Any tips for potty training?

Question

My daughter is 2 1/2 years old and is still not potty trained. What should i do?

Answer 1

Relax. Your daughter will potty train herself when she is good and ready. Don't pressure her and she'll do it sooner rather than later. Some kids don't train fully until they are 3 1/2. Be patient. You might try praising her when she tries to use the potty. Don't scold her for wetting, though. Act like it's normal and nothing to worry about. You might put panties on her (instead of Pull Ups that feel like diapers), during the day. Put Pull Ups on her at night, though.

Answer 2

I have potty trained 30 children (no not my own lol, daycare/nanny) and the best way to start is familiarizing her with the potty. Be consistent. Realize that one day she will decide she wants to go and all you can do until then it try to keep her excelling towards that day.

*Try a treat box (when she goes she gets a treat)
*Try wearing underwear on weekends when at home (expect alot of laundry, but sometimes the wet feeling helps inspire the want to go to the potty)
*Do not use pullups (*except maybe at nap or nighttime) they are just another version of a diaper
*Make a big deal when she does go (even if she was sitting on the potty and just happened to go)
*Take her on a consistent schedule (every 30 minutes or 45 minutes)
*Do not punish her for accidents and such before she is potty trained, you can tell her gently you wish she had gone to the potty and that you are sad or disappointed but spanking and such usually does not work (*until after she is potty trained and has an accident deliberately lol )
*Understand that all children potty train at different times just like they walk at different times...just because SoinSo's child is potty trained doesnt mean your daughter is behind ;)

Answer 3

This is what I did have potty chair in an easy accessible place like the living room because they need to be near it in order to get to it before wetting themselves. First thing in the morning put your child in the potty and tell her to pee leave her on it for about 15 minutes, do these through out the day when you know she will need to go to the bathroom. If you find her hiding and squatting getting ready for number 2 put her on the chair and tell her she goes on the potty. First thing be sure she's ready to be potty trained I know she's 2 1/2 but give her time and she will get it. I hope this helps and if you need more help e-mail me at [e-mail]. I know having the potty in the living room isn't glamourous but it's just until she's trained then it can go into the bathroom.

Answer 4

Well, you probably should have started her earlier, but it's not too late. I had my son go around the house naked on the bottom for about a week so that if he had to go to the bathroom, I'd know it and we wouldn't have to unzip everything. Or, if they made a mistake, then they saw exactly where it came out of. Kids don't quite know their body parts yet, and how they work, so you have to familiarize them with where their pee & poo comes out from. It will strike her interest, and she'll be happy to know that she has control of her own body. Lots of encouragement is key. Go potty in front of her if you feel comfortable doing so, and put the little potty in the bathroom so she can immitate what you're doing. Make sure she doesn't have any "baby" items that she's using, such as bottles, pacifiers, etc. She can't "act" like a big girl if she's still stuck on baby things, so make her feel like she's growing up, and maybe reward her with something only "big kids" get. Anything to make her feel special for going potty on the toilet. There's alot more to it, but I'm sure your daughter can figure out the rest. Girls are smart! LOL! Good luck! Let me know how it goes!

Answer 5

Toilet Training in One Day, I think, is the book I used with my child and it worked very well. I understand the training concept came from that used to train people with learning disabilities and seems to work very well with the children.

The essence of it was providing his/her potty right in the room where you are playing with and providing lots of liquids to cause the need to go. As the child learned the urge and started using the potty on his/her own, then the potty was moved to the bathroom. I believe we may have also used a doll to make-believe the need to go.

Good Luck!

Answer 6

don't give up, have she showed signs that she is ready, some kids are already there at 21/2 and some are not ready, keep putting her on the pottie ,slapp when she has done something in the pot make a big deal out of it and if she didn't do anything but tried still praise she , buy a whistle and when she goes act like its a big celebration she will like the attention and will try harder, I use to have a big parade when one of my day care kids used the potty,we put on hats and marched all over the house. don't stress to much this to will pass

Answer 7

don't panic and don't let anybody else stress you over it - all babies will potty train when they are ready for it!
if you apply pressure to her, or stress, she may end up resisting and it can cause real problems.
i have 3 kids, 1 potty trained at 18 months, one at 24 months and one at 4 years when he went to nursery school and was the only one with pull-ups! he came home the third day and said he didn't need training pants any more and he was done with it!
don't allow other people to stress you and tell you it should happen at a certain age! it will happen whenever the baby is ready.
i promise!

Answer 8

Im sure you have heard some wonderfull suggestions for her from all your friends ect and the nice people here . How i trained my grandson was after his mother tried for a few years i had a suggestion after he went #2 in his diaper we went into the bathroom and after i took it off him I showed him what came out and let him smell it and asked him do you want that nasty yucky stuff all over you ? or would you like to see it in the potty so I deposited what fell out of the diaper into the toilet amd let him flush it and he waved bye bye to the poop and shortly after that he ran to the potty when ever he had to go just to see it go down the drain and get a big surprise it workrd out very well hop it helps you Gorbalizer

Answer 9

my daughter turned 3 in july. she just now is fully potty trained. she actually did it on her own. i bought her her own little potty from target for only $10, bought her 3 packs of pretty girlie undies, and kept telling her she is a big girl and she can do it on her own. i even let her come in to the bathroom with me and show her what to do. eventually she wanted to do it also. she trained herself in 2 days! a little encouragement, and praise, and she'll do it also. all children are different, and learn at their own pace and will decide at their level as to when they want to try and stick to it. i believe that children will do it when they are ready, not necessarly when you are. there is no need for pressure, it will only frustrate you. don't let yourself get all wired up about it. i know i did with my 1st, and after him, i decided to let it all happen when they are ready. good luck!

Answer 10

Wait until SHE is ready to be potty trained.