea that he would want to do it eventually on his own - eventually turned into *never* and by the time august rolled around, i was getting pretty desperate. my son turned 3 in august and i thought that he would wake up one day and just "be ready" to potty train. not so! i read the book, ordered the doll, bought truck-themed underwear, decorated the house with streamers and balloons, bought activity books, paints, crayons, etc., and prepared for a very long day! i got up earlier than he did, straightened my hair, put on makeup and a cute skirt, as if i was going to a party myself. we had the party on a thursday (five days before he was to start preschool) and he was fully trained by saturday. by monday, he was going both poop and pee in the adult toilet (though i did use the child's toilet during the training day - but eventually it was his decision to do it like the rest of us on the big toilet - hooray!). i am so happy that he is truly out of diapers - we do use pull-ups at night (or what we now call "disposable underwear" as teri crane suggests) and i would say that in the last two weeks, maybe two of them have been wet. the first thing he does in the morning is run and use the bathroom. this is such a milestone in a child's life that it's worth it to read the book and make it happen in a FUN, QUICK, POSITIVE way! it will save your sanity and you will not regret it!

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but not for every child, February 19, 2007

By	J. Scheib (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro [toilet training] (Paperback)

I bought this book on a whim at a bookstore when my infant was fussing in the shopping cart. I didn't read the book jacket well enough before buying it and most likely would not have purchased it had I known that the technique only involved throwing a party. Like a previous reviewer said, this method will only work if your child enjoys a party and likes to have a fuss made about them. My son isn't shy, but he gets embarrassed easily. I need to take a more mellow approach to his accomplishments or he refuses to repeat them. This book wasn't for us.