Need Help Inventing

 

“You invented that?”  People would ask me wide-eyed in amazement.  Why was it so hard for them to believe that I could invent something?  Do I look like a complete bozo? I am a normal looking professional-teacher and mother of five.  What is an inventor supposed to look like? Maybe they had a hard time believing I was a real-life inventor because I am a woman or a blond, but that is a whole other subject.  Their next question was always, “Where did you get help inventing?” Well, keep reading and I will tell you.

 

Now, how many of you have ever watched a commercial or searched the store aisles and discovered a new product that was YOUR idea?  I don’t know many people who haven’t had this frustrating feeling!

 

Well, if we really think about it, they didn’t steal our ideas, they just put the work and money into bringing our idea to market. Right? Well, I had experienced that feeling over and over again and I was tired of it.  I heard about the art teacher who invented Baby Einsteins and wondered how I could be successful like that. 

 

I had an idea, but that is about all I had.  I needed help inventing.  I mean really inventing.  Just having an idea doesn’t qualify you as an inventor.  You need to do something with it before someone will respect you as an inventor. 

 

I have a list below of how to start turning your ideas into actual inventions:

 

• create a CAD drawing or model of your product idea

• submit your idea to a reputable invention evaluation team

¶ join an Inventor’s group, visit local Business Development Center

• read every book and article on the subject

• conduct a market test

• if the market test bodes well, start preparations to protect your idea with copyrights, trademarks and patents (www.uspto.gov)

• write goals and raise money

• create a prototype at a local factory

• conduct another market test

• write your business plan

• license or market your product (which is a complete venture in itself!)

 

This is a very simplified list of how to take your product idea and begin making it a reality.  It is hard work, takes more time and money than you would ever think, and the success rate is against you.  The only reason I succeeded is because I never gave up and kept seeking help inventing.  Please ask for help and I would be happy to help!  

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Messy Accidents After Potty Training!

Below is a letter we received via email that we were given permission to share with everyone. 

Dear WeeMinder:

We don't know what happened.  We had amazing success with Wally and the WeeMinder.  We had tried other potty tools that Jacob was not interested in and did not work.  When we got the WeeMinder, Jacob instantly took to the weeminder watch and Wally.  He watched the DVD over and over and he felt so "big" to have his own watch and book and DVD.  Things turned around almost instantly.  He stopped fighting us and took charge of his own potty training almost like he was teaching us.  We had finally found success in potty training, which was good because we were nearing his 5th birthday!

Well, I don't know what happened, but he began to have accidents during the day again almost a year after our success with the WeeMinder.  First, one a day and then two or three times a day. I was shocked.  Now we are back to the old bathroom battle!  Help!

Sincerely,

Sheyenne Jaxson

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Dear Sheyenne:

Take heart.  This is not a problem!  This happens to nearly all potty trainers, usually during a time of change or stress that occurs in their life.  Have you been extra busy lately?  Did you change anything significant in the schedule?  

Many potty trainers have a relapse and how you handle it is crucial, especially if the child already had a previous negative experience with potty training.  Below is a list of the best way to handle these sudden and out of the ordinary accidents when they begin occuring.

1.  STAY COOL! Don't overreact or make a big deal about it. 

2.  NOTICE why.  Be aware of the possibility of a change in routine as the cause.

3.  NONCHALANTLY, begin using the WeeMinder again, but not as a punishment!!

4.  PLAY the movie a few times, bring the book out again, and keep the WeeMinder where everyone can hear it again.

5. CATCH the potty trainer succeeding without overdoing it.  

It usually just takes the family getting back into the routine of the WeeMinder and they are back on track! The key is staying calm and giving positive attention instead of negative.

We wanted to share this email because this is real life!  Real people like you have life LIFE them once in awhile and very often our children subconsciously pick up on it and many times it results in a potty accident.  How we react to this is so important.  The ease and fun of the WeeMinder can save us from unnecessary accidents, frustration, and possibly from serious control problems down the road.  

If you are in need of another WeeMinder Musical Reminder, please email us at wally@weeminder.com and we may be able to sell you a replacement for $9.95 depending upon availability.

If you have any questions or concerns, we are more than happy to help.  Please email us at wally@weeminder.com. 

Hopefully, this is helpful for all parents to keep in mind if they ever come across messy accidents after potty training. 

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Top Ten Reasons The WeeMinder Really Works!

1. It not only potty trains, but the children fall in love with Wally the Wallaby and their WeeMinder Potty Training Watch!"   

2.  The award-winning potty training song is super catchy and fun!  Everyone in the family will be singing "Hop, hop, hop to the Potty Place!"  

3.  The WeeMinder Musical Reminder is super easy to use.  You don't have to program a thing. You just choose 1, 2 or 2.5 hour mode and turn it ON!

4.  The WeeMinder Potty Training Kit is of the highest quality and safety.  The watch is so durable we even ran over it with a car!

5.  It makes you smile and enjoy potty training.  "Put a big smile on your face and hop, hop, hop to the Potty Place"!  The whole thing takes the pressure and frustration out of potty training.

6.  It is the only potty training product that tackles the real problem of potty training. Nearly every potty trainer has a relapse especially when the parent becomes busy or distracted for some reason or another.  Without the WeeMinder the parent yells and gets angry after accidents and unfortunately many times a big problem arises.  However, with the WeeMinder the parent takes a deep breath, gets the WeeMinder back out, and "whallah" we are back in potty training success mode!

7.  The price is incredible.  If you were to buy a potty training book, DVD and timer, that would cost you over $30.00 and they would all be unrelated products.  There is something to the complete system that really builds the success and excitement! 

8.  You will not find more free stuff and helpful information about potty training on any other website, www.weeminder.com "Tips and Free Stuff".  

9.  We want you to be successful and the Customer Service will do what it takes to help you!  

10.  The WeeMinder has the best time settings for your child.  Other timers have 30, 60, and 90 minute settings.  We found that most medical experts suggested 2-3 hour reminders, but the highest our competitors modes go is 90 minutes.   We also found that by the time the child hopped, undressed, sat/read, waited, redressed, flushed, washed, and celebrated 30 minutes had almost gone by already making the 30 minute mode unreasonable! (We don't mean to mock our competitors, we just want people to know what we found out during our research and development.)

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Creative Bedwetting Cure

Below is an article written to a parenting site on the subject of potty training. Since they hailed the WeeMinder for attributing to the success of curing their son's bedwetting, we attained permission to use it on our BLOG.  Thanks!

Creative Bedwetting Cure for Potty Training Boys

 

How many times can you wash urine soaked sheets, underwear and jammies before you start looking for a better way? My son struggled with bedwetting for years and then my friend told me about a creative bedwetting cure for potty training boys called the WeeMinder Musical Reminder.  She purchased one to potty train her son and one to keep with her in her bedroom.  The potty training system is geared towards younger children, but they just used the WeeMinder’s watch-like musical alarm and it worked.  You can set it to play every hour, two hours or 2.5. 

 

To potty train our boy, we set it for every hour at first during the weekend so it wouldn’t bother with school to see when he was wetting. Then, we lengthened the time and soon he could wake up himself.  He just needed some extra help.

 

 I have to admit, I didn't try as hard as I could to train him earlier because I was just too exhausted to get myself up to help wake him throughout the night.  Better late than never.  This potty training tool for boys is only $20 compared to hundreds of dollars for the older version alarms out there.

 

I have gotten really creative with it and use it to remind my kids about all sorts of things.  The time just seems to get by me sometimes and the WeeMinder is so easy (no programming!) and whenever it goes off, it makes me stop and think and…. remember. “Oh ya, get ready to go to the store, we leave in twenty minutes.

 

 The WeeMinder Potty Training website, www.weeminder.com suggests using the WeeMinder to remind your child to not only go potty, but use it to remind them to:

 

o Drink water during the day

o Eat

o Nap

o Wash hands

o Finish chore

o Read

o Exercise, etc.

 

 Just a suggestion that worked for me.  I can never figure out how to program a Timex or alarm clock, so this creative bedwetting cure for potty training boys may work for you like nothing else has. It did for me and my family!

 

Creative Bedwetting Cure for Potty Training Boys

 

 

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Bedwetting

“Most Potty Training books just speak on the process of Potty Training, which wasn’t really our problem.  This book helped teach my son how to choose to go potty instead of play and wet himself.  The wee-minder device helped remind him to stop playing and go potty. Wally from the storybook and DVD encouraged him to make the right, but difficult choice to go to the potty, then play! We love the song and even though it has been awhile since we potty trained our son, we still remember and love the song.”                                            

      Disa & JohnJennings

"The wee-MINDER saved my life because I have four children, a set of twins, and one on medication. The wee-MINDER gave me the peace of mind nothing else could.  My daughter has a spastic bladder and is seeing a Urologist.  She has therapy twice a week and her “homework” is to try and go potty every two hours.  The wee-Minder has helped tremendously during this difficult time and most importantly made it a fun and positive experience.”

      Beckie Sommerville

 “My 3 -year old daughter, Sasha, loves The wee-Minder!  Not only does it remind her to “Hop, hop, hop to the Potty Place”, but it reminds us.  It’s been a wonderful tool to use when she’s at her grandparent’s house too.  Potty training has been made easy by this trio-  the book, DVD, and wee-Minder keeps Sasha interested in using the potty!”

            Jennifer Damschen

 

“My kids are well past potty training years (thank goodness, urgh), but my sister-in-law and close friend’s kids are nearing the dreaded potty training years and when I saw the wee-minder, I immediately bought two for them. Amazing idea. I wish it was around five years ago!”                                       

            Lori Sherfey

 

“I am a grandmother of 21 grandkids (so far), and when I saw the wee-minder, I was so excited!  I bought seven, so that I would have some to not only use for my grandkids, but to give as baby shower gifts because I like to have a clever and unique gift!”           

             Debbie Dickerson

 

 “Thanks so much for such a cute item! My daughter loved it, and really enjoyed hopping to the potty place. She is having a hard time going potty at school during all of the fun activities, and I thought that the wee-minder would help. It did. Everyone that has seen it has commented on how cute it is. Thanks, again!”                          Suzy Sivley (Purchased on e-BAY)

 

“My daughter loves the song and so does my almost 2 year old.  He sings it all the time, too.” 

             Kristy Huber  (e-BAY)

 

 

"We tried everything and nothing worked.  Our daughter didn’t even want to try sitting on the potty.  With the Wee-minder, she was in control and would remind us she had to go sit on the potty.   In just over two weeks we were completely done with potty training."                                                

            Ron Lahr   (used initial prototype)

 

"It's interactive, innovation, fun and child driven. I wish I had one when we were potty training our children. It is clear that this could greatly reduce the time it takes to potty train."

            Dr. James Brasch

"Before the Wee-minder, we tried everything. Nothing worked. With the Wee-minder Josie hop, hopped to the Potty Place on her own."

            Amy Whitsett

 “The wee-Minder Potty Training System is an innovative system that is not only kid-friendly, but hands over control to the toddlers alleviating the battle most parents face during the potty training years.  From a medical standpoint, the wee-Minder helps build muscle memory which is another key element in potty training.”

             Matt Thompson MD

“The wee-MINDER Potty Training System is superior in appearance, function, and durability!” -The WIN Inventors Services Program, PIES-XII Innovation Evaluation Report. 

            Dr. Pamela Riddle Bird Ph.D. 

            Fax 208-265-4482 - inventone@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FREE WeeMinder Potty Training Kit

We just started our BLOG and have dreams to make it super helpful for families.  Send us your comments and ideas and we will put your name in a drawing to win a free WeeMinder Potty Training Kit. 

Our second deadline is November 3, 2008.  

If you cannot wait to get one until then, buy one now and then you will get a free one to give as a gift to friends and family-they are the most fun gift to give and explain what it is.  It has a wow factor, wee or woo factor, and a "Why didn't I think of that!" favor!  Hit of the party!

Be sure to leave your email address, so we can contact you when you win!!!!

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How do I know when my potty trainer is ready to begin potty training?

WHEN CAN I START POTTY TRAINING? 

• National Pediatrics Association recommends the child be two years of age before starting potty training. 
• Every expert recommends the importance of regular intervals for potty training success, which is why the wee-MinderTM system is so successful. 
• Visit www.weeminder.com for more advice on readiness.  
• This remarkable potty training system offers to parents the vital tools necessary for children to begin to master the physical skill of potty training. 
•  This skill is mastered from lots of practice. As with all skills, children will make mistakes in the beginning, but improve with practice. 

START EARLY 

• I recommend introducing the wee-MinderTM video and book early (15-18 months).  
• I also think children should be introduced to the Potty Place early and if at all possible have their diaper changed in the bathroom.  
• Talk about the potty process and begin using voice cues early on.  This means, pick words you will use to always describe peeing and pooping.  For example, pee-pee and poo-poo. 
•  If your child goes to daycare, ask them what word clues they use and it will help your child’s potty training success if you use the same voice cues. 
• When you start to see signs that your child is ready, make sure everything is going for you. 
•  I recommend you purchase a cushioned potty seat, a step stool for climbing onto the toilet and reaching the sink for washing, the wee-MinderTM DVD, book and device and you’ll need a lot of juice. 

POTTY ANIMAL TRACKING CHART 

• Become a patient observer of your child and notice their biological process (if they have regular bowel movements each day, etc.).  
• Potty training them to poop is most likely the first and easiest step because they can feel when it is coming and they have time to get to the Potty Place.  
• Try to program the wee-MinderTM when you think they normally go during the day in their diaper. A print chart is available on line. 
• When tackling pee-pee training, I recommend getting rid of the diapers and using big kid undies, so they can begin to feel when they are wet or wetting. 

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