Infant Potty Training : A Gentle and Primeval Method Adapted to Modern Living

by Boucke, Laurie; Carlson, Linda; Carlson, Linda

• ISBN13: 9781888580105
• ISBN10: 1888580100
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Colin White & Laurie Boucke

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Introduction	xix
PART 1 THE CONCEPT & THE METHOD
A Wonderful Discovery	3	(6)
Who Can Use This Method?	5	(1)
What Does It Take?	5	(1)
How Long Does It Take?	5	(1)
Is It Safe?	6	(1)
How Do I Know When My Baby Needs to Go?	6	(1)
Does It Really Work?	6	(1)
A Wonderful Discovery	7	(2)
Philosophy	9	(8)
The In-arms Phase	17	(28)
Choosing Your Basic Signal	18	(1)
Timing	19	(3)
Selecting a Location and/or Receptacle	22	(1)
Position	23	(15)
Signals and Cues	38	(3)
Understanding and Commitment	41	(1)
No Showing Off	42	(1)
Squirts and Spurts	42	(1)
Changes in Timing	42	(3)
The Potty Phase	45	(24)
Unstable Sitters	46	(5)
Potty Comfort	51	(2)
Genital Groping	53	(1)
Stable Sitters	54	(1)
Selecting a Potty	55	(5)
Nighttime and Naps	60	(1)
Potty Strikes and Setbacks	60	(2)
Multiple Miniphases	62	(1)
Definition of ``Toilet Trained''	62	(3)
When Can Baby Be Diaperless?	65	(1)
The Transition to Diaperlessness	66	(1)
Latecomers	67	(2)
Signals & Cues	69	(18)
Baby's Signals and Cues	71	(9)
Signals from Caregiver to Baby	80	(5)
Corrupted Cues	85	(2)
Parental Attitude	87	(10)
Be Positive, Not Punitive	87	(3)
Be Patient and Relaxed	90	(1)
Customize Your Approach	91	(1)
Evolving with Baby	92	(1)
Consistency and Confusion	93	(1)
Caveats	94	(1)
Why All the Fuss?	94	(1)
Weighing the Options	94	(3)
Nighttime	97	(4)
Part-time Pottying	101	(12)
Time Management	102	(1)
Siblings	103	(1)
Working and Homeschooling Parents	104	(4)
Unexpected Extended Interruptions	108	(1)
Traveling Parents	109	(1)
Erratic Pottying	110	(1)
Multiple Caregivers	110	(1)
What to Expect	111	(2)
Stage by Stage	113	(16)
First Day	115	(3)
First Week	118	(1)
First Month	119	(2)
Second and Third Months	121	(1)
Fourth Month and Beyond	122	(2)
Sitting	124	(1)
Creeping and Crawling	124	(1)
Solid Foods	125	(1)
Walking	125	(1)
Talking	126	(1)
Total Potty Independence	127	(1)
Setbacks	127	(2)
Diapers	129	(6)
Minimal Use of Diapers	130	(1)
Cloth or Disposable Diapers?	131	(2)
How I Made Use of My One Disposable Diaper	133	(1)
Diaper Rash	134	(1)
Environmental Issues	135	(6)
Water	136	(1)
Trees	137	(1)
Landfills	137	(1)
Biodegradable?	138	(1)
Diaper Services	138	(1)
So What?	139	(2)
History & Theories	141	(20)
Toilet Training by Early Man	141	(1)
Western Attitudes 1400--1800	142	(1)
``Early Toilet Training'' Method (circa 1840--1950)	143	(2)
Relativity of Child-raising Philosophies	145	(1)
Writings on ``Early Toilet Training''	146	(12)
Infant Toilet Training in Modern Times	158	(1)
PS ... Animals Toilet Train from Birth	159	(2)
Doctors & Other Experts	161	(16)
Interview with a Pediatrician	162	(5)
Perspectives from East Africa: Three Studies	167	(4)
``The Doctor's Out'' ...to lunch <g>	171	(3)
Misconceptions	174	(3)
Conventional Training	177	(8)
Conventional vs. Infant Toilet Training	178	(3)
Lifelong Trauma?	181	(4)
Dispelling the Myths	185	(8)
``Potty-trained parents''	186	(1)
``It's Purely a Matter of Catching''	187	(1)
``It's Too Inconvenient''	187	(1)
``It's for Parents' Convenience''	188	(1)
``Baby Isn't Ready''	189	(1)
``It's Dangerous''	190	(1)
``It's Impossible''	190	(1)
``It Takes Just as Long''	191	(1)
``It's Obsessing about Bowel Movements''	191	(1)
``Freud Says''	191	(1)
``Wearing Diapers Is Part of Being a Baby''	192	(1)
Compatible Lifestyles & Philosophies	193	(1)
Attachment Parenting	194	(5)
The Continuum Concept	199	(1)
La Leche League	200	(2)
Gentle Childbirth & Nesting	202	(1)
Postpartum Honeymoons	202	(2)
Baby Massage	204	(1)
Homeschooling	205