I have a 1 year and 10 month old daugther who is turning 2 on august 24th. She is still wearing diapers. We have a potty chair for her and i put her on once in a while but she takes it as a joke. she wont do nothing in it. She still doesnt talk. she says mami, mom, ma, no, bye, hi, okay, ew & daddy. But still bables. she was having a speech doc come 2 the house but we stoped that bcuz i was prego & i needed to rest. how do i communicate with her and have her use the potty chair so we can save on diapers & just buy them for our newborn? i need help plz. Email me if there is more u need to tell me thanks alot!
natalie_rivera03@yahoo.com
2006-07-07 23:49:46 · 12 answers · asked by natalie_rivera03 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
It takes time to potty train a child. My daughter is 2 years old now and she is just getting the hang of going on the potty. My son is 3 years old and he does pretty well now.
Leave the potty chair out where you daughter can see it. She'll wear it on her head and carry her toys around in it, all kinds of things. When she is comfortable with it, then keep it near by all the time. Sit her on the potty every 30 - 45 minutes to make pee pee. Make up a song about going pee pee and sing it when it is time to go. Make it a fun time.
Take the potty into the bathroom when you go and sit her on the potty while you make potty. Tell her what you are doing and she will come around.
Don't fret about her speaking ability right now either. The words that she is saying now are great. My daughter did not say much more than that at the same age, but that did not keep her from understanding. Just because your daughter can not say the words does not mean she can't understand. Just talk to her and increase her vocabulary by reading to her and showing her pictures of things and pointing things out to her and she will recognize what you are saying and showing her. She will talk at her own pace.
2006-07-08 03:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by happybujok 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Potty training can be a very difficult job. With my daughter, and every child is different, I played the potty game. I stayed home with her all day, did not answer the doorbell or phone, I gave her all of my attention. I put underwear on her and taught her how to pull her undies up and down. Kept giving her lots of liquid, I had her favorite baby doll, and we put the doll on the potty and rewarded the doll for being a big girl. When my daughter would use the potty, she too would be rewarded. If the doll did not use the potty, the she would be scolded by my daughter. I also put the potty in the bathroom with me when I would use it, and my daughter would also go on her potty. I did all this when my daugher turned 1 yr. old, I was a single parent and could no longer afford buying diapers. Girls are usually easier, but I have also trained some of my friends boys at the same age, and it worked. Also they have books in the library to teach you how to potty train.
2006-07-08 09:53:08 · answer #2 · answered by chacha_owens 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started out by buying a simple white potty that looked the closest to a regular toilet. No bells n' whistles. Then I got her the "Feel N Learn" pull-ups which are great because when they are wet, they feel wet to the child. Then we had a "sticker" program. I would put her potty in front of the toilet and we would both go potty together. Every time she was successful, she got a sticker that she placed on the bathroom cupboard beside her potty chair. That way she was able to see the rewards of her efforts. And I also made a big effort to praise her really dramatically! Then we'd both empty her potty into the toilet and wave and say "bye-bye peepees/poopoos, thanks for coming out!" She'd sometimes just sit on the chair and "pretend" to potty just so she'd get a sticker! But she quickly figured out that she needed to produce visible results... It took about 2 months. Then I took her shopping and let her pick out her own underwear (Dora). She was so happy to wear them and very, very proud. She had a few accidents but I never made a big deal out of them to her. It got tricky when we went out because it's important that as soon as said she had to potty, we had to pull over right away. I was sure NOT to fall back on the pullups just because we were out. It just prolongs the process. She was able to wear underwear during the day and a pullup at night. Then, eventually she lost the nightime pullup and I woke her at 2am and took her to the potty - every night for about a week. And then that was that.
Every child is different tho - the key is to make a big fuss when they go and not make a fuss if they don't. Good luck with it.
2006-07-11 04:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by turtlewoman2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking as a former preschool teacher, it sounds as though your daughter is not ready to be potty trained. If you keep persisting before she is ready, it's only going to become more frustrating for you. Children develop at different stages and it might even take her a little longer than ordinarily because there's a newborn baby in the house now.
My advice would be is to make her feel like a "big girl" when she does something by herself, praise her for it. Do this for awhile, then bring the potty chair back and she might feel more confident about using it.
2006-07-08 07:05:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all I know this will help you to save money if you get your daughter to use the potty, but you can't make her or force her. Let her do it on her own time. Let her watch you go potty. Let her see that you sit on the big girl chair and tell her to listen when you pee. Then when you are done clap your hands and say "YEAH" I am trying to work on it with my 2 year old little boy. He doesn't quite go on the potty yet. But he looks at you and say "mommy pee pee!" And stands up to the toilet and holds and then goes yeah (even though he didn't do anything) Just be patient, it will happen.
2006-07-08 10:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by blueyegurl0283 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what worked for me is i put my daughters potty chair in the livingroom(some place in the house we would be) and let her run around naked.if she made a mess on the floor i told her "big girls" use the potty and put her on it.or when you go to th e bathroom take her chair in there sit her on it and let her see you use the potty. i cut back on sweets and gave them to her only when she finally used the potty. it may not make sense to some parents but she was potty trained before she was 2! and praiseing is a must!
2006-07-08 08:25:41 · answer #6 · answered by usmcwife4life05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately you can't push a child into potty training until they are ready. They have to wait until their nerves develope properly around their bladder muscles so they can hold their wees. Until then she will still have to wear nappies. She is still very young also, and many children at her age don't even start until their 2.5 years. It will happen, but your just going to have to accept that you'll be paying out more on nappies for a while. Good Luck
2006-07-08 07:26:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to potty train a child, u need enough patience. show her how you use the toilet bowl, she'll soon realize it's not a joke. and she'll be more interested to follow you.
talk to her as an adult.stop baby talk because it won't help. and you also have to understand that babies differ when it comes to progress there are those who mature easily while others don't.
have enough patience. ask your husband or those taking care of her to speak to her all the time in a mature way. it worked for my nephew.
2006-07-08 06:58:57 · answer #8 · answered by warrior is a child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the sam problem with my daughter. She finally used the potty when I cut down on her fluid intake, and bought her "big" girl underwear. She also babbled or just pointed at something she wanted and whined. I just started saying the name of the object she wanted, and would say it again as I handed it to her. eventually she started using words instead of babbling.
2006-07-08 07:12:33 · answer #9 · answered by Rainbow W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try role play with a baby doll that goes potty. We also taught my little boy with speech problems to sign.
2006-07-08 07:21:14 · answer #10 · answered by mojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋