The Potty Boot Camp

Below is a link to an article written on the ‘Discipline How-to Blog’ - The Potty Boot Camp book is discussed as a new and effective potty training method. (The author of the article owns a copy as well.)

To read the original article click HERE

Post by Suzanne Riffel, author of “The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers” - a new, fast, easy toilet training method that produces remarkable results.

Tyler, Kate and Shawn: I THINK I MIGHT BE A BELIEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the title of a post from a blog written by a mother whose son just went through The Potty Boot Camp.

It is normal, of course, to be skeptical of anything you read on the internet. On The Potty Boot Camp website, I have a long list of testimonials - all real, all from parents like yourself. There is, however, no proof for you that I didn’t make them all up! That’s why I was so excited to find this mom’s blog post. You can follow her first two days of Potty Boot Camp below: (Culminating in the ‘I think I might be a believer’ comment!)

From the ‘Tyler, Kate and Shawn Blog’:

Day #1:
http://tylerkateshawn.blogspot.com/2008/09/potty-boot-camp.html

Day #2:
http://tylerkateshawn.blogspot.com/2008/09/almost-believer.html

‘The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers’, written by Dr. Suzanne Riffel, is now available in a paperback version from major booksellers.

The Potty Boot Camp teaches parents a unique new toilet training method that has been successful for hundreds of parents.

If you are interested in learning more about ‘The Potty Boot Camp,’ a downloadable excerpt is now available to preview. To visit the sample, please click the following link:

http://booklocker.com/pdf/3161s.pdf

Want to read more? In the full version of the book, the following topics are discussed:

* Eight activities you should do before you ever even start potty training.
* The most important concept your child needs to understand before commencing training.
* The best potty training product on the market that eliminates “power struggles” between you and your child.
* Why having your child wear pull-ups is the worst thing you can do when toilet training.

You’ll also be taught the actual “Boot Camp” technique:

* How your child will completely understand the concept of needing to put their pee and poop into the potty by the end of the first day of training.
* Learn techniques to keep your child entertained on the potty.
* Learn how to make the progression from “potty training” to “potty trained” and how to not get discouraged during the process.
* How to handle the stubborn child.
* Steps to take if your training doesn’t go as planned.
* Helpful techniques and products that will keep your child’s motivation high throughout the training process.

Bonus Topics Include:

* The Potty “Poop” Camp - a method to use when your child is fully potty trained except for #2.
* How to handle regression in a formerly “trained” child.
* The true meaning of “potty trained” and what are realistic expectations for you to have of your toddler.
* Why you should consider potty training before the age of two.

‘The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers’ is a short, no-nonsense, to-the-point and straightforward method of toilet training. The eBook download is available from Booklocker.com: www.booklocker.com/books/3161.htm

Like many parents, I was overwhelmed and intimidated when embarking upon the toilet training process. Have you actually spent time surfing the web to find advice, books, and tips about potty training? A search on Google for the keywords “potty training” yields over two million results!!!!

I found so many options - from books that are hundreds of pages long to online training programs that cost $39.99. I found advice about why to train early, advice about why to train late, and advice that just didn’t make sense at all. I did not find what I was looking for! I was searching for a step-by-step, no-nonsense, brief, and to-the-point training program. I wanted something so concrete that I could even have a checklist or flow-chart to follow. Needless to say, I became pretty convinced that nothing like that existed.

My next step was to go ahead and invest in some of the products I mentioned above. I spent $19.99 on a “train in three days” system online. I spent another $25.00 on books on Amazon.com regarding toilet training. After I started training and realized I needed even more advice, I spent another $19.99! It seemed to me that there just had to be an easier and more straightforward way.

Finally, I was successful and my daughter was potty trained! It was hard work and I felt like I had actually figured it out - but only after hours and hours and hours of research and frustration! My final training method was a combination of my own preparatory work, the “toilet training in a day” methods, the timer method, and the “Naked and $75″ method! I took the best and most logical advice from each potty training theory and combined them all together.

My daughter was young when I trained her - only 20 months old. At music class, gym class, and the playground I was asked over and over again how I had trained my daughter at such an early age. It finally dawned on me that I should write it all down! I spent hours of my time and a lot of my own money to get this point. It really would be a waste if I couldn’t share my new found “expertise” with other parents. Thus, “The Potty Boot Camp” was born!

“The Potty Boot Camp” is a brief (15 page), to-the-point, step-by-step potty training method. Much of what I learned is summarized in a book that is easily readable during nap time! It includes a shopping list, a flow-chart, and easy to follow instruction manual. It breaks down the training process into what to do on a daily basis - one step at a time! Most importantly, The Potty Boot Camp will not bore you with a lot of theory - only practical and logical advice!

I’m not an expert - I’m a parent just like you. This toilet training program has worked for me and many, many other parents. It’s also really reasonably priced - only $4.99. I think anyone who is trying to charge upwards of $50.00 to share their knowledge with you is not really out to share knowledge — they’re just trying to get YOU to share your money!

The Potty Boot Camp : Basic Training for Toddlers is available at http://www.thepottybootcamp.com/ .

Please, come look around, learn more, and get your own copy of the eBook. It’s an instant download. Think, your child could be out of diapers and reliably using the potty in less than a week! Enroll your child in The Potty Boot Camp and be diaper free forever!

I always encourage parents to NOT put a diaper on their child after beginning The Potty Training Boot Camp - it just serves as a source of confusion.

That being said, many kids who are being trained attend daycare or have a babysitter outside the home. Many times these childcare providers don’t have the time and/or motivation to religiously continue the training process. For those toddlers, a good potty training pant is a must.

Good training pants will feel like underwear to the child, yet will keep leaks to a minimum. I have found a product that looks like it fits the bill.

The product is “Trickle Free Trainers”, and can be found at Earthy Birthy Mama.com (Click the banner to go directly to their site)

We’re official! The Potty Boot Camp:Basic Training for Toddlers is now also available through Booklocker.com. To view our product page, visit: http://www.booklocker.com/books/3161.html

A paperback version of the book is planned for early next year.

***Note***
“The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers” now includes a chapter about how to get your toddler to poop on the potty. It’s straightforward and step-by-step. Please contact me at suzanne@thepottybootcamp.com with any questions you might have.

A question that I am asked on a regular basis is “Why won’t my child poop on the potty?” Know that you are not alone if currently facing this common toilet training problem. As frustrating as it might be, steps can certainly be taken to overcome this stumbling block to diaper freedom.

More common in older potty training children (2.5 years and older), the “poop” issue can become a major power struggle between you and your toddler. The reasons for this apparent stubbornness can be caused by fear, medical problems, embarrassment, or standard toddler contrariness. Let’s tackle each issue one by one:

Medical Problems:
First, a disclaimer: If you believe your child’s unwillingness to poop on the potty is truly a medical issue, please consult with your pediatrician. There is a condition called encopresis which is caused from chronic constipation. Children experiencing encopresis have a problem with the bowel that dulls the normal senses about the urge to go. A more benign medical condition is basic constipation, in which the child fails to have a bowel movement over a couple of days. Usually an increase in dietary fiber or a mild stool softener will help to relieve the situation.

Fear:
Believe it or not, many children believe that poop is a part of their body. Imagine how reluctant you might be to use the toilet if you thought a body part might fall off each time! For other children, the fear comes from the actual sensation of air hitting their bottom, the “plop” that can be heard in the water below, or the sound of flushing. Other children have had a previous painful episode of constipation and they become afraid to experience it again.

Embarrassment:
I think many of us can confess to occasionally “making a stink” about our child’s poop. We joke or tease about the smell, or the size, or the consistency of the poop. Some children, especially the “sensitive” ones, can become self-conscious about this bodily function. If you think this might be the reason for your child’s problem, try to discuss poop in a very matter-of-fact manner. Make it clear to your child that pooping is a very normal and natural part of life. It might be helpful to read books to your child such as “Everyone Poops” by Taro Gomi.

Stubbornness:
For most parents reading this article, the “terrible twos (or threes, or fours)” might be the culprit in your potty problems. The key in convincing your child to use the toilet rather than their pants is to find a method to make the child finally decide that life is just easier and more sanitary if they use the toilet. Some parents are violently opposed to bribes or “punishment” but sometimes the basic concept of “you get as good as you give” is the magic answer. If your child cooperates, they get positive reinforcement. If they don’t, negative reinforcement is dispensed. Allowing the child to decide if the positives outweigh the negatives will actually empower them and allow for increased independence. It’s also temporary - believe me, you won’t have to bribe your child to poop in the potty on the day of their high school graduation!

“The Potty Boot Camp: Basic Training for Toddlers” is a step-by-step toilet training manual that will have your toddler diaper and accident free in about a week. For more information, please visit www.thepottybootcamp.com.

Many parents ask me throughout their training process just how to give their child just that added bit of incentive to use the potty. A common sense and straightforward tip I have given is to make the child help in the cleanup of accidents. Instilling a sense of personal responsibility truly helps to motivate your child to use the toilet instead of the floor!

The manner in which you act and talk while cleaning up is pretty important. When she has an accident, make a look on your face that conveys “ick!” Tell her she needs to clean up her icky, yucky, pee pee or poo clothes and the icky mess on the floor. Don’t act angry or irritated in any way, but make it clear to her that this is something that is yucky and she needs to fix. Make her take off her own clothes. The first time you do this, show her step by step what she needs to do - but after that make her do it on her own, and make her do every step. Clean the floor first. This makes her stay in her wet clothes a little longer, which is a motivator to not have it happen again. Then make her wipe herself down - if it’s really messy you can take her to the tub and have her give herself a mini-bath. You’ll probably be silently cringing during this whole cleanup because she’s likely to make the mess worse instead of better!) After she takes off the dirty clothes, pick them up like they are contaminated with nuclear waste and carry them over to the sink. (Obviously dump the poo out of the panties into the potty first.) Tell her she needs to wash her icky clothes because they are now smelly and dirty from her pee or poop. Show her how to run the water, put the panties under the faucet, squeeze and rinse. Then take her to the place you want her to put her dirty panties. Show major relief - “Whew, that’s so much better now that you’re not dirty and icky any more!” Go get some clean panties.