Potty Training in 1 Day

I'm glad you tried it! I hope it worked well for you. I did it with my son in a slightly modified version because I had a baby at home also and he doesn't like dolls because they have wierd eyes and the Elmo potty doll is creepy to him. He got it and did great. He was just under 3. I was skeptical as well, but there is something to it when you do it that intensively for an entire day and nothing else.

Will it work on cats? :0 !!! To teach them to go in the toilet I mean. I would just LOVE to do that! Ha!

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Well just to let you know alittle about me , I have been a preschool teacher for 30 years and baby sit in my teens. I have pottied trainned alot of children or I should say helped. But I have never potty trainned one in a day and really don't think it can be done, maybe in a week. I did have had a child in my class that the mom took Christmas break off and potty trainned him, she did all three of her boys that way. When potty trainning you have to be willing to stay with it. But I have also found out what work with one my not someone else. So it is hard to say how to potty train without knowing the child. Good Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.

As you have heard every child it different. But with my oldest, not 4 1/2, I started out with a sticker chart. Every time she sat on the potty for an amount of time she got to put a sticker on the chart, if she dribbled in the potty she got to put a sticker on the chart and so on. But she still wet her big girls. I felt lost. I let her pick out the big girls and all that. Then I read on-line that if you just stop taking them every 15 minutes or so and LET them wet in the big girls they learn faster. WOW! First time she had this look of "what just happened, get these off of me" then the second time she almost made it to the potty. Only took a day that way. The other way took two weeks. Maybe it was both ways that taught her. But the wetting the big girls you could see really hit home. She wanted to keep them dry. I don't know it this would help or not. But like the others... Don't stress. I know it's hard not to. Good Luck.

I gave my neice a doll that takes a bottle and pees. We showed her the doll peeing int he toilet.. she got it immediatly and has not gone in her panites since!!

I agree that one day is insane! I don't care what the book says. My daughter is past 2 1/2 and I'm not even going to try until she's three. Most books I've read say this is the best time and girls are physicallly and mentally ready around that time with fewer accidents later (boys 3 1/2). What's the rush anyway? I know diapers cost money, but this should be an exciting milestone, not something to get over with. Good luck.

Well for one, if YOU don't think it's gonna work, then it probably won't. I've seen kids as young as 12 months potty trained. The point is for you to be persistent and give lots of praise. Make a big deal out of it when she does go potty. Award her with stickers instead of toys or candy, and let her put the stickers on a piece of paper or her bed. My oldest looved putting the stickers on his bed so he could look at them at nite; he wasn't trained in one day, but he was accident-free within 2 weeks. If you follow the book to a T, and have faith in yourself that you can do it in one day, then you will succeed. But you must have faith in yourself that you can teach your daughter. If it doesn't work today, try again tomorrow; don't give up after just one try! Good luck!

This is nothing hard about potty training..at least I didnt find it hard and I had boys.Forget the books.I never used books when I had my boys just my grandmothers and mothers wisdom..and being the oldest of three much younger siblings helped..lol.

When you go to the bathroon take your daughter with you and put her on her potty..go every few hours even if you dont have to go,it gets her in a routine of what to do and soon she will be telling you she has to go or will go on her own..good luck..
S. B

give both yourself and your beautiful daughter a BREAK!! Even the most exceptional child can't be trained in one day. Everyone is different. If you are stressed, your daughter will sense it.

One day? One day. One day?
Am I the only one that thinks that's nuts?
If she doesn't do what the book says she's supposed to do, what does that mean? She failed? You failed? No, it means NOTHING. Do yourself a favor and throw that book out the window. Let you daughter tell you when she's ready. I think potty training is the same as eating solids, weaning, sleeping alone, everything else. It's going to be different with each child. You can have 10 children and they will all do these things at different ages and at different levels of ease.

There are so many things to take into consideration. Have you had an "open door" policy so she can witness what actually happens in the bathroom? Is she showing signs of readiness?

If you start potty training before your child is biologically and emotionally ready, you're both going to become frustrated and upset. It will also drag out the process because it's likely to turn into a battle of wills.

My just-turned-two year old uses the potty every day (and started this at 18 months). But not all day. I know a kid older than him that doesn't even know what's supposed to happen in the bathroom. I know another kid, almost in kindergarten, that still uses pull-ups. The whole process is just that, a process, and can take up to a year to become the new routine. So don't be upset if your daughter needs more time or the one day technique doesn't work for you.

I assume you are referring to the book potty training in one day. I successfully trained both my kids this way 15 years ago. My daughter was pretty much trained with #1 in the one day. Loading her up with liquids and having to go taught her the symptoms and proper response. She liked the doll. We were in the kitchen and I gave her my full attention most of that day. #2 took a while longer.

My son was not quite as ready. We had a vacation planned and my husband pressured me to get him trained. Doing this jump started him toward understanding. He had accidents for a while but glad I did it. I had the two kids so I was not able to give him my full attention but I think it worked.
Have patience.

It does work! My daugther was trained when she was 25 months old in less than 1 day! We stayed in the bathroom with underwear on only, used a doll & she rec'd 1 sticker for #1 & 2 stickers for #2!!! I brought in drinks that she usually didn't drink which was juice for us (we don't do pop), books, and we made a HUGE deal singing and dancing when she went in the potty. It was amazing when during her nap she called out 15 minutes into it and said "I have to go potty Mom"! I couldn't believe it! I had put a pull up on her for nap, but it wasn't necessary. She had not one accident, and has not reverted ever! For all the skeptical people out there, if your child is ready and you have a positive attitude it can happen! Both of my friends sons did it in a day also so it really is possible. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. If it doesn't work and you did everything they told you than she isn't ready yet. EVERY child is different and she will go when she is ready! Good luck because it can be done!

It always took me a week. Repitition is what works. You have to be there for them over and over. No 21/2 yr old ever went by themselves in one day and continued to do that that I know. Good luck, hope it works. I used m&m's as a treat- kept them in the bathroom. When they went, they got a few. And, lots of clapping, and telling everyone that so and so went on the potty.

Hi there - it probably won't work, but you just have to be ok with that. Potty training is gradual and even if she does take to it, she may regress in a few months time. If that happens, just take a step back and try again when she is older. The good thing is that girls are faster than boys, but 2 1/2 is still kind of little. Good luck!

I would do this only if your daughter is very ready and showing definite signs of wanting to be potty trained. I know every child is different but I recently "potty trained" my 3 1/2 yr old son with great success and it required absolutely no training. Here is my experience and advice.... Like I said, when my son was about 3 yrs old, I was starting to feel pressure to potty train as many of my friends were beginning the potty training process. So I got ready to potty train....bought a potty seat, a step stool, cool big boy underwear, and rewards for using potty. I talked to my son about it and while he showed interest and was very excited about his new underwear and potty seat etc... when it came down to actually sitting on the potty, he wanted nothing to do with it. My son is very strong willed and I could see this turning into a power struggle. So I sought advice from my pediatrician, family/friends and books/internet. I was told over and over "do not to push it or force it, just back off and he will come to you when he is ready to use the potty". So this is what I did. I backed off, other than talking to him about it here and there. I'll be honest though, it wasn't easy, I was beginning to worry my son would never be potty trained. Everyone assured me he would be potty trained before he got married..... Ha Ha! But out of the blue 3 weeks ago, my son came to me and said "Mommy I need to go pee pee" while running to the bathroom and ever since he has used the potty for #1 and #2 and we have not had a single accident. He wears a pull up at night but as soon as he wakes up in the morning I put on his big boy underwear and he literally goes to the potty all by himself all day long. Depending on what he is wearing, sometimes I need to help him pull his pants up and down but that is it! Potty training (if you want to call it training) has been so easy. Now looking back, I don't know what I was worrying about so much. I hope this helps. I know this is just our experience and every child is different but it worked great for us!

My daughter turned 2 at the end of March. If this works for you, I'd appreciate it if you'd send me a message and let me know. I'd love to attempt this with my daughter if it's legit.

The method does work! YOu just have to make sure the child is ready. I did the method years ago with my 4 children. It worked everytime like a charm. There is no better way. You are one smart mom for buying the book. Good Job!
Follow he method exactly and you will be amazed! Happy Potty Training.

A close relative did this with his son. It took about 3 days, rather than the one. The boy had some rather severe developmental delays, but I would think it could happen with any child... So my biggest tip is PATIENCE... Do not get upset with your child if you do everything "right" and it still does not happen in one day. And get that acceptance in your brain before starting, so that you will have the patience... because it is all reward oriented.

He swears by the technique in that book, though, even though it took a couple extra days for his son.

J. -

If you can accomplish potty training in 1 day, you deserve a GOLD STAR !!! As stated previously, every child is different and will be trained when they are ready ... My daughter was almost 3 before she was potty trained. We had been trying to train for 6 to 8 months when we told her that we were going to Disney, but that Mickey Mouse didn't allow diapers so from that day forward she used the potty.

Don't fret .. you will figure out what it is going to take and one day it will just happen ..

GOOD LUCK !!

R.