Reading together in the Ready for Potty

• Children learn a lot from stories. And by doing things together with their mom or dad. That’s why we created a picture book.
• By looking through the Ready for Potty together, your child will learn what happens on the potty and in the toilet. And it’s also just a fun moment to spend together. Of course, other books are fine too.

How do you read the Ready for Potty?

• Grab the Ready for Potty and look at the pictures together. On the front cover, you’ll find the big search-and-find picture. On the back, there are short stories for each step. Some children and parents prefer the search-and-find picture, while others prefer to read the short stories. That’s perfectly fine. Just do whatever works best for you.

• Describe what you see in the big picture. For example:
  “Look, this little animal is sitting on the potty.”
  “Look, this one peed in his pants.”
• You can also ask questions like: “Do you see the potty?” Or “What is this little animal doing?” Or “Which little animal is wearing a diaper?”
• When reading the short stories, you can say: Just like you! Or: You'll learn all that too. Isn't that fun? 
• ‍Let your child look, point, and respond. This way, your child will learn to recognize more and more things in a playful way. Give compliments and make it fun. You don’t have to read everything word for word. Just looking and talking together is enough.
• Read the book together regularly. Short, cozy moments often work best. Or let your child play with the book on their own.
• Even if you’re further along in steps 3 and 4, the book can help keep things lighthearted. Pull it out if there’s been a little accident. Look, just like a goat. No big deal.

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