My name is Debby Mendelsohn. I was born in Amsterdam and live with my family in the Netherlands. After studying Psychology at college /University I began my career as a psychologist in several companies.
At the age of 27 I became the happy mother of my first child and continued my work while looking after my daughter.
Several years later and after the birth of my third child we decided to moved to France. It was during these years, that I started to make notes on how I spent the days raising my children. The potty training of my children was one of the subjects. One thing that struck me was the great array of methods and philisophies of potty training as well determining the ideal timing to begin training.
Later these notes lead to the book ‘Zindelijk maken is kinderspel’ which can be translated as ‘Potty training is child’s play.” This book is for parents and carers who want to start potty training in a stress-free and fun way. You can also read that children can be potty-trained a lot sooner than many people think. As soon as a child is able to sit and walk -so up to the age of 18 months – they are also able to sit on the potty.
Since it’s publication in 2012, Zindelijk maken is kinderspel’ is the most popular reference book for parents when potty training training their child. Also the book is widely used by kindergarden staff to potty train children. Today the book is in its 15th edition.
The second book I wrote is about breastfeeding. This book was chosen in the Netherlands as the best book about breastfeeding in 2023.
I particularly enjoy sharing my experience during the parent events and team trainings at childcare organisations throughout the Netherlands. The contact with parents and professionals caring about raising children in a warm way is very motivating.
Apart from to the group events, I love the contacts I have with with parents through personal and online consultations. Parents who have questions and search for contact and advice are helped succesfully in a short period of time. These experiences are for me the reason to continue my work with passion.
In my spare time, I enjoy going on hikes with my husband as well as spending time with my 6 children, family and friends.
I love what I do very much; and I hope to continue this work for a long time to come.
If you have any questions please contact me.
