Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro

Excellent potty training book for children of all abilities!

For months we tried to potty-train our 4 year old son who is on the spectrum. I almost lost hope and imagined him going to Kindergarten with diapers - I would cry every time I thought of that possibility. We finally found a daycare that had experience in working with children on the spectrum but of course due to his age he needed to be potty trained - more tears.....but this time I set my mind on potty training him once and for all! One of his service providers highly recommended your book so I gave it a try and guess what?! It worked!

Last weekend, I used a modified version of your book - my son loves B.D parties but he doesn't play with dolls or similar toys - so we did not start the program with training the doll. Instead, I told him if he does poo-poo in the potty he gets a party - he liked that idea. I also set up a potty-rewards chart - every time he did pee-pee he got 1 sticker and 1 M&M, for poo-poo he got 3 stickers and 3 M&Ms - and after 6 stickers he "earned" a lollipop - I don't usually give him sweets so this was a big treat for him.

Starting at noon I began to take him to the bathroom every 30 minutes to see if he needed to do poo-poo and told him that he would get a party if he did - I sat in the bathroom with him for approximately 10 minutes, talking about how much fun the party was going to be, asking him what he wanted for the party, what theme, etc. I did this for a couple of hours (taking him to the bathroom in 30-minute intervals), "hyping" up the party and nothing - and actually in between the 30-minute sessions, he soiled his diaper......at this point I stopped taking him to the bathroom every 30 minutes but continued to remind him to go to the bathroom to do pee-pee - I reminded him approximately once per hour and eventually he began using the potty to do pee-pee at which point I would immediately give him a sticker to place on his reward chart and 1 M&M.

The next day, I continued with the program - taking him to the bathroom every 30 minutes and rewarding him for doing pee-pee in the toilet. Then approximately 4 hours into the program, he got up from his seat in the living room and said "oh!" and ran to the bathroom - he then screamed "I did it"!! We ran to the bathroom and sure enough he had done poo-poo in the potty!! We all screamed and immediately I told him we needed to go shopping for his party - he also loved that - I gave him 3 stickers which brought his number of stickers to 7 so he also got a lollypop.

Ever since he continues to receive stickers and his lollypop treat - we haven't had any accidents and he now attends a preschool program - my fears of him going to Kindergarten in diapers are gone!

Also, prior to this adventure (a couple of weeks prior) I created a power point presentation for him so he could see all the steps required to use the potty - he is very "visual" and loves computers so he loved to sit in front of the PC viewing the power point presentation - it also helped him learn all the steps.....to reinforce this, every time he did poo-poo in his diaper I would take him to the bathroom and let him put the poo-poo in the toilet, flush and wash his hands - so he was fully aware of what it meant to use the potty before I implemented your excellent program.

Thanks so much for writing your book!

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It actually works!!

I really can't believe it!! We have a difficult potty trainer...or so we thought! Success after the day long potty party!! We are into our second week and only a couple of "mistakes".

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Excellent!!!

Our almost 3 year old boy did wonders with this book. He only had accidents the first 3 days. Then it was smooth sailing from there. I would recommend this book to anyone about to do potty training.

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Absolutely Amazing - A Disney Princess Potty Party worked!

I thought my 3yr old daughter would never be potty trained. I was a little doubtful at first that this potty party concept would work, but I was hopeful. We followed all the steps in the book. Amazingly enough, my daughter was peeing on the potty by the end of her potty party day and has been ever since. I wish I read this book sooner!

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Potty Party Success!!

You would think after potty training 2 other kids, the 3rd would be a sinch. NOT! My third child Matthew, has everything done for him, we all talk for him, change his diapers, play with him, so he had no reason to go in the potty when it was easier to pee in a diaper. He is totally spoiled. He is my last kid, what do I care if I change his diaper forever. lol... However, we are going on a cruise in a few months, so I knew for myself, if I wanted to him to enjoy the kids programs, he needed to be 100% going in the potty. So... I looked on line and Teri's book came up. I immediately ran to the store to pick it up. To my dismay, it was sold out everywhere. Is everyone using this technique? It must work if I they are sold out everywhere. My sister in law used the book and had success, so I had her send it to me right away. The minute it came, I started reading it. I was taking notes, making sure I didn't miss anything. This was a do or die for me, so I needed to make it work. Now my 3 1/2 year old, has gone on the potty pee - but not poop - and not consistently either. We have tried bribing with candy, toys, stickers, you name it - a million dollars, nothing worked. So..the morning of the party, we woke up to Power Rangers everywhere. I took her idea of the super hero party and did everything power rangers. The night before I made the doll - later to be named Rocky 12 pairs of super hero underwear with my sewing machine. I took the dolls current undies and traced them on the material, and made his own. I stuck them in the box with the doll and wrapped him up. He opened it up and I then began using Teri's verbage on him and the doll. Rocky was very successful peeing in the potty - and I was able to trick my child with the bottle behind the back technique. We put stickers on Rocky's chart all morning, and ate more gummies, apple jacks, candy corns and marshmallows then we had in a lifetime. Then Rocky pooped in the potty 'I used babyfood prunes - they looked real'. My son was a little surprised, but... we jumped up and down and cheered Rocky on. I had these power rangers that we were waiting to give Matthew when he pooped and Matthew said 'Rocky ya' - which means power ranger in his language. I said ' Oh Rocky wants the power rangers'. He said yes. I think he thought great - Rocky gets the rangers, so then I can play with them. So... when Rocky got them, he tried to get them. I said 'Oh no.. Rocky pooped in the potty - someday when you poop in the potty you can play with the rangers'. Needless to say, he wasn't happy Rocky got the toy and not him. So.. about an hour later, Matthew said he had to poop on the potty. We ran in there and low and behold.. he did. You would have thought I won the lottery. I jumped and screamed and high fived til our hands hurt. We got the rangers and he was super excited. We continued the rest of the day peeing in the potty and ended the day with throwing away diapers and eating pizza at Chuckie Cheese. My girlfriend brought him over a new pair of Spiderman undies - and I got him another power ranger for being a big boy. It has only been a week, and he has a few accidents, but for the most part he runs to the bathroom on his own with both poop and pee. Teri's book layed the foundation for going in the potty. It may not click right away for all kids, however, just by spending the day with your child concentrating on the potty will be a huge jump in their potty training skills. I did speak with her on the phone, and she helped me have a successful day. I am confident that this book has the tricks your child may need to be a big kid. It is only a matter of time - how many 10 year olds do you know who still wear a diaper? Be patient, use her tips and it will be a matter of time that your diaper days are over. We are very excited and I recommend this book to everyone who is ready to say good bye to diapers. It totally rocks. Thank you Teri for inventing the potty party !

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It worked great!

I'm not 100% sure this is the book I read 5 years ago when we trained my first daughter, I thought it was something like 'How to potty train in 24 hours'. But this auther sounds familier. (I checked it out of the library) It was recommened from a friend that had trained her son the same way. She gives you the first section to help you decide if your baby is ready to start training or not. (Cuz if your baby isn't ready, then you just end up frustrating both of you.) Then she has you go on a one on one w/your baby - one day, no interruptions - lots of treats and fun stuff for your baby to drink, a doll that can pee - and you have your child 'teach' the doll how to potty in the toilet. Your child is wearing real underwear all day and eating/drinking all the dolls treats because obiously the doll can't eat them. Mean while, w/all that drinking, eventually your child is going to have to pee too. The connection is made, they go in the potty and you make a VERY big deal about it. You basically do it over and over again. My daughter figured it out and never looked back. We never had any wetting 'accidents' and the concept of the poo thing just sort of followed. The thing I would say is just make sure to use real panties and not the pull-ups. Your kid isn't stupid, they know when they have a 'diaper' on and that they can get away with going potty in it. So, if you can avoid ever putting a pullup on them, you should have no regressions. Like I said, I'm not 100% sure this is the exact book, but reading the outline, it sounds quite similar. What two year old isn't going to just love a day totally centered around them? I am buying this one now to re-read it and train my other daughter. I look forward to a day well spent.

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This is the best potty training book EVER!!!

I had a friend recommend this book to me - she said it totally worked and it was the greatest thing. I was a little sceptical at first but decided to give it a try. I was amazed and thrilled with the results!! We did this program with our daughter when she was 28 months old. We chose the farm theme and had everything all ready to go - she was just so excited when she woke up that morning. We spent the morning teaching our doll, eating yummy treats and playing fun farm & animal activities. When she woke up from her nap it was now my daughters turn and she did GREAT!! From 1:30 pm to bedtime, she went 11 times in the potty and had 5 accidents. At 6pm, my husband, her brother, grandparents and uncles came over and we had a great potty party. We had little potty cupcakes my mom made and the highlight of the evening was when our daughter 'threw' away all her diapers while we cheered her on. The next several days you have to continue some of the basics of the 1st day but by day 4 it 'clicked' all of a sudden and my daughter then knew how to hold it. By day 10, she was telling us completely on her own when she had to go #1 and #2! My daughter even trained herself at night and naps after a few months! I think this program is great and Teri Crane is the nicest person. I have spoken to her several times over the phone. She is so quick to respond to your questions and is full of great advice. I recommend this book to anyone debating on how to approach the whole potty training process. I just can't imagine trying to potty train over months and months. My daughter was completely trained in 10 days. I also wanted to address the one comment by another reviewer that said the author insists they learn it in one day - did you read the same book I did??? Teri NEVER says that you do it in one day - you set the foundation for successful potty training in one day and that sets them up for success the following days to come. The one day potty party just introduces using the potty to them in a fun and exciting way. Please just pick up this book if you are even thinking about it and try it - it's not going to hurt to try! I swear to you that if it works for you like it did us you will be so glad you did it!

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A Must Read For All Parents!

When I first learned of this book, I thought NO WAY! Maybe this would work on a little girl, but NOT a BOSSY, 2-1/2 year old BOY. NO WAY! Guess what? It REALLY WORKED!!! Teri Crane SAVED MY SANITY!!! Her book was easy to read, funny and extremely helpful. I can't thank Teri enough. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to EVERY parent. It will save you much grief and frustration. Potty training shouldn't be difficult, we as parents make it difficult because we don't know what to do. Teri teaches you. Buy the book, it's the best money you will ever spend!

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Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro

Here's a brief review of how my potty training experiment went. I give it an A+. Everything was so easy and fun. I did it in the Spring, I was hoping for no diaper changing on mother's day, and I got my wish. The first part of my day we practiced learning with Potty Elmo. I used lemonade for when he needed to go pee and tootie rolls for when he needed to go poop. Everything went very smoothly because when you give Elmo, (the potty training Elmo doll), a drink of his juice a couple minutes later he tells you he has to go to the bathroom. So when we would run up stairs to go potty she would pull down his pants I would put the Lemonade in his potty (that he came with) and put him on super fast so Samantha couldn't see inside. Then he sings a song 'Elmo went on the potty'to let you know he made it. Or he if doesn't make it he tells you ' uh oh elmo didn't get to the potty, sorry.' I did this several times in four hours along with the one time I used a tootsie roll for poop in his panties. ( hint: if you leave a tootie roll in your pocket for awhile it gets nice and soft. Don t worry Oxyclean gets chocolate out of his white panties.) Anyways, after four hours of eduacating Samantha about the potty, we had lunch then she went down for her nap. This of course ment I needed to plan my party so I gathered everything in the house that had Elmo on it. So when Samantha woke up we put panties on her and we drank ALOT of water and I crossed my fingers. She did great. She even went poop for me and she got her treats everytime she went. Around five thirty after dinner I went up stair and set up for the party. I made it easy and cheap. I pinned a sesame street sheet to my shower curtain. Hung a beach towel over my window. Brought all her Elmo dolls up along with Elmo party hats left over from her Birthday party. And her present was a sing along Elmo book. This was the cheapest potty party ever. And she loved every minute of it!

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I can't say enough good things!

I was a bit skeptical when I read that I could really train my stubborn 2.5 year old boy to be potty trained in ONE day... but, much to my delight, IT WORKED.

I followed all the steps the author outlined, as well as purchasing the doll that goes potty when you squeeze it's tummy. I made up my own party theme for my son's potty party (Firetrucks! and Firemen!), but got some great ideas from the party theme games that the author suggests in the back section of the book.

One thing that is AWESOME that I read in this book is how to have your little boy use a public restroom toilet. ...I mean, there are no "splash guards" on those toilets! (something I never even thought about before training my son)... The author suggests to face your son backwards on the toilet seat and just hold onto him. .. YEP! So simple, but effective. ..My son's been doing the backwards sit in public restrooms now for over a month and it's a WIN.
... so that's just one of the little tid-bits of awesome that this book contains.

My son had his potty party on a Monday and on Tuesday he was accident free!

My mother was the only one who seemed disappointed that this book worked for me (WHAT?! Mom's advice didn't work?! Nope. Not with my stubborn child..). This author is definitely up-to date and knows what will work for potty training toddlers and their moms/dads :)

After my husband and I both read Teri's book, we embarked on pot

After my husband and I both read Teri's book, we embarked on potty training our son, who recently turned 3. It's been just over a week, but we have had great success using the author's methods. We are thrilled our son has had only one potty accident in the last 5 days! I had a few questions on how to maintain the momentum, given we are expecting baby #2. I contacted Teri through her website, and received a personal phone call from her directly! She provided valuable pointers on how to keep the success going, once our son is a big brother. Thanks, Teri, for developing and sharing the potty party method!

Boo boo poopy in the poty

GO POO BABY!!!!!!!!!

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Great Book! A Must Read for Potty Training!

I heard about this book from a friend that used it to potty train her son over 6 years ago. Thankfully, she remembered the name of the book and I was able to find it. I read it cover to cover and then got started. You really need to read the WHOLE book before starting to potty training otherwise you will not be able to really do it "right" the first time. I recommend this book to any Mom that mentions she is wondering how to start the whole potty training thng. The book is very informative, is based on positive reinforcement and truly works in a few hours. I really agree with the author that once you start the potty training process that you need to stick to it! Don't give up and don't put your child back in diapers. It confuses them. They don't know if they are supposed to be a "big kid" or a "baby." We used Pull Ups at nap time and bedtime. He had never used them before so they seemed like big kid pants to him. During the day around the house we used regular boxer briefs and when we went out somewhere we used Pull Ups with the boxers over top. Overall, I love this book. It works and helps you get the job done in a timely manner with out major hassles. Hope all my rambling helps! :) Good luck!

Did not work

I purchased the book to assist with getting my 4 yr old boy trained. He has all the signs of being ready, but I was not having any success. So I used the techniques in the book and he was not even slightly interested. He was scared to use the potty and no amount of build up of a party made that better. A waste of money. He is my 4th of 5 kids and I was hoping to make training easier. All kids are different and are motivated in different ways and learn at different times. Their fears are different and not all kids fit into this books category.

In theory, the book has great ideas.

This book had a lot of good ideas. I followed it word for word and I'm sad to say it didn't work. Part was because the party and "potty training" the doll were far too distracting for my daughter and the other part is that she didn't want to. I am going to hang onto this book and give it a try in another month or so.

I LOVE this book (and it worked!!)

I bought this book ready to embark on a potty training mission for my 2 year old. I will say that after reading it, you need to give yourself a little bit of think time to truly plan out your "Potty Party". My daughter wasn't trained at all, after the day of the potty party we had established all of the guidelines and teaching involved in potty training, along with several successful attempts to use the potty. After a few days of more practice, she was fully trained and pretty much accident free in just 4 days! I have recommended this book to several friends who have also used it successfully. It is a high energy approach to training, but works wonders. Treat yourself to a night out after the party day, you will have earned it.

Total Waste of Money and Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would not recomend this book! Followed it to a tee and it didn't even come close to working! Not only did I spend alot of money to prepare for this....I also spent alot of time for preperation. My daughter totally rebelled. Of course she was excited when she saw the decorations and the present but from there it was ALL DOWN HILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would suggest buying a book that doesn't have the gimmicks like All the decorations & bribes with the treats! A total waste of energy! I should have listened to the other review I saw!

A reviewer

The concept is good, however, it doesn't work on all children. After hours and hours of planning, purchasing all of the required party paraphanalia, reading, and rereading the book - IT DIDN'T WORK!! The doll is successfully trained, my 2 1/2 year old is not. We are all now extremely frustrated after all of that effort.

Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro

When I first heard about the potty party from a friend, I was very skeptical. However, after attending a seminar at our local library and hearing Teri Crane describe the potty party I was hooked. Teri talked about making potty training a magical experience for my child. I bought the book and was determined to give the potty party a try! As the day approached, I felt very prepared and was confident in the detailed instructions from the book. I bought the potty doll, made posters, had balloons, themed undies, treats, stickers, prizes, and potty books all set to go. The morning went exactly as Teri had described. My 2 1/2 year old son was so excited to see the bathroom all decorated in the theme from his new favorite movie, CARS. Jack was totally into potty training his doll (whom he named Raymond). We had a great morning and things continued to go well as we made the big transition after his nap. We only had a few accidents throughout the day and by early evening we celebrated his big success with the family. We had ice cream, made calls to the grandparents, and said goodbye to his diapers. It was a long and exhausting day but we had a great time and had 100 % focus on the task at hand. Jack was very proud to call himself a big boy!!! Overall, the potty party concept is fantastic! It really forces you to make a commitment to potty training and making the process special for your child. A few days after the potty party we were still critiquing the process and I made a personal call to Teri (I had an autographed copy from the library seminar). To my surprise, Teri answered the telephone and gave me some fantastic tips for my son and I to follow. Although Jack wasn't completely potty trained in one day, the potty party gave us the jump start we needed and there is no going back now! The potty party is a GREAT way to make potty training a fun, memorable experience for everyone involved. I would recommend this book to any parent!

Potty Train Your Child in Just One Day: Proven Secrets of the Potty Pro

FABULOUS! It REALLY works. What a genius concept! And a funny one at that!! The book is not only informative but humorously entertaining as well! I did the Princess Party theme for my 3 year daughter's potty party and it worked like a charm!! My little girl was truly potty trained in one day! And her Emma doll is now one of her favorites...on AND off the potty. The potty party was great fun for both of us and made something that could be difficult into a pleasant experience!! Read the book, do exactly what it says...IT REALLY WORKS!!