My daughter is one month away from three......?

Question

She has refused to be potty trained. when she was 17months old i had her almost completly potty trained and then for some reason she just stoped. what can i do it get her to start potty training again. I need her potty trained in order to get her into a day care where i am at. and with her not in a day care i cant work. Please if anyone has any ideas please help me.
I talk her to the bath room with me and i put her on her potty chair and i have even gone as far as putting her potty chair lid on the tolit but still nothing. what should i do?????

Answer 1

The only right reason for beginning to potty train your child is that your little one has show an actual interest in using the potty. You will also find that when your child is ready, potty training will be much easier. If you have not seen a strong interest, then your attempts will be useless, and you may find yourself becoming frustrated and even angry that the potty training has not been successful. The key is to begin potty training when your child is ready, not when you are ready.

Before you can begin to potty train your child, you must first ask yourself whether your child shows signs of readiness. The top five signs of potty training readiness are:

1. Your child can stay dry for a several hours or even overnight.

2. Your child knows when he has wet or soiled his diaper, and knows what "pee", "poop", "potty", and similar words mean.

3. Your child shows independence by wanting to do things by himself.

4. Your child can pull his pants down and up.

5. Your child asks questions and/or shows in interest when others go "potty".

If your child has most, and hopefully all, of the above signs of readiness, you may be ready to begin potty training. Here is the method I recommend that parents follow:

Buy Cotton Training Pants
First of all, do not use disposable training pants (such as Huggies "Pull-Ups"). They are too much like a diaper and very absorbent, and tend to confuse many children. My recommendation is to use plain cotton training underpants. These training pants are similar to normal underwear, but they have a little extra padding in the crotch area. Usually you can find these in any store that sells children's clothing. I recommend that you buy approximately 9-12 pairs of the underpants. You should also purchase several pairs of "plastic/nylon pants", which will be worn over the cotton underpants.

The Big Day Is Here
Decide when you will begin to potty train your toddler. Make sure that when you do begin, that there is nothing traumatic going on in your child's life and that you can give your child and the potty training your full attention.

On the big day, tell your little one that he is going to start using the "big boy" or "big girl" underwear, or whatever term you like, and start having your child use them. I would recommend using the underpants with the plastic pants over them, but the choice is yours. The plastic pants will help to protect your child's clothing.

It is also important that when you do decide to begin potty training, that you are able to follow the steps in a consistent method. If you child attends preschool, make sure the caregivers understand the method of potty training you are following and require them to follow the same method. You should also make sure that you follow the method when you are away from home or when you have company.

Wetting & Soiling
Be aware that your child may wet the underpants and soil them. Very few children will be accident free in the early days of potty training. As a matter of fact, this may happen over and over again. Just remember to remain calm and patient.

When your little one tells you that he has wet his pants, take him into the bathroom and sit him on the toilet as you remove the wet underpants and clothing. At this point you may wish to explain to your little one that he needs to remember to go potty in the big toilet. Let him sit on the toilet so that he will get used to the feel of it. After you have removed the wet clothing, get the clean underpants and other clean clothing, if necessary. When you have the dry, clean clothing ready, help your little one clean his bottom. After this, you can put the clean underpants and clothing on.

Personal Hygiene
Another very important step is to make sure to have your child flush the toilet, even if they didn't "go" in it. After flushing, go together to your sink and wash your hands together. Again, the handwashing should be done even if your child didn't actually "go" in the toilet. With the toilet flushing and the handwashing, you are getting your child ready for the routine of what happens when you go potty.

These are the steps and you should repeat them over and over, in a consistent pattern, until your child is fully potty trained. If your child is terrified to be placed on the toilet, or if your child continues soiling the underpants for days, with no urination or bowel movements in the toilet, then your child is not ready for potty training at this time. Stop potty training for a while, and resume again when your child might be more ready.

I also want to remind you to enjoy this time. Yes, enjoy it! This is a very big milestone for your child and although it creates a lot of work for you, it will all be worth it.
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Answer 2

take away her diapers, put her in "real panties" and tell her she is going to use the potty now, and that you gave her diapers to babies. Make sure she has a potty she feels comfortable on (if you use the big toilet get a step stool so she can get up and down on her own and has somewhere to put her feet, hanging feet are scary to little kids) give her praise for going potty, maybe even stickers. If she has an accident DO NOT scold her, just say, I am sorry you had an accident lets get cleaned up and try again. If accidents are no big deal and going potty is over the top praise, she will eventually use the potty (usually in a day or so). If after a week she really can't control her urges take her to the doctor to make sure she is okay.

NEVER put her back in diapers or pull ups, once you go real panties, stick with them, so she doesn't get confused.

Answer 3

I'm sorry but you just can't force her. You'll make it worse.
try renting "Once Upon a Potty" from your library or search for it. They even have books available. Try asking her if she needs to go every hour and make it fun!
Try a different type of potty?
Try keeping her diaper/pull ups off and just letting her wear panties.
Try saying, "Oh! Mommy's gotta go to the potty! Fun!" and just act like it's fun and let her wtach without forcing her to get involved.
Consistency, creativity, and patience works. Good Luck.

Answer 4

i was successful with my older girls but I have the same prob with my soon to be 3 yr old as well. She is right there to being able to say she is potty trained but always seems to slip a bit. But lately we have done the big girl panties. I took her to get them and she picked them out. Of course for her it was Dora Dora or Princess. How about tryin that with her and then lettin her know she shouldnt wet those cause they have to stay pretty. It's a working deal and wont happen over night but it will just have to be patient

Answer 5

I don't understand why parents want to pierce their baby's ears when they are sooooooo young. I'm sitting here looking at my 4month old daughter and couldn't imagine doing that just so I could look at earrings. It's more for the parent than the child. I think it would be great if you waited and let her make the decision when she's older (like 7 or so).What a fun event for her! If you do decide to pierce now, many pediatrcian's offices do it too. I would think that is a safe bet!

Answer 6

I took my daughter to the store and bought her some big girl underpants. She thought it was the coolest thing to do. She is really good during the day but I still put pull-ups on her at night cause she sleeps pretty soundly and we can avoid accidents that way. I let her pick out her own underpants too and that made her feel like a big girl.

Answer 7

i would first make sure their is no medical problems with her bladder or kidneys. i had problems wheni was born that did not show up untill i was bout 2 or 3. if no problems try giving her an ensentive for going to the potty.

Answer 8

There are so many methods out there! You can let her run around naked, give her cute undies to wear & tell her to not go pee pee on her favorite character undies, or even get a doll that goes pee & a doll potty.

Answer 9

make it special for her, like having a party to "celebrate" that she is a big girl then let the whole day be about her . it sounds a little crazy but i saw this on good morning america on abc and it worked coz someone's wriitten a book about it

Answer 10

let her walk around in pee or sh** and she will walk 2 the bathroom then