I have a two year old who will be three in May, she is still not potty trained. I've tried alot of different methods and I was wondering what method has worked for your kids? I have another one on the way, who will be here in just two months, so I'd REALLY like for her to at least get idea of going potty by then. I don't see her getting fully trained in 2 months though..lol. I've tried alot of things, including letting her in the bathroom with me, sitting her down on the potty seat, I think she's has slight idea, but I'm still very clueless how to get her to actually go in the potty. Thanks if anyone can help!
2007-01-11 16:55:04 · 15 answers · asked by Alene 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
First of all get rid of the diapers completely. Tell her that she is going to be a big sister and mommy needs her big girl to help with the new baby. Get her some pull-ups and tell her what a big girl she is for using them. Have her go every hour on the hour and reward her with compliments and what a big girl she is. Not necessarily with food or treats but just praising her when she does good. Also tell her if she continues to not have accidents that you will buy her some pretty panties with pretty colors and pictures on them. You'd be surprised how smart these little girls are. They love new and pretty things. My daughter was like that and it was easy. I weaned her from the bottle and potty trained her the same time. She was getting less intake of liquids and more solids so she wasn't urinating as often. Good Luck!!! and lots of patience. She will learn.
2007-01-11 17:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potty training was a long time ago for my kids, but from what I seem to remember I'd sit them on their potty to watch Barney [is he even still on?]. The first few times something happens are accidents, of course. I used to give my kids an MnM when they went in their potties, and it did not take them too long to learn. Both mine were trained by 2 yrs 7 months, and my daughter only had maybe one accident after this. Don't ask about my son and his accidents!! He's a guy, okay. But many people told me at the time how YOUNG mine were to be potty-trained, so I am thinking your girl is not as old as you think she is.
Plus...eh...if she has just been trained and you have a baby, from what i've read she might regress anyway...
If the baby gets to be, say 4 months old or so, and your daughter is 3 and still not interested [at a time when she should be fully trained], and this probably won't be the case, but if it is, then I've had a few friends just stop buying diapers and put the baby's diapers on the child, explaining that you are out of diapers and they are for babies, anyway. Yeah, it was uncomfortable for the toddler, but I never knew a toddler who kept wearing the baby's diapers...
2007-01-12 01:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by Cris O 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We started training my son like 2 weeks before his third birthday this past Sept.. We put big boy underwear on him during the day unless we had to run errands, then it was a pull-up until we came home. I used to take him to the potty every 30-45 minutes to make him try to go. He wouldn't go on the big potty so we had to buy him a potty of his own and then every time he pee'd in it he would get a pee sticker, and if he pooped he would get a poop sticker. He seem to catch on pretty well for peeing but he would wait till naptime when he got a pull-up on to poop. After about a few weeks we took the naptime pull up off of him. He would then wait till bedtime pull up to poop. So after about a week or so of that, we were fed up with changing his pull-up every other night. We just took his bedtime pull-up off of him too. That was around the end of November, and he's only peed the bed like 4 or 5 times. Plus he started pooping in the potty and getting his poop stickers!
For us it only took about 2 1/2 mths total. But every kid is different, and experts say don't force them if they aren't ready. I think that is why it went so smoothly for us. He was just at that age where he was ready. Good Luck! I hope she's trained before the new baby comes. Congrats by the way!
2007-01-12 01:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any more suggestions, I have a boy, and I'm in the process, and they're different in potty training. I just suggest keep trying, keep putting her on the toilet, use a little chair, it's better than her going in diapers and it lets them ease into the big potty which can be overwhelming for toddlers. She's almost three, and probably very smart, so I'm guessing she knows what the concept is, what she's suppossed to do, and so on, but she's at
"that age". She might just be stubborn, or scared, or just trying to do it her own way (little girls are very indepedent and like to do things their own way and on their own time). Just keep trying and she'll get it. I just looked it up to, average age for a fully potty trained kid is 3 1/2, so just keep at it, but don't be pushy or dictating, be gentle. Maybe make a game out of it.
2007-01-12 01:08:58 · answer #4 · answered by donovansmami 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DEAR if a little boy i could tell you how to handle it we used a coffee to make it sound like it was raining to do number (# 1) my aunt had a little girl to and it was very hard to potty train her i help her some time your husband are your brother because we have more practice with this then women because they get mad scream yell and am not patient with there little girl i am not saying you OK i am not trying to be hurtful cruel rude that is not my way because i am lovable person and not a hurtful person dear mom you will see her reacting like a baby too so she can get your attention take care happy new year and good luck
2007-01-12 01:11:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you keep them on the potty all day then it does not teach them to actually go to the potty when the sensation is there, with my son we potty trained him naked and then did the underwear, it took him about 2 months to become fully potty trained but we took our time and got it.
2007-01-12 03:03:47 · answer #6 · answered by passionfire2k4 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my daughter fully potty trained herself at age 3 years 3 months after my 2 failed attempts. She wet the bed 3 times and had 4 accidents during the day time and thats it. I say let her go til shes ready, she will know when she is ready.
2007-01-12 04:02:27 · answer #7 · answered by eb114 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got my daughter a potty seat wiht her fav characters (dora) and from the day i got it she wanted to sit on the big girl potty this also helped my neice who recently turned 3 ..
also at toysrus they sell the foldable potty seats with dora .. and it helps cause i still use it when we go out .
2007-01-12 01:15:57 · answer #8 · answered by Amazing_clarity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom told me that when my little sister was born, (I was 3) she put our diapers together and told me, " See the big difference, she's a baby. You're the big sister now. You have to be a big girl!!!" and bought some fancy panties for me to use the potty with and it worked.
2007-01-12 01:12:45 · answer #9 · answered by Beautiful 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kudos for the "big girl" approach.
Just when you two are shopping and have to go to potty, bring her in when you're using it. Tell her that's how big girls do it. And go underwear shopping with her full input of favorite pattern/cartoon character.
She'll want to be a big girl. Inspire her.
2007-01-12 05:37:23 · answer #10 · answered by Cappuccino 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋