My partners 3 and a half year old is still in nappies and refuses to potty train i tried a couple of times by putting the potty next to her and she wee'd and pooed on the carpet the potty was right next to her! What can we do to help her learn my daughter was 3 and i had her sit on the potty in front of the tv during the day took me a week and she was toilet trained wish it would work for his daughter!
2007-01-13 21:48:36 · 11 answers · asked by at loose end 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Sometimes refusal to potty train is a little ones way of asserting their opinion. They are the baby, and they plan to stay that way. No amount of fussing is going to change that. However, a good old fashioned dose of "Oh, that toy is for big girls, and you're still in nappies. Maybe when you are bigger..." Keep at it, and don't give in to fussing... They'll get the point that being a big girl is as good as being the baby.
As for whining... if there's no good reason, it's sometimes best to firmly say "Oh, you must be cranky because you are tired... so we'll put you in your room till you feel better." And enforce it. They get the point rather quickly.
Good luck, and keep the patience.
2007-01-13 21:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by Theresa A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I came out of nappies when I was three and a half. At this age most children are potty trained but there are still a lot that aren't. I wouldn't worry too much about it, she will come out of nappies when she feels ready for it. Make sure she knows that the potty exists and what it is for and tell her that it is there for her to use when she feels ready to do so. The good news is that when she does start to train she will probably become dry and clean quicker than a younger child would.
As she is older you may wish you miss the potty stage out altogether and train her straight to the toilet. Then she could really feel grown up.
If you are worried that she is never going to train then just ask yourself this: when she is a teenager is she going to come home from school and lie down on a changing mat so you can change her pooey nappy? No, of course she isn't.
2007-01-13 23:13:45 · answer #2 · answered by Living in Britain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 3 1/2 she's a big girl now & should definitely be potty-trained (at least through the day!). I tried this with my little girl, and I can almost say that it only took me 4 days to FULLY train her to use the potty: each time that you go to the loo, take her with and give her a book to 'read'. I know this is a bit of a hassle, but it works like clock-work! Also: try throwing in a 'I'm a big girl now' chart and buy some stickers. Each time she 'goes' in the potty, have her put a sticker on the chart. They love it & it really motivates them! Good luck with the potty training! Oh, and as far as the whining goes: I think (especially given her age!) it would be ABNORMAL for her NOT to whine! LOL!
2007-01-14 03:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Gixy123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All kids are different, and what works for one may not work for another. My daughter is very mature for her age and very intelligent...but she refused to potty train until she was three and a half. I tried everything...books, videos, musical potty, bribing her with candy, paying her to use her toilet...nothing worked. Finally one day I told her I didn't care if she was ever potty-trained or not, that when she was in high school if I still had to change her diapers I would, but that I was tired of trying to train her when she wouldn't try to learn. She went to her room and cried...and the next day she took the diaper off and started using the toilet. I think she was just lazy, she didn't want to stop playing to go to the bathroom.
2007-01-13 21:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by Judi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
em h~~~~let me get this right, you started to potty train your little one at a few months of age, but at age 5 he is still wearing diapers to bed, because you won't get up??!?!?!?!
ok...it depends. has she gone through a sudden change. this might be her way of asserting her independence and something she does have control over. and lol at going next to the potty. does your partner share your wishes on potty training? are you both consistant in your way of doing it? i would just take off the nappie and let her around the house. personally i feel a 3 and a half year old is way too old to be wearing nappies, but that's me. as for the whining well that's normal. don't give in to it. when she whines tell her you don't understand and she'll need to use her words and speak to you like a big girl if she wants something. although this is normal for this age. come up with a plan both you and your partner agree on and then be consistant with it. good luck.
2007-01-13 22:16:00 · answer #5 · answered by cagney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is quite old to still be in nappies especially for a girl, she is quite late past potting training so u may have to use the reward system , say "if you do wee's in the potty you can have some choclate" or what ever she likes, also tell her to read you a book on the potty, she may learn that way.
2007-01-13 21:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by lil_meex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different, i work in a daycare so ive had to potty train lots of children, ive gota few suggestions, you could try the sitting her on it in front of her favourite tv show, make sure she understands what its for, ie has she see you or your husband or her sister use the toilet, and actually see the product in the toilet? maybe try getting a training set for the big toilet, it might make her feel bigger if she gets to sit on the toilet lke everyone else, we put them on every half hour on the dot when we train them, that way we can try to get them before its to late. GOOD LUCK!
2007-01-14 01:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is 5 and he is still in diapers at night ( im too tired to get up)
but during daytime she should be out of nappies because she can already express herself.
we have started to potty train our son since a few months old. we will put him in the potty and wait for him to wee and poo. you just have to know the time when he always poos..
2007-01-13 21:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by Em H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different. My daughter is 3 1/2. She's almost fully potty trained. At night, she wears pullups. EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT. Children will whine from 2 yrs old to 18 yrs old!!! GET USE TO IT!!!
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