Terrible 2 1\2 potty training wont go what to do?

Question

My two and a half yr old wont go to the toliet. Yes she does sit on the toliet when she wants to but does nothing. I have recently been putting nappies on her only when she has a nap during the day and at night when she goes to sleep. I explain to her to tell mummy before you want to go tell me. She contstantly keeps having accidents on the carpet, on the kitchen floor, but she knows what she is doing she looks at me while she does it. Its really stressing me out. She knows as soon as a nappie is put on she can just do it in her nappie. How do i get her to go to the toliet and not on the floor.

Answer 1

Sounds like she is not ready. My two and half year old son will pee in bathtub, floor, etc, but not in potty. He don't mind sitting on potty, just wont go in it. I think its too much for him right now, he is not ready. All children end up potty trained, just sit her on potty a couple times a day as long as she wants. Always have her in the bathroom when you have to go. I know its hard, but don't stress around your daughter when it comes to potty training because she will since it and she really wont want to go to the potty then. These are tips that I have been given
good luck!

Answer 2

I think you should forget it for a little while. Kids are smart and they will only train when they are ready, not when you are. When you do try again don't use nappies or training pants except at night. When they get that yucky wet feeling they realise it is better to go to the potty. Praise and encourage her when she goes and ignore the accidents as much as you can. It will happen but it sounds like she is not quite ready. Don't stress. just try again in a month or so.

Answer 3

Okay, first just calm down Mommy. These things take time, she knows when she is going WHEN she is going. The best way to handle this is to just take her to the bathroom every two hours, at first. This way she will learn that this is where it goes. Do not make a big deal about it if she has an accident, just clean it up and take her to the toilet then, this will help her to put the two together. Have lots of patience and give her something special when she does go on her own, like a sticker, or extra TV time, something that will not ruin her supper or rot her teeth.
You are doing fine, and so is she.

Answer 4

It seems she just isn't quite ready yet. Let her have the nappies until she's closer to three. It isn't that are off, and many toddlers are just far more ready around three than at 2 and a half.

I think many two-and-a-half-year-olds are a still a little nervous about BOTH sitting on a toilet AND having to go. They can sit. They can go. There's something about doing both at the same time they're not comfortable about.

She still may not even have enough "skill" to recognize when its going to be coming soon enough, which would explain the accidents. She may not - once its in progress - that isn't what anyone wants, but she just may not yet know enough about how long to wait (or else just hasn't made the connection between "will be going soon" and actual going.

Answer 5

Sounds like mummy and baby need a breather. I know it would great if one day she just started to use the potty. But unfortuanly thats now how we are built.
Take a step back and just see what she does. I personaly hate the pull up napppies. It just reenforces the nappie feel for kids( at least mine) . We just encouraged them to use the potty. espically when we were about to go.

I also made it a game ..like.." poopie on the potty..hey." and danced around when they used the potty. Got my kids all excited that i was excited about it( strange and silly .. i know). I also used the .." hey want some cool underwear to wear instead of that bulky nappie". Spider man looks mighty cooler than a stinky diaper.. they thought.

It takes patience and a calm head to just let her progress at her own pace. Be relaxed but dont just let her poo everywhere...lol

Good Luck!!!!

Answer 6

Be patient, she'll do it on her own time. She's probably a little stressed still and is holding it.

I wouldn't pay any attention to her having accidents, but pay her attention whe she does go in the potty, even if it's just a tinkle...we used a sticker chart for encouragement.

You didn't say how long this has been going on, and that plays a factor...if it's been going on a while, she's probably not ready yet.

Good Luck!!

Answer 7

Our doctor told us that you shouldn't make them go that when it is time they will start going. NEVER get on to her for going in her pants just appraise her for when she goes in the toilet. Every time you go to the rest room try having her sit on a little potty. You should do this every two hours. I think it is confusing for a child when you go back and forth from diapers to underwear. My son was 2 1/2 before he was potty trained and I think he would have started a lot sooner if I would have just stopped using pull ups. Best of Luck and don't worry she will start going to the potty every time when she is ready.

Answer 8

Try the standard answer of "wearing big girl potty pants" if she wants to wear them she has to go on the potty. Make sure they are cute and have her favorite design/characters on them. Every 1/2 bring her to the bathroom and have her sit and at least try to go. Sometimes kids just aren't ready at 2 1/2. If you are going to do it, you have to stick with it and remind her constantly. Reward her for going when she does. When she does wet her pants let her stay in them for a couple of minutes, she won't like the feeling and perhaps learn to tell you before. Don't worry though, no kid ever went to kindergarten wearing a diaper.

Answer 9

Stop putting nappies on her. She is learning that all she has to do is get you to give up. Take her every hour and put her on the pot and read to her while she is there. A lot of parents give a little reward for going in the pot to get the kids started.

Answer 10

I put panties on my two about to be three year old and it helps.Tell her big girls go to the pot and when she does encourage her to do it again.Also when she goes give her praise.Call her a big girl and sometimes give her cookies or some kind of a snack and let her know if she uses the pot she can get treats.