How do I get her to use the potty?

Question

My little girl is just over 2 years old and she is very interested in the potty but she only tells me that she has to “pee” AFTER she has done her stuff. How do I get her to tell me before? She likes sitting on it and washing her hands but she just cant seem to get to the potty in time. She wears her underpants and pull-ups but nothing really seems to convince her that using the potty is the best idea. I am at my wits end!!!

Answer 1

Here it is- it has worked for my 2 kids,and others after I tell them........

1. get m and m's handy
2. get a small potty chair
3. get a couple books about potty
4. you need to be home for about 4-5 days straight
5. now you can start. let them run around bare-but
6. Set the timer for 1/2 hour. Tell him/her to sit on the potty for 5 min. (read them a book in the mean time if it's to long for them.) If they go, give lots and lots of praise!!! I mean go crazy!! Give them about 3 m and m's.
7. Set the timer for 1/2 hour
8. Avoid asking the question "you got to go potty?'
9. Timer goes off- ok! What does that mean junior? Time to go potty again he or she would say, or you say it if they don't
10. repeat process all day long. If they go # 2 in the potty, reward with a handful of m and m's. They are very colorful and kids love them!!

11. Praise praise praise. I do spank my kids for behavior problems such as lying, disobedience, and bad attitudes, but never for having an accident. If there is an accident, clean it up queitly, and don't say much at all. Remind them it's ok, but try to make it in the potty next time, or in your own words.

Good luck!!! Hope this helps you. My girl was potty-trained in two days with the method. Took my 2 1/2 year old son a week. Leave pull-ups on them at night just in case.
p.s. if this doen't work at all, try again in a few months.

Answer 2

OHHH how I remember the days lol... my first daughter was a bear to get the concept of using the potty, of course it didnt help that she had two older brothers and insisted on standing like they did. After many attempts of trying and failing I finally let her run around with nothing on.. after a few times of feeling it run down her leg she got the idea pretty fast lol

Answer 3

My lil bit is 19 months, she was fascinated with the potty kinda early, but I would drag her pot pot to the play room, grab books, juice and sit her infront of the tv...once she sipped the juice she'd "DRIP DRIP" and as soon as I heard it i'd yell "YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY KEYA" so daily she'd run to her pot just to drip drip so she cud hear the praise i'd give her....when she upgraded from drip dripping and would actually go I'd sing "yaaaaay keya" and do this little goofy dance that filled her with so much laughter, so there she was again REALLY goin each time she felt it comin so she cud see me makin a fool of myself! Get her motivated....each time you have to go tell her you have to go, and that you're a big girl and big girls use the pot....there are alot of ways...JUICEY JUICE plays a big role! GOOD LUCK!