"Potty Training Toddler Daughter"

2 1/2 is still so young! dont push it and dont shame her for not using it. you may try a reward system. My daughter was later than her friends on this developmental milestone and she is very smart as well. i would always have an extra pair of clothes with me and pullups until she was 4 yo! When she does use the potty, reward her. when she does not, just let her know that it is too bad she did not make it and maybe next time she will. Dont worry about it, as this is totally normal for a child her age.

2 1/2 is actually still young even if she knows what they are does not necessarily mean she is ready. My son at 2 1/2 knew what they were but was not ready. I have a 3 and 4 yr old. My daughter is my youngest and she was ready and wanted to do it so was trained very early. What I did with both kids that helped was have them wear underware/panties so they can feel when they go. I would not put pressure on them but if they had an accident I would take and sit them for a few minutes and just explain this is where we potty. Her brother is till small so you may want to take a break for a few weeks and start back up. With my son I had to take a few breaks when he was not using the potty. Some kids honeslty are not ready till almost 3. Most girls are easier but not all. GOOD LUCK..I know its frustrating! I did my kids back to back cause they are 16 mos apart!

Check out the Dr. Phil website. you do not need to buy his book. I used this technique with my son and it worked very well, although it did take about a week. My daughter who is older, we used a chart and put 1 sticker on when she went potty and 2 when she went poop. She received small rewards if she got three stickers in day and we gradually extended it. The goal was if she could go all day with no accidents she would get to buy a princess dress. She was actually potty trained in a weekend.Good Luck!

I would wait it out, my first child was a girl and she potty trained herself at the age of two. We just talked about it and when she was ready she started to use the potty. Her brother who was three in July had no interest in the potty until three weeks ago. Again we talked about it ALOT and one morning he woke and said that he did not want to potty in his diaper, and has been in underwear since that day (3weeks and still no accidents!). My youngest is another boy who was two in Sep, we have been talking about it and he will use the potty when he is ready. I believe that if you force it that the entire process takes longer, she will be ready when she is ready, and the training will take no time at all. Good luck.

Hi there,
I got that "Potty book" and we read the book. Here is the deal, my daughter will be 3 in February and we are just getting the whole thing about putting each of those elements together. I was also stressed a bit about this, and guess what - when I relaxed, it just happened! We are still working on getting it down 100% of the time, but it is coming along. Just be supportive and I bet you'll feel better too!
Good luck,
A.

My daughter was on her way to being totally trained and then regressed and I was so frustrated. One day she said she wanted to wear big girl underwear. I told her you have to go potty in the toilet to wear it. So she walked in and went potty. I put the underwear on her. She had one accident in them and from then on has been potty trained. She was 3 years old by this time. I think when they are ready it is a quick process. When they aren't ready it is a struggle and I would just kind of drop the subject for a while and when she wants to do it bad enough she'll do it. Just hang in there.

I have a lot of friends who swear by the book "How to Toilet Train Your Child in Less than a Day". I used some of the ideas with my first. We'll try the plan again with our next. It was just more than our first could handle, but he was barely two. Hang in there. My neice got it just before 4. They all make it!

Hi K.,
I am in the same boat as you.
I have a 3 year old ; she just turned 3 in November.
For the longest time she had no interest in the potty. I contributed it to the family moving across country in August. I didnt push it, just talked positively about the potty. (I also have a 7 year old daughter) Same time as our big move, we found out that we were expecting baby #3 in April. On her own she started asking questions about babies going potty in diapers, and big girls going potty in the pot. On her own she came to the conclusion that she was ready to be a big girl and did not want to be the baby any more. For the last 2 weeks she has stayed clean and dry. She lets me know when she has a poo poo or a pee pee, and off to the potty we go.
I have found through experience with both daughters that it is much easier to let the child have control of their potty training. When they are ready, they do it! :) My theory was: You dont see to many teenagers walking around with diapers.
The laid back approach is so much less stressful on your toddler, you and the rest of the family.
Best of luck to you. Heidi

My son is 2 1/2 and also refuses to poop in the potty. He will pee, even just recently decided to pee standing up, and that is sporadic. I figure he is still young, we are taking the no pressure approach I guess. He is a stubborn little one, so if we push too hard, he'll refuse. We did try stickers at one point, and that motivated for awhile, and at daycare they made a sticker chart, which got him going there. I think he is more consistent there because he sees the others, they even tell me he poops there, but I've never seen it.

Hi K., I think that the reinforcement needs to be possitive, have you tried the pull ups with some characters she likes?, I tried that with my daughter and that seems to work, but the best is using regular panties while you are at home and the pull ups when you go out. I also offer a treat that is healthy and she loves, like dry cherries when she goes in the potty only. I don't force her or get mad at her if she has an accident. Also make her feel special because she is a big girl that goes in the potty, and her brother can't yet. Good luck, this is a persistance one, but she will do it when she is ready.

She will do it when she is ready. Too much going on with a new brother and she still wants to feel like a baby too. My three year old did this when I went back to work recently, 2 months later, she decided that she was ready to use the potty again and did it on her own. We would ask her if she wanted to use it if she said no we didn't push it. We also read very positive books about the potty ect. Don't worry it will happen!

She is your first born I assume? She has to compete with the new baby now for your attention. Or she may not be ready. I tried potty training my first child "on my schedule" and it didn't work well-it took almost 2months. With my second we did it over the summer since I am a SAHM. We had him naked all day except at nap time he got the idea within 2 days. Pooping takes a little longer but it happens when the child is ready. Good Luck

K.- Ask yourself a few of these questions, and you will probably have your answer.

1. What set of issues do you want to deal with: diapers or wet/poopy underwear?

2. Will the age at which she began to use the toilet affect if or where she goes to college?

3. Who do you want to be trained--you, or or your daughter?

You'll find the right answer for your daughter and family. The bottom line is you get to pick the battles worth fighting. Either way, she'll turn out just fine.

Good luck and enjoy your kids.

My granddaughter was 2 1/2 when she got potty trained and the way we did it was she had to change her own diaper if she wet it. Poop was something different. That's when she realized it was easier to go potty. Try that and see if it helps. M.

K.,

I recommend a book titled How to Potty Train in Less Than a Day. I had a friend recommend it to me when my daughter was around your daughter's age. I have to admit, it took longer than a day but only 3 days. I was amazed. The idea is to use to have your daugther potty train a doll. Any doll will work. Make a makeshift diaper for the baby and when she isn't looking, drop a few drops of water in the diaper and then ask your daughter to check her diaper. When it's wet, have your daughter show the baby where to potty. Have the baby sit on the potty and using a funnel, I had the baby potty into the toilet.

It sounds a little odd but it worked in 3 days with my resistant daughter.