Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right (Oh Crap Parenting Book 1)

Bought this book on the recommendation of a friend, just as we are beginning to potty train our 27 month old - and so far it has been enormously helpful. Sets out every phase clearly, with chapters dedicated to particular issues (e.g. night training, nursery, etc.) so you can skip to the relevant parts.I particularly like how decisive and objective she is about certain issues (sadly a rarity nowadays with parenting advice). I.e. she clearly states what works, what doesn't work, and most importantly why. She is clearly qualified to make these statements given she is a professional potty trainer, her advice makes sense as soon as you think about it - much more so than contrasting advice I've heard elsewhere.Hugely recommend for anyone wanting to successfully potty train and needing a little bit of guidance, like me!

What can I say, this book was very helpful and made everything seem easy.My little one got it straight away and it has been great!

This book is excellent at teaching the fundamentals of potty training however I really don’t like the way the author actually writes she’s got a weird attitude and she refers to girls genitalia as yonis?? What on earth

My sister recommended this book to me, she used this method for both her boys under 2 years old successfully.I started my daughter on this at 20 months old, and six weeks later she is potty trained and uses the loo with a loo seat insert - always asks to go for a wee/poo now as she can't pull her knickers and trousers down by herself.Only once in a while now, no more than once a week, she pees in her pull-ups at night and this is usually first thing in the morning if I don't take her for a pee immediately on the loo (we get up for a pee at about 3am and that means she is dry and has no pees in the night).It was hard work and stressful for the first couple of weeks as you really do have to watch them like a hawk, Jamie reiterates that a lot at the beginning and she it is so true! My daughter goes to nursery 4 days a week so I had to get nursery staff on board but they were really great and we just took our potty to nursery so it was always available for her and that really helped massively. You need to give it your all for a few weeks but it is seriously worth the effort and the time!My daughter is so excited and pleased with herself for going to the loo now and I feel like it has really made her grow up a bit more too at the same time. It saves lots of money on nappies, we just use one pull up a day now at night time (put it on just before she goes to sleep after her last pee) and it is only for just in case, she still asks to pee/poo when she is wearing it which I was quite surprised about.So many people say they will just wait until their child is 2 or 3, or they say we don't want to push them too much, but now I have done it this way I would really recommend this method as quick and effective. A child of 20 months (in my experience) is totally capable of being potty trained, and it doesn't pressure the child at all, it just makes your intentions totally clear so they get is quickly and thoroughly.

I really liked the approach and style of this book. We followed the theory pretty rigorously, (adapting slightly to best work with our child, but following all the main points) and we’re happy with the results. Obviously there are going be be few misses and it’s a process, but from going from not knowing where to start to nappy free in a few days says it all.

I’m one of those people who likes to follow the rules, stick to a process and then it will be bound to succeed. Unfortunately for us, following this ‘3 block’ plan (masquerading as the 3 day plan that’s already cited everywhere) didn’t work at all. Day one got off to a good start, we had successful wees in potty, proud happy boy and impressed parents. But day two, when he realised this was for life and not just a day, and we had many many ‘accidents’ and tears. We tried everything the book recommended, putting him on the potty mid-wee (absolute disaster, he was inconsolable), backing off completely (also didn’t work he just weed on the floor and sobbed), and every other trick in the book. Literally. On the morning of day 4 after 3 days inside with no clothes on (him, not us, although maybe we should have been the amount of my own trousers I had to wash), we happily took his nighttime nappy off and pointed out the potty incase he should need it, casually leaving him to it. This resulted in him weeing all over the floor and sitting in it, sobbing and saying ‘sorry’. Absolutely awful moment for us. So we have given in and out his nappy back on (we asked him and he nodded sadly). We will give it a couple of weeks and try again but this book is definitely not for the faint hearted or for all children. It’s also very American, very patronising, positively offensive to dads (there’s a chapter at the back which consists of 2 pages of things dads can do to help mum because let’s face it, she’s going to be doing all the hard work) and doesn’t contain an ounce of ‘child-Led’ mentality which has worked for us very well up until now. I’ve given it 3 stars because some of the psychology and fundamentals are worth a read but take it with a pinch of salt and remember no one knows your child like you do!

This was absolutely worth it. It was pretty easy to train my toddlers after reading this book. I could tell my child was ready but I had no idea how to go about it. I found this book and it was easy peasy. Go for it, it's worth it

Just Google rather, more info online.

The potty training went smoothly with the instructions from this book. I just think the author could be more direct to the point, he might get repetitive at times. Great though

I purchased this book because I wanted to tr port training my son who turned 2 year old in July. In france a child has to be port trained by 3 years old i order to be able to attend school. I have 13 nieces and nephews and I have seen my sisters almost tear their hairs out when it came to potty training their 3+ year olds. I felt like starting school is stressful enough so why not try to have him gain this essential skill earlier on? I also worked from home and had no plans to is summer so I thought this was a great time to do this. I didn’t know the author at all. Never read her blog, but the reviews seemed positive so I gave it a try. He didn’t know his ABCs but he did seem really interested in the toilet and would fight me when I tried to put on a diaper on him after his bath. He also had a dry diaper after his nap like 90% of the time. Despite all of this I was scared, but I was determined and like all big new steps on a motherhood journey I had to trust myself and also my child. Day 2 almost broke me as I was doing it all myself, there was pee everywhere all the time. He would get up RIGHT WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PEE. But I persevered and most importantly I called REINFORCEMENTS. So I was not the only one on what I called pee watch. My mother in law came to help for 1 week and she was just as gentle and determined with him as I was. And exactly what she said by day 3 the signs became clearer, he would firsr cross his legs get an uh oh look and the pee would come. By day 5 I would put him on the potty and he would go. We did it all at once, night training, nap training and it was the right decision for us. I followed all her instructions, going commando, reducing water intake as the day went on and it was messy. I even cried a couple of times but now we are on week 3 and he is 25 months old, asks to use the potty and most importantly I have seen his confidence grow significantly. I am so proud of him and so happy I used this book to potty train my son.

Es una guía útil sobre cómo llevar el entrenamiento para dejar el pañal. He escuchado este “método” con varias mamás y pensé que al leer el libro me quedaría más claro, no lo hizo. Sin embargo, creo que para mamás como yo, perdidas en el tema está bien de inicio.