Potty Problems - Marrero,LA

Hi L.,

I also have a 3 year old daughter. My daughter turned 3 in September, but she was potty trained about 6 weeks prior to her 3rd birthday. All kids develop at different ages so you can't compare her to other kids. Just like all kids learn to walk at a different age they all potty train at different ages. My best advice to you, or at least what worked for me is this: just don't push the issue. Let her do it in her time. Sure, you can encourage her, and keep asking her if she needs to go, but don't ever make her go or punish her for not going or for having an accident. This will only creat a power struggle and she will end up taking longer. I basically let my daughter decide when she was ready. What I did was on the weekends when I was home with her I would ask her if she wanted to wear her panties. Sometimes she would and sometimes she wouldn't. If she didn't, no big deal. I never pushed her. If she wore them and had an accident, I never fussed about it. I just put on a pull up or another pair of panties. One day my daughter just decided she wanted to wear panties all day and that was it. She slowly had less and less accidents. But be prepared because there will be some accidents. It's just part of it. Always keep an extra change of clothes with you when running errands in the beginning. Don't worry she will do it eventually, but the more you stress about it the worse because she will feed into that and it could become a control issue.

I had a heck of a time trying to potty train my 3 year old son. I got a tip from my mother's neighbor. I put him on the potty every twenty minutes, whether he goes or not. After a few days I went every 30 minutes, and so on. Eventually it got to where he didn't want to spend all day on the potty and he learned when he needed to sit. Mostly it was a game of ME recognizing his warning signs, and then teaching him what they were. It takes a lot of time, energy, and patience, but it pays off. It worked for us - hopefully it will help you, too. Also, I would say talk to your daycare facility and find out how it is that they are able to successfully keep her trained. They know how she acts and what she needs, so they'll be your biggest asset.

I agree with Janna...you just have to be patient with her and let her do it in her own time. One other suggestion though - if you have a potty for her size then every time you go to the bathroom take her with you and have her sit with you. That's what I use to do with my son. He hardly had any accidents because he started going when I would go. It sucks for you because of the no privacy thing but overall it's worth it.

Hi L.. My name is K. and I run an in home daycare and I potty train children all the time. I have resource that may help you. Go to www.3daypottytraining.com. I have found it very informative and may help you with your little princess. Remember to be successful, remain consistent and give her positive reinforcement always. You don't want to make going potty a negative experience for her. I have a 3 year old daughter and a 2 year old son myself and I care for children from ages 1 to 6 and I've had some children that are really easy to train and some that it takes more time but they will eventually get the hang of it. Don't give up and keep rewarding her efforts. Good luck.