I've tried for ages to potty train my toddler, then he watched ONE Ms Rachel's video and started doing it immediately

A MUM has been left stunned after her toddler managed to conquer potty training after watching just one Ms Rachel video.
The 32-year-old explained in a clip on TikTok that she had tried for some time to potty train her little boy, but it hasn't "been going that well".
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So when her husband sent her a video of someone saying that their toddler had potty trained themselves after watching Ms Rachel's new video, she thought it couldn't hurt to try.
And imagine her surprise when just one viewing of the catchy video was enough to make her son start taking it seriously.
"I watched it today with my toddler and later, as he was eating a popsicle, he stopped and said 'I have a poop feeling', which is what Ms Rachel says in her video," she marvelled.
When he said that, she told him "let's go", took him to the potty and he did it.
"And wow everyone, Ms Rachel!" she said.
"I mean I'm sure we all know Ms Rachel for so many reasons, she is a real one!"
And in the comments, the mum quickly found out she wasn't the only parent to have found the Ms Rachel video a game changer.
"That episode completely changed our potty training journey too!" one wrote.
"Protect Ms Rachel at all costs!!
"MY ONE AND HALF YR OLD WATCHED IT TWICE- TWIIIIICE," another shouted.
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"He's been using the damn potty ever since- it's been like what a WEEK since it released?
"THANK GOD FOR THAT WOMAN!"
"My 22 mo watched the episode Thursday and by Sunday she had pooped in the potty," a third admitted.
"The video is brilliant. My toddler is only 18months and she's doing so well in her potty training," someone else wrote.
"We watched this episode for a few days and out of nowhere, my toddler is running to the bathroom saying, 'I have to potty!!!'" another gasped.
"How many times did he watch it before this happened???" someone else asked the mum.
Who is Ms Rachel?
SHE'S arguably the most famous person on kids' TV at the moment, and has just had a whole line of toys and booked released for her fans.
But just where did Ms Rachel come from, and how did she find fame?
Ms Rachel's real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, and she worked as a music teacher in a public pre-school in New York before starting her YouTube channel.
The Songs for Littles channel was created after she discovered there were barely any resources for her son, who had a speech delay.
The tunes, made up from classic children's songs and nursery rhymes, with a twist, were composed by Rachel and her husband - Broadway composer Aron Accurso.
She also started on TikTok, where she acquired over two and a half million followers by March 2023.
She has also faced her fair share of controversy, such as when she offered to sell Cameo videos to raise money for Save the Children - mentioning the Gaza Strip, Sudan, Ukraine, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rachel said she was "bullied online" for the move, and has since disabled comments on some of her Instagram, TikTok and YouTube posts.
The highly-anticipated Ms Rachel toys were released in September, and are expected to be one of the biggest sellers this Christmas.
To which she replied: "Just once!"
"What juju did Ms Rachel activate to get all these kids hypnotised into action???" another questioned.

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