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"What a big boy you are!"Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (December 28, 2004)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0688170420

ISBN-13: 978-0688170424

Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 6.5 x 7.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (237 customer reviews)

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Age Range: 4 - 8 years

Grade Level: Preschool - 3

I was one of those Moms who felt as though her child would never be potty trained! My 3-and-a-half year-old son just did not seem inclined to do it. We offered gifts and party incentives...nothing doing! He did like to pee in the "big potty" from time to time but that was about it. I even bought him a potty of his own. Every day I said, "Hey...let's try to poop on the potty today" and every day he replied, "Tomorrow, Mommy." I also bought the WordWorld Bucket Set - House made by Mega Blocks that I knew he would LOVE. I made sure he saw it and let him know he would only get it when he went on the potty. Even THAT did not entice him!I don't agree with pushing kids into doing something they don't seem ready for...and I definitely did not want to embarrass him about it. But he was the last kid in his pre-school to still wear diapers and one boy teased him about it once. It KILLED me! Still, I felt he would do it when he was ready.But then I bought this book... He LOVED the book. He loved the pictures and the story about Michael. I made it very interactive with him. He asked me to start reading it 2-3 times a night. The weekend after we received the book, we took him to buy big boy underpants...just like Michael did in the book. He wanted to wear them...like Michael...and that was it! I sent him to pre-school with his underpants on (which I knew was a big risk) and he did not have an accident all day! And he went on the potty!! When he came home that day and told me he "pooped" on the potty, I was skeptical. That is...until he went into the bathroom at home, shut the door, and then proudly came out, grabbed my hand...

We actually got a bunch of potty books from the library just to see which ones our son liked best. This was one of the best, along with "Diapers are Not Forever." The book asked questions along the way and to my surprise our son started answering them almost immediately. Most telling was a passage at the beginning which went something like, "Michael wears diapers. Do you wear diapers, too?" Our son at first was answering "yes" but as our training went on and was successful, he started answering ,"no, I wear underpants." This book, along with "Diapers are Not forever" was good because it seemed to show a lot of steps clearly and in easy to read language. While not much time is spent on anatomy per se, the practical use of "pee" and "poop" and the repetition of the steps to getting there (including the nighttime diaper use) was very helpful. The final page was a "primer" to the parent about potty training.We also looked at the Capucilli book "The Potty Book for Boys" which came with a DVD (because we love the "Biscuit" books). Our son also liked that book, and liked the movie. I found the book to be too drawn out and the movie interminable, but clearly our son did not share my opinion. But he liked the movie more than the book, and "My Big Potty Book" was requested more often than thet Capucilli book. We also looked at "Once Upon a Potty" which had the best description of anatomy, but the most irritating language for pee and poop. And it also seemed the most dated - the potty chair in it looks like a chamber pot!"Diapers are Not Forever" and "My Big Boy Potty" were the best combination.

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