Toilet Training

According to the experts, potty training can be a difficult milestone in your child's development. It can be a time of pure frustration, and then one day you can’t imagine why it was so difficult. Every parent has tales of their little one’s introduction to the potty, yet every child is different. Here are some resources to help you help your child on to the road to success.

Stories to Read to Your Young One

Caillou Potty Time by Joceline Sanschagrin.

I Have to Go! by Robert Munsch.

My Big Boy Potty by Joanna Cole.

My Big Girl Potty by Joanna Cole.

My Potty Book for Boys and My Potty Book for Girls.

Once Upon a Potty: Hers by Alona Frankel.

The Potty Book for Boys and The Potty Book for Girls by Alyssa Satin Capucilli.

Time to Pee! by Mo Willems.

Uh Oh! Gotta Go! Potty Tales From Toddlers by Bob McGrath.

What to Expect When You Use the Potty by Heidi Murkhoff.

When You’ve Got to Go! by Mitchell Kriegman.

You Can Go to the Potty by William Sears, Martha Sears and Christie Watts Kelly.

Videos to Use With Your Child

Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear (Videocassette).

The Big Comfy Couch: Molly's Potty Lesson (Videocassette).

I Can Go Potty! (Videocassette).

I Gotta Go! A Must-Have for Every Stage of Potty Training (Videocassette).

Once Upon a Potty (Videocassette-Him and Videocassette-Her).

The Potty Project: A Revolutionary Concept to Toilet Train Your Baby at an Earlier Age (Videocassette).

Sesame Street: Elmo’s Potty Time (DVD).

Audiocassette

Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel: Features two editions, one for Boys and another for Girls.

Books to Help You

American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Toilet Training by Mark L. Wolraich.

Dry Days, Wet Nights by Maribeth Boelts.

Parenting Guide to Toilet Training: Story for You and Your Child to Share by Anne Krueger.

Pee, Poop and Potty Training by Alison Mackonochie.

Toilet Training Without Tears by Charles Schaefer.

Toilet Training Without Tears or Trauma by Penny Warner.

E-Book

Keys to Toilet Training by Meg Zweiback.

Websites

Let's Talk Potty Training: Find helpful hints that moms have used for toilet training.

Parenting: Toilet Training: Tips and information condensed from the book, Parenting to Make a Difference, by Dr. Brenda Hussey-Gardner.

Toilet Teaching Your Child: Guidelines for checking if your child is ready for the potty and tips on helping them to be successful.

Toilet Training Basics: Toilet training advice from babycenter.com.

Toilet Training Your Child: Information for parents from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

This Special Collection last updated on May 15, 2008.