Oh Crap! Potty Training

a potty trained kid, per se, but you don’t have a disaster either. You bought my book to seal the deal ...

CHAPTER 17 Special Circumstances Extreme Fear of the Potty As I mentioned in chapter 7, “Block One Drama, ...

and, contrary to all I’ve said elsewhere in the book, you’re going to take a casual approach ...

stated in chapter 10, “Poop,” I think the general state of the world is causing this anxiety in our chil ...

soon. I have never seen an adopted child have any problems with potty training, so I wouldn ...

he’s not really delayed, but he doesn’t do such and such . . . I don’t know if he’s ...

experience is that regardless of what the delay might be, children do best the earlier you begin potty t ...

We discussed regressions a bit in chapter 3, “Myths and Misconceptions,” but the subject warran ...

has to wear baby diapers. I bet she’ll be happy when she can pee on the pot. Let’s show ...

let us go. In reality they need precious little. But it does need to be good, solid time. Oh crap, ...

right now and trying to decide if you should potty train before or after the baby, maybe nobody told you th ...

okay. We’re going to figure out how to do what’s best for our family.” Alternately, “You know, I’m re ...

CHAPTER 18 My Final Answers Final answers. These are answers to the questions I get asked ove ...

up to you. You have been warned. If the panties get soaked, don’t be attached to them; ditch them. Can you ...

My final answer: buy more diapers. I don’t mean to sound hard- core. No . . . I do mean ...

out-of-control behavior. Just warning you. Again, discipline does not have to be mean. It means having ...

to get it down, the bigger a failure you will have. You will unwittingly put too much pressure on your ...

my experience. Maybe yours can hold it. Only way to find out is to do it. Sorry if my sass bothers ...

CHAPTER 19 Random Tips and Questions Tips for the Process These are things I’ve found over the years ...

about the concepts of “before” and “after,” and what they mean. Giving a choice works well ...