Title: Not for a sensitive child
Product review: Having heard that this technique is good, I tried it with my daughter at the recommended age. Although I was LESS stern than the book recommends, the process upset her enough to have created phobias that she didn't have before. When she has an accident now--or even if she spills a drink on her clothes or gets her shoes wet at the playground--she freaks out. She also took to withholding her poop for days at a time, I think (based on other clues, too) because she was worried about having an accident. She just wanted to avoid pooping altogether. The withholding started to create medical problems for her. We're back on track now pooping in diapers, but I would recommend to anyone with a sensitive child to use a very gentle potty training method. The method in this book, while excellent for many children, is not for everyone. For our child, many months after we used this technique (and then dropped it for a gentler approach), we are still reaping the negative consequences of it.
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