European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tunes train tots to use toiletry Debbie l. Sklar United press International potty Rock May not make the top 40 list or mtg but two Sisters Are betting it s a hit with parents training tots in the Tricky transition irom diaper to pot. It s one of 12 tunes on a cassette tape in a new toilet training kit called potty proud produced by Sisters Stephanie Olen of the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills and Patti Giagrande of Southfield Mich music carries a child into the spirit of the program in a parody of Rock around the clock. Quot one and two and three and four. Going to the bathroom door Quot five and six and seven eight. Going potty just can t  there s the inevitable failure Quot Mommy Mommy. I just went. Mom i had an Accident Quot Mommy Mommy i m All wet. Next Lime mom i won t  and the thrill of Victory Quot Hooray i did it. I used the potty. Hooray i did it right in the potty. Hooray Mommy if i May. Can i flush it All away Quot the goal the Sisters say is to make the training fun and rewarding Lor both child and Parent. A we got the idea because we had a difficult Lime in trying to find a motivator for teaching kids How to be potty trained Quot said Giagrande. Quot we kept coming across the same five books in bookstores. Quot we wanted to develop something Lor kids to help them with potty training something that was positive without nagging a  the kit includes an illustrated Book and colouring sheets to help reinforce the message on the tape a poster filled with balloon Totag people and animals and stickers of smiting faces to build self esteem the tape was produced through Stelmar studios in Farmington Hills featuring the talents of the Sisters and their husbands As Well As local musician Mark Heckert and members of his band intrigue half the songs Are in the Public Domain and varieties run the scale from rap to the familiar round Row Row your boat they cover the Steps from pulling  and up to using toilet paper Flushing the toilet and washing hands. Quot soap soap soap your hands a soap them everyone Quot bubbly scrub Bily bubbly. Scrub Bily Quot soapy hands Are fun Quot to Market the kit the Sisters formed a company and named it after their Maiden name Anton enterprises. The kit has been on the Market since september. It already has fans such As Robin Kane 32, of Farmington Hills who used it with her daughter Stephanie 3. Quot i have a Strong willed daughter and this product worked great because of the Reward system included in the kit Quot Kane said. Quot this is a product that is better than any Book out there on the subject of potty training your  the Sisters also have endorsements from some Detroit area child psychologists and psychiatrists teachers and child care specialists Montessori teacher Libby Neumaier of Waterford mich., said the variety of materials and flexible format Quot enables parents to easily adapt the potty proud system to the particular needs of their  Quot my son Daniel especially likes the potty proud storybook Quot Neumaier said Quot this delightful and lighthearted approach is Long overdue Quot said or Marieta Bautista a child psychiatrist. With this successful first step the Sisters Are looking ahead to a Chain of products. Quot we want to be the or Scholl s of toilet training items a Olen  action Lin Post office can search for missing letters it a 1 deployed in support of operation provide comport i arrived in silo i Turkey on aug 16 i wrote my Wile who is in Texas on a daily basis likewise she wrote to me daily yet i received a total of seven letters As of sept 2 i this is just a Little ridiculous in my opinion this Piot item with the mail was by no Means limited to my sell i spoke to a Tirend who is stationed permanently at in Ciurlik a i asked turn How Long it takes to receive mail and Lor mail to be received stateside he asked the postman Ler at in Ciurlik the answer was six to eight Days tooth ways i can understand delays such As those incurred during operations desert shield storm however Sheie cannot be any comparison to operation provide comport. Owing to the fact that in Ciurlik has always been them staff sgt. Jonathan Morris col. 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