I have two girls, My oldest will be 4 in Jan. and she will not use the potty, just asking her to get on is a fight. My other Girl will be 2 in Jan. and every time you change her she wants to go on the potty, not that she does anything, but she has the idea kinda.I really want to put my older girl in school next Sept. but i dont think thats going to happen if she is not using the potty........Please help me, if anyone has had a stuborn child please let me know how you helped the traning along.....
2006-10-23 01:51:33 · 15 answers · asked by babyrose26_2001 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Please read in all and dont give useless answers like spanking..........I have a special seat cover with a potty built in, i have tryed everything and I mean EVERYTHING
2006-10-23 01:57:07 · update #1
I have a spongebob seat cover too, I have tryed rewards and just about anything you can think of.......any NEW advise will help
2006-10-23 02:07:27 · update #2
try the gerber undies for my baby girl. they are like real undies but 5x's as thick. if u want i will buy a few sets for my baby girl and send them to her. they helped with your nephew and you know how much trouble i had with him.
i love you. muah. hugs
2006-10-23 09:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sympathize. My daughter was 4 before she finally potty trained and I was definitely holding my breath. Sometimes if they're in a preschool setting and see other kids going to the potty they don't want to be different and left out, so they'll go. Although that didn't work for mine. She was kind of oblivious. It wasn't until I took her to a church camp and let her play with the other little 4-5 yr olds that anything happened. They all had to go to the bathroom and she went with them. Suddenly it clicked and we never had a problem after that.
Have you tried setting aside a special reward for her if she'll sit on the potty? Make it something extra special that you know she wants and don't give it to her any other way. That might help. otherwise, this may just be one of those maturation things and eventually it will click.
If not...talk to her pediatrician.
2006-10-23 08:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by sonofstar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep on doing what you are doing. This is October 2006, you have a long way to go before Sept. 2007. You can also use your little one as an example. You say the little one likes to sit on the potty when she gets a diaper change, thats when you can make a big deal out of it and tell your 4 year old that her little sister is using the big potty like a big girl and see if she wants to take her diaper off and use the potty like a big girl too. Good luck and i think you have pleanty of time and she will get it.
2006-10-23 13:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by xxxxxxxxxx 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Have you tried using a fun potty seat? Or you could set up a special game or toy that she can only use AFTER she goes to the potty successfully? At this point in time I think it's all about weaning her into it. Let her sit on the potty while she DOESN'T have to go, just so that she can get used to being there and maybe that will help her get over whatever fear she may have of using it?
2006-10-23 09:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a son who's 6 now. At about 3 or 4, he started peeing in the toilet, but adamantly refused to poop. He was wearing briefs at the time, so you can imagine how often I had to do laundry. We tried everything you could possibly think of, and things got very frustrating. Just when I started to think I might have to take him to see somebody, he started. All by himself... When she's ready, she'll go. Don't compare her to the other kids, or try to force her. She'll know when she's ready, and you will too. :)
EDIT: You know something else I heard of? I hope I'm able to explain this well, but I'll try. One weekend (or when you have the time), make a big deal about going to the store with her. Say like Target. When you get there, go to the arts and crafts aisle, and make a big deal about choosing a blank cardboard sheet. Have her pick out the color and everything. After that, go nuts with accessories. (Bear in mind that she has to feel like she's a HUGE part of this process). Pick out markers, stickers, and all of that. (you get the idea). When you're done, walk around the store and look for little toys or candy that she likes. Nothing too expensive... maybe like outfits for her Barbies, or cheap movies/dolls... those things that little girls like.
When you get home, decorate and put up the sheet anywhere in the house. Preferably somewhere that it can be appreciated by the whole family. Draw 1 solitary star at the very top. (per day). Tell her that EVERY TIME she goes potty, she'll get to color or decorate the star... and of course, she gets a treat.
This isn't really about the treat. It's more about the 'ceremony' and all else involved. She'd have put so much time and effort into making the sheet look the way SHE wants, that she might be willing to go potty, just so she can get to do more. You have to remember of course, to have everyone in the family make a big deal about the poster, numerous times a day....
I've rambled forever. Sorry. I don't think I did a good job of explaining what I was trying to say, but I hope you sort of get the gist of it?
2006-10-23 08:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by monie0078 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get the potty covers that goes directly over the toil bowl ,that way she feels like a big girl try that also reward her ,good luck I know most school will not accept a child that age if they are not potty trained.
2006-10-23 09:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by nitenurse 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter is 4 now, and she was potty trained at 2. I used her dolls to potty train her. I put a bowl in the bathroom and let her see me put the doll on the bowl and myself on the toilet. I always called her and said "do u think Dora has 2 go potty because I do?" She would go get Dora and then watch Dora and I "go potty." She soon started taking Dora on her own to "go potty." In the beginning my daughter sat on the potty and put Dora on the bowl, but nothing came out--just 2 know that she would go sit on it was worth it 4 me. Soon enough, she started 2 go.
2006-10-23 09:26:59 · answer #7 · answered by Cola 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got my daughter to use the potty by doing the following.
Anytime I needed to use the bathroom I would start clapping and dancing and sing silly songs....she would of course follow me all the time. Well she started doing it too.
2006-10-23 09:01:07 · answer #8 · answered by cfh 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The older daughter is not ready to be potty trained. Just because they are sisters doesn't mean they are not different, they are sisters not clones.
2006-10-24 13:16:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
maybe you could get one of those trainer toilett toppers for your little girl and a little stepstool . You als might want to leave a way the diaper during the day ,It worked for my child when he was little and no more problems after that
2006-10-23 08:53:42 · answer #10 · answered by silverearth1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋