We have found great success with this program.

My son is almost 3 and seems to have picked it up very easily. I think one thing that helped us is I put new books in the bathroom that he had never read before.

He didn't mind sitting on the potty each time because he had a new book to read. And of course he loved Scotty! So here's my question; the first 2 nights he was wet during the night. The first night he was still asleep and we had to wake him and change him.

The second night he came in to me to tell me he needed to be changed. I don't know if I need to switch him to pull-ups or see how it goes over the next few nights.

We are now on the third night after starting; we didn't give him anything to drink 2 hours before bedtime in the hope that that would help. While still in diapers he would wake up dry a lot.

The only information I can find about peeing during the night is for older children (5 or older). I don't this is a bed wetting problem in the clinical sense so any advice will be greatly appreciated!

My daughter is now 19 mos old and has been using the big toilet successfully an average of 5 times per week since age 14 mos.

Occassionally she tells me she "has a poopoo coming" and "wants to sit on the toilet" but more often she goes when I put her on the toilet after meals.

Now I really want to make the transition to fully potty trained and I want to use the one day method.

I already bought your CD and book and found them very useful.

My questions are:

1. Should I use the big toilet instead of the little potty since she is used to it?
2. About half the time, when I ask her if she wants to sit on the toilet she says "no." So I've been leaving it up to her volition so far. I'm a bit  afraid that she will feel a power struggle with the one day method.

Any advice?

Thank you so much!

Susan

ANSWER:

Hi Susan,

I think that it is great that you want to try the one day method and your questions are very good ones.

You ask about the toilet vs. the potty chair.

Generally speaking, potty chairs is more suitable for the  one day method.

The reasons are:

The one day of training takes place in a large area of the house that has a hard surface, such as the kitchen or a wood floor living room.

This gives you both plenty of "elbow" room for all the activity associated with training day.

Using a small portable potty gives you access to one of these rooms.

Your child will be making lots of practice potty trips to the potty and will learn to undress themselves, sit, dress, and empty the potty.

A small potty chair will allow your child to do all of these exercises without risk of falling off a step stool at the big potty.

 As for your second question concerning a power struggle, you are correct in your assessment of the being a possible area of struggle.

This is why the authors are very adamant that every child MUST pass all sections of the readiness test - (see article At what age should I start potty training? and How do I know if my child is read for potty training?)

The test will allow you to assess your child most accurately. The one day method relies on direct instructions giving by the parent and a cooperative toddler following direction.

If you find that your toddler is unable to cooperate, take some time for a couple of weeks and "create" opportunities for her to cooperate.

Implement your family's decided upon consequences for undesirable behavior.

After a couple weeks, re-assess with the readiness test.

Also, the best minimum age for most children is about 24 months with 30 months being ideal for the one day method.

The Padded Training Pants are the best choice for the Potty Training in One Day method.

To get more information on these products and to purchase them, you will be redirected to the Potty Scotty Website.

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The Padded Training Pants are the best choice for the Potty Training in One Day method.

To get more information on these products and to purchase them, you will be redirected to the Potty Patty Website. 

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The COMPLETE System includes EVERYTHING you need to potty train in one day.

If you already have a potty chair, then the ESSENTIAL System is for you.  If you already have the training pants, then the BASIC System is for you.

The Deluxe Kits include the dolls, the book & DVD.

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Be sure to reveiw the potty training checklist, to make sure you have everything you need to use this potty train in one day method.

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Potty Training in One Day
A Guide for Today's Parents

ISBN: 0977905403

Price: $14.95

This book is authored by Narmin Parpia who potty trained both her boys using this method and yes she did it in one day.

Narmin was inspired by the Dr Phil show on Potty Training in One Day™ to develop products and a system to make it easy for parents to be able to potty train in one day. She wrote the book to accompany the products.

She got so many request to purchase just the book, that she decided to publish the book and make it available seperately for all the parents who have the tools, but need to learn more about the method.

The book is also bundled with the relevant Potty Scotty™ and Potty Patty™ products.

This book initially started out as a booklet based on Narmin's understanding of the potty training in one method and her personal experience with potty training her two sons. Over the first two years - the booklet was revised at least 8 times to include all the other issues, concerns and learnings that parent's shared with Narmin as they potty trained their own children using this method and tools.

Potty Training in One Day™ -  A Guide for Today's Parent is based not only on Narmin's experience, but on the cumulative experience of many parents who have succesfully used this method along with the Potty Scotty™ and Potty Patty products to potty train their children in one day!!

An excerpt from the book provides you with a summary on how to potty train in one day .

You can also search the full text of our book via Google.  Just type in your phrase below:

More information of the subject can also be found by reading the following three articles:

• What does potty training in one day ™ mean?

• The History of Potty Training in One Day ™

• Dr Phil's Potty Training in One Day ™ Method.

We would love to hear from you. The Contact Us page provides you with information on the many ways you can reach us.

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