How do you potty train?

Question

My daughter is almost three and we cant' get her to potty train we have tried the fun little potty, we tried the seat to go around the big toilet, we have tried books to read , movies to watch and even told her she'll get a special treat if she goes potty. We have tried all types of the Pull Ups and buying her fav panties and even leaving her in them when she wets a little longer so she would get the feeling. Nothing is working, she has gotton to the piont were she doesn't even tell us when her Pull Up is wet or soiled anymore. Anyone have any more suggestions to offer.

Answer 1

I know its frusterating.As a mother to three but be patient.The potty training for some little ones is there last bit of control.I left the potty in plain sight and when my son finally tried it I made a big deal of it clapping for him but when he chose not to use it which was more often then not I didnt scold him I just changed him and eventually he did it onhis own and by the way he has never wet the bed or had an accident since he trainned himself.Good luck and hang in there its tough but remember you never see an able bodied college kid not potty trained.

Answer 2

Yeah let me know when u find out how to!! My daughter is going to be 4 in November and she pees on the potty but girl its hard to get her to do number 2 on the potty! it took me almost a year and 1/2 to just get her on the potty! What I did was made a sticker chart and everytime she tries or did she would get a sticker and at the end of the week or month when her chart is full she gets to go to the toy store or candy store or whatever she likes best and picks out whatever she wants! less than 5 dollars! The dollar store is great too! Just try! Also take her to the potty every hour for a week straight and just keep doing it till she realizes its time!

Answer 3

With my son we didn't push it. We made the potty available to him and when he showed interest let him sit on it (no pressure). When he saw the other boys at daycare using the toilet or potty, he became really interested. At around 2 1/2 he was showing enough interest in using the potty that we planned a weekend at home - no trips to grandmas or out for errands. We printed off a picture of a toilet and bought him underpants. He drank tons of juice and water. Any time he used the toilet we gave him a sticker to put on the toilet picture. After a week, he only got a sticker for bowel movements. He has been out of diapers since. I'm a firm believer in waiting until they are ready. Pushing and pressuring seems to just make them wary of the toilet.

Answer 4

One thing that helped me, was I changed the words that I used. I started off saying, "let's go potty" then I changed it to "let's try or see if you can go potty". It seemed to work because she did not feel like she had to. Another thing, she picked out cinderella panties and she loved them. She wee weed in them once and I washed them. A few days later she had a number 2 accident, and I threw them away instead of washing them. This made her a little upset, so she never had an accident again.

Answer 5

My superiers have told me to try taking them to the potty whenever you go. Put her on the potty without any protection on her bottom and when you pee, explain to her "pee-pee in the potty" show her how you go and wipe( embarrassing as it may be) and within a few months she should get the hang of it. My daughter is nearly two and this worked for us, even at her young age. Take her with you EVERY time to show her.

Answer 6

Just relax and don't scold her when she has accidents. She may just be anxious about going potty.

When my oldest daughter was potty training, my grandmother bought her some of those silky panties with ruffles on the back. She loved those, but I told her if she pooped in them she couldn't wear them anymore. Somehow, that did the trick.

Answer 7

I BELIEVE IT DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT A PATIENCE AND HOW MUCH AUTHORITY YOU PUT INTO IT. MY BABY IS FOURTEEN MONTHS AND USES HER POTTY. SHE PEE AND POOPS IN HER POTTY. SHE STILL WETS HERSELF AT TIMES BUT SHE USES THE POT. EACH DAY PUT YOUR CHILD ON THE POT WHEN SHE FIRST GET UP IN THE MORNING. FEED HER ON THERE IF YOU HAVE TO. THE MORE SHE IS PUT ON THERE, THE MORE SHE WILL BECOME USE TO IT. THE PULLUPS ARE JUST MAKING THE PAMPERS AND HUGGIES COMPANIED RICHER. GO TO TARGET OR WALMART. GO TO THE BABY SECTION. THEY HAVE TRAINING PANTIES FOR GIRLS AND TRAINING PANTS FOR BOYS. THEY ARE SO CUTE. THEY ARE THICK AND PADDED IN THE SEAT SO THAT THEY WILL NOT WET UP SO MUCH. LET HER WEAR THOSE AND TELL HER SHE IS A BIG GIRL NOW. WATCH FOR THE SIGNS. WHEN SHE GRAB HERSELF OR SHE MIGHT COME NEXT TO YOU TO PEE. GRAB HER AND TELL HER NO DO NOT WET YOURSELF. PULL DOWN HER PANTIES AND PUT HER ON THE POT. DO NOT LET HER GET UP RIGHT AWAY. SHE WILL BE ANGRY BUT IT IS THE ONLY WAY. LET HER SAT THERE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THAT IS THE PUNISHMENT FOR WETTING IN THE PANTS. DO NOT SPANK HER, THAT IS NOT THE WAY. WHEN SHE USE THE POT CHEER HER ON AND IT WILL MAKE THE NEXT TIME EASIER. SHE WOULD ENJOY THE REWARDS.

Answer 8

I set a timer for my daughter. We had tea partys all day and drank so much juice we had to go . When i went she would get all excited then she would go too. I started this on Saturday morning and she wore a diaper that night and sunday we just used it when we had to go. That was the end of diapers, She was 21 months. Her reward was love a praise and new panties for each day she was dry for the first wek then it was no big deal. OH also she heard me call grandma and be super excited.

Answer 9

Let me know when you find out, I also have a 3yo daughter that doesn't want to get potty trained. She's even said that going in her diaper is 'special' for her. Very frustrating.

Answer 10

Put her in underwear and let her go. I did that with my son he learned overnight, he will be four in October and has been potty trained for almost 2 years