Oh Crap! Potty Training

CHAPTER 13 Behavior vs. Potty Training This is probably the trickiest issue I address in this book—separating ...

out where the fence is, so to speak. The reason you physically fence in your yard is so your child can’ ...

supposedly do and don’t do that I dislike—but I agree fully with cadre. What I see, both in my ...

were in the backseat, and you had no idea where you were going. I’ve extrapolated that idea even fu ...

For example, one of the biggest challenges parents today face during potty training is getting ...

child down and strapped them into the car seat. Even when they are kicking, screaming, and hit ...

transition, so these behaviors will not only be there, but they might even get magnified for a short pe ...

with behavior but don’t do anything because they are terrified of “traumatizing” the child. Havi ...

interested in real-world potty training, not theory. Consequences will get you your answer the fastest. Some p ...

consequence is not just the opposite of a reward. I fully believe in rewards for exemplary beha ...

playing.” When he realized we were going to be in the bathroom until he peed he SCREAMED for every ...

ways to go until he learns to tell us before it’s time, but I feel a huge weight has been lifted ...

CHAPTER 14 Elimination Communication This chapter is for you if you’ve used Elimination Communication ...

literature, you know in your heart it’s time for completion. I’m going to call this completion process a ...

teach cause and effect, which is an okay theory but not that great in reality. I remember when I ...

Catching the Pee, not Moving Physically to the Potty Thus far in EC, you probably have an amazing bond with ...

testing, and his favorite word will likely be “No.” A lot of the philosophy out there suggests ...

frown or make a disapproving facial expression. We are more effective when we use simple langu ...

These two little connections are the biggest. Making these connections is not hard physically. This is ...

her. She kept yelling, “I’ve been at this for months!!! When is it going to be over???” ...