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Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
Jamie Glowacki
3.74 AVERAGE
686 reviews for:
Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
Jamie Glowacki
3.74 AVERAGE
Don't read this book if your child is older than the age of 2. Don't read this book if your child is kinda but not completely potty trained. Don't read this book if you believe men should play an equal role in raising children.
Obviously, I have Feelings about this book. I've read a lot of potty training books, and this one contradicts a lot of the mainstream potty training advice. Most experts say that you should wait until your child is ready until you start potty training. Glowacki asserts that all children should be potty trained by the age of 2 1/2 at the latest and that doctors who advise waiting until your child is ready are bought and paid for by Big Diaper (yes, really). If your child isn't completely potty trained by age 3, "horrific" things will happen. I lost track of how many times she used the term "horrific" to describe what would happen if you didn't follow her rules to the letter. Giving stickers or praising children for using the potty are included in the long list of no-nos. In fact, she encourages parents to punish children for potty mistakes, something I have never heard of any one else advocate since 1960, except maybe in those horrible BabyWise books.
I gave this book 2 stars because there are a few helpful tips in here. The nekkid baby method she advocates probably works as well as anything else. She is right that if you are going to potty train, you can't do it half-assedly. Don't try to take your kid to the zoo and the science museum and the playground while you're in the thick of potty training. (A mistake that I made.) This should have been a 10 page pamphlet, not a nearly 300-page book. This book is a throwback to the time when mothers were judged and shamed and completely responsible for parenting their children while dads drank beer and hid in the garage. I thought we were moving past that?
Obviously, I have Feelings about this book. I've read a lot of potty training books, and this one contradicts a lot of the mainstream potty training advice. Most experts say that you should wait until your child is ready until you start potty training. Glowacki asserts that all children should be potty trained by the age of 2 1/2 at the latest and that doctors who advise waiting until your child is ready are bought and paid for by Big Diaper (yes, really). If your child isn't completely potty trained by age 3, "horrific" things will happen. I lost track of how many times she used the term "horrific" to describe what would happen if you didn't follow her rules to the letter. Giving stickers or praising children for using the potty are included in the long list of no-nos. In fact, she encourages parents to punish children for potty mistakes, something I have never heard of any one else advocate since 1960, except maybe in those horrible BabyWise books.
I gave this book 2 stars because there are a few helpful tips in here. The nekkid baby method she advocates probably works as well as anything else. She is right that if you are going to potty train, you can't do it half-assedly. Don't try to take your kid to the zoo and the science museum and the playground while you're in the thick of potty training. (A mistake that I made.) This should have been a 10 page pamphlet, not a nearly 300-page book. This book is a throwback to the time when mothers were judged and shamed and completely responsible for parenting their children while dads drank beer and hid in the garage. I thought we were moving past that?
A little repetitive at times but over all a great foundation for potty training.
What do you rate a book that is poorly written, sexist, not evidence based (like made up info and statistics everywhere), full of assumptions but is actually a helpful method of potty training? Because that is what this is.
Highly recommend this approach! Only thing I found discouraging was we started later than he suggests and the book made me feel like this was a disaster. But we did it!!
Helpful. She’s a bit hardcore, but if this is what she lives and breathes, I get it.
Loved this book! We had a very successful transition using the principles in the book. I actually had a whole stack of potty training books from the library, but this was the only one I used/needed. Loved that the focus was enabling your child to do what they are capable of, and not holding back because they "aren't ready yet".
A little patronizing at times, laugh out loud funny at others, but Oh, Crap, did this method work amazingly for our LO!
The method contained in this book is clear and compelling. But the writing is atrocious. There's repetition for emphasis, and then there's what just appears to be a lack of editing. The reliance on text without any visuals makes it very difficult to dip back into as a manual - so great to read before starting training, but awful to use afterwards...unless using copious makers, notes, and highlighting. The text-heavy approach, US English, and colloquialisms also serve to mask the key points rather than bring them out, and make them memorable.
In short, it's the best method, but could have been easier to understand, learn, and actually use as some clear tables/ diagrams and a Q&A/ troubleshooting section
In short, it's the best method, but could have been easier to understand, learn, and actually use as some clear tables/ diagrams and a Q&A/ troubleshooting section
medium-paced
Her potty training method and ability to break it down stage by stage was incredibly helpful. Very effective too. 5/5
Not a huge fan of the judgmental, harsh, sexist energy she writes with, however. There’s so many opinions on parenting layered throughout the book that felt unnecessary and lacking factual support. Just based on her own experiences and clients. 3/5
Overall 4/5
Not a huge fan of the judgmental, harsh, sexist energy she writes with, however. There’s so many opinions on parenting layered throughout the book that felt unnecessary and lacking factual support. Just based on her own experiences and clients. 3/5
Overall 4/5