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Stress-Free Potty Training: A Commonsense Guide to Finding the Right Approach for Your Child
Successful potty training begins with knowing your child's personality. Is your toddler frightened of the process, afraid even to go near the bathroom? Or does he or she seem to know when it's time to go, but can't quite make it there in time? Stress-Free Potty Training helps you identify the best ways to approach this process, depending on your child's temperament. The bo
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Published
April 1st 2008
by AMACOM/American Management Association
(first published 2008)
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This was just the kind of toilet training book I was hoping for. The whole "training-in-a-day" methods were completely stressing me out. I think I'm just not that committed yet.
Anyway, this book actually has you analyze your child's personality (goal-directed, sensory-oriented, internalizer, impulsive, or strong-willed). Then it talks about common strengths/pitfalls for each personality type. I actually made some discoveries about my son (who knew he was impulsive?!), and ...more
Anyway, this book actually has you analyze your child's personality (goal-directed, sensory-oriented, internalizer, impulsive, or strong-willed). Then it talks about common strengths/pitfalls for each personality type. I actually made some discoveries about my son (who knew he was impulsive?!), and ...more
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I started potty training my twins about a month ago, and after two days they were both very resistant, and I felt like I was going to pull my hair out. I put things on hold and we all ended up sick, lengthening our potty training hiatus. With this time to think, I decided to order some books on the subject.
This book was very helpful for someone like me who doesn't have a clue what I am doing! It was also very beneficial to determine my twins' personality types and get tips geared ...more
This book was very helpful for someone like me who doesn't have a clue what I am doing! It was also very beneficial to determine my twins' personality types and get tips geared ...more
How the mighty have fallen.I used to read "serious" literature...LOL. In all seriousness, there were some very good tips in this book. I liked how Au gives pointers for training your child according to his/her personality type. It made me realize I was approaching potty training the wrong way with Alice. Since I have made some adjustments we are actually having some successes now!
I personally found this book quite helpful. It has a small quiz to help you determine the personality types of your child and then offers suggestions to make potty training easier. I found many of the tips very helpful and things I hadn't thought of myself. It isn't so much a specific plan, but a bunch of suggestions you can try. So far, my favorite potty training book.
I really liked this b/c it has you take quiz on your childs personality and then gives you ideas based on that. I like that they realize children are different and do not all react to the same things...
Taylor is still not potty trained though... I think it is still to early so I will try again when he is around 3 :(
Taylor is still not potty trained though... I think it is still to early so I will try again when he is around 3 :(
Well, reading this hasn't gotten my son potty trained, but I think it will. First, the book helps you determine your child's personality. Then, it gives you universal tip. Next, each personality gets a chapter complete with tips and pitfalls. If he ever gets potty trained I will try to update this review.
My husband and I found this book very helpful. The book asks you to rate your child in a number of areas to determine her personality type and then offers potty training tips for each type. I found the tips very helpful and it also gave me a new way to view my daughter's personality.
This breaks children into five general personality types and gives suggestions on approaches that might work for different types of kids. Rachel didn't clearly fit into just one group, but I liked the book in general. Lots of good common sense suggestions.
I love that this book covers lots of approaches and using your own knowledge of your own individual kid. It breaks it down into personality types, and helps you to prepare a method that will suit your child.
The premise of this book is to figure out which type of child you have, then focus on strategies that fit that personality type. I found that Natalie didn't have one strong personality type. Also, she started training showing traits of one type, then changed to traits for another. Most of what I remember about this book a month later is the basics. Expect accidents, and deal with the calmly and patiently. Don't rush when you start. Once you switch to undies, try not to go back to diapers. ...more
Actually a pretty good training guide.... although I was cracking up reading some excerpts aloud. (I imagine that to be more due to my imaturity than the actual book itself). I liked that it gave techniques for your specific child's temperment.
This really helped me to get a grasp on my frustration, and a glimpse into the mind of my child. I hope this helps me actually succeed this time.
Sound advice, practical, and works into everyday, busy lives. I took copious notes and kept them for future reference.
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Seems prett good and works so far . . Will tell you how it is after my kid is totally potty trained.
Gives good ideas on how to tailor potty training to your kids personality.
I'm not giving it any stars, because Breggan still isn't potty trained! :)
This is the third potty training book I have read and it is by far my favorite. It starts out with a personality quiz. Once you discover what your child's personality type is, the book gives you some tips about how to best potty train them. There are so many potty training methods out there. Now, I have a better idea of which ones will and won't work for my son.
Overall it was an informative book. However, I tried some of the suggestions and they didn't go so well.
based on temperament
This was a great book. It has really helped me figure out the best tricks to help my toddler learn how to use the potty. It's informative, open minded, and best of all...uses real life advice. What I love the most about the book...it starts out w/ an introduction and a short quiz on your child's responses to certain situations. The score to the quiz tells you what type of child you have and what tricks are most likely to work for your little one. It was great!
Overall, helpful. Cheesy dialogue in some parts but it did give me some tips that helped. I wish she would've went into more detail about the personality types - my daughter is the "strong-willed" personality and the hardest type to potty train and I felt like the author didn't go very in-depth with dealing with her personality. Still a good book for a first time potty training parent.
It made sense -- I'll let you know if it works! I like how they stressed that your child will potty train WHEN THEY ARE READY. That said, the book offers tips on how to nudge your child to readiness based on his/her personality type. Plus, since you only need to know the tips for your child's personality, you don't need to read the whole book!
I liked that this book takes a different approach than other advice/books I've tried. Rather than a one-size fits all method, it offers many strategies depending on the child's personality (has a personality quiz at the beginning). Liam still isn't fully potty trained, but he's gotten a ton better.
At some point I will get this kid potty trained. Hopefully before she goes off to college.
I read this to brush up on my potty training skills for a class I'm teaching. It had some really good, low pressure advice, and I liked how it took into account how different kids' temperaments can be.
I really liked that this book first asks you to determine your child's personality type and then gives different suggestions based on that. It seemed reasonable and fairly well researched.
Great book with many approaches to potty training depending on the personality of your child. Take the quiz inside and find out how your little one will be most successful.
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