Book Reviews: Potty Training & Bedwetting

Potty training can be a daunting task. To reward or not to reward? How can we get our kids interested in learning to potty train? How are they going react to their bodies signals?

Well I found Potty Training you Baby by Katie Warren to be a very helpful read.

Babies are smart and one of the quotes that I love from this book is this:

"There is really no need to put off potty training until a child is old enough to tell you he's tired of a wet baby.

Realize that babies aren't incompetent beings, they simply lack experience.  While a baby may not to totally control his little system, he can easily grasp the concept."

I thought myself, oh he's not ready, I'll start when he's ready to tell me. Well, he got trained at 2 1/2 yrs old. I got him super excited about wearing Lightning McQueen underwear and well...I did the rewards thing and it got us on the right step.

Potty training takes time and the baby must learn what it feels like to be wet, to associate wetting and the muscles involved to recognize that feeling.  It will happen in due time for you but I highly suggest this book to read before you start.  Kids get motivated to learn a new skills naturally and you can't force potty training. 
Buy it {here}

Another book for the parents here of older kids who are going through bedwetting check out this book
 Getting to Dry by Max Maizels, Diane Rosenbaum and Barbara Keating.

I truly had no idea what issue's can arise from night time training. My son usually gets up at night to go and I am there to help him.
But we'll see what happens next year!
This is book is aimed for older children (about 4+yrs.)
This book is a great read and a great learning tool for all parents.

The book starts off asking you/caregivers to respect the dignity of those who wet; they do so not because they choose to be wet, but because they haven't yet learned how to be dry.

Pretty powerful words as I know I've gotten ticked off once or twice when we missed the potty, after reading this I had to change my attitude. So what if I had to do more laundry, so what I had to mop up the accidents. 

You'll also learn about enuresis vs incontinence, everyday stresses and what is causing bed wetting? This book covers the pro's and con's of wetting alarms, drug therapies and changes in diet and sleep schedules.
Replace punishment with praise.
Buy it {here}