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The Potty Training in One Day - A Guide for Today's
Parents outlines a step by step process on how to potty
train your child using
these concepts.
Below is an excerpt from the
Potty Training in One Day - A Guide
for Today's Parents
It outlines the summary of the potty training in one day
technique:
The technique is focused on the one day, which I like to
call the "Big Day" (see Figure 1 below). This is the day
when the actual potty training is done and your child will
give up diapers forever and start using "big kid" potty
training pants. However, as many other things in life, in
order for you to have a pleasant and successful "Big Day"
you will have to spend some time preparing and planning
for this day.
The planning and preparation could take anywhere from one
hour to a few weeks depending on how ready you and your
child are. The time required for the follow-up after the
"Big Day" really depends on your child. Some children do
not require any follow-up, but others may require more.
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Outlined below is a summary of
each one of the steps. Each step is then discussed in
detail to address the what, when, why, where and how. |
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Summary Preparation and
Planning |
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Get ready for the "Big Day".
Position yourself for success by making sure that both you
and your child are ready to do this and you have
everything you will need. My recommendation is that you
read this entire guide at least once, before you start to
potty train your child. |
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Is your child ready to be potty
trained ? Go through the child readiness section (page 13)
to see if your child is physically and mentally ready for
this challenge. |
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Read through the Do's and
Don'ts of Potty Training (see page 16) |
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Make sure you have all the
equipment required to Potty Train your child. This system
includes all the major components that you will need,
however, there are other things such as drinks, towels and
sippy cups that are needed as well. |
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Select a distraction free day
that you will dedicate to potty training your child. This
will be the "Big Day" for you and your child. |
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Summary of "The Big Day" |
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On that "Big Day" you will
switch from using diapers or pull-ups to using "big kid"
potty training pants . Both your child and the doll will
give up their diapers forever and will change from diapers
to "big kid" underwear. |
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Then with your assistance and
guidance your child will teach his/her potty training doll
to go potty. S/he will start by giving the potty doll
water. Give your child his/her favorite drink as well.
Then your child will remove the doll's "big kid" potty
training pants and will make the doll pee on the potty. |
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You will both celebrate and
throw a big party for the doll for being such a big
boy/girl. You will make the doll feel special and grown
up. You will also let your child know that s/he will also
have a big party when s/he urinates in the potty. Dr. Phil
suggested that you also tell your child that s/he could
call his/her favorite superhero or person. |
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Continue to give your child
fluids and ask him if s/he wants to go pee in the potty. |
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While waiting for your child to
pee, make the potty training doll have an accident. In a
very positive way, teach your child the consequences of
having an accident - make the doll practice going to the
potty 3 times. |
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You also want to encourage your
child to practice pulling his/her pants down and sitting
on the potty. |
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When your child pees in the
potty, you will celebrate your child's success with a
party and /or a call to his/her superhero. |
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When your child has an
accident, you help him clean up and change. Then practice
going back and forth to the potty 9 times. |
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Congratulations!!! You and your
child have done it. No more diapers!!! |
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Summary of the Follow-up |
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When your child has an
accident, you help him clean up and change. Then practice
going back and forth to the potty 9 times. |
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