Potty Training in One Day – Can You Really Potty Train in a Day? What Does It Mean?
Sounds great – doesn’t it? Or does it sound too good to be true? It all comes down to perspective and expectations. If these words evoke the idea of a magic pill image in your mind – i.e. all I have to do is spend some money here and boom, my child will be potty trained in one day – that’s it – s/he will go from diapers/pull-ups to potty training pants and will not have accidents and we will all live happily ever after. Well, a magic pill it is not!! It will take effort and energy on your part and yes, you will have to clean up accidents. We all learn from our mistakes and your child will not be any different. It is however a proven method that has successfully worked for many parents. The one day is the “Big Day” (see Figure 1 below). This is the day when the actual potty training is done and your child will give up diapers forever and start using “big kid” potty training pants. PREPARATION & PLANNING===>”THE BIG DAY”===>THE FOLLOW UP Figure 1: The Potty Training in One Day Process –
