"I knew the method with the doll and had already proven that it worked well myself," she says. "I did, however, remember the painful process of gathering up all the supplies."
So she went out and got dolls of her own and then started researching.
"At first you couldn't find the dolls, then I couldn't find anyone who had tried to simulate what we do as humans," Parpia says. "A lot of creativity and spare parts later, we had a doll." Parpia started her own Web site, www.pottytrainingconcepts.com, and also listed the dolls on eBay. The online method proved the best -- she sold her first product two days after launching the Web site.
In addition to the upcoming "Today Show" gig, Parpia has been featured in Time magazine, and has even attracted interest from the "Dr. Phil Show."
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