Everybody Poops! Potty Training Basics

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this episode I welcome Allison, the owner and founder of The Potty Training Consultant (@pottytrainingconsultant on Inatagram), to discuss the basics of potty training. She is a mother of two and her company has helped thousands of families around the world in their potty training journey. We discuss: The average age of potty training in America Signs of readiness A couple methods to consider How to determine which method may be best for your child What a parent should do if their child is resistant to potty training What are some barriers to potty training Tune is as we talk about potty training basics! Make sure to follow @pottytrainingconsultant and @pedsdoctalk on Instagram to continue the conversation! For more watch Dr. Mona's "Potty Training Do's and Don'ts" video on YouTube. Check out the PedsDocTalk Toddler Courses for all Dr. Mona's toddler essentials, including the No-Pressure Potty Training Course. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to episode 42. Everybody Poops Potty Training Basics.
0:05.0	Hey everyone, welcome to the Pete's Doc Talk Podcast. I'm your host Dr Mona
0:16.0	where each week I hope to educate and inspire you in your journey through
0:19.6	parenthood with information on your most common concerns as a parent and
0:23.4	interviews with fellow parents and experts in the field.
0:26.2	My hope is you leave each week feeling more educated,
0:29.2	confident, and empowered in the decisions you make for your child.
0:33.0	Welcome to this week's episode where I am discussing a topic that so many of my
0:45.7	followers at Pete's dog talk DM me about which is potty training and I am so
0:50.9	excited to welcome Allison who is the owner and founder of Potty Training
0:55.6	Consultant and has her own Instagram page and website, Potty Training Consultant on Instagram.
1:01.6	And she's going to be discussing potty training with me today.
1:04.6	Thank you so much, Allison, for joining us.
1:06.6	Yeah, thanks for having me on.
1:07.9	I'm happy to be here.
1:09.4	So how long have you been doing potty training consulting and why did you start this path?
1:14.0	Yes, I know it's somewhat unusual. I think most parents would find to choose to want to do
1:21.0	body training. But I've been doing potty training professionally now for about
1:25.9	three and a half years as my business and it's been going amazingly because there's so many parents out there that need that
1:34.8	extra support when it comes to potty training so those of you that are
1:38.3	struggling please don't feel bad and don't feel alone because it happens to so many people and and I got started in potty training from being a mom myself so I have two of my own little ones. They're now four and six years old, but I first developed kind of a little passion for potty training when I was potty training my son. And I just really loved it. Something about seeing him develop this new skill and
2:07.8	seeing how proud he was of himself and and all those kinds of things that got wrapped up into it really made me really made me kind of love it and and then I kind of you know started just pouring all my research into it and seeing how many parents kind of, you know, struggle with this.
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