Monday, June 9, 2008

Book Review - Potty Training 1-2-3

Potty Training 1-2-3: What Works, How it Works, Why it Works
by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo

Rating: 1 1/2 stars

I felt confused and annoyed when I finished this book. It was poorly written and in need of copy-editing. Transitions from one subject to another were poor or non-existent.

The book opened with a couple of stories, obviously designed to impress on the reader what a great method the authors are presents. However, the stories were incomplete, unbelievable, and awkward to read.

The main theme in the book is to reward the child for being clean and dry, not for using the potty. That makes sense, and I will try it. However, if I give as many rewards as the book suggests, all she will be doing all day is eating or getting rewards. This is definitely a bribing method.

I didn't feel like I could use many of the suggestions that the book gave, and I was frustrated with the reading process.

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