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For any parent struggling to potty train a child, Toilet
Training the Brazelton Way is a lifesaver. This guide to all
things potty is filled with workable ideas and techniques to
help parents overcome all kinds of difficult training
situations, from backsliding to constipation to reacting
with fear to bedwetting.
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., is an expert on raising children,
and this handy guide offers up his own uniquely wise,
sympathetic and helpful approach to toilet training,
complete with touchpoints parents should be aware of and
trouble spots they may encounter. Written with child
psychiatrist Joshua D. Sparrow, the book approaches toilet
training from a position of helping the child feel good
about his/her accomplishment without sabotaging
breakthroughs. For example, I learned that a parent should
never make a huge deal about a child using the potty because
that praise may in fact intimidate the child and make it
harder for them to keep on track. I also learned that
setbacks are normal, and part of the course of forward
development. In fact, this book reminds us that mistakes are
often a visible sign that the entire process is working, and
that we should be concerned if a child never makes a
mistake! In addition, I was amazed to learn that children
will often retain bowel movements out of fear or making
these mistakes, thus causing themselves bodily harm.
The book covers problems such as bedwetting, accidents, fear
reactions to toilet usage, constipation and other bowel
problems, training siblings, and the pressures of having a
child fully trained before preschool. In fact, I cannot
think of anything this book does not cover, making it a
comprehensive guide parents will treasure.
This book is priceless for any parent, caregiver or teacher
of small children eager to really understand this important
developmental milestone through the eyes of the most
important person involved – the child.
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Toilet Training: The Brazelton Way by T. Berry Brazelton, MD & Joshua D. Sparrow, MD