Potty Training-Is She Ready?!

I agree with Sarah. She may be ready physiologically but may not be willing. Just because you are doesn't mean she is. I hope I don't sound critical but you sound just like me 6 mo ago. I tried and tried with my son. I think him and I were so frustrated. I finally gave up right before his 3rd b-day. Believe it or not, about a month after his 3rd b-day he said, "mommy, I need to go potty" and did! After that there has only been a hand ful of accidents. He basically trained himself when he was ready and when I wasn't pressuring him. Another good thing that worked for his was rewards. We chose to use candy for pee pee. When he finally mastered pooping he got a train ride. My son was also very smart and verbal but also very stubborn. Relax a little. She will get it. Believe me. I thought my son was a lost cause. Give up for a month and try again.

If you are using the 3 day potty training method you need to give it at least 3 days. I used it on my 28 month old daughter and 24 month old son. It worked great with my son. My daughter was a little older and I wished I had done it earlier. She was pee potty trained in 3 days, poop took us a longer. I know it can be fustrating keep working at it she will get it within a few days. It took a total of four days for my son. I have also had several friend use this method as well and all kids were potty trained after 3 days.

Hello... I have a 32 month old little girl that we worked on training around her 2 year birthday. She "seemed" ready and liked the potty and everything, but would not actually go in the potty. She then just stopped all interest in the potty for several months so I just let it go for a while. When she was almost 30 months old, she started asking to go to the potty out of the blue. We were at a youth camp so we went to a bathroom with several stalls. She wouldn't go at first, but one of the times, she went after hearing someone else go and she was actually surprised at herself... LOL!! Then she got excited realizing what was going on and would ask, and we would go and she started going on her own. I had panties already and started using those and she hasn't really had any accidents since then. We still use diapers at night and naps "just in case", but she is starting to be mostly dry at those times as well.

Just remember that kids will eventually get trained and they will do it when they are good and ready. Not necessarily when parents hope it will happen. When I stopped worrying about it and waited until she was ready, it just happened.

Hope this helps a little. :)

there's ready and willing...she may be one, but not the other. i think the 3 day method is laughable if used solo. if used as a stepping stone to further training, you might have a shot in the dark. who says 29 months is the right time? just because she is a girl? i'd say back off if she doesn't show any more signs of willingness after a few days. forcing it won't work in the long run.

I'd back off. My eldest was just over three before she stopped wearing diapers (during the day. Nighttime pottying was another year after that). I think if you let it go, but keep the potties in your bathrooms for her tosit on when you're in there & keep some potty books in rotation, she'll pick it up when she's ready. SO MUCH easier on both of you that way. :)