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A review by bookishjaja
Oh Crap! Potty Training, Volume 1: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right by Jamie Glowacki
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.