"Once Upon a Potty" DVD

Upon recommendation of a friend, we recently bought John a DVD about learning to use the potty. John loves his new DVD and its "Potty Song." If we would let him watch it endlessly, he would. This morning when he woke up, he immediately began gesturing wildly to watch his potty DVD. Did I mention that he loves it? And did I mention also that now Chris and I cannot get the Potty Song out of our heads?

John sitting transfixed while watching the potty DVD:

Sometimes John is so mesmerized by the subject matter that we can't pull his attention away:

Other times John dances wildly with joy (he's not smiling in this video, though). Here you can see him spinning until the spinning becomes just too much!

Obviously, we don't know the full effects of this video in the long run. So far, I'd recommend it as being very positive and encouraging with no shaming. The words used are basic and ones we think are appropriate for toddlers. On Amazon, I see some parents critical of the video because the children in it are obviously under two years old and why would they be potty training? But for those of us who have toddlers this age showing so much interest in the potty already, the video showing "babies" is a positive trait.