Not exact matches
There are pretty much five popular
potty training
methods that I have dubbed in the following ways: infant toilet training (or elimination communication), naked or nearly naked all the time,
practice makes perfect, wait until I'm ready or do it all in one day (or Dr. Phil) approach.
For example if you select the «
Practice until you get it right
method» where you have defined a
potty schedule for your child who is extremely independent and a self starter, you may find yourself in a power struggle.
The whole point of this
method is to have the child «teach» the dolly how to use the
potty, dealing with successes and failures along the way,
practicing themselves in tandem.
Even if you can not
practice full time EC, you can still take advantage of it whenever you are home with your child, and even though it may not be as effective as a
potty training
method when done part time, it can still provide an incredible bonding experience and reduce your reliance on diapers.
When using the
Practice makes Perfect
method of
potty training, the biggest challenge a parent has is to remind their child that they need to go
potty.
Resources mentioned in this podcast include her website and DVD at http://pottywhispering.net, her book Infant
Potty Training: A Gentle and Primeval
Method Adapted to Modern Living by Laurie Boucke (available here), and my book, Go Diaper Free, which Laurie applauds as the first ever multimedia guide to the
practice.
With the
Potty Training in One Day
method,
practice runs are a consequence for undesired behavior.