My daughter, Emilee, just turned three in June. She was very interested in potty training when she was about 2 1/2 and that lasted about 2 weeks. She has no interest at all. I signed her up for preschool in the fall and she has to be fully potty trained. I ask her every morning if she wants to sit on the potty and she says, "no, no, no!!" I don't want to push it on her but I know she is ready, she can stay dry all night long, and will be dry about 2 hours at a time durning the day. I have tried rewards if she just sits on the potty, running out of ideas. I have a 4 year old little boy and we never had this issue potty training him. Need some much needed advise!!
Thank you for everyone's advice!! I made a sticker chart and tomorrow we are going to Target and picking out big girl underwear and I only have about 10 diapers left, which I am saving for night time, and pray that she is as easy my son was.
Thanks again and I will keep everyone posted on our progress!!!
K.
I totally agree toss the diapers and let her help that way you arent the "meany mom" let her pick out panties... a lot of work for you at first... also with girls if u put a cpl drops of food coloring in the water before potty she will like to see what color it is when she is done... amazing at how many uses food coloring has lol
good luck
T.
Hi K... When I decided to train Emma I made up a chart on a piece of paper and we put stickers on every time she went, wiped and washed her hands. It only lasted a few days and she was trained.. I think you just have to stick to your guns - take the diaper off and try it. Emma totally didn't want to go on the potty either but once we tried she did a Great job. Also for the first few days I stayed in the house - so she only had accidents there.
My daughter turned 2 in April and she had an interest for about 2 weeks when she was 20 months, so I knew she had the ability. A couple of months after her birthday I told her we were done with diapers. The first day we had several accidents, the next we had a bout half and now we may have an accident, but she is really good. I make it fun to go potty. Sometimes I ask her who is going first, her or me. She loves to the potty. Also, she loves to take her baby dolls potty. We have a potty on the floor for them and my daughter uses the big potty. Hope this helps.
I've found that it works better if I don't ask my son if he wants to go, I just take him by the hand when he wakes up, has been playing etc and say let's go try the potty. Generally he will go without even as much as a fuss.
Just a thought. Options are good in some cases, but when you are trying to potty train maybe not so many on something they are unsure of.
Hi K.,
I agree with Lacy. If she does not have a pull up or diaper on she will eventually go on the potty. I just potty trained my three year old (he turned three in Feb). I had watched an episode of supernanny (love her) and she said throw the diapers out at three they can definitely go to the potty. There has also been plenty of advice on this subject in the past on this sight, so if it does not work review the past responses and something there is bound to work.
good luck,
D.
Hi K.~
My husband decided to potty train our son the day I got home from having a baby via C-sec.! Needless to say, it was NOT the time to start. To my surprise, we discovered that putting him in underwear was the key. If he was in a diaper, he would use it. If he was in underwear, he would use the potty. It was magic :) I know it seems like a simple answer, and it may not work, but it's worth a shot! Good luck!
~L.
