The Gentle Potty Training Book: The calmer, easier approach to toilet training

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Multiple potty chairs. Your child is more likely to remember to use the potty if he can see it. Put potty chairs in multiple locations. Your child is willing to urinate in a potty or toilet, but refuses to have a bowel movement. What’s going on? For details on coping with potty training problems, see Dr. Barton Schmidt’s article in Contemporary Pediatrics (Schmidt 2004b). This, and other articles cited, are listed below.

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According to Schmidt, practice runs and reminders should be unnecessary after 1-2 months. Children should be using the potty without prompting. However, it may take up to 6 months for your child to complete training. If children are slow to make the final transition, Schmidt recommends trying the bare bottom method (below). Other important potty training techniques that Schmidt recommends include:She is the author of four books: “The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child Sleep Well and Wake Up Happy”, “The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook,” “The Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook for Children with Special Needs” and her newest book "The Sleep Lady's Gentle Newborn Sleep Guide".

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Yes, this method may take longer than others. However, it will result in a less-stressed parent and a happy toddler who’s learning how to use the potty.

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Schum TR, Kolb TM, McAuliffe TL, Simms, MD, Underhill, RL and Lewis M. 2002. Sequential acquisition of toilet-training skills: A descriptive study of gender and age differences in normal children. Pediatrics 109: 48-54. Schmidt warns that parents should ration the number of practice runs — perhaps no more than 100 total. Practicing more than a few times a day may prompt children to resist. Once your child seems to get the hang of things, stop practice runs and replace them with gentle reminders. Like practice runs, reminders should be used sparingly. If you push too much, your child may start to rebel. What else should parents do? Baird DC, Bybel M, Kowalski AW. 2019. Toilet Training: Common Questions and Answers. Am Fam Physician. 100(8):468-474. The best thing you can do is be there to encourage them. This can be difficult especially for us as adults.