Best Books & Websites

McGuireMommy · August 2013

Which books/websites worked best (other than this one!) for getting started on potty training?

My daughter is 20 months, and we talk about the potty and what it's for. She's getting better at telling me when she's going, not necessarily when she needs to go, although I do ask her. Recently, she's learned that if she poops after we've done her bedtime routine, she has to be changed, therefore she gets to stay up longer. She's actually trying to force herself to go then. I'm thinking that if she can control it like that, she probably is ready or getting ready to seriously start potty training. Where do I start!?

kelly321 · August 2013

I agree that if she's controlling her poop, she's ready for PTing! I read "oh crap! potty training" which is a pdf-only book (I read it on my Kindle) and also gives you access to a website that has a forum for advice. Honestly, the forum is not that active, so if you've got an urgent problem it's not very helpful, but I found the book funny and good. We didn't follow it to the letter, but it's basically the 3-day method (they go naked the first few days until they figure it out).

McGuireMommy · August 2013

kelly321 said:

I agree that if she's controlling her poop, she's ready for PTing! I read "oh crap! potty training" which is a pdf-only book (I read it on my Kindle) and also gives you access to a website that has a forum for advice. Honestly, the forum is not that active, so if you've got an urgent problem it's not very helpful, but I found the book funny and good. We didn't follow it to the letter, but it's basically the 3-day method (they go naked the first few days until they figure it out).

Thank you so much for the suggestion! The author's tone reminds me of my best friend, so I'm finding it a light-hearted and encouraging approach!

Mgjs12 · August 2013

We did potty training in a day. The book is called Toiloet Training in Less Than a Day by Nathan H. Azrin but we are still working on number 2. (Poop)

McGuinneybaby · September 2013

I was looking for something called potty training boot camp. I am not sure if this is the name of the book or not, but a friend did this with twins. 4 days no diapers and they were done. She needed them to be trained before baby number 3 was born this past month. I would love to try it, but I am preggers and I am not sure I can handle the smell or issues!!!