My daughter is 2yrs and 4 days old. She tells me when she has gone #2 in her diaper almost imediately after she has done so. Then she insists on sitting on the potty (after I put you know what in the toilet). She sits there and does nothing. What pointers can anyone give me? I think she is on her way but I am not sure if I am helping or hurting her progress.
2006-08-31 09:51:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
The fact that she is expressing interest in it doesn't mean she is ready for it yet. Most children need to be about 2 1/2 to 3 before they have the necessary control and language understanding to "get it". Letting her sit on the party won't harm anything. At this point there just isn't any point in it. Rewarding her for sitting there is going to give her the wrong message. If she sits on it and actually GOES potty then you give her a reward. But don't get her thinking she is going to get a treat just for sitting there. Hope that helps.
2006-08-31 13:42:06 · answer #1 · answered by hawaiijos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you establish any kind of pattern as to time of day she does this? Does she appear to do it at approximately the same time every day?
If so then what you need to do is to try to beat her to the punch. Ten of fifteen minutes before you suspect she is going to do this then you take off her diaper and sit her on the potty and tell her she needs to do her #2 there instead of in her diaper.
The other thing you might try since she is doing this, is to take her out of her diapers when you are around her like that and tell her that big girls use the potty and don't do #2 in their big girl panties. Tell her that if she wants to wear them then she needs to keep them clean. Let her help pick out some nice ones that she likes and wants to wear.
Good luck.
2006-09-01 07:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by wetsaway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her sit on the potty any time she wants to. That is great. The first thing in the morning when she wakes take her diaper off and sit her down. Read her a book while she is sitting there and remember to make a big deal when she finally does go. Be patient it takes some kids until they are 3 to get it down to don't get frustrated
2006-08-31 16:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does she poop about the same time each day? If so, get a head start and place her on the toilet before hand and let her look at a book, read to her or talk to her as she's sitting, something to keep her busy while she tries to go. Once she does go, praise her and maybe give her a treat like ice cream, or something she just loves. If you do this a few days then she'll learn that it's a good thing and keep doing it, but remember to praise her (at least until she gets the hang of it). Use pull-ups while she's in training... Good luck!
2006-08-31 17:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by L B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try to remember what time she usually goes poo poo and put her on the potty a few mins before. GIve lots of praise. And think about putting her in pull ups in the day time instead of diapers, that will make it easier for her and you when she has to go potty
2006-09-01 12:24:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get her big girl undies. Children often associate pull-ups with diapers. If shes wearing undies she will feel it and next time have a better idea that she needs to get to the potty. Make sure if she misses that you just say "that was a good try, next time we can try to get there faster" (to the potty). Shes only 2 so it might take a little while. Good luck
2006-08-31 17:00:08 · answer #6 · answered by erinjl123456 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What great answers you've gotten. If there are older sibs or cousins or freinds she can be around, that is a great help. There is also a video called "Potty with Bear" It's a Bear in the Big Blue House movie. It worked wonders with my 5 yr.old grandson.
2006-08-31 19:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by GRANNY12GR1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to make frequent trips to the potty. there's a book called potty training for dummies that has alot of helpful info. don't fret if she doesn't catch on right away. my daughter always announced when she went #2 but she would let her diaper sag to her knees and leak before she'd care that she was wet. try to watch for facial expressions and squatting and things like that to indicate she needs to go #2. my daughter seemed to have it down pretty quickly but then completely forgot everything she had learned. we'd let her go around naked and she'd do perfectly. well we let her go like that for a long time, probably 6 months but we still tried to get her to use the potty with pull ups on and she'd go in her pants instead. finally we gave up and put underwear on her and it worked like a charm.
2006-08-31 16:58:17 · answer #8 · answered by tk_9702 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try to get her to tell you before she goes. Offer a treat for each time she goes in the potty instead of her diaper. Find toys for the toilet bowl...things for her to hit when she goes...yes they do exist.
2006-08-31 16:56:24 · answer #9 · answered by flashpro 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I usually knew about what time of day my little one would poop, that helps, if you can catch it before it happens, great. I almost always knew that they pooping, and could put them on potty quickly. Then praise for a job well done, or potty treats, we used small marshmallows for this. 1 for urine, 2 for poop.
2006-08-31 17:01:22 · answer #10 · answered by honneebee68 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋