Help! Im Potty Trianing My Two Year Old Daughter!!!

Please do NOT put your daughter in timeout for a potty accident. Accidents happen. This is new to her, and she will need some time to get the hang of it. Do not shame her if she has an accident.

I potty trained my 2 year old in two days. I put her in underwear and told her to tell me if she had to go. Yes, we had plenty of accidents the first two days. But I always told her "it's ok honey, accidents happen". We got a potty chart and hung it next to the toilet. Every time she used the potty she got to put a sticker on the chart and I gave her tons of praise. I told her she was a big girl and she made me proud. If she had an accident, I changed her and told her its ok, just let me know next time. Also, ask her every hour or so "do you need to go to the potty?". Sometimes they get so wrapped up in what they are doing, they ignore the urge to go. This is totally normal.

Just give her lots of praise. And don't punish her for accidents. Accidents happen. Good luck!

You don't ever punish for having an accident. never never never. You have to calm down (sometimes accidents are frustrating) and gently say "it's okay, sometimes we have accidents. I know you'll pee and poop in the potty all the time soon" and you and her can put on some gloves and clean up the accident together. I can't stress enough to never never never never punish for accidents. and never yell or let her see that your mad. Potty training has to be 24/7 positive, any negative/punishment reactions will cause a power struggle b/w you and her with the potty and regression.

Accidents are very normal, even a couple when they seem fully potty trained at like 5 or 6. Just remember that :) Good luck :D

Potty training MUST stay positive and encouraging, or your daughter will end up with issues that will cause both of you more difficulties. Two is really early for her to be able to connect urges to outcomes – some kids aren't able to do that consistently for another year or two. So if you want to 'train' her this early, it's really you who needs to be trained, to learn when she's most likely to pee or poop, to watch her for signals, and to get her to the potty on time.

That can work fine, if you're up to staying on top of it, but accidents at this stage are NOT your daughter's fault, not really within her control, so punishment will not speed up the process, and may simply confuse an complicate the training.

The most popular approach these days is to wait until the child is actively interested in using the potty, and has shown most or all of the indicators of readiness (see below). For most children, this happens somewhere between 26 months and 4 years (girls often on the earlier end of that range). Once a child gets there, training is usually very fast, involves few mistakes, and rewards are not needed – the reward for the child is a new accomplishment, no more need for diaper changes, and real underwear.

Before you get deeper into this commitment, here's a really helpful website that gives a few variations on"readiness" checklists, plus tips on various training strategies, the best ages to start them, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach: http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...

It helps when she can see other kids going. It also helps to let them wear the wet underwear for a bit because they are suppose to not like the feeling of it.

No, potty training is all about the positive. Give high fives and lots of clapping when she even just tries. Each and every thing she does that is a good step gets some sort of recognition. We also did candy. The girl loved M&M's so she got one for pee and 2 for pooh. The boy loved jelly beans, same ratio.

Putting a child in time out is so they can be away from a situation that is causing them distress and not being able to control themselves, call it time away instead of time out.

She should never be put in time away for not going to the bathroom. Plus, she is really really young to be successful at potty training anyway. She'd be spending most of her day in time out if she got it every time she has an accident. She could be over 3 before it really catches on. In child care we didn't even have a bathroom in the toddler or 2 year old rooms. We did put the 3 year olds in a room that had a bathroom though.