I am tryin to potty train my almost 2 year old daughter... any suggestions?

Answer 1

By now you should pretty much know her pee/poop schedule if you are with her and change her diapers most of the time. Use that to your advantage.

For example, my son poops almost every time after he eats, so when I start potty training him I will set him on the pot right after he eats until he goes. Once he does go I will reward him with something he really likes, and if he doesn't go I will tell him nice try and to tell mommy when he does have to go.

Reward and praise and telling him he is such a big boy and pees and poops just like mommy and daddy works very well.

Don't push, that is true, but don't put it off either. The longer you put it off the more they get used to you doing it all for them, and they get lazy and much harder to potty train.

My first son was trained at 2 and most children should start potty training at 2 and be finished within a few months.

Answer 2

Potty-training is easiest if she is taking the initiative by wanting to sit on the potty without being asked to. Once our son reached this stage, we would just put him on it at a regular interval. At first we put him on right after his bath at night and just clapped and told him he was awesome no matter if he peed or not. He liked the applause so he eventually peed in the potty one night. (I was so excited!) Then we bit the bullet and let him go diaperless during the day. Pee WILL get on your floor for the first week or two..but it gets less frequent every time. They don't like to pee themselves or to feel wet, so they start recognizing the 'have to go' sensation and will let you know so you can help them onto the potty.
Just use lots of encouragement and forget the bribes....bribes only complicate the situation. If they don't want to sit on the potty when you ask them to, make it a no big deal thing and say, "okay!" and walk away. This keeps it from becoming a child-parent power struggle.
Best of luck!!

Answer 3

I am also trying to potty train my daughter. She's 22 months. My sister suggested to me to put toys, everything she might want in reach around her pot. I also think if your baby uses the bathroom at a certain time of the day. Try to have her use the bathroom in the pot. You want to introduce the idea of what the pot is for. I am going to try the technique of everyday around 10:30 a.m. sitting my child on the pot. She uses it exactly at 11:00 a.m. daily. Once they use the bathroom in the pot the first time, I know it will become easier. Then they'll have an understanding of what the potty chair is for.

Answer 4

Don't push!! You want to make this as fun as you can for her. If you make it a punishment or scary she will not want to do it.

When my son was about 20 months old (he just turned 3), we bought him a potty as well as a special kids seat that fits on the toilet seat (WalMart). He also has a stool that he uses to get up on the toilet but also uses when he washes his hands and brushes his teeth.
We've let him decide when he is ready and followed his lead. We've been back and forth a couple of times but in the end it will be worth it.

Once he's seated on the potty, we count and call the pee out.
1,2,3, come out, come out, come out pee, into the potty!
He loves it and it helps him relax enough to go pee, although sometimes we have to sing this a few times.

When he pees he is rewarded. He absolutely loves Smarties so he gets 2 if he pees and 1 if he doesn't (for trying but he has to sit on the potty for at least 3 minutes to earn it). And if he forgets about the Smartie I don't remind him!!!

Also, when we are going to be home for awhile, he gets to wear underwear instead of pulll-ups. He chose them (Spiderman & Curious George) and loves running around in just his underwear.
He takes a pee break every 20 minutes but I have to be free to watch him for "signs", so we usually only do this for a couple of hours.
Longer if we are outside (too cold now).

Now that he's older he wears them for longer and is starting to only need the pullups for bowel movements (normal) and nighttime.

Good luck and have fun with it!!

P.s. Girls usually catch on sooner than boys! Aren't you lucky!

Answer 5

I actually have a sprint lady it fairly is two & 5 months. She began taking her diaper off so we placed underclothes on. She nonetheless isn't each of how experienced yet we save a potty down stairs. in lots of circumstances she would be able to go upstairs to the vast potty & get on it herself.

Answer 6

Wait until she is ready. Parents are always ready before their children are when it comes to potty training. Give her some more time, she's still young. When she's ready she will give you cues to let you know, in the mean time be patient.

Answer 7

Its all psychology! Reward her very time for the first few times until she understands she gets a reward, like a tootsie roll or something. Then after she is getting the hang of it, use the rewards fewer and fewer, but still use them randomly! Also, letting her go in with you is a good idea. Having her watch you shows her all the big girls do it! Good luck!

Answer 8

IF SHE IS READY>>>>>

Then do a reward system. For everytime she goes in the toliet give her a sticker and when she gets 10 stickers let her go to Wal-Mart and pick out a toy and let her pay for and get the change back. Good luck.

Answer 9

Yes...wait until she is closer to 3. Most kids at 2 are not ready to be potty trained.

Answer 10

TAKE HER INTO THE BATHROOM WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO AND PUT HER ON THE POTTY CHAIR

TRY A GOODIE BAG EVERY TIME SHE GOES SHE GETS A SURPRIZE ( DOLLAR STORE TOYS ARE GREAT)