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by Kayli Burton (Illustrator), Shawna Smith (Author)
In the midst of constant, uncontrollable toddler power struggles? Does your strong-willed child exclaim the words, "I can do it!" 100 times a day?
Take a break from being the unwanted authority in your child's life with this fun, adorable, multicultural, step-by-step potty training guide!
Using sight words and a Montessori approach, this book will help you and your child enjoy learning the potty training process together! It empowers kids and relieves parents of at least one power struggle for the day.
Grab this invaluable tool to leave behind repetitive commands and focus on bonding and understanding your child's learning style instead!
How to Use This Book:Whether you have diapered since infancy or practiced elimination communication, you will find that at some point, you and your child will be seeking their complete independence when using the potty.
Slip this book in with your daily reading at different times throughout the day. They love being able to read the sight words they've mastered and corrected some of the messy mistakes the cute characters make!
Trust the repetition and potty training exposure that the book offers and step back as they begin trying and mastering each new step.
You can begin reading this book at any age, and your child will still enjoy it as a favorite even long after mastering the potty.
DO'S:
- Casually read the book every day or at least several times a week.
- Allow them to celebrate their own success.
- Observe which task they seem ready to take on next.
- Allow them to try the tasks they have accomplished on their own first before offering to help.
- Allow them to focus on mastering one step at a time in whichever order they seem to think about it.
DONT'S:
- Ask repeatedly if they need to go potty or use the bathroom.
- Swoop in immediately if they are struggling.
- Overly praise during the process.
- Feel like a failure.
While elimination is a fact of life and quite simple in and of itself, our modern world has created the need to adopt a complex, multi-step system for potty training. Be patient with this opportunity to observe your child successfully complete their first major, multifaceted, deadline-oriented project using this guide! Learning how they break it down, internalize it, and in which order and manner they individually approach the process will help you significantly in understanding their learning style for the rest of their lives!!
