Once Upon a Potty for Her

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Summary: Some twee with your wee...
Review: When I first viewed this video with my 2-1/2 year old I thought it rather silly, and thin on information for my toddler (the cartoon for children lasts a mere 5 minutes or so). But then my daughter asked to watch the video two more times. After the final viewing she immediately asked to use the potty. She proceeded to spend the rest of the day, and the next day using nothing but the potty. This was a remarkable turnaround for a child who used the potty sporadically at best up to that point. I have two criticisms which still stand, despite my daughter's new found potty success. First, the doctor interviewed in the video says that the average age for potty training is 2-1/2 years old, yet the vast majority of children shown during the potty song appear to be 18 month old or younger. Secondly, "Prudence" is shown throughout the video with a top on, but wearing no pants. Undoubtedly this how most parents get their children to start using the potty. But it would have been a good idea to also show Prudence learning how to pull down her pants to use the potty, representing the next stage of successful potty training.

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Summary: Worked Like Magic for My Toddler
Review: When I first viewed this video with my 2-1/2 year old I thought it rather silly, and thin on information for my toddler (the cartoon for children lasts a mere 5 minutes or so). But then my daughter asked to watch the video two more times. After the final viewing she immediately asked to use the potty. She proceeded to spend the rest of the day, and the next day using nothing but the potty. This was a remarkable turnaround for a child who used the potty sporadically at best up to that point. I have two criticisms which still stand, despite my daughter's new found potty success. First, the doctor interviewed in the video says that the average age for potty training is 2-1/2 years old, yet the vast majority of children shown during the potty song appear to be 18 month old or younger. Secondly, "Prudence" is shown throughout the video with a top on, but wearing no pants. Undoubtedly this how most parents get their children to start using the potty. But it would have been a good idea to also show Prudence learning how to pull down her pants to use the potty, representing the next stage of successful potty training.

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Summary: Cinematography at its best
Review: Wonderful film...the songs are well done, the acting is superb, and the plot unfolds itself perfectly. I sat on the edge of my toilet seat the whole movie. This movie's got it all...action, adventure (if you can call a toddler racing to the bathroom adventure), suspense (waiting to see if the girl will go in her pants again, or use the toilet this time), even romance...okay, maybe not romance. It was an injustice of the highest order that this did not sweep the Oscars.