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Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right

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Summary

Jamie Glowacki—potty-training expert， Pied Piper of Poop， and author of the popular guide， Oh Crap！ Potty Training—shares her proven 6-step plan to help you toilet train your preschooler quickly and successfully。

Let Jamie Glowacki， potty-training expert and the popular "Pied Piper of Poop" show you how it's done。 Her 6-step， proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids and their parents。 Here's the good news: your child is probably ready to be potty trained EARLIER than you think （ideally， between 20-30 months）， and it can be done FASTER than you expect （most kids get the basics in a few days—but Jamie's got you covered even if it takes a little longer）。 If you've ever said to yourself:

** How do I know if my kid is ready？
** Why won't my child poop in the potty？
** How do I avoid "potty power struggles"？
** How can I get their daycare provider on board？
** My kid was doing so well—why is he regressing？
** And what about nighttime？！

Oh Crap！ Potty Training can solve all of these （and other） common issues。 This isn't theory， you're not bribing with candy， and there are no gimmicks。 This is real-world， from-the-trenches potty training information—all the questions and all the ANSWERS you need to do it once and be done with diapers for good。

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Reviews

Ashlin ，

Second read through for my second baby who is now out of diapers！ This method is intense but it works so well！

Patricia ，

I thought the actual method was great， but did not appreciate the author's style。 A lot of what she claims to be obvious logic seems totally subjective and so she comes off as really unsympathetic/snobby。 I didn't find her funny at all， although her casual tone makes it sound like she’s trying to be。 And she throws out a lot of claims and “facts” about child development without a single reference。 But again， her method works！  I thought the actual method was great， but did not appreciate the author's style。 A lot of what she claims to be obvious logic seems totally subjective and so she comes off as really unsympathetic/snobby。 I didn't find her funny at all， although her casual tone makes it sound like she’s trying to be。 And she throws out a lot of claims and “facts” about child development without a single reference。 But again， her method works！  。。。more

Abby Mills ，

Helpful potty training tips/ poor writing with unnecessary opinions

Megs ，

A lot of helpful advice here but the tone is very stressful。 Sometimes digresses unnecessarily。 To be fair， I prefer clear cut guidelines in these types of books。

Meg ，

EYEROLL EMOJI。 Author is terrible。

Sara Parker ，

I’m holding off a full rating of this book until I have actually potty trained my son， but I have some thoughts even before it is attempted。I can’t decide if I like the writer or not。 In some parts， she’s relatable and hilarious。 In other parts， she’s condescending and somewhat rude。 She’s a no-nonsense， tell it like it is kind of person。 And she’s a little sweary。 Both are fine。 I enjoyed it。 But if you don’t do things EXACTLY the way she says， you’re doing it wrong。 End of story。 Which is funn I’m holding off a full rating of this book until I have actually potty trained my son， but I have some thoughts even before it is attempted。I can’t decide if I like the writer or not。 In some parts， she’s relatable and hilarious。 In other parts， she’s condescending and somewhat rude。 She’s a no-nonsense， tell it like it is kind of person。 And she’s a little sweary。 Both are fine。 I enjoyed it。 But if you don’t do things EXACTLY the way she says， you’re doing it wrong。 End of story。 Which is funny， considering she keeps bringing up how every kid is different。 Wouldn’t every potty training story be different？ You must get rid of diapers or else your kid will be in diapers in kindergarten。 You cannot do reward training or you will have power struggles with your kids。 She sprinkles a few facts in with a lot of opinion。 And some of those opinions aren’t even related to potty training。 Having opinions is fine， but don’t act like your word is truth。 And I don’t care about your thoughts on child psychology， food， sleep， or general discipline。 This is a potty training book。 I want to read about potty training。The biggest issue I had was when she talks about having your kid go commando after the first few days。 If you don’t want your kid to go commando， then according to her， you need to take an inward look at yourself and find out why you think it’s icky and makes you uncomfortable。 Maybe I don’t think a kid going commando is icky？ Maybe I just want to make sure there’s more of a barrier for the poop and pee？ Maybe I want to train him to get used to the feel of underwear？ And if you don’t make your kid go bottomless or full nude the first few days， you’ll never get them potty trained （her opinion she serves up as truth）。 Maybe her way works。 We’ll find out。 But she basically shames people for disagreeing with her or for feeling like there may be a better way than forcing your kid to pee and poop on the floor to learn their tells。I do like how often she reminds you to relax and not stress。 That’s important， especially since kids feed off of us。 I love how she reminds us that this is a totally new concept for our kids and that all they have ever known is diapers。 It’s easier to be patient when you remember they have no other experience。 She makes great points for sure， but I won’t chastise myself for tweaking her hard-set rules to fit my child and myself a little better。 。。。more

Jessica Argenbright ，

Horrible parenting advice with very unbiblical ideas that are not necessary for a potty training book。 The premise of the steps to training， with mastering each step before starting the next along with not focusing on being done potty training in 2 days is great。 I mainly listening to this book to trouble shoot the potty training issues I had with my first child before I starting to potty train my second child。 I would only pass along the idea of steps to training but not recommend this book。

Julie Eyre ，

This review is just for me when I have to potty train again。 I was entering into power struggles with Etta and after four days I was losing it。 Lis thank goodness saved me with this book。 I listened to half of it and decided to change the next day。 Biggest two take always was let the child be naked for a while （undies are too much like a diaper） and never ask if child has to go。 I was silly and gave choices （do you want to go now or after lunch）。 Just take away what works for you。 Commit。 Kids l This review is just for me when I have to potty train again。 I was entering into power struggles with Etta and after four days I was losing it。 Lis thank goodness saved me with this book。 I listened to half of it and decided to change the next day。 Biggest two take always was let the child be naked for a while （undies are too much like a diaper） and never ask if child has to go。 I was silly and gave choices （do you want to go now or after lunch）。 Just take away what works for you。 Commit。 Kids learn by repetition。 Block 1: peeing or pooping while naked with or without promotingBlock 2: peeing and pooping with clothes on with or without prompting Block 3: different situationBlock: undies and same as aboveNormalize process。 Day one is naked and just watch cues。 Don’t ask if need to pee or sitting and trying。 don’t put pressure。 When pee comes move to potty。 Every time they learn by seconds。 Simple language （explain why diaper at nap and night） and no judgement。 Don’t ever hover。 Don’t slip into briberyDon’t ask: do you have to go pee？ Answer will be no and then power struggle。 Yes prompt: statement， choice， or challengeOr she says no: I trust you and trust your body and give of times？ Or after playing with trains？Timeline:1。 Clueless2。 I peed3。 I am peeing4。 I have to go peepower struggle， too much talking， Let child learn their own self talkIf my child doesn’t care about rewards and punishments， what does my child get from this？ There is always a pay off when child is acting emotionally or physically out of controlYour reaction is fueling this。 Boundaries with lots of freedom of choices within those boundariesKeep expectations level and love big 。。。more

Claire ，

Well， we’re just on day 2 of potty training but so far her method has been great！ I should probably wait a few weeks to really review but so far the actual method is great。

Marcelaine ，

Chapter 5 is the one with the method she gives for potty training。 You could probably get by with just that。 The first few chapters had some really useful nuggets that helped with my mindset， but she also talks a lot about how bad it is to wait until they're more than like 2。5， which I think could be kind of a downer if you're still sensitive about having a late potty trainer。 （I have four kids and I don't really care what people think of my parenting anymore。） The method actually worked pretty Chapter 5 is the one with the method she gives for potty training。 You could probably get by with just that。 The first few chapters had some really useful nuggets that helped with my mindset， but she also talks a lot about how bad it is to wait until they're more than like 2。5， which I think could be kind of a downer if you're still sensitive about having a late potty trainer。 （I have four kids and I don't really care what people think of my parenting anymore。） The method actually worked pretty well for me with Ruby， and she's 3。 Things she said that helped with my mindset as we started potty training:+This is a big developmental step for them; rather than dreading it， be excited for them for what they're about to learn。+Most children don't intuitively know how to recognize their body signals or even release the right muscles over a toilet。 They've been in a diaper since 3 minutes after they were born and they've never had to think about it。 So part of your job is going to be teaching them how all of that works。。。 so if they cluelessly go on the floor， that doesn't necessarily mean they're not ready。+Be firm。 Use words that don't give them a chance to say no。 For example， don't ask if they want to go potty; if you can tell they need to go， say， "Come。 It's time to pee。"I really appreciated the timeline she gave for how the child learns to use the potty: Clueless-->I peed-->I'm peeing-->I have to pee。 So If they have an accident but they know they peed， that's not a failure--it's a sign of progress。The potty training is broken into blocks。 During Block 1， the child is completely naked or if necessary wearing only a t-shirt。 During Block 1 you do nothing but watch your child。 If they start to go to the bathroom， you run them to the potty and hopefully they get some in there。 After a while you will hopefully start to recognize their schedule or know what their potty dance looks like， and then you can tell them to come to the potty。 The idea here is that they still don't know what it feels like to go to the bathroom， so you are teaching them。 And having them naked helps a lot because you can see right away when they're starting to go and they can feel it。 Yes， it's a little messy， yes， it's a lot of work to spend the entire day with them。 Ruby actually really enjoyed it。 She could tell it was a special day and she loved doing puzzles， playing with toys， and reading books with me all day。In Block 2 they wear pants with no underwear。 Yes， commando。 I thought that was a little weird， but it helps。 Underwear feels kind of like a diaper because it compresses the same area， but pants are different。 Ruby already had some underwear that I bought her， and whenever she wore underwear， even without pants， it seemed like she was having accidents a lot。Block 3 kind of overlaps with Block 2， but the idea here is to start going out for short outings， taking a change of clothes with you， of course。Later Blocks include getting them in underwear， sleep/nap training， and self-initiating。We're still in Block 2 and 3。 I feel really lucky because Ruby started self-initiating pretty early。 Poop is still having problems and she still has occasional pee accidents， but I'm actually pretty impressed with how quickly she's figured it out。 With my other kids I unsuccessfully tried the toilet training in less than a day book， and ultimately I gave up and they eventually started using the toilet on their own。 I don't know if this would have worked better for them， but it's working for Ruby。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I vacillated between 3 and 4 stars， but ultimately decided on the latter since overall the tips and methods （blocks） were helpful。 Although， I may have to edit this review when I actually attempt potty training in a few months。 The author is witty and hilarious， which is much needed when discussing poop （and pee）， but my husband and I will not be disrupting our sleep for night training （part of the methodology laid out）。 I'd rather change the sheets or get my child earlier than waking up in the I vacillated between 3 and 4 stars， but ultimately decided on the latter since overall the tips and methods （blocks） were helpful。 Although， I may have to edit this review when I actually attempt potty training in a few months。 The author is witty and hilarious， which is much needed when discussing poop （and pee）， but my husband and I will not be disrupting our sleep for night training （part of the methodology laid out）。 I'd rather change the sheets or get my child earlier than waking up in the middle of the night。 Nope。Otherwise， I'd recommend checking out her blog before investing in this book， as helpful as it is。 She alludes to her blog often that it sounds like the information is all there。 （I have not verified this， though） 。。。more

A Grace ，

I’ll take some and leave some

Angela ，

Used her methods with great result！ I appreciate the "realness" of her writing and her experience based evidence。 Used her methods with great result！ I appreciate the "realness" of her writing and her experience based evidence。 。。。more

Dé ，

She makes a really good case for her "method"， and I agree with her view on no rewards for basically mastering a life skill。 I have twins， so we'll see how well it works when it's my turn to potty train。 She makes a really good case for her "method"， and I agree with her view on no rewards for basically mastering a life skill。 I have twins， so we'll see how well it works when it's my turn to potty train。 。。。more

Melanie ，

This book worked great for us for potty training。 Highly recommend。

Ilana Cohen ，

Fun and easy to read - and helped us potty train our 28-month-old son extremely quickly （in a matter of days）。 It seems some people are leaving comments/critiques on this book as if it's a piece of literature， which it is not。 It's an excellent how-to manual for parents looking to potty train their toddlers。 Highly recommend！ Fun and easy to read - and helped us potty train our 28-month-old son extremely quickly （in a matter of days）。 It seems some people are leaving comments/critiques on this book as if it's a piece of literature， which it is not。 It's an excellent how-to manual for parents looking to potty train their toddlers。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more

Sophie Allers ，

This had a lot of helpful information and was easy to read， but I didn’t like the authors style。

Lauren Magee ，

The intro filled me with hope and promise of a potty training manual that would be fun to read and help myself and my child as we navigate this process together。 What promises were made in that intro （which also by no coincidence was the sample chapter on Amazon） were dashed when I got deeper into the book and had to start skimming through the vast amount judgment。 Oh， the judgment！ "You're already tooooo laaate！ You've failed as a parent！ You're doing it all wroooonng because it's not the way I The intro filled me with hope and promise of a potty training manual that would be fun to read and help myself and my child as we navigate this process together。 What promises were made in that intro （which also by no coincidence was the sample chapter on Amazon） were dashed when I got deeper into the book and had to start skimming through the vast amount judgment。 Oh， the judgment！ "You're already tooooo laaate！ You've failed as a parent！ You're doing it all wroooonng because it's not the way I would do it。" Ugh， shut up， Jamie。It was enough to want to throw the book across the room。 Thankfully， the fact that I was reading it on loan from the library on my Kindle kept me from resorting to violence。 Instead， I rage skimmed， getting angrier with each inconsistency。 What even are training pants？ Are they underpants？ Are they diapers？ This book called them both！？ Maybe that was by design。 After all， asking a toddler if they need to poop is a lot like Schrödinger's BM。 The child needs to poop， but they have already pooped themselves。 Or have they？ Anyway， thank goodness there are other books and my child's daycare has been through this a million times before because there are other ways to approach the subject without alienating the audience you are allegedly trying to educate。 。。。more

Julia Houseknecht ，

Haven’t tried the method yet so can’t comment on that。 Book was pretty good， but a little repetitive and the author kept saying “urine is sterile。” Spoiler: urine is scientifically not sterile。 When someone keeps repeating an incorrect basic statement that can be proven wrong with a quick google search as a fact， it does make me question the validity of the other statements。

Monica McCracken ，

I waited on hold a long time to get this book， and it was good， but not the mind-blowing read I expected。 The author does have a potty mouth （pun intended）。 She also is very opinionated， which I don’t mind， but I didn’t agree with all of what she said。 Some major points:- Rewards aren’t necessary。 Use high fives and praise。 - Don’t wait until “your kid is ready” to potty train。 - 20-30 month window is best。 - Definitely start potty training naked/ half-naked。- Offers lots of great phrases to use I waited on hold a long time to get this book， and it was good， but not the mind-blowing read I expected。 The author does have a potty mouth （pun intended）。 She also is very opinionated， which I don’t mind， but I didn’t agree with all of what she said。 Some major points:- Rewards aren’t necessary。 Use high fives and praise。 - Don’t wait until “your kid is ready” to potty train。 - 20-30 month window is best。 - Definitely start potty training naked/ half-naked。- Offers lots of great phrases to use with your child。 Lots of good principles， but more repetitive than it needed to be。 Also didn’t appreciate the potty mouth。 。。。more

Sara Arrington ，

I appreciated this book a lot。 I gave it 4 stars since I have not put it into action yet。 Once I do， I’ll give the review an update

Margaret ，

Agree with many other reviews - the method is pretty solid but a lot of her opinions are just fluff。 I think as a parent I know my kid the best。 I’m glad we waited til he was three because I， as his mother， knew he wasn’t ready before that。

Lacey Louwagie ，

Did not finish because my son potty trained before I was finished reading， and it was due back at the library。

Alan Carrillo ，

Confession: I listened to half this book on audio book， skimmed the rest of the paperback book， and revisited a chapter by reading it。 Some of the principles of this book helped me potty train my daughter， but the book is such a how-to manual the physical book only works for me as a reference tool。 The audio book was good， but long。 For me， this work would be best as a one-hour podcast interview and then some supplemental reference materials。

Megan Moss ，

Disclaimer: I’m writing this review before I am using her method to actually potty train my kid！ So take my review with a grain of salt。 With that out of the way， I do really appreciate how thorough and clear she is in her explanation of her method。 On one hand I could have done without the language and extra parenting advice， but it also made this book more engaging in some cases。 I’m excited to get potty training！

Anne Brokaw ，

This book was so repetitive and the tone was pretty awful。 The author had very strong opinions based on her years of experience and insisted her method for potty training was the best。 However， she also honored client reviews about how different children need different tactics and how every child is unique。 I found the messaging unclear and judgemental。 Nonetheless in the few parts where the author wrote with less authority and more compassion， there were some worthwhile pieces of potty training This book was so repetitive and the tone was pretty awful。 The author had very strong opinions based on her years of experience and insisted her method for potty training was the best。 However， she also honored client reviews about how different children need different tactics and how every child is unique。 I found the messaging unclear and judgemental。 Nonetheless in the few parts where the author wrote with less authority and more compassion， there were some worthwhile pieces of potty training/parenting advice。 。。。more

Erica ，

Like many other reviewers， I’m torn。 4-5 stars for the method， 1-2 stars for the authors snarky tone and the actual writing。 I know she’s trying to be funny and relatable。 Sometimes she succeeds and it does keep the book from being dull。 However， more often it comes across as condescending or judgmental。 This book repeats itself A LOT。 The organization needs some serious work and streamlining。 I didn’t （and wouldn’t） sit and read this cover to cover， because you’d be wasting time。 Instead， I rea Like many other reviewers， I’m torn。 4-5 stars for the method， 1-2 stars for the authors snarky tone and the actual writing。 I know she’s trying to be funny and relatable。 Sometimes she succeeds and it does keep the book from being dull。 However， more often it comes across as condescending or judgmental。 This book repeats itself A LOT。 The organization needs some serious work and streamlining。 I didn’t （and wouldn’t） sit and read this cover to cover， because you’d be wasting time。 Instead， I read the sections on the overall potty training method and prep， and then referred in detail to each stage or problem area as needed。 I have used this book to successfully potty train my 2 kids so， at the end of the day， it does its job。 。。。more

Allison McLaughlin ，

I needed a game plan for potty training and this was exactly what I needed！ Love the light-hearted， funny writing - it makes it an easy read on the topic of potty training！ I also appreciate that the author not only explains her method but also the reasons behind why it works。 It helped me to be morr patient with my toddler （and myself） as we potty trained！ Would highly recommend this book。

Megan Hornberger ，

Good insight from someone who has been helping parents teach their children to toilet train for over a decade。 She has good observations and suggestions and does not take a "one size fits all" approach。 Pretty much any suggestion she gives can be adjusted for your child since， as she notes， you know your child best。 Use your parental instinct for when to start。 Good insight from someone who has been helping parents teach their children to toilet train for over a decade。 She has good observations and suggestions and does not take a "one size fits all" approach。 Pretty much any suggestion she gives can be adjusted for your child since， as she notes， you know your child best。 Use your parental instinct for when to start。 。。。more

Susanna ，

A good method， especially the start - all or nothing。 Our little one learnt fast but we had cases where we had to go with the pull up。 But a lot things explained that one wouldn’t think of if advancing alone。 What I didn’t like， was that the author saw a nursery staff a bit like enemies。 Our nursery was really understanding and supportive- even there was soft poo going around the nursery by the time so it wasn’t so ideal。

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