The Complete Guide to Potty Training: The Step-By-Step Plan with Expert Solutions for Any Mess

The Complete Guide to Potty Training is your all-in-one resource for personalized potty training that works.

Potty training is a major milestone in your child's development. Exciting as it may be, potty training can also be overwhelming--for you and for your little one. As the founder of The Potty School(R), Michelle D. Swaney works everyday with families who are eager to potty train but want to make sure they do it right. Now, in The Complete Guide to Potty Training, the potty training expert and super-mom of three will help you do exactly that.

The Complete Guide to Potty Training answers all your pressing questions and delivers the most personalized approach to potty training yet. With The Complete Guide to Potty Training you'll build the confidence you need to successfully potty train your child--and feel good doing it! From avoiding accidents to ditching diapers to managing meltdowns, Michelle has you covered with step-by-step potty training guidance that will get your child out of diapers and onto the toilet once and for all.

In The Complete Guide to Potty Training you'll find:

• Answers to all your urgent potty training questions, including: nap time, night time, pooping, getting family members/caregivers on board, and more
• A 5-step basic potty training plan that includes detailed instructions for what to do, when to do it, and how to make it enjoyable (or at least not miserable)
• Expert advice for tackling a wide range of potty training problems, such as: fear of the toilet, unhelpful siblings, backsliding, and general stubbornness
• Helpful "Ask a Parent" features that chronicle other parents' potty training experiences and help you navigate your way through common challenges

Potty training may not be easy, but it doesn't have to be scary. With The Complete Guide to Potty Training you'll find everything you need to become the potty training expert of your home.

Foreword writer NICOLE JOHNSON is the founder of Baby Sleep Site(R). She has helped countless families through her website, e-books, and personalized consulting services. Her thoughtful, thorough, and firm yet caring approach makes her a savior for sleep-deprived families everywhere. Nicole is married and the mother of two boys. She has a B.A. degree from UC Berkeley and a MBA from Ohio State University. She also received an honorary degree in "Surviving Sleep Deprivation," thanks to her son's "no sleep" curriculum.

MICHELLE D. SWANEY is the CEO of The Potty School(R), a potty training consultant, and a sought-after event speaker. She helps parents move toward the next step on their family's pottying journey...from diapers to flush. Michelle is passionate about helping parents to embrace their "pottying personality" in order to potty train with a style and method that is most effective, and enjoyable, for their family and specific child. That leads to pottying independence, while making the journey one based on building a bond and connection with their child. Michelle doesn't do her job because she loves pee and poo, but she does it because she loves being able to help parents learn to communicate with their children from a young age and loves to reduce children's dependence upon diapers. Curtailing diaper use has saved her clients an average of $50 to $100 per month, while simultaneously reducing their eco-footprint--two great reasons to smile! Michelle is your go-to gal when it comes to anything pottying. She is the wife of Matt, and mother of three. She resides in Orange County, California.

Introduction writer DR. JENNIFER SINGER, MD, specializes in Pediatric Urology. A board-certified pediatric urologist, Dr. Singer is a Clinical Professor of Urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where she serves as Director of Education in the Department of Urology and holds the Peter Starrett Term Chair in Medical Education. Dr. Singer's clinical interests cover a broad range of pediatric urologic conditions including the management of urinary tract infections and congenital anomalies of the urinary tract that often require complex reconstructive surgical correction. She is passionate about the care of her patients and enjoys the long-term relationships she develops with them, often starting from birth and in some instances, continuing well into adulthood.