My 26 Month Old Daughter Shows NO INTEREST in Potty Training!

My son will be 4 this month and he has barely been potty trained for 2 1/2 months. For a while I would fight with him about potty training thinking that a kid had to be trained by a certain age or I would be less of a mom. But that is not the way it is a kid will start using the potty when they are ready there is nothing that we can do to make them get potty trained. And just when I realized this and stopped putting so much emphasis on it is when he woke up one day told me he wanted to wear "Big Kid Pants" and that was it he hasn't even had one accident since.

I would not push her. She is still quite young. She may be ready physically, but she is not ready emotionally.

We really pushed our oldest, who acted like your daughter (on and off, etc) and we did get him "trained" but for years he had issues with going to the bathroom. He's 7 and to be honest he still does and I think it's because of that.

Our second was allowed to potty train completely on his own terms and has never had any issues at all.

My daughter will be Three in Aug. I have just pottyed trained her.. What we had to do was STOP the pull ups and put her in pantys. She got to pick the pantys she wanted to buy. We have a chart on the wall that she gets a sticker for peeing and 2 for pooping when she fills on row she gets a toy we did that for a few weeks. Now we dont use the chart except for the poop because sometimes she wants to have a pull up on when she does that.. Other times shes on the potty. We incresed the reward now. She went 2 weeks poop on the potty and got her a something she really wanted.. Now we have no problems.. We still have night pull up on because she has not had the feeling to wake when she is a sleep and I was told that come later... Go luck..

My son 34 months was the same way. We bought his potty at 18 months and he started using it here and there and seemed like he was on a good start. But, then out of no where he had no interest and stopped. Now with in the last month he has been going with slim to no accidents. He still needs a pull up at night but the rest of the time he is big boy undies. I just really say it is up to the child. They will do it. You can encourage but I wouldnt push it. Maybe start a reward system (like a sticker chart) or something. For us I just think 3 was the magic age. He just wasnt ready before. Good luck!!

Time and patience is all it takes. Just wait until she is ready and don't push the issue. Trust me you will know when she is ready. Good luck!

i have a 25 mo old daughter and she too uses the potty here and there. she does however get uncomfortable when she's pooped but not when she's just wet. she'll tell me after she's done using the restroom, if that. i think we should just keep encouraging them to use the potty and they'll get it. don't make it a battle. i think it's too early to worry but not too early to encourage it. take her with you everytime you go. that seems to work with mine.

The daycare/ sitter are probably right. My daughter was interestd in the potty at about 18 months. We got her a pottychair & then it wasn't interesting anymore. She finally decided she was ready when she was close to 3.
Be patient. My daugher would give the WORST 2 yr old "tude" when I even asked her if she needed to use the potty.
You're doing great mommy!!!

She needs to have a handful of skills along with an interest to successfully potty train. Otherwise, you are just training yourself. For example, can she pull up and down her own pants? Can she stay dry/clean for long periods of time? Does she have regular bowel movements (like around the same time of day)? Also, my son was totally not into the potty chair, but put the seat on top of the toliet - and suddenly it was cool! My suggestion would be to work on the other skills first, especially practicing putting off and on her clothes, then start to tackle the other. My sister's pedi. said that children really do mind being wet or dirty, but the diapers now a days are so good, that the kids really can't feel them. If you are home all day, maybe try having her go bottom-less (hope you have tile! lol) and see how she feels when the wetness goes down her leg. Then she may notice the feeling. My niece screamed when she did that the first time, after that - she ran to the potty! My son didn't care, he just peed all over the yard! Boys are just different I think, plus theirs aims away! lol! Have fun!

It sounds like she is not ready. I really has to be her idea to potty train or it won't happen. I have potty trained three of my own kids as well as more kids than I can count in the day care that I worked for. They all will potty train but in their own time. What you can do is be consistant with offering the potty to her when she is interested and use the same words for the bathroom so she does not get confused. When she is ready it will be like it happened overnight. Best Wishes potty training!

The more you push her the more she will resist. After having potty trained 3 children and working on my 4th, I've learned, let them come to you. when she is ready, she will tell you. Or she will just do it. My oldest used the potty and told me what he did. the next two told me when they were ready. My 4th doesn't talk alot but he will let me know if he needs to go because he grabs the potty seat for me to put on the toilet for him.

Just give her time. She will surprise you when she does it.

We did the same thing, bought my son a potty chair at 18 months so he could just get used to it. And around 2 1/2 I would just have him go potty maybe once a day around bath time (the running water helped things move through) just so he could understand the concept and how to make himself go and at 3 yrs he just completely potty trained out of the blue, didnt want a diaper anymore. Its best not to push them, they wont do it till they are ready! You are a great mom you just have to be patient with this haha, she will come around when its her time! :D

My now 5 year old was potty trained at 3! Seemed late to me but my pedi told me it was a good time. And it happened so suddenly too. She just up and decided she wanted real panties (not even the ones to potty train) and she wanted to be a big girl! Now my 2 and 3/4 year old is refusing like yours. All I can really tell u is give her some time. Don't stop asking her if she needs to go, sit her every time she wants to sit, and encourage her all u can. When she's ready ........ u'll know! 8)