Potty Power - For Boys & Girls

The entire content of this video is demeaning and insulting to little ones. I agree with other reviews that it is simply trying to shame kids into going to the potty. It compares going potty to other "big kid" things that my 27 month old can't do either; tie her shoes, ride a trike, etc. I also thought there was too much focus on having to do the whole thing by yourself. Maybe that part is more appropriate for pre-schoolers that are still asking for help because it isn't appropriate for toddlers just starting out who will need some help along the way.

Seriously, my kids would not go on the potty, they simply refused. I bought this dvd in a last hope. I put it in the player when it arrived and the boys quickly removed it, so I put it back in and taped the dvd drawer shut so they couldn't take it out again. The first day they wouldn't watch it through but they would peek in at it like they didn't want me to know they were watching it. The next day they played with some toys in the same room while it was on, glancing up at it now and then. By the end of the first week they were singing along with it and refused to where diapers anymore. Yes we have had some accidents but the progress they have made in the last three weeks has been amazing!
When anyone asks me for help with potty training I suggest "Potty Power".

We had such a rough time training our daughter. We got this and she was using the potty in just a couple of days. It's really a stupid movie and pretty annoying, but to a toddler, it's perfect. Plenty of excitement and bright colors.

I got my 2 year old daughter to watch this video today (we have been potty training for about 5 days). The video is 30 min long and as soon as it was over, she wanted to watch it again. She also starting shouting potty power at the end of video and was very excited to see other kids wearing underwear and using the potty like she has been doing in the past days. The way they introduce the potty is great!! I think this video is very effective and the quality is fine. It is not a high budget blockbuster, but it gets the message across.

Inspired by the reviews I read here, I ordered this DVD for my 2 1/2-year-old twin girls. Instant hit. They wanted to watch it over and over (and over). The songs are rinky-dink but catchy (yes, you will catch yourself singing "No More Diapers For Me" throughout the day), and my daughters loved them right away. The narrator is a girlish, expressive young woman who looks a lot like Kelly Clarkson, and the girls respond to her with rapt attention. They also love seeing other little kids with potties like theirs.

The DVD emphasizes the transition from baby- to big-kidhood, and the agency of the child in *deciding* to give up diapers in favor of the potty, which is nice since, as you know, toddlers control the universe.

There is also a brief video potty-training FAQ for parents, which is helpful.

All of these things are great, but it's the Princess-and-her-potty story that sort of bugs me--why on earth is that silly jester so keen on getting the princess to wear undies? His inordinate attention to her potty habits sort of creeps me out--but, it doesn't bother my kids, and today one of my daughters peed in the potty for the first time, so I guess we'll keep playing it!