I have a daughter who is almost 39 months old and not yet potty trained. We have tried almost everything. We have tried being very laid back and not mentioning it; rewards with stickers and popsicles; having special toys in the bathroom that she only plays with in there; etc. She has been wearing Pull-Ups, and we have also tried putting her in regular panties, thinking the Pull-Ups were giving her too much comfort. She will sit on the potty (sometimes) when asked, but gets frustrated when nothing happens, or she will sit on the potty after she has had an accident on the floor and then gets frustrated again. She doesn't seem to understand the feeling you get before having to 'potty.' I have tried to explain it to her, but don't know what else to say or do. I am at the end of my rope and tired of dealing with comments from family and friends. I know it will happen when she is ready, but is there something else we can do to encourage it further. Have I done something wrong? HELP!
2007-04-18 09:17:24 · 11 answers · asked by CaptureAngel 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
A couple more things to try:
Give her a book while she's sitting on the potty to give her something to do so she can relax and 'free the pee'.
Have her sit on the potty every hour on the hour whether she wants to or not.
If it's warm enough, and if you have a tile floor and/or lots of towels, try a 'week without diapers' and let her run around without diapers or underwear. It may increase her awareness of needing to potty... the risk is that you may get pee in places you'd rather not... look your house over before deciding to go this route.
2007-04-18 09:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by KC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just a quick suggestion. My daughter didn't seem interested for a while, then we read a book about potty time. She loved the pictures and in the book it said the little girl was going shopping with mommy to pick out some pretty panties with kittens on it. Once we got home she was upset when she pee'd on the kitties and never did it again.
My girlfriend just let her little one help her clean the floor with a little cloth. Once that was done she took off the diaper and let the child run around without. But if she made a mess on the clean floor she would have to help mommy clean it up, children don't like the feeling of wetness on them. This may help her figure out when she gets wet.
Just some ideas.
Good Luck!
2007-04-18 09:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by cmt0064 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son went through the same thing. He was not interested in using the potty so I used a kitchen timer and set it for an hour to an hour and a half and when it would ring he had to go sit on the potty. Sometimes he went and sometimes he didn't but it helped him learn the feeling of having to go and he had fun hearing to timer go off and knew he had to go sit on the potty for a few minutes. After a while he would make the timer ring sooner than the hour and run into the bathroom.
2007-04-18 09:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by trying for #3 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During times when you know she needs to go (right after waking up), if she will sit on the potty chair, turn on the faucet and let it run quietly. It's an old trick that helped my daughter early on. Maybe knowing how it feels like to go potty might be a turning point for her.
Good luck.
2007-04-18 18:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At three and a half, your daughter knows that big kids and adults use the toilet. So having her use the toilet could be great incentive.
I used The Potty Stool with my daughter and she really did well with it. That way your daughter can get excited about imitating you and feel like she is "big".
Also, keeping her in cotton panties will allow her to associate bladder control with wetness.
If the lack of control persists after trying some of the answers above, consult your pediatrician.
2007-04-19 05:05:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's how YOU approach potty training that brings fast results. I potty trained my child in less than a week with this method http://pottytraining.toptips.org
2014-09-24 08:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my brother in law said to take their dippers off and let them run around all day in the back yard..
make it a game maybe and get rid of the pull ups i think they hurt the child its like a diapper and they can go in it like one ,my son was boke in 3 days at 18 months. but we didnt use pull ups and we got a potty book and a poty that made sounds and he went when we went.once the diaper went off they never went back on.
if you watch her you can tell when shes ready to go and tell her what she is doing is great make some noise ya call grandman ya treat it like you won the lottery she will love the praise in this way ..
good luck
2007-04-18 09:29:27 · answer #7 · answered by michelle e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry my niece was 4 when she finally trained. my sister got a training potty n put it in the lr. she gave my niece a glass of water n put her in front of her fav show. they waited she got so into her show she began 2 pee she was so excited that she always wanted 2 b on the potty
2007-04-18 09:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let you child potty train herself..by saying that, when they are ready they will go.....i have been trying for 2 years cause i thought my child was ready & he wasn't... one day he got up went on his own & every since he does it by himself.... now hes 10 & I have a 3 year old & a 8mo. old to go through the same thing
2007-04-18 09:23:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have done nothing wrong. if she's not interested, it's just not time yet. it will happen when she's ready. my son was just a little older than your daughter when he finally got it. it will happen, i promise.
don't listen to family and friends. everyone has opinions on how to raise someone else's child. you need to focus on your daughter, not comments from other people.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!
2007-04-18 09:27:21 · answer #10 · answered by menotyou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋