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Toilet Training in a Day

Booty Camp could help your child say goodbye to diapers for good.

by: Nancy Ripton

his one-day toilet training method was created by Wendy Sweeney after she toilet trained her first son just before his third birthday. After she trained a few more of her children (she has six in total) and helped with toilet training in her neighborhood, Sweeney decided she was on to something and founded Booty Camp, a one-day toilet training school based in Chicago, Illinois. She recently launched a DVD so parents can try the technique at home.

Here are the Booty Camp basics:

Decide if your child is ready to start toilet training

Most children, both boys and girls, need to be at least 2.5 years old in order to succeed at Booty Camp. “You want to make sure your child’s body is physiologically ready for the training,” says Sweeney. Every child is different, so you need to pay attention to your child’s cues to see if he’s ready. For example:

• Can your child follow simple commands?

• Can she keep her diaper dry for a few hours at a time?

• Take your child’s diaper off and see how long it takes for him to pee on the floor. If your child is ready to potty train, he will try to hold the pee or poo in.