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Book Review of Toilet Training in Less Than A Day

Toilet Training in Less Than A Day
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Helpful Score: 9


This method consists of using classical conditioning techniques to "train" a child to use a potty chair. I used it to try to train my eldest son. It was a horrible fiasco. To call it a frustrating experience is putting things mildly. I'm convinced that any normally bright child with opinions is going to see through these techniques within an hour and come to resent the person who is withholding reward pending performance.

In our case, by the end of that first day, we were not feeling too kindly towards each other - in fact, we were both in tears. In the end, we put things aside and let them rest for long enough that he got over his aversion to the entire subject, at which time he decided that he wanted to do things like adults did, and things progressed in a much more healthy manner.