2007-01-26 02:06:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
my daughter was three and still wasnt potty trained. NOT because i didnt try but because she wouldn't. i was lucky enought to be able to stay home with her so this is what worked for me.......i took her shopping and let her pick out the big girl panites that she wanted......then when she wouldnt use them i would put them on her and put her on the potty every hour or so.....if she went in the potty she got a surprise (something small like a little thing of bubbles i would blow for her or stickers or a toy form the doller store) if she wet her self i cleaned her and put big girl painties back on her......in about a week or two she was almost never having an accident.....
2007-01-26 02:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by Rhylie and Paiyden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get the "stop and go potty video", it worked like a charm for my sister in law, and my 2 year old is getting really into it. I've also read that there are some signs of being ready and if they don't show them, you shouldn't start.
Does she have an interest in the potty?
In wearing big girl undies?
Does she want to be changed when she has a messy diaper?
Those are some of them.
We've also been having luck with not using diapers. What I mean is use training pants as much as possible. Not pull ups, they still work like diapers, and what you need is for her to feel being wet. You could use cloth diapers too, they would have the same effect.
Good luck!
2007-01-26 03:07:42 · answer #2 · answered by mq1229 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does she have a favorite character? Dora for example. With my daughter I would put Dora panties on her and remind her that Dora is her friend and would not like it if she went potty all over her. She would wear panties all day except bed time.
I also got her the "royal" potty. It comes with a book that they can read while they go and it plays "royal" music when ever they make a deposit into the potty.
The potty doesn't have to be in the bathroom. If she runs to the corner to go in her diaper put the potty in the corner. Once she begins to go consistently then move the potty to the bathroom. Also remember that everytime she goes it is a big deal. CHEER even if it is just a small drop. Always make a BIG DEAL when she deposits into the potty.
GOOD LUCK!!!
2007-01-26 02:26:40 · answer #3 · answered by Butta 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Food rewards.
I really didn’t want to do it with my children, but my son outright refused to go on the potty and nothing else I tried worked.
Wake her up and put her on the pot first thing in the morning so that you get a pee for sure and when she pees, give huge praise and a jelly bean or some other small candy or treat she really likes.
You don’t need to rush it though. Just because she turned 2 doesn’t meant that that’s the magic potty number. Children mature at their own pace.
2007-01-26 03:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by babypocket2005 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh, oh... Don't map your schedule onto her development... Feel free to encourage, but you are in for a long road if you push too soon. Don't become a slave to the potty!!!
She will quickly learn that this is something that SHE is one of the FEW things that she can control and you cannot... She HAS to be interested in doing it... If she's not... back away and let her deal with it in her own time... Eventually, she'll just choose to do it..
2007-01-26 02:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by amorgan4osu 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It really is up to her . When she shows an interest in it is the best time to start, get her a potty and some panties, but leave it up to her if she wants to try it or not.
2007-01-26 02:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by Angela C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋