By Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped (TEACCH)We have been discussing different methods of potty training for the past few weeks. But, what about children that are not developing typically?The Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication-Handicapped (TEACCH) explain that even in typically-developing children, toilet training is often a difficult skill to […]
Books About Potty Training
December 5, 2009 6 Comments
Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Stress-Free Potty Training by Sara Au and Peter L. Stavinoha, Ph.D. explains just like every child has a different personality, the successful method to use to potty train each child will be different. Dr. Jim Sears shared his potty training tips for working moms on television […]
Naked and $75 Toilet Training Method
December 4, 2009 7 Comments
Dr. Rosemond considers it ”a slap to the intelligence of a human being that one would allow him to continue soiling and wetting himself past age two.” Dr. Rosemond offers a toilet-training technique called,”Naked and $75,” in which he recommends that parents use with two-year-olds. ”You stay home from work with your child for a […]
Potty Training Boot Camp
December 3, 2009 7 Comments
A combination of a few methods is used for The Potty Training Boot Camp by Suzanne Riffel. Potty training takes place in phases. First is the preparatory work. Then, the caregiver has a training day called “boot camp.” Finally, the caregivers provide reinforcement and maintenance. The focus of the preparatory work is to encourage familiarity […]
The Timer Method of Toilet Training
December 2, 2009 9 Comments
Another Potty Training Method for Au Pairs and Nannies The timer method of potty training involves keeping the child out of diapers entirely during training. It is the training technique endorsed by Dr. John Rosemond. He believes that toilet training should be simple and no-nonsense. The child is empowered to basically train themselves. Training begins […]
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Child-Centered Toilet Training Method
December 1, 2009 4 Comments
Don’t Give Into Potty Training Social Pressure Yesterday we started discussing the T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Child-Centered Toilet Training Method. Today we post an excerpt from his book The Brazelton Way. “I thought it would be more effective to wait until the child showed signs of readiness for toilet training, and readiness to feel that […]
The Brazelton Way — T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Toilet Training Method
November 30, 2009 3 Comments
Reprimands and Punishments Do Not Work “When parents are unable to wait, and they impose toilet training as their idea, the child will feel this as an invasion.” Dr T. Berry Brazelton Two weeks ago we started discussing potty training methods, click here to see one past article. Today we will discuss Dr. T. Berry […]
Child Sense by Priscilla Dunstan
November 28, 2009 4 Comments
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Priscilla Dunstan developed both Dunstan Baby Language and authored the book Child Sense. According to the Australian child-development expert, every child falls into one of four sense-based categories for experiencing, interpreting and relating to the world: tactile; auditory; visual; and taste-and-smell. She includes simple-to-use checklists […]
Black Friday Give-Away
November 27, 2009 3 Comments
Win a Free Dunstan Baby Language DVD Dunstan Baby Language is generously offering a free DVD to five nannies or au pairs. They will select the five best answers for two questions that are listed below. All you have to do is visit the Dunstan Baby Langauge web site by clicking here or read our […]
An Au Pair Thanksgiving
November 26, 2009 2 Comments
Why a Japanese Au Pair Loved an American ThanksgivingBy Nanami Last year I came to America from Japan to work as an au pair for a family with two girls in Morristown, NJ. It was a difficult adjustment. Not only was there a language barrier, but I owned just a few non-Western clothes and I […]
