Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction: The road to independence 11
Before you begin 14
A note on vocabulary 14
Chapter 2 Individualized Teaching 15
What is Individualized Teaching? 15
The beauty of Individualized Teaching 16
Tips for parents and teachers 22
Chapter 3 Components of a Well-structured Program 23
Order, predictability, and routine 23
Chapter 4 Critical Questions 28
When, why, and for how long? 28
When should you potty train your child? 30
Why should you potty train your child? 31
For how long should I try a potty training system? 32
Tips for parents and teachers 33
Chapter 5 Areas to Consider 34
Issues in potty training 34
1 Can my child be potty trained? 34
2 Who is responsible for potty training? 34
3 Am I ready to assist my child in potty training? 35
4 Is my child ready to be potty trained? 35
5 What is my role in the potty training process? 35
6 For how long will you commit yourself to the potty training process, how committed will you be in times of stress and frustration, and what are you committed to: the process, or the event? 36
7 Why is potty training so hard? 36
Tips for parents and teachers 38
Chapter 6 The Potty Plan 39
The importance of planning 39
Setting a goal and objectives: Rodney 41
Tips for parents and teachers 43
Chapter 7 The Beginning of the Process 45
The end will lead us 45
Ready, Set, Potty! steps to potty training 46
Tips for parents and teachers 47
Chapter 8 Steps to Potty Training 49
1 Pick a target day 49
Choosing a target day: Molly 51
Choosing a target day: Joseph 51
Choosing a target day: Alex 52
Tips for parents and teachers 52
2 Establish a baseline 53
Establishing a baseline: Jackson 55
Using underwear instead of diapers to establish a baseline: Emily 55
Isolating elimination times: Kyle 56
Tips for parents and teachers 56
3 Pick a theme 59
Using a music theme: Patty 59
Using a birthday party theme: Alex 60
Using a Christmas tree theme: Jason 60
Tips for parents and teachers 61
4 Decorate the bathroom and bathroom door 61
Decorating the bathroom: Joel 62
Decorating the bathroom and using music: Roma 63
Finding the motivator and decorating the bathroom: Mira 63
Tips for parents and teachers 64
5 Make diapers a thing of the past 65
Making diapers a thing of the past: Bren 66
Making diapers a thing of the past: Jimmy 67
Making diapers a thing of the past: Maggie 67
Tips for parents and teachers 68
6 Decorate your child's underwear 68
Decorating underwear in the wrong place: Mia 71
Decorating underwear with letters of the alphabet: Preston 71
Decorating underwear with a yellow ball: Lee 71
Tips for parents and teachers 72
7 List your child's favorite motivators 73
Using sensory motivators: Antonio 74
Using photos and music as motivators: Tia 75
Using a tactile stimulation as a motivator: Daniel 75
Tips for parents and teachers 76
8 Celebrate the night before 77
Celebrating the night before: Maria 79
Celebrating the night before: Sam 79
Celebrating the night before: Mark 79
Tips for parents and teachers 80
9 Use footprints 80
Using footprints and help with balance: Monika 82
Using colored footprints: Christian 82
Using colored footprints: Sara 83
Tips for parents and teachers 83
10 The toilet seat 84
Using pictures of roses on the toilet seat: Cristina 85
Help with balancing on the toilet seat: Ray 86
Using a theme of bears on the toilet: Emily 87
Tips for parents and teachers 87
11 Create a behavior strip 88
Making the behavior strip clear: Robert 89
Adapting the behavior strip: Lena 90
Using objects in the behavior strip: Angel 91
Tips for parents and teachers 91
12 Use a bathroom basket 92
Using a bathroom basket: Pete 93
Using a bathroom basket: Toni 94
Using a bathroom basket: Jackie 95
Tips for parents and teachers 96
13 Give a reward 96
Using numbers as a reward: Rosie 99
Using Christmas rewards: Leon 100
Using a puzzle as a reward: Alex 100
Tips for parents and teachers 101
14 Create a potty story 101
It is Potty Time! 102
Tips for parents and teachers 104
15 Use a first/then chart 105
Tips for parents and teachers 107
16 Bowel movements 108
Achieving bowel movement elimination: Raison 109
Achieving bowel movement elimination: Juanita 110
Achieving bowel movement elimination: Maggie 110
Tips for parents and teachers 111
17 Night training 112
Night training: Veronica 115
Night training: Doug 116
Night training: Doris 116
Tips for parents and teachers 117
Ready, Set, Potty! checklist 118
Chapter 9 Recap 123
Putting it all together 123
Chapter 10 Following the sequence of the potty training steps 126
Ready, Set, Potty! sequence and steps 126
Steps to potty training 126
Chapter 11 Tips for Parents and Teachers 131
Chapter 12 Frequently Asked Questions 135
Chapter 13 Closing Remarks 141
Index 142
