{"product_id":"potty-training-for-dummies-isbn-9780764554179","title":"Potty Training For Dummies","description":"If you could remember your own potty training, you’d probably recall a time filled with anxiety and glee, frustration and a sense of accomplishment, triumphal joy and shamed remorse. You’d remember wanting so much to make mommy and daddy happy, and at the same time to make them pay for being so darned unreasonable. And you’d recall feeling incredibly grown up once you got it right. Maybe if we could remember our own potty training, it wouldn’t be so tough when it came our turn to be the trainers. But as it is, most of us feel like we can use all the expert advice and guidance we can get.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePotty Training For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is your total guide to the mother of all toddler challenges. Packed with painless solutions and lots of stress-reducing humor, it helps you help your little pooper make a smooth and trauma-free transition from diapers to potty. You’ll discover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRead the signs that your tot is ready\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMotivate your toddler to want to give up diapers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKick off potty training on the right foot\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFoster a team approach\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeal with setbacks and pee and poop pranks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake potty training a loving game rather than a maddening ordeal\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMother and daughter team, Diane Stafford and Jennifer Shoquist, MD separate potty-training fact from fiction and tell you what to expect, what equipment you’ll need, and how to set the stage for the big event. They offer expert advice on how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoose the right time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse a doll to help model behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSay the right things the right way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReinforce success with praise and rewards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSwitch to training pants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet support from relatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCope with special cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrain kids with disabilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd they offer this guarantee: \u003ci\u003e“If your child is still in diapers when he makes the football team or gets her college degree, you can send him or her off to us for a weekend remedial course—and ask for a refund of the cost of this book.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Setting Up for Success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Launching the Potty-Training Adventure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Assembling Your Team.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Using the Tools of the Trade and Dressing for Success.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: It's All in the Timing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: Recognizing Readiness Signs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: Surefire Steps for Ditching Diapers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Prepping for the Big Game.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Dancing the Potty Mambo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: Keeping a Good Thing Going.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: Training Outside the Home.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part IV: Using Psych-Up Skills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: Staying on Message.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: Understanding Your Trainee.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: Getting By with a Little Help.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part V: Coping with Special Cases.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: Managing Major-League Backsliding.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: Dealing with Day-Slippers and Bed-Wetters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: Handling a Hardcore Balker.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: Soiling Beyond Toddler Years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: Training Children with Disabilities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part VI: The Part of Tens.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: Ten Answers from the Expert.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Pump Up Potty Prowess.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: Ten Reasons to Let Your Child Lead.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21: Ten Woulda-Couldas If You Got Do-Overs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  Diane Stafford has written extensively on health issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Shoquist, M.D., Stafford s daughter, is a family practice physician.  Praise for Potty Training For Dummies!  \u003cp\u003e\"Potty Training For Dummies provides practical, nitty-gritty tips for dealing with the mother of all toddler challenges: potty training. This highly comprehensive book arms parents with the facts they need to make the transition from diapers to the toilet as stress-free as possible for toddlers and their parents.\" ?Ann Douglas, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Mother of All Pregnancy Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurefire steps for ditching diapers and conquering setbacks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelp your little one make the transition without trauma or tears\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with practical, painless solutions and plenty of good humor, this friendly guide offers you step-by-step directions to help your toddler move from diapers to the potty in record time ? with can?t-miss advice on managing everything from motivation to bed-wetting to daycare providers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Smart! @www.dummies.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind listings of all our books\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate your own personalized book with Hungry Minds a la Carte\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSign up for daily eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"For Dummies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989823930597,"sku":"NP9780764554179","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780764554179.jpg?v=1761785582","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/potty-training-for-dummies-isbn-9780764554179","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}