I sometimes have the opportunity to review new books and
products that are designed for children and parents. I recently had the
pleasure to take a look at Let’s Potty,
a potty training board game created by Aim High Games, Inc.
Did you know that the term “potty training” is one of the
most-searched terms of all parenting issues? No wonder. It can be fraught with tension
between child and parent, competition among parents, and feelings of
frustration and despair. This fresh and creative product, designed to facilitate the toilet training process, is a new resource to deal with those challenges.
I am a big fan of multifaceted approaches to issues. For
example, I think a book can be a good starting point for talking to children about
something new or upsetting —whether it is starting school, moving to a new home, a loved one’s death,
and so on. Likewise a game can be an ideal vehicle for dealing with a developmental
step. Game playing builds social skills as well as cognitive and physiological
abilities. Young children love playing games. They enjoy the back-and-forth,
the rules, the feeling that they are doing something grown up. And this
lighthearted game reinforces all those needs, and does it uniquely and with
spirit. It also provides parents and children with accessible vocabulary to use
for potty training and experiences to refer to in the real world.
I loved this game—its colorful graphics, humorous style, and
lighthearted touch offer parents a fun way to take some of the angst out of
toilet training. If you are thinking about or in the process of toilet training
your young child, check out this award winning game. It is a terrific resource.
For more information, go to www.lets-potty.com.
