2 Year Old Will Sit on Potty but Won't Pee in It !

Hi M.,

My advice is to just relax. It will happen. You're doing all you can and she's cooperating with you (except that she's not actually peeing in the potty, which is something you can't force.) Sometimes, deciding to wait a few months and trying then makes all the difference. She probably just isn't ready for it. That's okay. Tell yourself it's okay and don't stress over it. :)

For some practical potty training help, I suggest a book that Dr. Willam Sears and his wife Martha wrote called "The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age Two". They suggest charting a child’s diaper bowel movements for a few days. Then you will know about when to take her to the potty. The idea is that eventually she will understand the connection. You'd really have to be on top of this for several days. So, I guess it depends on how determined you are. Of course, I'm sure you know to never punish or demean her in any way for not going in the potty. Also, don't go overboard with the praise when she does. Acknowledge it but don't make too much of a fuss. I know some will disagree with that one, but it's her body and she needs to learn to potty because SHE is ready and not because she's hungry for praise. I'm not saying praise is bad, but too much can actually be harmful. I can try to explain that better if necessary.

Anyway, my advice is don't worry or fret or make it an issue. The pottying WILL happen.

Blessings,
K.
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Hi M.! Relax! I have three girls and not one of them potty trained until they were 3yrs old. IT really is better to wait until she is really ready, until then you are just frustrating yourself and your daughter. Let her keep "playing" with her potty, when she is ready she will go and potty training will be easy! As my Dr. told me as long as she is potty trained by the time she gets to kindergarden she is fine! There is no rule that says a child has to be trained at age 2!! Best wishes!

Hi, M.,

My kids were born in the Czech Republic, where everyone somehow gets their little ones potty-trained by age 2 -- there's a lot of pressure from the grandmas to get it over and done with. I didn't push the issue with my daughter until she was almost 3 and needed to be diaper-free for pre-school. We did it in the last 10 days before school started, and she very rarely had accidents after that. The whole half year or so before that, we constantly saw her same age "potty-trained" friends forgetting to go and the moms being very stressed-out by the accidents. Anyway, it looks like your daughter is very interested in the potty, so of course you want to support this. Try not to be too frustrated, though, if it still takes her a while to get the knack of it. Different children recognize when they need to go (and and can control and act upon it) at different ages. Good luck!

She's only 2 and apparently not ready to potty train. I would let her continue to play with the idea and go through the routine. This is the beginning of potty training. She's got the concept down, but her bladder isn't ready yet. She's got plenty of time.

K. B
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most times unless they are ready they will not do it. do not press the issue. may be buy her some potty training videos.when she is ready she will go.

She's probably a little too young, but it's GREAT that she has interest and understands the process. If she likes books, get her Once Upon A Potty (girl version).
She just may surprise you O. day soon! Good luck to you.

M.,
I think your Daughter is on the right track. How exciting, that she can do all of this! And that she has such an interest. Think of it as the preparation/practice that everyone does before they learn a new task.
It probably will be a bit of a hassel for you until she does manage to accidentally pee while on the potty but keep taking her as often as she requests it. I would also initiate taking her at certain times of the day. upon wake up, before am snack, before lunch, before nap, after nap, before dinner, before bed etc. If you build it into her daily schedule you might Catch her when she really has to go, and also eliminate her asking to go just to have your attention.
It seems i heard somewhere that if you give a child a lot of liquids that it will take 2 hours or so until they need to pee. I'm not sure if that's true but you may want to offer her plenty of water, so that she actually does need to go and hopefully goes on the potty.

I hope you can use some of these suggestions,In any case, Be happy, many mom's wish their kids were this far along. Be patient, i don't think you'll have to much longer to wait.

Diaper Free is a GREAT way to be! Good Luck!