Potty: a mindful how-to guide for toddlers and kids (The Mindful Steps Series)

Potty: a mindful how-to guide for toddlers and kids (The Mindful Steps Series)

Follow our unisex character, who just happens to have the same name as your child, (no need to personalize, see how in the book!) through a step-by-step guide on how to use the potty! Written with child psychology in mind, this deceptively simple, yet very intentionally written children's potty book focuses on developing independence in this new skill. It introduces the potty and aspects of mindfulness to young children by using first-person, mantra-like, narrative to build body awareness, emotion awareness, and process awareness. This book is inclusive to all family types. Included, are optional engagement questions on many pages to connect with your child and help them become more mindful at each step. Also included, are short caregiver and child meditations, tips on potty training, suggestions on how to best utilize this book, and links for free printouts of our leveled potty reward charts with instructions! Learning new skills (like going to the potty!) can be a fun, but trying time for kids and parents alike. Children's developing brains (and really, human brains of all ages) benefit greatly from clear and consistent expectations and directions, and books can be a helpful tool to communicate messages that stick. The Mindful Steps book series is designed to help toddlers and children process new skills and big changes. This book and series incorporates aspects of mindfulness and intentionally uses first-person narrative to describe simple, concrete, and repetitive steps to help children to be mindful of not only WHAT to do, but HOW to do the tasks you expect while learning how to use the potty. Over time, this process helps kids to become more independent and successful at connecting dots that can be difficult to connect. Also included, are tips on potty training, suggestions on how to best utilize this book, and links for free printouts of potty training reward charts.