My 2 1/2 year old little girl isn't getting potty training...My husband and I have been trying for three weeks now to get her to train...although we don't stress it....we make sure we're consistent and put her on potty time about every half hour...We've done everything from letting her see us go...to playing cartoons and reading books about it...explaining what the potty is for...even putting her messes in the potty so she can see that's where it belongs...and still nothing! She goes everywhere else except where she's supposed to! Although I know she'll eventually get it.......I can't help but get a little frustrated....any advice?
2007-05-28 04:22:01 · 7 answers · asked by Mela 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
What really helps kids for some reason is seeing other kids use the potty. Once they see that it uselly gets easyier. Seeing other kids use the potty makes them want to be like everyone else. Makeing her sit on the potty every 30 min's will just make her mad. They don't have to go that often. what help with my son is he just didn't want to wear pants or underware. trying lets her go a couple days with out any bottoms.
2007-05-28 04:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Tara Elaine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With my son we made a chart with several boxes for each day. Each time he went in the potty he got a star and we made this huge deal about it-calling him a "Big Boy" but he had an older brother and already had an idea of what a big boy should do. Is this your first? If your friends have kids that are potty trained, take her around them-kids follow other kids, not their parents.
Personally, I would not recommend the every half hour thing-you're pressuring her to perform and she's confused. I would do it periodically during the day, but not ALL day.
Research suggests that the ability to control the bladder is directly linked to how well the toddler walks-is she walking well or does she get carried alot? It's imperative that we let our kids walk to develop those muscles.
You will probably get all sorts of ideas and suggestions here and there is no right or wrong answer but I would think twice about the candy rewards. You set your child into associating sweets with good deeds, thus possibly creating bad eating habits.
2007-05-28 04:38:49 · answer #2 · answered by Lesleann 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of things you can do.
FIrst, I would suggest taking her out of the diaper. Put her in underwear. She will learn very quickly that the underwear will not absorb it, and she will not like the feeling (this also works well when you are training kids at night. People, young and old, will never go where they sleep intentionally, so she will get it pretty quickly). Having no bottoms on the child wont work either. If they are wearing underwear they will learn that they do not like the feeling of being wet,and that will give them reason to use the potty. Just get rid of diapers/pull ups all together.
Next, set up some rewards. For example, if her favorite candy is m&m's tell her that when she goes "pee-pee" on the potty she can have one m&m and when she goes "poop" she can have two.
Also, I would suggest making an award chart. Simply make a chart of alll the times she sits on the potty. If she is dry when you sit her on the potty, she gets a sticker for not having an . If she isn't dry, she wont get a sticker for that. But, if she goes on the potty she will get a sticker. That way she can see her own progress. Plus, if you let her pick out the stickers she wants, and let her put them on, it will be even more rewarding. Remmber to be positive, and stick with it!
Hope this helps!
2007-05-28 04:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by Katie F 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Every child decides when they want to move to each stage in their development on their own. They way that we got our 3 y/o daughter trained was to create a routine for her around the times she generally went in her diaper. We changed to the less absorbant pull ups, so she'd feel it more but we wouldn't have to constantly be cleaning up urine all over the house. We found the shortly after her big drinks and at key times, like mornings, around meals, she would have some success. It was important to stick to the same routine, so she'd know when to expect it.
We did reward her, but only with stickers...we try to stay away from too much candy for many reasons. She LOVED picking a sticker from the basket in the bathroom when she went and we were strict about linking the stickers to successful potty time - she asked for stickers alot.
It took awhile, and we kept the pull ups on overnight for several more months, but at 3 1/2, she's diaper free.
Good luck! Oh...for anyone with this age kid, the inflatable travel potty seat is a godsend! I think we paid $13 at Leaps and Bounds or it's associated baby site, but it's priceless. It's basically a thick inflatable ring that you put a kitchen garbage bag into when you're away from home. Your child sits on it, does the business and you throw away the bag! I can't tell you how many times that my daughter waited until we were on a highway or nowhere near a bathroom in the car and had to go. We just pulled over, set it up on the floor behind the driver seat and viola!
2007-05-30 06:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Demian F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First you can do a reward system, like if they go potty in the toilet, then give them a treat, like a small treat, there favorite candy or sweet food, also tell them that if they go potty in the toilet, they will be a big boy or big girl, then they will want to go more, try that Good Luck!!!!
2007-05-28 05:19:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just take ur child to the potty every 30
2007-05-28 04:25:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
be patent you have only been trying for 3 weeks
2007-05-28 04:26:28 · answer #7 · answered by mommy092107 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋