I am baby sitting my friends daughter during the day from 7am to 6pm and we are trying like heck to get her potty trained....
She will #1 on the potty but no #2........
and sometimes she will do nethier one....
ideas? games? treats?
2007-01-09 05:58:26 · 12 answers · asked by poohgirl 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Consistancy is key! Get rid of the diapers even at night. Offer a reward each time she potties--we use hot wheels cars for my nephew--but something for a girl, even a small candy treat is ok. Take her to the potty often but don't force her to go. Don't ask "do you need to potty?" say "let's go try to potty". Get her some big girl underpants and let her pick them out and make a big deal out of keeping them nice and pretty. When she has an accident, don't scold her, clean her and move on.
2007-01-09 06:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Take several hours and do nothing but practice going to the potty. I know it is a pain, but after those couple of hours she should have it down. Get some snacks and drinks and sit in the hall near the bathroom. Get rid of all distractions (no TV, no phone, no toys), give her as much to drink as she wants and then when she has to go have her do everything herself (pull down her own pants, etc.) Reward her each time with a yummy snack (can be candy, or chips). If she has an accident, have her help clean it and herself up and then make her practice going to the potty 10 times in a row really fast without stopping. She should be totally trained in just a few hours (especially since she already has #1 down.)
After this, if she does happen to have any accidents, have her help clean up and do the fast-practice 10 times each time she has an accident (my daughter hated taking the time to do the practice so much that this was the biggest motivator to stop what she was doing and get to the bathroom when she had to go.)
2007-01-09 14:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by Stormie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are stickers that you can get from shild stores to use as "rewards" for going #2. My daughter was scared of going poo in the potty too, but after a week of stickers and little cookies every time she went, she goes fine now. Sometimes it does take longer, but as long as you are consistent and she knows that she is supposed to go in the potty, she will get the hang of it. Sometimes it helps to take her up to the bathroom with you when you have to go #1 so that she knows that she is supposed to go "like big people do". It's not child abuse or anything like that so don't worry. Try different things to help her go. Make up games or tell her that you will take her to the park or let her watch her favorite movie if she goes #2.
2007-01-09 18:31:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave the poor kid in diapers for now. 'Almost three' does not mean she needs to be potty trained. By letting her body grow naturally, she'll decide that she needs to use the toilet because wearing diapers is 'a baby' and she's a 'big girl' ... and when that happens, she'll be 'trained' in two days or less. By 'trying so hard' to 'train' her, you are only stressing both of you out. I know ... changing diapers is the 'pits' for you, but which is more 'important' in the long run ... an happy, healthy, sane girl/woman, or you not having to change a few more diapers? If your answer is that you are more important, then you should quit being a babysitter and get another job that does not involve children.
2007-01-09 14:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If she's old enough to understand reason try this.
Create a chart with 64 squares on it. After getting 8 squares in a row (either no.1 or 2), tell her she'll receive a present. Give her something small (and get excited about it), whatever, but I guarantee that you will have her trained before you complete the chart. Works for everyone. Positive reinforcement.
2007-01-09 14:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Marmalade P. Vestibule III 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter is 4 and I'm just now getting her to tell me she has to go. I was giving her m & ms whenever she would sit on the toilet for any period of time. Now I'm just really praising her and clapping my hands giving hugs and thats working. I was putting her on the toilet like every 20 - 30 minutes. More frequently if she just drank or ate. I put her in thick undies when we are at home instead of diapers so she can feel when she is wet better. BE CONSISTENT AND PERSISTANT!!! Good luck!
2007-01-09 14:27:58 · answer #6 · answered by llmotherof2ll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been told, several times, by moms that the easiest and quickest way to potty train a kid is to let them run around naked. They won't like the feeling of peeing down their leg (or worse!) and will quickly learn to not be dependent on their diapers or pull ups to catch it all for them, that the potty is the only way to go! Good luck.
2007-01-09 14:05:28 · answer #7 · answered by eurekablyth 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well my daughter is 2, and today she has gone in the potty all day! I took her diaper off, and she wet herself once, and didnt like it, so now she tells me when she has to go. She also has a potty chart above her toilet, and when she goes #1 she gets 1 sticker, #2 she gets 2. When she gets all 7 spaces filled she gets to choose a prize from the prize box. She loves it........Well Good Luck!
2007-01-09 14:05:02 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly H 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it will just happen. the more you wish it or will it, it takes longer.
a co worker's son did not #2 on his own until he was 5. it is frustrating but it will happen. just don't shame the child or yell at them.
2007-01-09 14:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by atlas shrugged and so do i 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience.
For whatever reason, kids seem to be scared to death of poo-poo.
Good luck.
2007-01-09 14:03:43 · answer #10 · answered by gmcheril 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋