| The parent welcomes the milestone of successful | | | | of 18, back in the 1960's better off than the modern |
| potty training with anticipation. The first steps toward | | | | child who has a tendency to take advantage of Mom |
| freedom from diapers opens the imagination to the | | | | and Dad's welcome mat? |
| independence that the little one will someday embrace. | | | | Does Potty Training Set The Stage For Future |
| Watching the baby grow into a healthy and | | | | Character? |
| independent individual is the joy of the parent who | | | | Toilet training doesn't predict the future of little Jimmy |
| understands their function as the creation of this | | | | or little Bertha May, but could it set the little tyke on a |
| healthy and independent individual. But how best to get | | | | certain path that otherwise wouldn't be the case? |
| there? | | | | These are questions that are worth considering, if not |
| Are The Methods The Same For A Boy And A Girl? | | | | agonizing over. Certainly Mom and Dad have plenty to |
| Does the same techniques for toilet training boys work | | | | worry about in the important role of nurturer to the |
| equally well for potty training for girls? When potty | | | | next generation. But making the right choices on |
| training for 3 year old is considered, do you ask Aunt | | | | systematic and natural child-rearing questions, could be |
| Agatha, with her 3 girls, what the best strategy could | | | | the difference between a recalcitrant and rebellious |
| be for your little boy? | | | | teenager, or just a rebellious teenager. Don't |
| If you are a Mom with twins, a boy and girl, do you | | | | underestimate the value of excluding a negative |
| forge ahead with the same potty training bowl for | | | | personality trait in the future. |
| both. Might you wish to consider a different set up for | | | | Where To Start? |
| each of the little daughter and little son? | | | | The first step that many parents choose when faced |
| Does Age Matter? | | | | with the impending need to consider potty training for |
| When we hear the best age of when to potty train, | | | | girls and toilet training boys, is to draw from the |
| how do we take this information and apply with the | | | | excellent ideas that other parents have to share. |
| same brush to all toddlers? How can this information | | | | Research will allow Mom and Dad to anticipate the |
| be right for every child, regardless of the fact that an | | | | questions that may make their important job of |
| expert is telling you the correct age? | | | | child-rearing more rewarding. |
| In The Words Of Danny Devito | | | | Armed with a number of facts and results as |
| The line from Danny Devito in the unusual movie | | | | presented by those who have gone before, the |
| "Throw Mamma Off the Train" is possibly closer to the | | | | Parent will be able to anticipate some of the |
| truth than the joking nature of the line suggests when | | | | challenges that may arise. Mom and Dad won't be |
| he says "I was potty trained at gunpoint". We | | | | surprised by a peculiar occurrence that may otherwise |
| understand the line is intended metaphorically, but many | | | | appear disturbing. |
| people raised in the 40's and 50's can relate to the | | | | With an array of tales and procedures in your store of |
| no-nonsense nature of child raising. Self-esteem was a | | | | knowledge, you can monitor the progress of your child |
| quality that the little boy or little girl was expected to | | | | and suit the method to the little toddler. |
| develop in anyway the child could. | | | | The End Result |
| The parents were there to get the little tyke off and | | | | And in the end, it is well to remember that most of the |
| independent as quickly as possible. Is this a good or | | | | population acquires potty training, The potty training is |
| bad method of child-rearing? Were the boys and girls | | | | less important than the relationship between Jimmy or |
| who were out the door and on their own at the age | | | | Bertha May, and Mom and Dad. |