she takes off her diaper when shes wet, has peed on the potty, but has no idea when she has to go. i have to guess, and its not that easy. i know this isnt a snap, but i need another mommy's opinion on what i can do. i cant afford diapers much longer.
2006-09-14 15:30:08 · 23 answers · asked by sharon t 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Consistent trips to the potty like EVERY half hour. When you are at home let her run around in undies, bedtime & public use pull ups. This way she will immediately associate the sensation with getting wet. She will come to recognize that sensation with time. When she does make a huge deal of it. Keep the mop handy and do not let her sit on the furniture. Once she has it down during the day take the pull ups away all together. Accidents will happen (day or night) always be supportive, understanding, and compassionate. If you can try to avoid taking her out at all for a week or two. Leave her with a trusted friend or family member on her schedule, in her home. So that she can stay near the potty where she is comfortable. Good luck!
2006-09-14 17:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by larechiga26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great thing to do is take her to the panty aisle and show her the panties(nemo, babrbie, whatever) and show her how cool it is when she goes pee pee on the potty all the time, she can have big girl panties. I know of a friend that had her daughter hanging with a panty wearing, potty trained cousin and her daughter came home saying that she wanted to wear panties. Her mom said ok lets go pick some out. She has been potty trained since. Kids also do things at all different times. Cloth daipers are more affordable, better for the environment, and they are easier than they are made out to be. Good luck:
2006-09-14 22:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by Sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Videos are a great help--mine loved the Bear in the Big Blue house video and there are others too. She may not be ready yet if she doesn't know she has to go. Keep trying to put her on the potty every half hour to hour and let her sit even if she doesn't do anything. It will take awhile. We used training pants with rubber pants first, then without and finally we used bribery. We made a chart and hung it on the bathroom door and every time she went a day staying dry, she got a sticker. When she got 5 stickers, we would take her for a treat (swimming or for lunch or something).
2006-09-14 22:42:36 · answer #3 · answered by hopebaymama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The truth is that until a child is ready they are not going to be potty trained. BUT there are some great things you can do to make it easier for your child. The number one thing is to be consistent! If she ever says she has to go potty take her right away even if she never goes when she says she has to. This is giving her an opportunity. Bribes are an amazing tool, but they are more like awards. If she goes potty in the toilet praise her and give her a treat. You can also purchase pull ups that heat up when she wets them. This helps her recognize the feeling of going pee.
I hope all goes well for you!
2006-09-14 22:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by poochies girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take her into the bathroom every couple hours it may take time but it will work. every so often just take her in there and set her on the potty and wait a few minutes and see if she goes. and get the pull ups or the diapers with the velcro so you can put them right back on if its not wet. give her lots of praise when she goes on the potty. dont be mad if she doesnt go because thats going to scare her away from it and shes not going to want to use the toilet.
2006-09-14 22:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by christine_harned 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her to the potty with you as much as you can. If she stays at home with you during the day, buyher a few pairs of the potty trining panties, not pullups just the thick cotton ones and let her wear those "big girl" undies. She will wet them, but they will not dry up as fast as a diaper causing her to want to take them off and not wet them as much. Try making a 2 hour achedule of takin gher to the potty and lettin gher try and go, eventually she will get the hang of whatever you try, but the most important thing is to be consistent with ther.
2006-09-14 22:34:15 · answer #6 · answered by yummymummy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought my three year old son was never going to be potty trained. I would joke with the teachers at daycare that I would be going to his graduation and he would still be wearing diapers. One day out of the blue we started putting "big boy" underwear on and that is all it took. In two weeks he was completely potty trained (day and night). Knock on wood but we have had no night time accidents. I believe it depends on the child if they have no interest they aren't going to do it. You can spend all kinds of money on the fancy stuff to try to get her to go but in the long run its up to her. Give it time.
2006-09-14 22:55:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two little girls (2 and 4) who were doing quite well with a combination of potty chair movies like the Big Bear in the Big Blue House and others for motivation/encouragement and instruction, potty chair books for kids, and "big girl treats" which are 2-4 small pieces of favorite candy (right now we are using M&Ms (w/o nuts, of course). They don't usually get sweet things to eat so it is quite the special reward for them and my two year will do practically anything for the reward. Sometimes I'll give them one after they sit on the potty chair, one after they wipe and flush, one after they wash their hands, and one after they clean any water messes, put the towel back, and pull down their sleeves, etc.
One way to teach her how to recognize when she has to go is get her to drink a cup of water, and after 15-20 minutes take her to the bathroom and talk about how she needs to go pee-pee. The connection in time between the need to go and the trip to the bathroom will aid in the teaching with the reinforcement of reward such as praise, food, or some other special event (close to the time of potty chair success).
2006-09-14 22:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by Andy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have twins that just turned 2. The boy is training himself and the girl doesn't really take to it. She pees almost by accident on the potty. However, I remember when my oldest was trained. We put him on with a book every 30 minutes for a few days, and he was done.
2006-09-14 22:36:25 · answer #9 · answered by Twinshood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I let mine run around naked for about a wk. About every 30min I would ask if she needed to go. When she did start to pee I would tell her lets hurry to the potty so we could finish there. I always gave her stickers when she went in the potty. By the time we were done she had a whole scrape book full and she was very proud of her accomplishment
2006-09-14 22:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by jagbeeton 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋