3 Day Potty Training - Keller,TX

i have not used this book, so i can't speak to it. however, i would say that it's called potty "training" for a reason. i'm not sure 3 days is realistic though it might have some good ideas. and every child is different.

my oldest son who is now 4 was strong-willed, but knew exactly what was going on. i had to fight him to go on the potty. (we trained him at 2 3/4.)

my middle son who is almost 3 was more laid back, but didn't quite get it right away. (we trained him at 2 1/2)

here are some things you may want to consider:
1. let him read a book while sitting. (we had to do this with our 2nd boy. it took him a while to relax.)
2. don't take him too often to the potty. this may be why he's only going dribbles at a time.
3. if you're serious about potty training, don't look back. only use diapers at naps and night time if needed.

potty training is inconvenient and tiring for us moms, but it's so worth saving money on diapers. :0)

An acquaintence of mine used the 3 day method and just like Tiffany C. said, it's a cold turkey approach. She took off Friday and concentrated on that all weekend. Her son will be 2 in July and he's diaper free even during naps and bed time.

She also says that you have to devote 2 days to nothing but potty training, no leaving the house, nothing that will take your attention off your child and the process. I'm sorry, I'm more laid back than that and I depend on the weekend to get all my stuff done so I can't just spend 3 days at home doing nothing but staring at my child to see when he's going to pee & poop. Guess what? My son got it and I still got to do what I needed to do too. Granted he just turned 3 in March, but he's still got it.

With what I've said and what Tiffany said, we've just told you what that e-book is going to tell you and saved you $18!

I have potty trained 3 and the conclusion I have come to is kids let you know when they are ready. It's much less of a struggle when you watch for thier cues. There are tricks of course. You can put cheerios or colored ice cubes in the pot and let him aim for them. You can get the singing potty that rewards with a song. If you're serious, get rid of diapers except at bedtime. If you don't put the diaper back on, you kind of break that cycle. My kids responded to character undwerwear. I put Spiderman underwear on my boy and told him not to poop on Spiderman. Good Luck When we were done with bottles and diapers - oh was it a happy day in our house! I took the kids to Chuck E Cheese and man did we party hard!

I would instead recommend "toilet training in less than a day" by simon and scheuster. I potty trained my little boy (25 months at the time) using this book and it was wonderful. Based on repitition and posative reinforcement. You truly have to devote undivided attention for a day or two and you can''t expect to do anything else other than potty during that time. You can find it on amazon used for a few bucks. Good luck!

We used a similar method called Potty Boot Camp. It worked really well for us. http://www.thepottybootcamp.com/ Before we did this, my son was peeing on the potty pretty regularly before nap and bedtime, so I think that helped. I didn't use the naked approach part of the book since I figured it might not work for boys. Also, for the reward, you might want to try 1.) keeping them in a different room; 2.) making him was his hands before he gets the reward. I'd also recommend buying a travel potty for outings in the future. Good luck!!!

It is basically a cold turkey approach to potty training. She would recommend that you stop using diapers all together and that when he starts to go rush him to the potty to finish. Do this until he figures out that the potty is where poop and pee happen now. Of course reward and make a big fuss every time he gets it right. That's about the sum of it so save your 18 bucks.

We tried it, I worked partially for us. At the end of 3 days my son still wouldn't poop in the potty and he only goes at nap time so it was hard for me to catch him in the act. After cleaning up some nasty sheets 3 days in a row I caved and put him in diapers to sleep. 3 months later he still wears underwear all day and a diaper to sleep. I'm not sure how/when we are going to break this cycle. The potty trainer would say that I dug my own grave here by putting him back in diapers. Probably true.

Also, I would buy another incentive (anything besides jelly beans) and tell him he has to get all his pee out to get that new treat. Up the ante a bit to break that habit.