Potty Training
There are tons of books on potty training widely available today. I thought I would share my list of potty books and videos that I have acquired over the past few months. I can’t recommend very many of them, as I made a list of books to look for at the library and then never looked for them. At one point during this long and arduous process I would have spent any amount of money at Amazon if I thought it would have helped! Without further ado:
Princess & the Potty (Stories to Go!) by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers — how can you go wrong with Mr. Rogers?!
Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel — a classic and you can choose from boy or girl specific
What to Expect When You Use the Potty by Heidi Murkoff — from the coauthor of the “What to Expect” pregnancy line of books. I read those books religiously for a couple of years, so I thought I couldn’t go wrong with this one.
Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi — this book didn’t get a very good review on Amazon, but I thought it looked cute and I’m a sucker for anything Japanese.
Where’s the Poop? by Julie Markes — it’s lift-the-flap! And who can resist a book with such a similar title to that famous 80’s tagline?
Does a Pig Flush? by Fred Ehrlich — question-and-answer format
A Potty for Me by Karen Katz — We own this book and have read it many times. It still holds her attention well.
The Toddler’s Potty Book by Alida Allison — We have this one also. Its kind of boring.
Potty Time with Bear (DVD) — My kiddo likes Bear. If your kid does too, maybe they’ll listen to a giant stuffed bear if they won’t listen to you.
Elmo’s Potty Time (DVD) — I recommend this for any stage of the potty process, especially if your little one is a Sesame Street fan. She still watches it occasionally, but I am not pushing it like a crack dealer like I was before. This is well worth $9.99.
Potty Power (DVD) — I DO NOT recommend this one. We got it at the library. Arwyn watched about 5 minutes of it and then lost interest.
That’s all for today. Stay tuned for potty training how-to books.
Class Porn
A Novel
by Molly Hite
Set in the 1960’s, this novel attempts to tie together feminist pornography, war, sexism and academia. Eleanor teaches basic English at a Midwestern university and her husband has just left her. She begins writing porn from the feminist perspective and searches for her shattered self-esteem.
I HATE to leave a book unfinished. At less than 300 pages, this book failed to grab my attention. I tried, I really did. But when I have a stack of books checked out from the library and limited time to read them, I get easily frustrated. I only got about 30 pages into this book before I chucked it. I felt like I was entering the story somewhere in the middle. I found it tedious and unfulfilling. This style of writing did not agree with me. Extra-small stack of books.
