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My New Life

Perspectives on toileting with author of 'Oh Crap! Potty Training'

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7654 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Rolph is joined by Jamie Glowacki, author of the book: Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right. And don’t we all want to “do it once and do it right”? Despite our best intentions, this is one transition that rarely goes smoothly. But a few ground rules can make a world of difference. Tune in for a little parent training on how to do toilet training.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:25] Jamie’s top do’s and don’ts in potty training.

[3:57] Jamie talks about the importance of parents making the decision about when to start potty training.

[7:11] Is there any advantage to starting potty training earlier than 3 years old?

[8:42] Jamie shares what to expect on the road to regular toilet use.

[12:54] A discussion about the tension around poop and how we should be reacting to this bodily function.

[15:30] The ergonomics of pooping — and why you should care!

[16:47] Advice to those parents whose children hold poop until they are in their diapers.

[20:15] Jamie’s policy on rewards and praise while potty training. Spoiler alert: Don’t go there.

[22:53] Jamie shares a piece of final advice to listeners: Potty training is not a measurement of your parenting.

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.

0:13.9

A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.

0:20.1

I'm Jessica Rolfe and this is my new life,

0:24.1

a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,

0:30.2

when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing

0:35.0

perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,

0:39.7

parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated

0:46.2

perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family.

0:57.0

Today's guest will be familiar to many of you.

1:00.8

She is the author of the book, Oh, Crap, Potty Training.

1:05.2

Everything modern parents need to know to do it once and to do it right.

1:08.9

And don't we all want to do it once and do it right?

1:12.8

Her name is Jamie Gloacki. And because potty training rarely goes according to schedule, we figured we could use a little parrot training on how to do

1:18.3

toilet training. Welcome, Jamie. Thank you. Thanks for having me. What are your top dos and don'ts

1:25.3

when potty training? My top don't.

1:29.7

Do not ask your child if they have to go for like the first, I'd say six months of potty

1:36.2

training.

1:36.7

And by that, I mean don't literally ask a question.

1:40.4

Do you have to go?

1:41.7

Number one, you'll find yourself saying it way too often. Do you have to go? You have to go. Do you have to go? Do you have to go? And you're going to bug the

1:47.6

child and pressure on the child is the number one reason potty training backfires. Do not set a time limit. So I know that there's a

1:56.2

thousand three-day potty training. I know your sister, your cousin, your neighbor might have potty trained

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