Potty training?

Question

My daughter just turned 2 and we put her on the potty and tell her to go and she just sits there. Every once inawhile she will go. I think she doesnt know how to say when she has to go yet, or maybe she cant control that muscel yet to hold it. She can talk and she does know what the potty is and what do do on the potty. Im struggling with it and after a couple days of putting panties on her I gave up with it. I thought maybe she wasnt ready. Any suggestions?

I forgot to add she does take off her diaper alot which lead me to believe she was ready.

Answer 1

she needs to get comfortable with this new event in her life.
when the time is right - she will get it and let go of holding back.
it is important you stay consistant and patient as she will need time to feel comfortable going to the potty.
she may already know what its for but hesitate due to nervousness as she develops.
try letting her sit there and leave her alone for a little while then go back and check on her.

Answer 2

It sounds like she's ready. Most kids at 2 are, but the grown ups don't give them enough credit (either that or they're just too lazy to want to deal with it). You have the right idea, just a bit more information will helpyou.
Take about 3-5 days and stay in with her. No errands, no leaving the house. Every twenty minutes or so, with a great big smile, tell her "let's go to the potty" and take her there. There she'll find a brand new radio or a set of new picture books. Those items should NOT leave the bathroom (they're a special treat enjoyed only there). She will slowly tell you when she has to go, but for those days, do not wait for her to tell you.
Push fluids all day long, but do not offer her any about 3 hours before she goes to bed (unless she asks, and then only in SMALL amounts).
That's it. She'll be potty trained in no time. I know that 3-5 days sounds like a long time, but it will go by fast and the money you save on diapers and the confidence she'll have are going to make it worth the effort.
Good luck.

Answer 3

My daughter is now 15 1/2 months old and regularly uses the potty, for #1 and #2. Actually, last night we had an hour car ride home from my in laws, and about half way home she told me she had to go (she taps her crotch area or butt with her hand and says "baaa"), I told her we were almost home, to wait. She did. We got home she said "baaa" I took off her clothes and plopped her down on her potty and she peed and pooped. I clapped like crazy (always remember to praise)! She was on one of the rare kids that at an early age (at around 10 months) she started to let me know she was wet/dirty. By 12 months she was using her potty. This is how I started...


I noticed just before turning 1, when I put her in the tub for her nightly baths she was peeing in the tub. I figured it was due to the sound of running water (hey, it makes me want to pee - why not her?) so for her birthday I bought her her own little potty. At night before her bath I would run the water and have her on the potty. She would pee. I would clap and carry on... Then I decided to try and get her to pee in the morning... Now here is the trick, you have wake the baby up and immediately get her on the potty. Think about it, don't you have to pee first thing in the morning? After she goes, praise her, clap, carry on... my daughter got so excited because I was excited! After we concurred the morning and evening pee, the rest (including #2) just feel into place. I still keep her in diapers, but she goes 75% of the time in the potty. As I am know 6 weeks pregnant w/ number 2, I feel confident that she will be totally trained by the time the next one arrives.

The whole process was easy for us, but that is mainly because my daughter was ready. Good luck!

Answer 4

I dosen't hurt to try... If she uses it occasionally then that is a good start.... but I do know that most kids don't get "the urge" until around their 3rd birthday, but that doesn't mean she isn't ready...... If she knows she has to go, can pull down her pants, and stay dry most of the time, then she is ready..... Also when you put her in panties, for the first two weeks ask her every 10 minutes, and take her every 20 minutes.....

I have a 2 1/2 year old boy and I have tried numerous times to potty train but he just isn't ready so I am going to wait until around his 3rd B-day to try again...

Answer 5

My daughter fought until about 2 1/2. Then, I she yielded to the timer method. Every 20 minutes, every 25 minutes, every 30 minutes, every 35 minutes, every 45 minutes, every hour. Eventually she got used to it. But, I had to -make- her sit on the potty for the first couple days. Then, she was proud of her accomplishments.

I had tried when she was 2, but she wasn't ready yet.

Answer 6

My son just graduated to the big-boy toilet just recently. So here's what I did: If she stays at home, let her walk around bare-bum and ask every hourif she has to go. If she has a potty you can bring it in the living room where you guys hang out and encourage her to sit on it (give her book to read or let her watch her favorite cartoons), every time you go to the bathroom bring her with you (with the potty)and let her imitate you ( even make it funny like making "pushing" sounds (it always cracks up any children). She will have accidents but stay clam and composed because it is humiliating for them to do on the floor ( let her help you clean up and explain (repeatedly) that she should pee in the toilet. It took me ten days for my son to pee in the toilet without accidents and it took him another 2-3 weeks for him to poo in the toilet without accidents.
Let her diaper-free all day long and at night and for naps put a diaper. Diaper-free nights take 2-3 months (or more, my son still needs a diaper at night), you'll know when the time comes.
Hope it helps, Good Luck
P.S. PRAISE, PRAISE AND PRAISE her for every effort she makes and reward her when she gets it right

Answer 7

Just be patient. She evidently isn't ready yet. My little boy was 3 before he even started training. Don't listen to people who think kids have to be potty trained before they are 2 or 3. every child is different. but when she is ready, do things to take her mind off of what she is doing while sitting there. I read books to my boy and it has helped so much. Be supportive and dont be angry with her when she forgets and has accidents. Its part of the process...

Answer 8

i have a 2 year old who does the same thing. Try pull ups and see if that works. There are many books on potty training, I suggest you start to read. Obviously she isnt ready!

Answer 9

YOUR DAUGHTER WILL GO WHEN SHE IS READY. SHE CAN SIT ON THE POTTY ALL DAY LONG AND DON'T GO. BUT' SOON WHEN SHE GET OF THE POTTY SHE WILL GO. WHAT I DID FOR MY CHILDREN I PUT PULL UP ( I KNOW THEY COST WAY MORE THEN PAMPER) ON THEM THEN PUT PANTIES ON TOP SO SHE CAN STILL FILL LIKE A BIG . THAT HELP A LITTLE. ONE DAY MY DAUGHTER JUST PLAIN OUT AND TOLD ME SHE DID NOT WHAT TO WEAR PAMPER ANY MORE. THAT SHE WANT TO WEAR PANTIES. SO, YOU DAUGHTER WILL TELL YOU WHEN SHE IS READY.

Answer 10

It just takes time. Put undies on her instead of nappies and see how you go. I first started putting undies on my daughter who is 2 1\2. And she wet everywhere. On the floor, the carpet. But the she eventually figured out that she needed to go to the toilet she now she sits on the toilet and does wees. It will take time and she will go when she is ready.