Big Girl Panties

UPDATE April 2016:Now that my toddler is an almost 3.5-year-old and we have (mostly ;-) successfully made it through potty training, I just wanted to give an update that this book, as well as "Potty" Potty (Leslie Patricelli board books), continued to be favorites and kept us on track during all of potty training over the past two years.The story is simple and silly, and it doesn't just focus on the traditional potty training themes, but puts emphasis on the privilege of getting to wear big girl panties. It pairs well with the potty training approach of emphasizing keeping undies dry (vs. not getting them wet) — so it makes the statement positive vs. negative. A favorite page in the book states that babies, teddy bears, alligators etc. can't wear panties, only big girls can — my toddler loved this, I think because it made wearing panties/using the potty special vs. a chore. She also really liked the pages that state that "mommies, grandmas and aunties wear panties" — I think because she liked seeing the relation to other "big girls."Especially during the more challenging potty training moments, when my toddler would refuse to look at other potty training books entirely, she still got a laugh out of this one (and "Potty" mentioned above), so I would say this book was a great tool in keeping my toddler interested in potty training by making it more fun.I don't know how much of this can be attributed to this particular book, but picking out undies for the day is still a favorite activity for her and a great motivator to get out of bed and get dressed :-) I also give her undies as gifts for birthdays and holidays, because she is still really excited about them and unwrapping these she gets the same sparkle in her eye as unwrapping a toy.ORIGINAL REVIEW:My 19-month old is enamored with this book and studies it very closely every time we read it. The story is very relatable (showing saying bye to diapers, only big girls wear panties and babies wear diapers, etc.) to get started on potty training and the illustrations are cute and engaging.

Wonderful, confidence building book to help a little girl appreciate the need to use the potty! Our daughter was pretty much all the way potty trained and then we moved (she decided 2 months before the move that she was ready). She regressed back to diapers over the course of the next two months and plain refused to use either the little potty or the big potty (with fun insert). We didn't want to cause anxiety and tried everything from books and videos to Pull Ups and naked booty. What worked for our first, was not working for her. Nothing was motivating her to want to try again and if we suggested it, she'd throw a tantrum. Too busy playing.Then one day I found a package of character panties that I knew she'd love (we had tried other pairs of pink panties before). Picked them up in store and found this book online (for less than a 3 pack pair of Mega Store panties) and decided to try the potty again. I read her the story and then asked her to 'read' it to me. She told me she was like the girl in the book. Then we watched a reading of Princess Potty on YouTube and she told me she was a Princess who wears undies and she wanted to potty. Has been 4 days and no accidents during the day or during nap time. Still using the Pull Ups for overnight, but SERIOUS progress! She wants to carry this book with her every time she goes to the little potty and even take it with her on car rides. Thank you Fran Manshukin! We feel this book helped our daughter tremendously! If you have a strong willed little girl, I don't think you can go wrong with this book!

I reviewed this book (like I do with all books) before giving it to my toddler, and thought it was cute but not particularly interesting. Shows what I know. She's had it for a little over a day and I've read it to her at LEAST 20 times. I have no clue what the root of the appeal is but it's a huge hit. We are very early on the potty training track (just starting to introduce the idea) so I don't know whether it will help in the long run, but she certainly likes the book.Only teeny tiny quibble- there are two contrasting pages where the main character brags that only big girls can wear panties, one where she is talking to her baby sibling and one where she is talking to her stuffed crocodile. On the baby sibling page the italicization stresses "only BIG girls can wear panties;" on the crocodile page it stresses "only big GIRLS can wear panties." There's a whole lot of gender essentialism wrapped up in that second one that is contrary to the values we're teaching our daughter (boys can wear panties if they want to, and so can stuffed crocodiles!) but ultimately it's easily skimmed over and she'll have outgrown this book long before she can read it herself, so I didn't detract any stars.

Cannot say enough good things about this book. My daughter would scream “I wear panties!!!” every time she went in the potty while we were potty training. It was too cute and a definite motivator to help her in the transition. We got and read the book constantly for about 2 months before we actually potty trained - by the end of the 2 months she had it memorized. It’s cute, funny, effective - what else can you want?

My 2&1/2 year old daughter started potty training so I ordered this book along with panties for her to wear. This book helped her want to wear them and she does now all day except at night. Waiting for consistent dry nights before we try that out. The book is good, she really likes it and brings it to me several time a day to read to her over and over. I didn't care for the finger wagging and saying no to others that they could not wear panties. Luckily she doesn't copy that part. My daughter adores her aunt, so the part about mommy, grandma and Autie wearing panties helped her want to wear them too. Well made book. I like the thick glossy pages and it wasn't very expensive either. A good tool to add to your training in my opinion. Happy training!!!

I absolutely love this book. Its super short and simple, but has a great message about being a big girl and needing to stop diapers and makes big girl underwear sound super cool. I'll be gifting this book to friends because it's so simple & cute.

Idk what it is but once we read this book to our 2.5 year old, then she miraculously started using the potty. We leave this book in the bathroom! She potty trained in less than a week. This after trying special panties, putting potty in front of tv, Snacks, stickers, methods on insta. We just used this and the freeball method. She didn't pee on my couches or floors (I reiterated don't pee on my floors or my couches). Now the panties are the reward. She even learned to hold her pee for hours which is part of the process. Idk if that book has fairy dust or what but it helped.

For small kids to learn how to use the bathroom

Great book for potty training. Our daughter loves it. We recommend the purchase of this fun book. Bye bye diapers!

Great little book for reading on the potty. My little girl loved it and it did inspire her to wear big girl undies, even if she hasnt mastered to potty yet.

It's a book

thanks to all the positive reviews, i decided to purchase this book, and am very happy in the end. my daughter really likes this book, and enjoys having me read it to her! I think it is good for kids who are already familiar with the basic potty training routine, and are ready to learn about what comes next! i love the whole concept of how wearing "big girl panties" is like being in a cool group, it really makes it a fun experience for kids, instead of seeing potty training as a chore!

Great little book, I like how it doesn't talk about the potty, it's focus is the title.I trained my daughter to use a regular toilet with just a step stool to reach, so a book that didn't glorify the use of little potties was fantastic!And now she feels proud to say She wears big girl panties too. It is adorable.