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Summary: Used this book for both of my sons.
Review: Potty training was my greatest fear as a mother. I have two sons that are 2 years apart. They are now 19 and 17 years old. When my youngest was born, the oldest was not potty trained. I purchased a potty that played music and this book was included. I read the book and thought the process was easy. I trained both my sons in one day. I have recommended this book to numersous people and that have all loved it. It's good to know that it is still being used. I wonder if the people who said the process did not work did not follow instructions. The one about the child being ready and mature is very important. Of course it will not work if your child is not ready.
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Summary: THIS BOOK'S METHOD IS A FORM OF CHILD ABUSE
Review: The authors of this outdated book advocate that children be "trained" to use the toilet in essentially the same way as a puppy will be paper-trained if the little creature has an insensitive owner. The authors have no background in child psychology, and originally developed their method as a way of dealing with incontinence in severely retarded institutionalized adults. Since then they have unscrupulously made millions of dollars--and caused a vast amount of serious, possibly permanent emotional harm to toddlers--peddling their harsh technique to parents as a way of dealing with normal children. I and my first son were victims of TOILET TRAINING IN LESS THAN A DAY. I followed its complicated instructions to the letter, and the only "instant" results were my child's tears and my own frustration. My pediatrician then recommended that I use TOILET LEARNING: THE PICTURE BOOK TECHNIQUE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS by Alison Mack, which worked like a charm (and delighted my little boy). I went on to use TOILET LEARNING with 2 more children. I found its method to be easy, gentle, effective, and fun. In fact, each of my children told me TOILET LEARNING was their favorite book, because it was about them! Please don't let other parents' claims of "instant success" lure you into buying TOILET TRAINING IN LESS THAN A DAY. Any such "success" was achieved at a possible cost to their children's lifelong mental health.
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Summary: Read if you enjoy using shame and humiliation as a motivator
Review: I hated this book and its "techniques". My 3 1/2 year old son was humiliated to be forced to "practice" (ten times, no less) in urine soaked underwear. His shame and frustration were evident and I am ashamed that I got suckered into trying such demeaning and insensitive tactics. Believing the other reading reviews and the authors' assurances, I followed the instructions exactly and put my son and me through a genuine nightmare. This was a very costly experience... not just monetarily (the doll, the various snacks, the potty chair, the variety of drinks, the 8 pair of large underwear, etc.), the emotional toll was the most severe. Our pediatrician has told me repeatedly that my son is exceptionally bright (he can already read and write) so I don't think the technique failed due to any fault of his. After this disastrous day, I reread the book to see where I went wrong, but found that I followed the instructions precisely. This book is NOT for sensitive children. Instead of selling my copy of this book as used, I am going to do a service to the human race and burn it.
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Summary: Excellent Book!!!
Review: I used this book when my daughter was two years old. She is now 18. In less than a week, she was fully potty trained. I used it again on my son when he was two. He is now 5. With him it took exactly one week and he was also fully potty trained. It is a wonderful book.
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Summary: It does work...ignore the tone and use the technique
Review: Our pediatrician recommended this for our 2.5 year old boy. After reading it I thought "no way," because the outdated 70s researcher tone and focus on reward motivation were very offputting. But guess what? The technique works. The important point about it is not the snacks or the doll or following the technique exactly. The important point is showing parents how they have to teach their child how to take responsibility. Things you take for granted like turning around and pulling your pants down before you sit on the toilet have to be taught to the child for them to be successful every time. I recommend reading the book, writing down the steps, then putting the book aside. Also, it took a weekend, not "less than day." But our 2.5 year old has been dry for over a year and we sure saved on diapers!
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Summary: An Overly Clinical Approach
Review: The book is obviously written by researchers who have spent just a little too much time in the lab and not enough time with their editors. It is difficult to read and even more difficult to follow. If you have a text-book kid, maybe it will work. If not, find another book.
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Summary: Unbelievable, It Really Worked!
Review: My 2 yr 9 month son never seemed all that interested after a few abortive potty training attempts. My parents sent me this book on a Thursday, I read it on Friday, and was of course completely skeptical. Saturday was a solid downpour, so I hopped in the car and bought the materials and devoted all day to exactly the method described. Sure enough, by the end of the day, my son had both peed and poo'ed EVERY time, following the pattern described by the book almost to a T, With one exception in the four days since, has done so consistently! He's so proud! He does the whole epic, just as the book describes, from pulling on his training pants, to emptying the pot, to including washing the pot.If you'd told me in advance, that it would work as advertised, I would NEVER have believed it. Highly Recommended.
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Summary: potty training based on bribery ?
Review: If I had known that I would have to buy a doll and "treats" to potty train my child , I would never have bought this book. Outdated method to say the least!
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Summary: this worked wonderfully with my three kids.
Review: I used this book for my three children--all at about age 27 months. it even worked with my second daughter who can be very stubborn. The idea of "rewarding" dryness was great. I also think it allowed me to train them in a very non traumatic way--it was easy to see the progress.None of my friends could believe it worked so quickly.
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Summary: Highly recommended
Review: I used this book for my 3-1/2 old fraternal twin girls after I decided that I couldn't abide any longer by my pediatrician's very Brazelton-like advice that we should wait until they asked us to wear underpants. We followed the book fairly closely but not to the letter (for example, we couldn't find dolls that wet, but made our own by taping squeeze bottles to the backs of dolls we already had). One thing we learned is that there is tremendous variation across kids even when the technique is exactly the same. One of my twins "got it" after about an hour and has never had an accident. It was about 10 days before the other twin stopped having accidents. Still, I'm really happy I used the book and would recommend it to others ... there is certainly nothing to lose!
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