My Potty Book: For Boys

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Summary: We're just beginning.
Review: I'm just beginning to talk about potties with my 17 month old. I want to take it really slow because family members have had a very hard time training their children. He loves this book. We read it over and over. I bought a potty chair and now he enjoys sitting on it and is becoming more aware of what he's doing, if you know what I'm saying.

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Summary: An okay book, but not great.
Review: My son does love this book, but as far as its purpose goes, it falls far short of expectations. There is almost no focus on the purpose of a potty at all. I had hoped that the photographs would be helpful, but they are very cute, posed, and lack the body parts involved in the actual process of using the toilet. There is only one page that even mentions the prohibited bodily functions. I don't enjoy the choice of wording, and it feels like a cheap attempt by a publishing company to get a book out of as few pictures and words as possible. Inexpensive to make, yes, but helpful to toilet-training parents? An emphatic no.

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Summary: It's a success, but why?
Review: This book is a favorite of my 20 month old son's because of the pictures as well as the manner in which I read it, emphasizing how silly it is to use the potty as a toy box, hat, etc. However, it is unclear to me whether he is actually getting the point of the book, or if he just likes the pictures and the way I read it. I think most potty books for boys will fall short to a degree because none are daring enough to show anatomy or discuss the standing vs. sitting issues. However, having a few of these books around can only help and certainly can't hurt. I will say that in comparison to our other potty book which has more detail regarding the process as well as cute drawings, it does not hold my son's attention the way this one does.