"Once Upon A Potty" Book, DVD, and Doll

Comments about Child Matters Once Upon A Potty DVD:

This DVD was boring for my three year old because it shows only babies during the song. It is also a little out dated.

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MY son is 18 months and i started having my son watch the video every day and after watching we go to the potty. He has grasped the idea that when we go to change his diaper he sits on his potty afterward. Also the video holds his attention and he dances to the song.

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My daughter watched the DVD and that night went in the potty twice!!!!!!!!!!

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My daughter (2 years) loves this DVD. We also got her the book and doll to go along with it. She gets very excited and it is helping her learn to use the potty

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Add should specify for children age 2 and under. My daughter is 3 & having trouble potty training. She thought the video was for babies.

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My daughter is starting to get the hang of it. The DVD definitely holds her attention.

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I loved this product! I bought it along with the Prudence doll (and toy potty) and the book, and they make a great combination.
The movie is cute, and had my 2.5 yr old daughter, and her 3 cousins (almost-4 yr old boy (potty trained), almost-3 yr old girl (still in pullups, but in the process), and 11-month old boy (really excited about potties!)) amused for about an hour.
My daughter was introduced to the potty about a year ago, and so is comfortable with it, but we only recently started actually training her. She has been reluctant recently to actually DO anything while on the potty, but after watching the dvd and reading the book, she took her Pru doll into the bathroom, sat her on her potty, then sat on her potty herself, and proudly had a BM.
I, personally, feel that this product is quite tasteful. They to show cartoon representations of the female "weewee" (mind, not too detailed), and the butt (including "a little hole where poo-poo comes out"), feces, and urine, but all of these things are things that your child is interested in, and should know there is no shame in. The real-life act of potty training isn't always as neat and sanitary as a parent might like, but if you can't handle some grossness, you probably shouldn't have kids in the first place!
All the representations are innocent, and whimsical, and I think that this product helps a child to get excited about using the potty.
Also, the song is cute, though hardly intellectual. All three of the older kids were singing "potty, potty!"

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This video is very short and pretty silly, but my 2 year old does seem to enjoy watching it. The video itself is only about 8 or 9 minutes long and the rest of it is the Potty Song and credits. But it does seem to hold my son's attention. The first time I played it, he said "Do it again" and we ended up watching it 3 times. I don't really see what the big deal is but I'm not 2! He hasn't tried to use his potty yet, but he does walk around saying "bye-bye wee-wee... bye-bye poo-poo"

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My 23 month old toddler gave the DVD a standing ovation! After the 5th viewing, it did lose his attention but we also purchased the book which we read every night.

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I bought this for my daughter she is 23M and she loves it. It is Fun to watch w/her. The song is kind of annoying after the 10th time, but she loves it. Plus it has made her very interested in her potty.

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My grandson has not been to keen on potty training so I purchased the boys DVD plus the potty watch. The watch helps me remember when it's time to go. My grandson liked the tape. I only wish they used a more common looking potty chair as the one in the dvd almost looks like the Bumbo Chair babies learn to sit up in rather than a potty chair.

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This does not help me in the US in the year 2009.
I will not take a pitcher that I serve a beverage in and sit my daughter on it to teach her how to go potty!!!

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I am an Early Childhood Education teacher. I used this product over 13 years ago in my toddler room. Now I am using it with my daughter and she loves it. She just turned two and we are starting the potty learning process.I started out by reading the book and then showing her the video. Right after the first veiwing of the video, I brought out her new potty. She couldn't wait to use it. She actually sat, sat, and sat just like Prudence and that first time she pee and poo into the potty. She was excited and still is. Now when she goes to the potty we sing the "Potty song" included in the video. Since she has seen the video she watches it once a day and follows along with her book. She can tell you every part and loves to say, "Bye-bye Pee Bye-Bye Poo". I encourage the use of this video with the book. Also make sure that potty time is fun and remember it does take time. This video is a very useful tool to making baby step in the right direction.

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My son is 23 months & we are getting him used to his potty, I bought this video to help, he is an active boy & normally doesnt sit still super long. He loves watcing this video & dancing to the potty song. he also imitates some of the babies. I think this is a great additional learning tool to potty training.

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I have purchased and watched many kids videos with my girls. I thought that this would be a great addition to our collection. My 2 1/2 year old has greatly resisted using the toilet and I thought this would be helpful. She watched this video for a very brief period. It could not hold her attention and I actually found it quite difficult to watch myself. In my opinion it seemed geared to much younger kids. I had my mother watch it as well and she agreed. I hate to be negative but I feel like there are better tools out there for parents to spend money on as they embark on toilet training. I feel like it was a complete waste of money...