I can't say enough about this author.i was able to be virtually introduced to her through positive parenting solutions webinar. The author is down to earth and her technique works!! I reccomend reading this when before your toddler reaches two. It's a quick read and during the process you may go back to review the book. It's like a motivational guide book on how to make this mildestone successful. I started late my four and a half year old was peeing on the potty but still using pull ups to poop! Yeah, I thought he would just one day poop on toilet when he was ready! Well the book uncovers this myth amongst others about toilet training. And it doesn't mean I failed as a parent. I just needed to look at it differently. Well after reading the book I took a break from potty training. I reset as the book explains and didn't meantion it at all to my boys, Then I was ready! I tossed all the diapers and pull ups and began. I potty trained both my 2 1/2 yr old and my 3 1/2 year old. It was amazing! It took 2 1/2 weeks but it's done. Yay!! For my boys and me lol. And don't fret, as the book explained, it can be a few days or three weeks. just take your time and if a hurdle arrives you just go back to the book. Try to be patient it works!! This is a must have for all parents. Thank you Jamie Glowacki!! Your a Blessing to all struggling parents!!

My son started showing the signs of being ready to potty train at 21 months. To be honest, this was not on my radar that early. Some of the Moms in my FB group recommended this book and after reading the reviews on Amazon I thought I'd at least buy it and read it to decide if now was the right time for us to potty train. I read it (very easy read btw) and decided to fully commit to potty training. We had some bumps in the road with 2 days of resistance and poop withholding for several days but everything I needed to get through it successfully was in the book. I could see how people may not appreciate the tone of the writing or use of bad/inappropriate language but it did not phase me in the least. I also could see how someone outside of the 20-30 month window would be greatly discouraged by this book. This book was my potty training bible. I followed it with complete faith and we have had great success. We decided to hold off on night training and just focus on daytime for now. Within a couple of days he was dry after naps so we took the diapers away at naptime. It has been just over 3 weeks and he is usually dry in the mornings after sleeping 12 hours too. I would say that we made two adjustments to the book. One of them was rewards - it was just something I wanted to do and went against the book advice here. The other was asking him if he had to go potty. The book is pretty adamant about not asking them and giving the the opportunity to say no. That did not work for us. He wanted to be part of the process and did not like to be forced to sit on the potty when he didn't have to go. It ended up being a fight. What I found was when I asked him if he needed to go,he answered me honestly and we were successful going that route. I guess you have to do what works for you and your kid at the end of the day. The book has probably been one of the best purchases I have ever made!

We are on day 1 of potty training, and I chose this book to go by. I think it has great, practical advice for helping your child while also mentally preparing yourself and staying sane. I like that it goes by "blocks" instead of by days, that way it's individual to the child's progression instead of lumping all kids into the same capabilities.

Amazing book! Fun to read while providing helpful info on potty training. Gives detailed advise on how to and when to potty train, poop train, and night train. Explains how to talk w your kids well. Made all the difference for us

As with any parenting book, this one has its pros and cons. When I first read it, I didn't mind the dismissive, humiliating tone. I had a toddler in the "window" the author deems appropriate and I was reading this book, so I was obviously doing everything right from the start. The problem is the author sets you up for success if you follow the rules, but when you fail at part of the process you a) feel like you've royally messed up and b) don't get a lot of in depth information on how to get back on track. This is a very emotional process on its own, but I feel like the author's tone does not help ease any of the anxieties that come with potty training.

I cannot speak for the nighttime process yet (although from the sounds of it, I think we'll just wing it and ignore the author's advice), but the day-to-day potty training process can and does work. While we had lots of issues crop up, my daughter eventually "got it" after 1 full week of training. The things I liked about this book were the clear and concise plan that was laid out. I also really appreciated the author's stance on not giving up and saying your child isn't ready when things get hard. Your child is not going to magically potty train themselves. It is going to be a frustrating process, but they WILL get it. Going back and forth between diapers and the potty is confusing and not at all helpful. During our process, I had many people tell me that maybe my daughter just wasn't ready and I should try again later. This book helped me combat that idea. First, I was NOT interested in re-living the potty training process over again (did I mention it's HARD?). Second, my child displayed all the signs of readiness before we started and I KNEW she was capable of learning something new. The book helped me put my foot down and stick with it, even when it was miserable. I also really liked the idea of not giving rewards for going potty. My daughter responded wonderfully to praise and we invented our own little celebration song because of it. Even now that she goes regularly she gets very excited about it and is SO proud of herself. I love that she did not need a sticker or a piece of candy to know she was doing a good job.

The things I did not like about this book were the set age window for which to potty train. My 27 month old showed all the signs of readiness, but the author suggests she would have been just as ready as early as 18 month old. My daughter communicates well for her age, but even with that I can't imagine explaining and doing this all at 18 months old. And with the age window ending at 2.5 years, I felt like the odds were stacked against us with every minute that passed and she was not potty trained. Never mind the fact she makes it sound like, if your child isn't getting it, it is 100% your fault. The chapter on daycare is particularly depressing and set me up to believe my daughter's school was going to be difficult to work with. They were not. In fact, they were our biggest cheerleaders during the process and continue to champion my child (as they should.) To suggest to someone that, if their daycare does not comply with all the rules in this book, you should move your child to another daycare is insanity. Your kid is having trouble potty training, so why not uproot their entire day-to-day life and see how that goes? Horrible advice. Basically, the general tone of this book creates so much anxiety that I can see why so many parents are turned off by it.

There were many troubleshooting suggestions that were simply the cliff's notes explanations of how to deal with issues. Some of them state the obvious but give you no real solution. For instance:
-Prompt, but don't OVER prompt your child.
-Your child does not get a choice about sitting on the potty, but don't turn sitting on the potty into a punishment.
-If your child is misbehaving during the potty training process, it is okay to discipline them as you normally would, but don't ever punish them in regards to the potty.

Also, the author mentions a Facebook group to commiserate with experts and fellow parents. There is not one; just a page for the book that posts some teaser blog posts and directs you to the book itself. I suspect if you really want that kind of support, you'll need to pay their consultants to help you.

All and all, this book has some great tactics and can really help you potty train your child. Just be prepared to roll your eyes a lot at the author's tone and her anecdotes about all the amazing things she does for her own child (controlled diet, progressive schooling, etc.) that don't necessarily fit into most people's reality. If she would just stick to the facts, this would be a lot shorter book and I suspect more people would follow through with its teachings.