Mommy! I Have to Go Potty!: A Parent’s Guide to Toilet Training

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One of Parenting Press’ most popular books, this reassuring guide to an important toddler/preschooler developmental period has been updated and expanded by Helen F. Neville, a longtime pediatric advice nurse and parent educator. Working with Jan Faull s original book, since 1996 a favorite for its practicality and real-life anecdotes, Neville explains how a child s temperament affects toilet training and she has added new chapters on:

• Toilet training the special needs child
• How parents and child care providers can work together during toilet training
• Explaining the early toilet training used in other cultures

This book remains a common-sense guide to determining if a child is ready for toilet training and introduces a step-by-step process that really works. Parents most common questions are answered and there s straightforward information on night training, bedwetting, constipation, bowel retention and soiling.