Potty Training Troubles - Warner Robins, GA

I have a neighbor who is dealing with the same issue with her daughter, of a similar age. She can do it. She just rather not do it. After trying the rewards and the panties, she finally reminded her daughter that Santa Clause would be coming soon. I know, its early, but the stores have Christmas stuff out already. So that backs up her story. Once Mom told daughter that she would be reporting to Santa about her progress, the little girl has pottied regularly without accidents for about two weeks now. You just have to find the right reward that means something to each individual child.

the doctor told me when my child was little not to worry until they are about 3-3 1/2. He said mosto children start and stop and if you push them then they ususally stop. My son actually learned how to pee at 3 yrs old from another child who he saw standing instead of sitting. I would not worry, it will happen. Some kids learn really fast, others it takes a little longer.

It sounds like you're doing a great job. I would think that perhaps she is just not ready - many children are not ready until closer to 3 years old, even though they know what they are supposed to do. Rewarding each time she goes will be a better incentive than waiting until the end of the day - children that young have a hard time looking to the future and waiting all day for a reward. Good luck!

Hi... I made a "Flower Garden" for my girls. Use a piece of poster board and draw the stems in green. ( put as many as you can on the board. Tape the board to the fridge. When your daughter uses the potty give her a sticker. ( This is the flower!) She can place it on any stem she wants! Here is the kicker.... When the board is compltely full you reward with ANY toy she wants. This may cost you some $$ since the toy is her choice with no limits, but she will be trained!!!!! This has worked for me and everyone that I have told!!!!!
Good Luck

I can understand your frustration. My daughter was the opposite where she would go pee in the potty, but poop in her panties. What we tried was an award chart. We took a piece of posterboard and put 10 little boxes in a row with one big box on the end of the row with some sord of an award in it. Basically, what you had was a posterboard with 100 small squares(big enough to put a small sticker in it) and after she would go to the potty she would get to put a sticker in the box, and one on her hand. After she filled the first row of 10 boxes then she would get the prize at the end of the row... such as a new book, a new small toy, a trip to the zoo, etc... This worked really well and we also had a treasure box filled with little things that if she stayed dry the whole day she got to do the stickers, and choose from the treasure box. I know it sounds like a lot, but all the rewards were cheaper than all of the pull-ups and diapers. I hope this works for you. Good Luck!

Good luck with this one. So many kids go through this and it is just as much an independence issue as it is a power issue. As much as you try you cannot force her to pee on the potty.
Don't make a big deal out of wet pants. Make a huge deal out of dry.
Keep rewarding each time she does go and remember to be consistent even when you are out in stores. As she progresses then you move to the End of Day reward at her age she may not understand the concept of End of day but, she will understand the instant reward. Also, are you using REAL underwear or pull-ups? Pull-ups are really absorbent she may not feel wet.
With real underwear I woud be surprised if she wasn't uncomfortable after awhile. But, you want to avoid rashes and keep her as dry as possible. I know it will mean more laundry but, keep it low key and praise the positive. Alot easier said than done.

I know I wanted my oldest potty trainined before the 2nd arrived they are 2 years 9 months apart so she was about the same age as your daughter when we got started.

Good luck

Hi. Your daughter might not be ready. All kids train at different times. I would follow her lead. If you push too hard, she may resist. Since she is only a few months beyond 2yo, it's still on the early side for training. Hang in there...no one goes off to college in diapers!

C.

Since Im not familar with potty training a girl I dont know if my same techniques I used for my son will help but I allowed him to pick out his potty seat and I got him a step stool and wrote his name on it so he was excited to use it.I also put him in real undies which helped since he hates to be wet.If you have tried everything and she still isnt ready than just back off a little about the peeing and let her do it when she is ready.I will have to start potty training my 15 month old soon and Im hoping he will see his big brother doing it and will be a little more easier and faster than his brother was.My oldest use to hold his #2's to avoid the potty so I had to end up using an enema to keep him from getting sick.Your daughter prob pee's when she is doing the other but doesnt want to stop playing to go when she just has to pee.I say just back off and just keep praising her for what she does do and she will eventually catch on.

I would make sure she really is ready. Even though I thought the signals were telling me my daughther was ready it actually was a few months later when she came to me and said I got to pee in potty mom. i took her and she did. something just switched over in her head. you can obviously tell her things like princesses pee in the potty not in diapers. also i dont know if you are doing this but dont go back and forth between diapers, pullups and panties. if you are ready and she is ready the take her to the store and let her pick out big girl panties and then throw away the diapers. i put pull ups on my girl at night but she doesnt like it. in the morning she pulls them off and tells me she wants her big girl panties. soon since she isnt having night accidents i will stop the pullups all together. also if she is not in daycare then find other big kids that she likes that are potty trained and let her be around them. my daughter would see that he brother was going so then she would want to go to. i also tried a princess path (train track with son) that she got stickers to put on the stones leading on the path. one for a peepee two for a poopoo and then on each turn (winding path to castle) she would get a bigger treat....like a toy, trip to stevi bs, swimming trip, purse, etc. then at end when at castle she gets big prize...my son and daughter never officially got to the end. they were potty trained before the end so after about a month i just got them the big item that they were working for. oh i forgot a step...let them pick out big thing at beginning of path and let them know that they are working toward it.

I haven't had experience with girls and my son was pretty easy. We had about a week of trouble because he was too busy and would forget. So I started a sticker chart. After 7 full days we go to the store and pick out a toy. This has been the biggest incentive!

Hope this helps!

B.

I have a 2 year old son, they say boys are the hardest to pottytrain, I tried everything to try to get him pottytrained. Finally I bought one of those musical pottys, and got him a book of stickers, the first time he went pee pee in the musical potty and it made music he was extatic, he couldnt wait to do it again, it only took about a month to potty train him, and after he pottys praise him/her for being a big boy/girl and give them a sticker chart, having a sticker chart for them to see how much they have proggressed helps alot, my son had over 80 stickers on his chart :) and he loved it..

You have to admit they are smart little devils and this is the last thing they have control of.

Instead of diaper during the day try putting just a dress on her and reming her often to go potty. They do forget when they are playing and wait too long. But, they also don't like it running down their legs. Use pull ups when you go out and promise her something that she would just love to have if she stays dry for 2 days.

It worked for my grandson, he loved power rangers but he couldn't have his power ranger under wear until he could stay dry. I worked.

we used m&ms for immedate rewards for my daughter. the long term reward was letting her pick out her own underpants. With both of my kids it wasnt until they turned 3 or was close to it did it finally click and it was really sudden for both of them. so take your time and dont push her the more you push the longer it takes.