Oh Crap! Potty Training

Zusatztext Jamie Glowacki tells it like it is. She is the real deal. In Oh Crap ! Potty Training she explains pottytraining logically and informatively and speaks to parents ina refreshingly non-judgmental way, while empoweringthem to take on the sometimes daunting task of potty training. Breaking down hertechniques in her 6 Block Method allows parents to take on the processwith their child, step by step, and answers all thewhat-if's and when-to's along the way. Her advice will give youconfidence, motivation, and have you laughing while you get rid of the diapers for good. She is my go-to 'pee' and 'poop' expert for all my parents, and this is a book I will recommend again and again. Informationen zum Autor Jamie Glowacki is an internationally recognized potty training and parenting expert. Her two former careers as social worker and circus performer make her uniquely qualified to deal with toddlers (and poop). She is the author of Oh Crap! Potty Training and Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler. Visit her at JamieGlowacki.com. Klappentext "Toilet-training expert Jamie Glowacki's self-published OH CRAP! POTTY TRAINING has sold more than 40,000 copies and has been the "dirty little secret" of moms on message boards and in parenting groups for years. Now, this proven, 6-step plan (called "the WHAT TO EXPECT of potty training books" for its comprehensive, no-nonsense voice) is available to the general trade audience for the first time"-- Leseprobe Chapter 1: In the Beginning CHAPTER 1 In the Beginning First off, although I'll admit that I really like the word crap , I tend to use pee and poop with my own child, and those are the words I'll use in this book. I think they are pretty commonplace and fit the bill nicely. However, don't feel you have to use them. You should decide on your own family's lingo. Any words will do, as long as there is consistency. One thing I'll be talking about quite a lot is mixed messages. We send our children many mixed messages about potty training, and I think that's one of the reasons it's become such a huge ordeal. The words you use are just one example. I don't care if you choose to say poop, crap, she-she, urine, BM, peeps, caca, doody, lala, foofoo whatever. Just be consistent. Bear in mind, this word will be said very loudly in church, at the library, in the market. Be sure it's a word you are comfortable with at high volume and frequency. I've worked with parents who say caca at home and then try to get away with BM in public. The toddler mind doesn't work that way. Don't confuse the issue. Regarding the term potty training, I know some parents object to the term. I've heard it said that training is for animals, not children. Let's just agree that training is synonymous with learning for our purposes. After all, even as an adult, you train in something in order to learn it. As an analogy, when you get a new job, you receive training. Someone already skilled guides you through your new duties. On your first day of work, does your boss sit and wait for your cues that you're ready? Ready for what? When you make a mistake, does your boss get distraught and fire you? No. Most likely, you are clearly told what is expected of you and shown how to do it. When you make mistakes, your boss gently tells you what you did wrong and how do it right. After a certain amount of time, you're expected to have mastered your new duties. There you gothat's potty training. I also like to compare potty training to learning to walk. I've always been amazed by kids learning to walk. Let's face itthey get around much faster by crawling. So why take on this new skill? Because it's in our n...

“Jamie Glowacki tells it like it is. She is the real deal. In Oh Crap*! *Potty Training she explains pottytraining logically and informatively and speaks to parents ina refreshingly non-judgmental way, while empoweringthem to take on the sometimes daunting task of potty training. Breaking down hertechniques in her 6 Block Method allows parents to take on the processwith their child, step by step, and answers all thewhat-if’s and when-to’s along the way. Her advice will give youconfidence, motivation, and have you laughing while you get rid of the diapers for good. She is my go-to ‘pee’ and ‘poop’ expert for all my parents, and this is a book I will recommend again and again.”

Autorentext

Jamie Glowacki is an internationally recognized potty training and parenting expert. Her two former careers as social worker and circus performer make her uniquely qualified to deal with toddlers (and poop). She is the author of Oh Crap! Potty Training and Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler. Visit her at JamieGlowacki.com.

Klappentext

"Toilet-training expert Jamie Glowacki's self-published OH CRAP! POTTY TRAINING has sold more than 40,000 copies and has been the "dirty little secret" of moms on message boards and in parenting groups for years. Now, this proven, 6-step plan (called "the WHAT TO EXPECT of potty training books" for its comprehensive, no-nonsense voice) is available to the general trade audience for the first time"--

Zusammenfassung
From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that’s “straight-up, parent-tested, and funny to boot” (Amber Dusick, author of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures).

Worried about potty training? Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert, show you how it’s done. Her six-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids and their parents.

Here’s the good news: your child is probably ready to be potty trained EARLIER than you think (ideally, between 20–30 months), and it can be done FASTER than you expect (most kids get the basics in a few days—but Jamie’s got you covered even if it takes a little longer). If you’ve ever said to yourself:

-How do I know if my kid is ready?
-Why won’t my child poop in the potty?
-How do I avoid “potty power struggles”?
-How can I get their daycare provider on board?
-My kid was doing so well—why is he regressing?
-And what about nighttime?!

Oh Crap! Potty Training can solve all of these (and other) common issues. This isn’t theory, you’re not bribing with candy, and there are no gimmicks. This is real-world, from-the-trenches potty training information—all the questions and all the answers you need to do it once and be done with diapers for good.

Leseprobe
Chapter 1: In the Beginning… CHAPTER 1 In the Beginning…
First off, although I’ll admit that I really like the word crap, I tend to use pee and poop with my own child, and those are the words I’ll use in this book. I think they are pretty commonplace and fit the bill nicely. However, don’t feel you have to use them. You should decide on your own family’s lingo. Any words will do, as long as there is consistency.

One thing I’ll be talking about quite a lot is mixed messages. We send our children many mixed messages about potty training, and I think that’s one of the reasons it’s become such a huge ordeal. The words you use are just one example. I don’t care if you choose to say poop, crap, she-she, urine, BM, peeps, caca, doody, lala, foofoo… whatever. Just be consistent. Bear in mind, this word will be said very loudly in church, at the library, in the market. Be sure it’s a word you are comfortable with at high volume and frequency. I’ve worked with parents who say “caca” at home and then try to get away with “BM” in public. The toddler mind doesn’t wo…