Potty training my 2 year old.?

Question

My baby girl can talk, and when she wakes up from nap or even in the morning she really isn't that wet. She just seems to be scared of the toilet.. Or I should say scared of her potty chair. Any suggestions?????

Answer 1

Try getting her excited about the potty. Make sure she understands the differences between wet and dry. when you are washing her hands make reference that her hands are wet and then as you dry them say something like "Look now your hands are dry" and after awhile she will tell you when she is wet and dry. Try to figure out her daily bowel movements..when you have this down start bringing her to her potty and have her sit on it for five or so minutes...forcing a child to stay on it may make them afraid of it. While she is sitting on her potty make sure to express excitement on how well she is doing saying like "wow what a good girl" and telling her that she is doing a great job. If she doesnt go thats ok..dont express dissappointment, tell her that its ok maybe next time she will go poop...mae sure she understands the difference between pee and poop...also when training make sure everyone that brings her to the bathroom uses the same wordsas you...because if you use poop and her father uses number 2 she will become cnfused and not understand what she is supposed to do..training takes alot of patience and time..she may not be ready yet, but hang in there... when she is ready you will know..hre are some signs that will let you know she is ready...

1) she wil express interest in using the toilet
2) tries to initate you using the potty
3) is able to tell you she needs to go or has went
4) able to pull pants up and down on her own
5) expresses irritation when diaper is wet
6) expresses an interest in big kid underwear

Goodluck and best of wishes in your potty training adventure!

Answer 2

I have yet to potty train my child; however, I read a lot. These are some of the things that I have heard work.

1. Put a plastic piggy bank in the bathroom. Everytime she goes, put a penny, or whatever you have on hand, into the bank. When full, deposit it into her savings account.

2. If a potty chair fails, use a seat the covers the big toilet instead.

3. Have her in the bathroom with you when you go or have a BM so she knows exactly what to do.

4. Get books, videos, or a favorite character (there's Potty Elmo out there!) that will entice your child into learning how to potty train more effectively.

5. Put a sticker chart on the wall (let your child pick out their own stickers) of the bathroom. Whenever the go on the toilet, add a sticker.

Good Luck and I hope that this helps.

Answer 3

Maybe let her sit on her potty first with clothes on, and have her do it while watching Barney or whatever she likes on tv. Then after awhile take her diaper off and have her sit there watching tv, and eventually something will happen in the potty, and congratulate her and give her an m'n'm or skittle or fruit snack. It won't take many 'accidents' in the potty for her to figure out how to do it on purpose. Of course, the hard part is getting her to do it all the time! Just relax and don't expect too much. She might be too young. Don't make it into a scary or too-serious experience. I've heard parents really scream at their kids over potty training, and this is putting just a little too much emphasis on it!

Answer 4

Buy this book: Potty Train in Just One Day, by Teri Crane. Worth every penny.

Answer 5

Maybe she is just not ready. Both of my girls were not trained until one month after their 3rd birthday. I tried everything. I decided to give up. They both told me, one day, that they wanted to go on the potty and that was that. All the nagging and bribing for nothing.
I think that we, as parents, tend to tell our child when we think they are ready to go on the potty. I think we need to let it up to them and they will decide when they are ready.

Answer 6

I used the treat method...when my son went he got a gummy bear when he peed in the potty...he eventually just started going.

Answer 7

try putting her on da tiolet hold her on it so she wont fall cause by 2years u must be using da tiolet i tried it for my child it worked trust me see u.