My daughter is 2 1/2. I'm not trying to push her into it at all. I read magazines... so I know the basics of potty training (lots of encouragement, don't force, don't get upset at them.. etc).. If anyone has any other information that they would like to share please do. Thanks a lot!!!
2006-07-28 11:27:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
I used the treasure chest method. Every time she would use the potty she was able to pick some sticker or small trinket out of the chest. I did put some small snack size candy in the chest, but tried to keep it very limited.
Also, I did not let her play with the toilet. Toilets were for big girls. She was not allowed to flush the toilet or play with toilet paper unless she went to the bathroom.
2006-07-28 11:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Deana G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did the pressure free way with both my kids. I, of course, introduced the potty to them, had them sit on it. My son potty trained himself at 3 and my daughter at 3 -1/2. They both went on their own when they were good and ready! My son in the backyard (!!), my daughter in Sunday School. Neither one of them wet the bed thereafter. I do not believe other methods do anything except potty train the parents!
According to the article I am attaching, it says "Recent studies show that today somewhere between 40 to 60 percent of children complete potty training around their third birthday with most of the rest becoming diaper-free before age 4." So, I hope you get some needed advice from them.
2006-07-28 18:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by tampamar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have a 2 1/2 year old daughter also. we did the training pants thing but it didn't work. take her to buy BIG GIRL panties in her favorite character. it took alot of changing clothes the first few days but after the fourth day she had gotten it down. watch for her to squat or hide chances are if she's hiding she knows that it's not a good thing to be going on herself. reward her efforts and be firm when there's an accident. show her that you go to the "potty" like a big girl and so should she. take her to the bathroom with you she'll catch on alot faster that way than you might think.
2006-07-28 18:49:10 · answer #3 · answered by c_aldridge57 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it came time for potty training my daughter we got her a baby doll that peed and a little toy potty for the doll to use. We would have the baby doll "go potty" then we would clap and encourage the baby and we even threw confetti. So when my daughter used the potty, we did the same, we threw confetti and really celebrated. Then she got to call "Barbie" and talk to her on the phone. (I had my sister be "Barbie" and she congratulated her on using the potty.) Using this method only took 2 days to get her potty trained. Whoever or whatever cartoon or tv show your daughter really likes, you can promise her she can call her favorite character as soon as she uses the potty, it can be Strawberry Shortcake, Barney, whoever, just have a relative stand in and talk to your little one. The potty books didn't work for us. My daughter enjoyed reading them, but they didn't make her want to use the potty.
2006-07-28 18:33:41 · answer #4 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get some books about going to the potty, ones designed to encourage them there are several good kids books to read to them. also, i would put underwear on my kids for just a while say 20 minutes at a time, and tell them, "now doesn't that feel so much better than that big ol wet diaper??
2006-07-28 18:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girls are different then boys, but for my son (34 months) I sat his potty in front of his favorite show, and after he went I made a really big deal out of it.
From there on, he recognized the need to go. I ask him every 1.5 hours and we just developed a system. Please be patient! My son has done some very testing things too me, but everyone I know says girls are easier. Make sure you let her go to the bathroom with you, and make it look easy. Also, get her a stool and some cool soap to wash her hands with...
2006-07-28 18:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't force her; she'll go when she's ready. My daughter's pediatrician said that girls can be as late as four years old before being all the way trained. He insisted that a question about when she was potty trained won't be on her college application! (Submitted by Grandma L.'s daughter).
2006-07-28 18:32:14 · answer #7 · answered by grandmaL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son was great when it came to this, i had a spray painter do his name on the potty and he just loved it. but i have seen people put the potty in different rooms to encourage the child, like infront of the tv, in the play room, or back yard until they got used to it ( however kids do like to play with sloppy poo, so keep ur eye out).
best thing is not to push and just let them take it on themselves, daycare is great too, cause they see the other kids going to the little toilets and they want to do the same.
2006-07-28 18:38:50 · answer #8 · answered by Aussieblonde -bundy'd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you have some stickers or small prizes to give when she goes to the potty so she'll know whats she's doing is a good thing and get rewarded for it you could buy a potty chair that comes with little stickers so she can decorate it with you encourage and praise her when she goes.....she'll get the hang of it
2006-07-28 18:35:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep it easy, but bribes do work! You have to find what appeals to your daughter. Suckers worked for ours. So much so that we had to limit it to one sucker a day, and the rest of the time she got stickers on a chart. And for poop, we would empty it from the diaper to the potty and tell her we were putting it where it belongs, then we'd let her flush it away and applaud it.
2006-07-28 18:41:41 · answer #10 · answered by Amber D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋