Potty Training For Dummies
by Diane Stafford and Jennifer Shoquist, MD
Potty Training For Dummies
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About the Authors
Diane Stafford: Dianes writing career began when she snagged a great summer job as a speechwriter for the astronauts while she was attending college. After teaching high school journalism and English, she went on to her second career as a writer/editor, serving as editor-in-chief of Health & Fitness Magazine, Texas Woman Magazine, Houston Home & Garden, DallasFort Worth Home & Garden, Philanthropy in Texas, and Latin Music. Also an entrepreneur, Stafford co-owned Health & Fitness Magazine and helped with startups of the magazine in New Orleans, Philadelphia, Miami, and Atlanta. She has won awards for health writing. Stafford has written hundreds of articles and now edits books for Arte Publico Press in Houston and writes books.
Diane Stafford lives with her husband, David Garrett, in Houston, where she is a well-known writer and a community volunteer for Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos and the Emergency Aid Coalition Clothes Center.
Staffords book Tilted Heart comes out in 2002, as well as another book that she and Jennifer Shoquist co-authored No More Panic Attacks: A 30-Day Plan for Conquering Anxiety, also slated for publication in 2002.
Jennifer Shoquist, MD: Jennifer is a family-practice physician whose interest in writing began when she was attending the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, while also interning at Health & Fitness Magazine in Houston, Texas. Later, she completed her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, followed by family practice residency at Memorial Southwest Hospital. Today, she works in family-practice medicine and serves as a health-issues resource for journalists. She and her husband, Robert San Luis, live in Houston with two shih-tzus, Lucy and Sophie. Their family will soon expand with the birth of a child, due in September 2002, a baby destined for an over-the-top potty-training extravaganza. Jennifer and Robert are both avid fitness enthusiasts.
Dedication
We dedicate this to parents and caregivers who potty train with TLC because they know how important it is to show children that we love them every single day of their lives. And, we dedicate this book to all the kids who inspire us with their fresh way of looking at the world, and remind us to keep the child in each of us alive. Kudos to our family tykes and tots Xanthe, Cameron, Lindsay, Jack, Sam, Sidney. And, to those we were once little people alongside: Allen, Camilla, Austin, Fletcher, Shari, Amber. Shih-tzus Lucy and Sophie also deserve their share of the credit.
Authors Acknowledgments
This great project came our way thanks to the efforts of our incredible literary agent Elizabeth Frost-Knappman of New England Publishing Associates, whose energy and optimism and warmth make everything more fun. She introduced us to Project Editor Kathleen Dobie and Acquisitions Editor Natasha Graf, both of Wiley Publishing, who worked hard to bring the book to fruition. Kathleen proves that amazing things can be communicated via e-mail. Shes such a gem to work with, and we thank her for being so patient and helpful; so gifted with super-word skills; and so generous with compassion. Natasha was always quick with answers, encouragement, and publishing expertise. Rob Annis also merits a pat on the back for his skillful copyediting.
Thanks to our wonderful friends and family who cheered and shared: David Nordin, Gina Bradley, Sarah Shoquist, Richard Pierce, Britt Pierce, Chris Fleming, Dot and Laurens Horstman, Eddi Lee, Christina Shirley, Joanne Goldstein, Cari LaGrange, Donna Pate, Jami Exner, Fred Aguilar, M.D., Dana Chandler, Wendy Corson, Shannon and John Mathis, Christy Waites, Liz Lemaster, Kristina Holt, Tweetie Garrett, Martha Steele, Michele Fisher. For helping us know what matters, we thank the folks at Emergency Aid Coalition Clothes Center, and the little children at Casa de Esperanza (and all the angels who work with them), and the big kids at South Houston High.
Deep appreciation goes to my husband, David Garrett, who gives me friendship and love. My loving thanks goes to my daughter, Jenny, who has made my life wonderful. Her good heart and sweetness are unparalleled. Also, my thanks to her husband, Robert, who is always supportive. For everything I know about loving ways to nurture kids, I thank my wonderful daddy, Clinton Shirley, and my beloved mother, Belle Shirley, who parented so beautifully, and gave all children and all people compassion and respect.