Potty training has NOT been a breeze for me with my almost-three-year-old. She understand the entrire concept, talks about it all the time, repeats what we say to her (i.e. - "don't go peepee on daddy's floor!") - BUT ultimately - she'll still stand in the middle of a room and go pee. Tried:
reward system, making it a fun game, punishing, going to the toilet every 45-60 minutes to 'try' (which she hates doing). . .
Everyone says "don't rush her and she'll be ready on her own" but meanwhile I'm paying for two kids in diapers and she keeps talking about how nasty it is to go in a diaper and crys as soon as she goes on herself! Any NEW suggestions? ?
2007-01-18 05:26:07 · 11 answers · asked by az_showers 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
i am in a similar situation with my nearly 3 year old son. he loves people to read books to him so every time i ask him if he wants to pee and mom will read a story. i guess he just wants me to focus on something else instead of potty training because now he is getting the hang of it
2007-01-18 06:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by mum of 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, i'm having the same problem with my 3 year old. What i do to get him to go is make him sit until he does, and when he does go we get all excited and clap and make a big deal out of it. It is true that when she's ready she'll know, but it seems as if you've already tried everything in the book. That's also another thing that works...try buying a book about potty training and read it any chance you get with her...like a kid's book, not an informational one. Even putting her potty chair in front of the television so she can sit on it until she goes is a good idea. Most kids won't start on adult toilets so kids toilets are the best bet. Also, punishment for going where she isn't supposed to definitely is not the route to go. She'll start to think that she is being punished for going to the bathroom in general and that will only cause accidents to happen.
2007-01-18 05:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't feel bad my 4 year old and 3 year old boys are just now getting the peepee part down. Get an egg timer and set it for 30 minutes after she goes the first time. Keep trying every thirty minutes. Get her some really cool underwear and tell her she can have them when she knows how to go in the potty.
2007-01-18 05:38:26 · answer #3 · answered by David G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if she's getting the concept and is not "afraid" of the potty, you're just going to have to wait until she's ready. I went through this same thing with my son. At two we started training him. At two-and-a-half I gave up and stopped forcing him to try. Two weeks later my son had potty trained himself - caca and everything! It was almost like he was just fighting us for control. You may want to try just not making a big deal of it anymore and that may just make her want to go to the potty. Oh! P.S. Are you using a little potty or a potty seat over the actual toilet? My son refused to go in the little potty (and I refused to clean it each time he went).
2007-01-18 05:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought my daughter would never use use the potty . She will be three Jan 19 and has been wearing underwear day and night for about three weeks now. Put panties on her and when she wets them take them off and put dry ones back on. She'll get the hang of it. But what ever you do,Do not but pull ups on her until she goes to sleep. Plus she'll feel like a big girl when she wears panties just like Mommy.!!! And when she get the hang of it. Take her out to go underwear shopping and let her pick out her own. Dora and Princess ones she likes, Its fun and you have mommy and me time. Good Luck!!!
2007-01-18 07:36:28 · answer #5 · answered by sweetgirl24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, the more fuss is made over it the worse it gets!
How about taking her with you to the bathroom when you go and let her sit on her little potty at the same time. Take a story book and make it a special occasion..a happy time instead of stressful time. She will get the hang of it...and look forward to story time and no more wet pants. I used to turn on the water in the sink also and let it drizzle...the sounds effects seemed to stimulate our kids to go....One more thing "praise her" and say....OH WHAT A BIG GIRL ...AND LOOK WHAT YOU DID!.....that really helps to let them know they are doing the right thing.
Best of luck,
Mama Jazzy Geri
2007-01-18 05:37:18 · answer #6 · answered by Mama Jazzy Geri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that if she wants to get out of diapers she has to go potty in the toilet! That's all i got right now.
2007-01-18 05:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by sillyshas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her cry and don't immediately change her. She has to learn that peeing on herself is uncomfortable so that she will want to use the toilet.
2007-01-18 05:36:35 · answer #8 · answered by b j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you see her getting into her pee position run her in and put her on the potty. stay consistent pick one way and go with it. set backs happen, use pullups for car rides naps and bedtime she will get it soon im sure
2007-01-18 05:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I put my kids in underwear whether they liked it or not. That didn't work right away but eventually they get tired of feeling it run down their legs.
2007-01-18 05:34:52 · answer #10 · answered by MeanKitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋