Keys to Toilet Training
Step-by-step guide to the process of toilet training.
Self-professed "Poop Lady" Meg Zweiback shares her 25 years' experience in Pediatric Nursing with tips and pointers for parents ready to toilet-train their children. Or should I say, for children ready to be toilet trained. Zweibeck is very careful with her "keys" - all rely on the developmental stages of the child. This is a very safe, informative book, using specific examples of actual subjects to illustrate the do's and don'ts of toilet training.
No topic is left uncovered: how to tell when your child is ready to take the "plunge" (so to speak)dealing with withholding issues, getting both parents - and grandparents and caregivers - involved, reasoning, and even language. She is direct and no nonsense and seems to take into account the various schools of thought on the subject.
Most chapters begin with a specific scenario, followed by ways in which to deal with it. She often uses disclaimers, reminding us that each child develops at his/her own pace, and underscoring that fact. She reminds us that although we can learn from books, the real "key" to toilet training is the child him/herself, and plain, old fashioned common sense. My son is not even close to the toilet training stage, so reading this was somewhat intimidating. It's that awful feeling of being overwhelmed by the inevitable, only to realize, when it comes, that it isn't so bad. That said, I did find this book helpful and reassuring in its demystification of the toilet-training process, and am now eagerly looking forward to the diaper-less days!
