Yes looking for tips on how to potty train my 2 year old .She is showing intrests tells me after the fact she goes potty and says she has to go potty afterwards.It is like she has her timming off on it. Any ideas on a routine or any thing???
2006-09-07 10:03:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
when i have done it with my 2 it has been very different my little girl went to the toilet with me then wanted to do it herself and my son who has just started to go to the toilet this week !! told me he wanted the toilet so i tiik him and sat with himand read a book he two did it andwith lots of praise wanted to do it again they both didnt want to use the potty and held it in but i think teling hem each time that ur so proud of them is the bast thing
2006-09-07 10:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by amberlion24 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take her to the potty before bed and first thing inthe morning.Throughout the day tell her that we are going to the potty and take her.Show her how to pull down her underwear and sit on the potty.If she uses it praise her about it and tell how she is s good girl,and that "she did it" and "Im so proud of you,you are a big girl!". This will encourage her to do it more often.Take her to the potty even after she has already done it in her pants.It takes some time for them to associate the feeling of having to go with the actual deed.Remember to ask her if she has to go potty at 20min.intervals throughout the day,and take her even if she says no.Take her with you when you go,and tell her that mommy's going to the potty.Let her see you go and she will want to imitate that.Be patient it could take a while.My daughter just turned 2 and I think she finally has it.I have been working on it for about 6 mos.She would go whenever I took her to it or reminded her to go,now she goes on her own,and gets very upset if she doesn't make it there in time.I assure her that its okay that she had an accident and that she will make it the next time.She has gotten so much better at realizing when she needs to use it.
2006-09-07 10:22:05 · answer #2 · answered by girlqueen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter will be 2 in October and has been training since 15 months. DO NOT buy those pull up training pants. It is just a bigger version of a diaper, it makes her lazy and makes you lazy. Trust me I know we went through it. I finally got fed up with them about a month ago and we have had only a handful of accidents in the past few weeks and tah includes bedtime! Take a wekk or so, let her run around naked, watch her cues and signs before she goes, don't sscold her for going on the floor because it's going to happen ALOT, take her up to the bathroom every hour or so, give her A LOT of praise when she stays all dry! or tells you she has to go or goes in the potty, make a big deal out of going to the store and buying her Big Girl underwear. Other than that its all about following her cues. Good Luck. P.S buy the biggest box of laundry dtergent you can find and say good bye to any free time you may have for the next few weeks because you and Mr. washing Machine are going to be well aquainted! LOL
2006-09-07 15:57:07 · answer #3 · answered by ploobis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every two hours take her to the potty and have her "go". Even if she doesn't do anything, you are encouraging her to try. Believe it or not, we do this at work (nursing home). It is called "bladder training". Of course you want to take her with you when you go potty too. This is the best teaching tool-let her see what a "big girl" does on the potty. And If you are very brave, let her go with a naked bottom immediately after a diaper change. She won't have the security of the diaper and will try harder to get to the potty before an accident. (I actually did this. When I did it my little one had a bad diaper rash and her pediatrician said to let her go bare bottom to air out. She started going to the potty that same day!) And remember, when she does go, make a REALLY BIG DEAL OUT OF IT!!!! Reward her with stickers.(Food gets messy and expensive!)
2006-09-07 11:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same thing with my daughter. I did two things... I bought the DVD "Potty Power" my daughter was so impressed with it and talked about it all the time. You might be able to get it at the library or movie store if you don't want to buy it. The second thing I did was after a week I stopped putting her in pull ups and dealt with the accidents in underwear and after a couple of LONG days it stopped but I had to stick with it no matter what. 6 months after she was potty trained I put her in a pull up to go to the zoo since there were not close bathrooms and the next week she had accidents again.
So bottom line... don't force it but don't enable the easy way out (pull ups)
2006-09-07 10:24:34 · answer #5 · answered by victoriah68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I make sure that my 2 year old gets on her potty at least 2 times a day and most definitely once if we've been out for a while. She's gotten to the point now where she'll pull her diaper off and go by herself. So just continue to encourage her and be patient with her.
2006-09-07 10:12:20 · answer #6 · answered by im2cute4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Show her the potty and tell her that it is her potty to use whenever she wants. Tell her there is a special surprise for her when she goes pee pee in the potty. Buy her some "big girl" underpants and show them to her. Tell her that they are for when she is ready to go pee pee in the potty. Make it all about her.
She will get the hang of it....as my pediatrician told me: they rarely go to college with diapers on...and she was right. :-)) Keep a sense of humor and don't make it too serious and you will both be just fine.
2006-09-07 10:12:42 · answer #7 · answered by Abby M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what she is doing is normal. she is getting used to the feeling that she needs to go. If she wants to go take her. Make a big deal out of it reward her when she goes. tell friends and family about what a big girl she is, when she can here you...but if you pressure her to be potty trained then she will regress in the progress she has already made..let her go at her own pace.until she is older. good luck
2006-09-11 09:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find a motivating reward. we keep a bucket of candy and when our daugther goes to the bathroom she gets a treat. We also read kids books to her on potty training to her. When she starts doing this regular we show her her new panties she gets to wear "Like big girls do" and she gets to go shopping for her new underwear and pick her own colors. We made a big deal of it and she wants to help her little brother so he can get "big boy underwear" too.
2006-09-07 10:19:55 · answer #9 · answered by Charles B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1- Put it off until you KNOW that she is ready.
#2- Take off that diaper and let her run!
#3- Hassle her every 20 min "do you want to go potty?"
#4- Take her no matter what every 30-45 min depending on her intake
#5- praise, praise, praise
#6- accidents are NECESSARY to really "get it"
2006-09-08 19:08:41 · answer #10 · answered by obgyndoc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋