Doo-Doos and Don'ts of Toilet Training. New Book Offers a Simple, Easy-To-Use Toilet Training Method for Parents.

July, 2003 -- When it comes time to toilet train their child, parents can often wind up overwhelmed and frustrated. Toilet training is an enormous challenge for the entire family, often coupled with many social pressures. In their new book, Toilet Training Without Tears or Trauma (Meadowbrook Press), Child Development Expert Penny Warner and Pediatrician Dr. Paula Kelly, offer advice to ensure a stress-free toilet-training experience.

Toilet Training Without Tears or Trauma helps parents understand a child's development in order to determine his or her readiness for toilet training. Research indicates that parents who postpone toilet training until after a child's second birthday are usually successful within four months while statistics show that 50 percent of children who begin toilet training at 18 months or earlier don't achieve reliable control until 36 months or later.

"Many parents today feel pressured to begin training prematurely because of preschool admission requirements, or because the parents feel competition with other families," says Warner. "The truth is, a child's readiness should be the primary factor in deciding when to toilet train."

Once parents determine their child is ready, the book offers tips such as using doll play to enhance the training process and games to play to keep the experience positive. Parents will also find the latest toilet training research, Dr. Kelly's answers to the most commonly asked questions, information on how to troubleshoot problems and "Quick Tips" from experienced parents.

Some interesting toilet training facts that are found in Toilet Training without Tears or Trauma:

Thirty-one percent of parents begin toilet training when their child is 18-22 months old. Twenty-seven percent began at 23-27 months old. Sixteen percent began when their child was 28-32 months and twenty-two percent began when their child was 32 months or older.

Girls are usually ready to train at 30-36 months, while boys are usually ready to train at 36-42 months.

Women raising children in the 1930s received pamphlets from the federal government, stating that toilet training should begin by the third month and completed by the eighth month.

Families use a wide variety of terminology when toilet training their children. For urination, almost half of kids use pee-pee, 22 percent use go potty, 18 percent use pee, and 4 percent like tinkle.

Half of parents use praise when helping their child learn to use the toilet. Fifteen percent use candy, 9 percent use special privileges, 7 percent use toys and 2 percent use money.

What the experts are saying about Toilet Training without Tears or Trauma:

"Penny Warner and Paula Kelly use a child-focused approach that's very effective in helping children leave diapers behind."

—Dr. Sally Colwell, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician

"Penny Warner and Paula Kelly take the terror out of toilet training by making it a fun, exciting learning experience. They recommend a compassionate, empathetic approach to what has been for many parents the most painful part of parenting. This book is a must read for every parent of a child in diapers."

—Barbara Unell and Jerry Wyckoff, authors of Discipline without Shouting or Spanking

Toilet Training Without Tears or Trauma retails for $8.00 and is available at bookstores nationwide on August 5. The book may also be purchased online at www.meadowbrookpress.com.

Penny Warner is the author of over thirty books for parents and children, including 365 Baby Care Tips, Baby Play and Learn, and Smart Start for Your Baby. She has a Master's Degree in Special Education and teaches child development courses at Diablo Valley College in San Ramon, California.

Dr. Paula Kelly is a pediatrician who lives in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. She has been honored by her peers as one of the best children's doctors in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Founded in 1975, Meadowbrook Press is one of the leading publishers of parenting and childcare books in North America. The company is the number one publisher of baby name books in the country, with eight books totaling over seven million copies sold. Meadowbrook Press also has growing lines of humorous poetry, fiction anthologies, gift, activity, party and humor books. F

or more information, visit www.meadowbrookpress.com.





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