Is the Gina Ford book ridiculously over-ambitious to say you can train in a week?

[Jane054848]

I've just started potty training my 2.8 yr old DS, having read the Gina Ford "Potty training in 7 days" book. Basically she says that you should have more successes than accidents by the end of day 1, and fully trained within 7 days. So far this has NOT been my experience. He's done one wee in the potty and 207,000 (seems like) on the floor.

I was feeling all disgruntled but having read some other threads, am I right in thinking it just takes longer than that?

I've not read the book but if toilet training is led by the child and not the parent then it can be done in a day not a week.

Oh and I hate the phrase toilet 'training' but I know we don't have a better one.

Achieving continence is a developmental and physiological process and 'training' has little impact.

I take the view then if they don't get it in a few days then leave it a few months longer - no point stressing everyone out.

Not that keen on GF but some of her comments in the potty training book are common sense

My DS did it in a week at 3.1 yrs. Didn't use the book (not a great fan of GFs other books so didn't even try. I just armed myself with mountains of spare pants, potty in front of the TV for 1st 2 days and a fab reward chart (my big star chart from encourageandpraise.co.uk). Good luck!