PART 1 : THE CONCEPT & THE METHOD

1. A Wonderful Discovery
Who Can Use IPT?
What Does It Take?
How Long Does It Take?
How Do I Know When My Baby Needs to Go?
How Many Trips to the Toilet a Day Does It Take?
Does My Baby Have to Be Naked?
Is It Safe?
What Are the Main Benefits?
Does It Really Work?
Does It Work with a Toddler and a Baby or Twins?
Can I Still Start If My Baby Is 6 Months or Older?
Can I Do It Part Time or with Daycare?
Will People Think I’m Crazy?

2. Philosophy

3. The In-Arms Phase
Step 1: Choose Your Basic Signal
Step 2: Learn Elimination Timing and Patterns
Step 3: Select Locations and Receptacles
Step 4: Find the Best Positions
Step 5: Learn about Signals and Cues
Step 6: Understand and Commit
Expectations
Squirts and Spurts
Changes in Timing
Going Out Diaper-Free
Dress for Success
Newborns
Premature Babies

4. The Potty Phase
Potty Comfort
Selecting a Potty
Phases
Tactics
The Transition to Going Diaper-Free
Graduation and Definition of “Toilet Trained”
Genital Groping
Food Sensitivities
Potty Pauses and Potty Strikes
Special-Needs Babies

5. Baby Signals
Baby Body Language
Vocal and Verbal Communication
Intuitive Communication
Manual Cues

6. Nighttime

7. Parental Attitude
Practice The three C’s
Customize Your Approach
Be Reasonably Consistent
Avoid the No-Nos

8. Part-Time Pottying
Siblings and Multiples
Time Management
Multiple Caregivers
Homeschooling
Unexpected Extended Interruptions
Erratic Pottying
What to Expect

9. Late-Starters: 6 Months & Older
Late-Starter Tactics

10. Doctors & Other Experts
Favorable Written Medical Opinions
Commentary by Pediatricians
Commentary by Psychologists
Anatomy 101
Medical Conditions

11. Diapers
Cloth or Disposable Diapers?
How I Made Use of My One Disposable Diaper
Diaper Rash
Diaper Bulk

12. Environmental Issues
Water
Trees
Landfills
Biodegradable?
Diaper Services
So What?

13. Dispelling the Myths
“It’s about Potty-Trained Parents”
“It’s Purely a Matter of Catching”
“It’s Impossible”
“Babies Have to be Naked All the Time”
“You Have to Constantly Monitor Your Baby”
“You Have to Continuously Carry Your Baby”
“Baby Isn’t Ready”
“It’s Dangerous”
“It’s Too Time-Consuming”
“It Takes Just as Long”
“Wearing Diapers Is Part of Being a Baby”
“It’s Too Inconvenient”
“It’s for Parents’ Convenience”
“It’s Unhygienic”
“It’s Obsessing about Bowel Movements”
“Freud Says”

14. History & Theories
Toilet Training by Early Man
Western Attitudes 1400–1800
“Early Toilet Training” Method (circa 1840–1950)
Writings on “Early Toilet Training”
Infant Toilet Training in Modern Times
Sensitive Periods
Attachment Parenting
PS ... Animals Toilet Train from Birth

PART 2 : TESTIMONIALS – USA

1. 10-month-old Graduate
2. Two 16-month Graduates
3. Kamala’s 9 Successes
4. Elimination Timing Teacher
5. Dentist Mom
6. My Twin Girls
7. Elimination Communication
8. A Mom & Two Nannies
9. A Physician Speaks Out
10. My Diaper-Free Babies
11. Author’s Narrative

PART 3 : TESTIMONIALS – AROUND THE WORLD

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. China
4. Germany
5. India
6. Vietnam
7. Short Reports

PART 4 : CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES

1. Cross-Cultural Comparisons
Infant Elimination Training Methods
Cross-Cultural Child-Rearing Practices
Precocity vs. Cultural Factors
Scant Research
Field Studies in Anthropology

2. Africa
Botswana – the !Kung (Konner)
Botswana – the !Kung (Marshall)
Kenya – the Digo
Kenya – the Gusii
Kenya – the Tiriki
Madagascar – the Tanala
Mali – the Dogon
Nigeria – the Dahomeans
Nigeria – the Kanuri
Senegal & Central African Republic
Senegal – the Wolof
Sudan – the Batahein
Tanzania – the Chaga
Togo
Uganda – the Baganda (Ainsworth)
Uganda – the Baganda (Kilbride)
Uganda (Geber)
Uganda (Pearce)
West Africa

3. Asia
French Polynesia – the Marquesans
India – the Lepchas
India – the Sikhs
Indonesia – the Alorese
Indonesia – the Balinese
Japan
Kurdistan
Micronesia – the Ifaluk
Micronesia – Truk Islands
New Guinea – the Arapesh and the Manus
New Guinea – the Kwoma
Oman
Philippines – the Tarongans
Taiwan
Tibet
Turkey

4. Arctic Regions & the Americas
Arctic Regions
Bolivia – the Siriono
Bolivia & Brazil – the Chácobos and the Matis
Brazil – the Tenetehara
Canada – the Kwakiutl
Colombia – the Kogi
Mexico – the Maya
Paraguay – the Ache
United States – the Apache
United States – the Hopi
United States – the Navaho
United States – the Papago
Venezuela

Notes
Resources
IPT Countries
References
Index