In this episode we talk with Potty Training Certified Coach and mom of three, Jill Bertelsen who walks us through the importance of guardians and educators working as a team during the potty training process. Having recently potty trained their own kiddos and worked to potty train other children, both Jill and Samm are full of amazing tips, silly stories, and laughs about the realities of potty training.
THIS EPISODE IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUs).
*Please note* You will need to create a Bertelsen Education account to take the quiz linked below.
Click this link to find the quiz for your CEUs and certificate: https://www.bertelseneducation.com/course/oor-podcast-ceu-potty-training
The learning outcomes for this episode are:
Identify different ways to educate parents on age appropriateness of potty training and implement tools to support them.
Understand how to prompt and encourage children to meet this milestone with the least amount of resistance
Implement a potty training policy for your center and learn to communicate that with your parents.
To access additional materials such as handouts and powerpoints for this episode please click here:
Potty Training Plan Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tDZ3wAdyHdVMjOLwzjLDCpJVzkNEIzGZ/view?usp=share_link
Resources and References from this episode:
Link to "Oh Crap" Potty Training Book: https://www.amazon.com/Crap-Potty-Training-Everything-Parenting/dp/1501122983
Healthy Children Rewards: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/toilet-training/Pages/Praise-and-Reward-Your-Childs-Success.aspx
Potty Training Rewards & Disasters: https://hello.jamieglowacki.com/more-on-rewards-and-disasters/
Healthy Children Ages and Stages: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/Pages/default.aspx
Healthy Children Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Skills for Potty Training: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddler/toilet-training/Pages/Cognitive-and-Verbal-Skills-Needed-for-Toilet-Training.aspx
Harvard Health Sleep and Memory: http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/benefits-of-sleep/learning-memory
