I need help potty training my 2 yr old?!?

Question

i've tried everything i bought her her own little potty yet she won't use it what do i do?

Answer 1

Wait until she is three, then get the book 'Toilet Training in Less Than A Day' to help get it over with.

Answer 2

what I did to potty train my daughter was to leave the potty in the living room and each time she used it I let her put a sticker on a calender that made her feel good plus i gave her some money at the end of the week for using the potty so many times and also a high 5. and a cheer. I know it sounds weird but it took her less then a month and she was using the potty all the time, just keep moving the potty closer to the bathroom and before you know she will be using the big toliet

Answer 3

Some children take a little longer to potty train.She may not be ready.Some things you can do is give her a treat each time she goes potty.Show her what she'll get if she does go potty (don't give it to her unless she pottys,even if she crys for it)
You also might want to get the little toilet seat that goes on the actual toilet.Usually the reward system works pretty well.
I've found using pull ups don't work all that well because they don't feel wet when they have an accident,they're to much like diapers.I wish you a lot of luck.Be patient some get potty trained easier than others.

Answer 4

Is there a reason to start potty training right now? Does your day care require it? If not, then stop and try again later. The fact is if she is not ready you cannot force her. I think 2 is a perfect age for potty training and my daughter was ready before then even. But, it seems most of the moms in my chat group have kids that aren't starting till 3.

I hear stories from my grandparents generation that they potty trained by putting the kids on the potty and physically holding them there until the tinkled. They did this every two hours. If the child wet anywhere else, they got a spanking. Can you imagine? To keep from being beaten, the kids learned to potty quick which is why parents today think it should happen overnight.

To start encouraging an interest while you wait for her to be ready to try on her own:

1) Buy Pull-Ups or Easy-Ups or Feel & Learn instead of diapers. These are the diaper-panties with the cute designs, some which disappear when wet to let them know. Regular diapers are designed to absord all moisture and keep the baby dry. These are designed so as not to leak everywhere but to let your daughter FEEL when she is wet, plus they are panties and if you get the proper fit she can pull them up and down herself. Most kids won't like feeling wet so it encourages her to start using the potty. You can also encourage this by not changing her every time she tinkles in them so she has time to feel being uncomfortable, the consequence of not using the potty. But don't chastise her for being wet, she is only 2. Let her pick out which ones she wants and talk about how these are big girl panties because she is becoming a big girl and doesn't need baby diapers anymore. Put them on her, then talk about going potty, then pretend 'Oh I think we have to go...run run let's get to the bathroom', show her how to pull them down and sit on the potty. I used imagery with my daughter which made her giggle, 'Rushing waterfalls, bubbling streams, pitter patter rainfall..oh no gotta tinkle..tee hee'. Then have a little celebration (even if the actual tinkle is pretend), 'yay we went potty..we're big girls'.

2) Read books about going potty. Seasame Street has some good ones, like 'I can go potty' with Kermit the Frog (see Amazon.com). It is really cute and simple, talks about feeling you need to go potty, what to do then, and being a big kid. They have another called 'Too Big for Diapers'. There are also some good kid videos, like Bear in the Big Blue House 'Potty Time'. These will get her ready and teach her what to do.

3) When she tells you she has to go and/or goes on the potty or even stays dry during a long outing, make a HUGE deal out of it. When she wets in her panties during waking hours, make changing a very basic thing. Don't spend a lot of time doing it and don't play while changing. This is positive reinforcement of the behavior you want to change. Also don't get upset when she does it, negative attention can be reinforcement of the behavior as well. Just keep encouraging her until she is ready.

4) If a year goes by and she still doesn't go on the potty regularly, start using the reward & consequence method. She will be old enough at 3 to comprehend this. Get a star chart, talk about what it is with her and decide together what some good rewards would be. My daughter actually picked things like cuddling with mommy and big kisses. Each time she goes in the potty (at home or on outings) or stays dry (in outings or overnight), she gets a star. If she goes in the panties when it is avoidable, she loses a star. When she gets so many stars, we earns the designated reward.

Answer 5

If she has no interest...she is not ready. All kids potty train at different ages and they will pretty much show signs when they are ready...Push it to hard and it will take longer. 3 years is a good age to start seeing signs, watch for them

Answer 6

It took less than half a candy bar to get mine trained. See mine never got candy. Well she did, but only as a special treat or reward.
You need to entice her with a small reward when she does what you want. And then praise her, but don't over do it.