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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summing Up Potty Training for Nannies and Au PairsTo summarize the advice from all the potty training methods we discussed this week here is our Top Ten Lists about potty training. Top 10 Things to Do During Potty Training:1. Be patient.2. Praise and reward the child to reinforce success.3. Follow the parents’ choice of potty […]
Potty Training Method Seven (7) You will see a similarity between Dr. Phil’s potty training method we discussed yesterday and the Azrin and Foxx method of toilet training. Dr. Phil incorporated their ideas into his potty training method. The Azrin and Foxx potty training method is studied and has been proven successful, although much preparation […]
Potty Training Method Six (6) The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests waiting until two-years of age to potty train. Click here to see the development chart. Dr. Phil encourages caregivers to demonstrate, or use a pee pee doll to demonstrate, the process of “going potty.” Use the child’s favorite fictional character or superhero as motivation […]
Potty Training Method Five (5) The terms elimination communication and natural infant hygiene were coined by Ingrid Bauer and are used interchangeably in her book, Diaper Free! The Gentle Wisdome of Natural Infant Hygiene. Ms. Bauer traveled to India and Africa, where she noticed that most mothers would carry their diaper-less babies, yet she saw […]
Potty Training Method Four (4)Infant Potty Training Working as a nanny you have probably used many of the toilet training methods listed over the past few days. But, most nannies have never heard of Infant Potty Training. Author Laurie Boucke’s book,Infant Potty Training, reports a surge in interest in gentle, natural methods of potty training […]
Potty Training Method Three (3) The third method of potty training we will discuss is the Dr. Benjamin Spock method of potty training. This method is similar to both the Child-Orientated potty training method and Dr. Sears method in potty training in that they all encourage caregivers not to force children to use the toilet. […]
Potty Training Method Two (2) Last week we started discussing potty training. We will discuss seven popular potty training methods with nannies. On Friday, we described the Child-Orientated Potty Training Method. Saturday we listed some children’s books to read to children as they prepare to use they potty. Today, we will describe potty training as […]
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