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90sinmyheart's review against another edition
3.0
According to this book, we started potty training too late and also did a whole bunch of other stuff wrong. We have since corrected most everything that wouldn't require time travel to correct and it's going well.
I do think some of the irrelevant info could be removed (eg that the author eats paleo and eliminating grains cured her son's eczema) and that the smarminess could be toned down.
I do think some of the irrelevant info could be removed (eg that the author eats paleo and eliminating grains cured her son's eczema) and that the smarminess could be toned down.
lenadena's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent method for potty training. It worked for us and our 28 month old boy only has accidents when we (or caregivers) miss his cues.
As with any parenting book, I took what I needed and ignored the rest. There are some things that might frustrate people but just ignore it and focus on the potty training method.
Key points that caused me to read it in the first place:
1) Clear expectations for parents and toddler
2) More structured than Montessori method, less rigid than the 3 day method
3) Encourages parent-child bonding while also leaving space for working parents with caregivers (grandparents, daycare, nannies, etc)
4) it’s meant to be accomplished in about a week depending on how committed you are and the readiness of the toddler
5) there is an ideal training window for children (about 2-3 years old) and it fit for our family.
6) is not rewards-based and instead focuses on the child paying attention to their body and when they need to go.
As with any parenting book, I took what I needed and ignored the rest. There are some things that might frustrate people but just ignore it and focus on the potty training method.
Key points that caused me to read it in the first place:
1) Clear expectations for parents and toddler
2) More structured than Montessori method, less rigid than the 3 day method
3) Encourages parent-child bonding while also leaving space for working parents with caregivers (grandparents, daycare, nannies, etc)
4) it’s meant to be accomplished in about a week depending on how committed you are and the readiness of the toddler
5) there is an ideal training window for children (about 2-3 years old) and it fit for our family.
6) is not rewards-based and instead focuses on the child paying attention to their body and when they need to go.
bookishjaja's review against another edition
I've decided to postpone my star rating for this book until my husband and I embark on the potty training journey with our toddler. We do plan to use the method described in this book, and I want to wait to see how it works for our family before giving my final judgement.
As far as the book itself, it's an easy read for how many pages it is - slightly shy of 300. Even the longer chapters were easily digestible. Not all of the book is relevant to me or my family's situation - for example, we don't utilize daycare or other regular caregivers, so that chapter, though I did read it, will just not apply to us - but I think the information is still useful. I also like how, at the end of the book, there are some easy-to-reference cheat sheets with quick bullet points that sum up the main message of the book. Overall, I see a lot of good qualities to Jamie Glowacki's method, and I'm eager to see how it works for us. I'm hopeful.
At the same time, I can see where Jamie's tone and sense of humor may be a turn off to some people. She is very blunt and doesn't sugarcoat, and without being privy to face-t0-face interactions with her, her writing personality can feel somewhat judgmental and even fear-inducing. I don't care for that kind of coaching, but I also see where she's coming from and see a lot of my own personality in her writing style, so I don't take offense to it. But it is something to take into account for parents who may have a clashing personality.
I have some other thoughts on the information and how its provided as well as the level of detail in describing the method, but again, I want to wait to get through the bulk of potty training before giving any more of my thoughts. Things may change between now and then.
As far as the book itself, it's an easy read for how many pages it is - slightly shy of 300. Even the longer chapters were easily digestible. Not all of the book is relevant to me or my family's situation - for example, we don't utilize daycare or other regular caregivers, so that chapter, though I did read it, will just not apply to us - but I think the information is still useful. I also like how, at the end of the book, there are some easy-to-reference cheat sheets with quick bullet points that sum up the main message of the book. Overall, I see a lot of good qualities to Jamie Glowacki's method, and I'm eager to see how it works for us. I'm hopeful.
At the same time, I can see where Jamie's tone and sense of humor may be a turn off to some people. She is very blunt and doesn't sugarcoat, and without being privy to face-t0-face interactions with her, her writing personality can feel somewhat judgmental and even fear-inducing. I don't care for that kind of coaching, but I also see where she's coming from and see a lot of my own personality in her writing style, so I don't take offense to it. But it is something to take into account for parents who may have a clashing personality.
I have some other thoughts on the information and how its provided as well as the level of detail in describing the method, but again, I want to wait to get through the bulk of potty training before giving any more of my thoughts. Things may change between now and then.
klacourt's review against another edition
3.0
How come all parenting books seem so simple when reading but implementing just seems so much more difficult. Ask me if I can tell you all of Coldens pee signs yet....
I took away a star because I feel like this book sets a lot of unnecessary rules and if you are struggling at all basically just blames you as the parent for not watching your kid close enough.... Like no, I am watching my kid and i know he has to poop he just fights like crazy when I ask him to sit on the potty.
I took away a star because I feel like this book sets a lot of unnecessary rules and if you are struggling at all basically just blames you as the parent for not watching your kid close enough.... Like no, I am watching my kid and i know he has to poop he just fights like crazy when I ask him to sit on the potty.
heatherita621's review against another edition
3.0
Good material, could use without some of her commentary
ashvaughn's review against another edition
2.0
I have a freshly two-year-old and this book was recommended to me as I begin thinking about potty training. This was REALLY hard to get through. Maybe I should have physically read it vS listening to the audible, that probably would’ve made for a better experience. I felt like I was listening to my great aunt tell me about how to make her world famous pie but throughout it all, and after each step, she had to remind me she’s the best and knows what she’s talking about because of all the other people she’s helped make pies, include snide remarks and comments about how I’m probably not listening and I need to go back to other places to read but also I need to wait until future chapter to hear more. It was so brutal and very repetitive with the snide remarks and reminders throughout. There were many times I wanted to give up on the book and just google her methods but I was afraid of missing something important so I stuck it out. I now think I would be okay if I just read a blog post or pamphlet with the steps spelled out.
Another frustrating thing was that it seems a lot of the “advice” is written from a “best case scenario” standpoint like every time she gave the script or line of what to say to a toddler to get them in line. I’m not sure about the development of other two year olds but mine is not going to respond “okay mommy” and listen to every line of reasoning or understand and oblige. Like another reader mentioned, other advice seemed unrealistic or privileged. Like, the daycare portion. In essence, it’s okay to piss off your daycare to get them in line and if they’re not on board, simply get a new one! Yikes.
Because of my daughter’s daycare policy, I’m going to hold off on starting for a couple of months to preserve my sanity, but I will take the author’s advice and take what applies here and ignore what does not.
Another frustrating thing was that it seems a lot of the “advice” is written from a “best case scenario” standpoint like every time she gave the script or line of what to say to a toddler to get them in line. I’m not sure about the development of other two year olds but mine is not going to respond “okay mommy” and listen to every line of reasoning or understand and oblige. Like another reader mentioned, other advice seemed unrealistic or privileged. Like, the daycare portion. In essence, it’s okay to piss off your daycare to get them in line and if they’re not on board, simply get a new one! Yikes.
Because of my daughter’s daycare policy, I’m going to hold off on starting for a couple of months to preserve my sanity, but I will take the author’s advice and take what applies here and ignore what does not.
ris_stitches's review against another edition
3.0
I will admit that I didn't read this whole book. I absolutely hated the tone of it, I was put off from the first ten pages. I also think it was pretty poorly written and I didn't like the "written for moms" aspect of it. That said, her advice (for daytime) is pretty solid and has worked well for my 2.5 year old. I think we waited until the right time with my daughter. We probably could have done it earlier but I'm glad we waited until she was naturally holding it on her own. I also think she is batshit crazy for recommending waking your kid up to pee in the middle of the night. We work for how long to get our kids to sleep through and then you want me to go wake them up? Hell no! Maybe if you have a kid that struggles with bedwetting but for a toddler? Bleh. No. We need our sleep.