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Quick Potty Training Enhances Toddlers' Self-Esteem, Says Toidy Tamers!(TM) Developer Carrie Franzwa

LEBANON, Ore., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Parents are doing their children no favors by letting potty training drag on for weeks or months, says one expert. In fact, veteran home educator Carrie Franzwa, developer of the Toidy Tamers!(TM) one-day potty learning method (http://www.toidytamers.com), asserts that extended potty training contributes to stress and negative experiences, while rapid training using a graduated system helps toddlers develop a positive self-image.

By using a method that is logical to toddlers, Franzwa contends the process can be both enjoyable and fast, with no need to apply harmful performance pressure.

"Teaching aids, such as drink-and-wet dolls, musical toilets and training diapers, are no substitute for logic in the potty training process," Franzwa explained. "Their effectiveness is reduced if the child is not also provided with a simplified, graduated learning model. Without that model, toddlers are essentially being asked to multi-task during a brand-new learning experience, which sets them up for disappointment and frustration."

In fact, potty training incorrectly can be hard on the whole family. Normally patient parents often find themselves snapping at their toddlers over accidents, and it is not uncommon for families to give up trying to potty train altogether, reasoning that another six months in diapers is better than untold weeks of tears and anger.

For that reason, Franzwa's Toidy Tamers!(TM) method helps parents walk their toddlers through a logical sequence of potty training steps that makes potential learning barriers easy to overcome. Franzwa's emphasis is on creating a positive parent-child bonding experience.

"By breaking down the learning method into easy steps and creating a fun learning environment rich with positive parental interaction and affirmation, parents can achieve the ideal potty training experience they may have thought was impossible," said Franzwa. "In the process, toddlers feel like geniuses, and adult society sees toddler potty training capabilities with an enlightened respect."

Becoming the first to introduce a progressive, relational approach for rapid potty training that does not require common teaching aids was not Franzwa's goal when her oldest daughter potty trained nearly two decades ago. A young mother at the time, Franzwa simply wanted to avoid weeks of accidents and tears. So she approached the challenge from a teacher's perspective, aiming to eliminate stress. It worked - for all three of Franzwa's children.

"Not only did my kids and I conquer what has traditionally been a struggle for children and parents, but we discovered potty training can be a universal opportunity for bonding and for building toddler self-esteem," Franzwa explained. "When done correctly, potty training is a highlight of the parenting journey and fosters high morale in a family. Parents end up enjoying this stage in their children's lives, and toddlers come away feeling capable, admired, and full of excitement."

For more information about how potty training can affect a child's self- esteem, or to learn more about the Toidy Tamers!(TM) method, visit http://www.toidytamers.com.

Home Educator Confronts Prejudice Against Toddlers, Pledges $1 Million to Charity to Match Toddler Success Stories

LEBANON, Ore., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In opposition to a common social prejudice that assumes toddlers are not capable of learning how to use a potty chair in a day, veteran home educator Carrie Franzwa has issued a public potty training challenge and fundraiser to set the record straight. She argues it isn't that toddlers can't learn that fast; it's that adults haven't realized their responsibility in creating a conducive learning environment.

"We routinely underestimate our toddlers who are far more intelligent than their language skills convey," said Franzwa. "If we creatively set them up for enjoyable learning success, they're capable of rising to the occasion."

As a young, low-income, home-educating mother, Franzwa developed her own one-day potty training method based on the universal need that young children have for parental interaction and affirmation.

Franzwa maintains her "relational" approach proved inexpensive, no- pressure, and a memorable bonding experience with each of her three children. She further maintains they each learned to use a potty chair in under 6 hours. "I didn't realize until years later that I'd done anything uncommon. I just wanted it to be both quick and fun," she said.

Convinced that potty training presents a natural opportunity for parent- child bonding, and for building a child's self-esteem, Franzwa encourages others to capitalize on this developmental stage. "Any parent, of any social status or education level, can turn potty training into a time of celebration with their kids."

To motivate parents, spotlight toddlers, and benefit the needy, Franzwa has issued a $1 million public fundraising challenge that will match one-day potty-training success stories using her method with $1 contributions to Operation Blessing. Operation Blessing is a worldwide outreach to the disadvantaged.

"By the time we've reached one million success stories, we will have hammered this unintentional, yet pervasive, prejudice and will have fostered a healthy change in our perception of toddler learning capabilities," said Franzwa.

Parents with first-time (inexperienced) potty-training age toddlers can join Franzwa's Toidy Tamers! Challenge Club (TTCC) electronically at http://www.ToidyTamers.com, or by writing Toidy Tamers!, 59 Eaton Street, Suite B, Lebanon, Oregon 97355. TTCC participation is $16.97 and includes an outline of Franzwa's method, private web forum support, and a commemorative award package.

More information on Carrie Franzwa, her method, and the challenge is available at www.ToidyTamers.com.