Potty training. Like taxes and death, it is an inevitable part of life, for parents. I cannot tell you how many blogs I've read, discussing personal potty training methods and nightmares. Parents, all over the country, have tales of frustration and repeated failures to get their tykes to use the potty. Desperation is no stranger to the weary potty training parent. Many give up, leaving the milestone up to the child to achieve on their own. Everyone has a preferred method. For some, it is using the new program "Booty Camp."
I will admit, Booty Camp sounds like a very tempting program. With a 98% success rate and the promise of results after only five hours, who could argue with its protocol? Me, of course! I have a few issues with this Potty Whisperer woman and her methods. She recommends using salty snacks and sugary drinks to induce thirst. Ummm....can you say "dehydration?" Secondly, in my opinion, giving a child sugary drinks who doesn't normally get them, is setting yourself up for later trouble. In my house, if you give a child junk food or sweets, their little bodies instantly become addicted. Then, after the Booty Camp ends, the child will want those kinds of drinks and snacks on a regular basis. Duh.
Furthermore, she uses a tactic called, "If you guys go pee and poo in your pants, you're going to have to clean it up." Yeah, great idea. Let's encourage our two and a half year old to touch their own feces. In our house, that's asking for trouble. I think that until a child is at least three, they do not posses the required motor skills to clean a poop mess without getting it everywhere. I know this from experience. Yes, it may be awhile before they reach this stage, but are you really interested in having to redo a clean job gone wrong? The poop can end up under fingernails, which is difficult to remove completely.
I'm sorry, but the one day method that "Booty Camp" endorses, doesn't seem like a well thought out idea. Yes, it gets the job done, but at what cost? What are the long term effects? Are parents going to suffer more stress of dealing with the after effects, than it is worth? Sure the tots may listen to this teacher, but once the class is over, will the parents be able to get the same cooperation? Probably not. As we learned from our experience on Supernanny, kids listen to and obey other people, much better than their own parents. Everything that this lady is charging $250 for, can easily be done at home, without using sugary liquids, salty snacks and unnecessary poop messes. If you really want to spend $250, send it to me and I'll send you a paper that says, "Persistence (in your efforts,) consistence (in your expectations and rules) and resistance (to giving in.) They all pay off." that is really all you need. I know, I've done it six times and am currently working on my seventh.
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