Oh Crap! Potty Training
Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

I feel conflicted about this book, as it did help me potty train my daughter and I do think the method proposed by the author is a good one. So if you can find a good recap of her method elsewhere, maybe skip the book. However, it's terribly written, heteronormative, and sexist. And it isn't adequat......more

Do you have that one person you don’t really like, but you forget until they talk, and then you’re like, “This is why we don’t hang out.” The author is this person for me. This book is equal parts potty training instruction manual and unsolicited advice. I definitely feel worse about potty training......more

The good: there are excellent suggestions here for the kinds of language to use when approaching potty training, and the book does a very good job of setting expectations for parents. Also good: my 3.5yo potty trained in 2 days, with huge credit going to the recommended language in this book. ("On S......more

Potty training advice. Readable. Conversational. Not very easy to implement. Here's the 6 step process laid out in this book: 1. Potty naked 2. Potty commando 3. Potty places that aren't home 4. Potty with underpants 5. Consistent self-initiation 6. Night or nap First, get the kid familiar with the potty. M......more

My wife and I have been trying to potty train our three year old for the last year and a half. We've been off and on trying to find the right time for him and his particular needs. As you may have guessed, we have completely failed at training this kid up until this point. Then, after a little resear......more