Start early, finish confidently: why a gentle approach to potty learning from as early as 6 months can help to support healthy bladder and bowel habits in young ones.
Step 1 Preparation: Build body awareness and core skills through playful routines, short nappy-free times, and introducing the potty in a positive way. Step 2 Practice: Use engaging games, stories and characters l to make potty learning fun and help your child connect body signals to action. Step 3 Stopping nappies: Follow the gentle, evidence-based Little Steps method for a smooth transition-even if your child is anxious or has had false starts. Tailor your approach: With a unique temperament tool and a distinct strategy for supporting neurodivergent children, this book ensures that potty training works for every child's personality, offering adaptable and flexible methods that even the busiest caregiver can apply. Troubleshooting made easy: Practical solutions for common challenges like accidents, resistance, constipation and night time dryness. Busy family friendly: Tips for working parents, co-parenting and childcare settings, plus guidance for naps, outings and night-time success.
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This book explains the art, craft and science of helping children become independent using the loo. It takes a kind and practical approach which recognises that children are different and need individual techniques to support them through the emotional peaks and troughs that come with the potty training territory! Highly recommended. This is unlike other potty training books I've read. It contains so many tricks and tips which are all based on research. Part of it looks at how to engage your child based on their specific personality. My son couldn't have cared less about keeping himself clean and dry (even found it funny) but the Mr Poo and Mrs Wee characters have really resonated with him. I'm looking forward to introducing the idea of potty training with my 1 year old. * Hannah, client * Coming across Nurse Rebecca Mottram's podcast and pottying guide was a breath of fresh air and just the encouragement and scientific evidence that we needed to help our daughter potty train. We had bought a famous train in 3 days book to start potty training her, but everything about it felt wrong, we don't expect 6-month-olds to go from a fully milk diet to eating a full roast dinner in 3 days so why was I expecting my daughter to go from nappies to potty trained overnight! It was so helpful to learn about the myth of readiness; we started nappy free time and potty learning with our daughter at 19 months old and from birth with our son, thanks to the knowledge we'd learnt from Rebecca's work. Rebecca's method makes complete sense, and is actually achievable, her reframing accidents as learning opportunities kept us going and we're so glad we did as our daughter is completely independent using the potty and we are able to support our son to also use the potty at just 6 months old! I recommend her method to everyone I know! * Beth, parent * We were very apprehensive potty training our daughter as she had been withholding poos for a very long time before we started potty training. However, Rebecca was a huge support in guiding us through the whole process and really helped us to tailor our potty-training approach to our daughter's temperament and personality to make sure we were working with her rather than against her. * Georgina, parent * We love the up-to-date research and practical techniques empowering children to go nappy-free. * Cheryl Hadland MA(Ed.), CEO of Hadland Care Group * This book takes a kind and practical approach, recognising children are different and need individual techniques to support them through the emotional peaks and troughs. * Dr June O'Sullivan OBE, CEO of London Early Years Foundation * This book is great! A few things really stand out though: a) the massive evidence base (rather than a TikTok weekend trend) b) the number of amazing age appropriate activities to support your child understand this journey c) the back ups for people like me where this journey wasn't straightforward. All credit to Rebecca, even with such a strong evidence base it still reads in such a helpful parent and child centred way rather than a textbook! * Amazon *
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Transform your child's potty training journey with this innovative, evidence-based guide from leading expert Rebecca Mottram. Using the innovative Little Steps method, this approach aligns with your child's natural development and unique temperament, ensuring a positive and stress-free experience for everyone involved.
Introduction
How to potty train
Step 1: Preparation
1 Potty preparation
2 Fundamental skills
3 Tailoring approaches to your child's personality
Step 2: Practice
4 Potty practice
5 Playful partnership
Step 3: Stopping using nappies
6 Bye-bye nappies
7 Building confidence
8 Prompting
9 Managing accidents
10 Motivating without treats
11 Managing outings
12 Naps and nighttime
13 Childcare
Potty training problems
14 What's under the surface?
15 Gaps in learning
16 A physical problem
17 Poo withholding
18 Constipation
19 Wetting problems
20 Fear and anxiety
21 Resistance
22 Regression
23 Starting school
24 Strengthening the parentchild connection
25 Using stories for success
26 Problem-solving case studies
27 Resources
References
Index
Rebecca Mottram is a children's nurse and a leading academic authority on potty training. Her innovative methods have significantly influenced NHS guidelines, advocating for an earlier approach to potty training. Her expertise has been featured on BBC Woman's Hour, Channel 5, BBC Radio 5 Live, and The Today Show. With more than ten years in clinical practice and countless success stories, Rebecca has transformed the way we tackle potty training. For more tips and insights, follow her @rebecca.mottram
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