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This may sound like a really stupid question comming from a mother of 6 but here it goes. I have a 2 year old little girl and she is the love of my life, but lately she is driving me crazy with this whole potty training thing. Does anyone have any advice or tricks that I can use to help her train?? She is the only female child that I have had to potty train. Boys are so much eaiser!!!!!!! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
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i potty trained my daughter by having the man at the grocery store tell her (as i was putting diapers on the belt)that she is too old for them and they legally cant sell them to her anymore. she ued the toliet when we got home. also it works to play the game dont sit on my potty. this one usually works if you have a headstrong child that likes to have a power struggle with you. just say in a really playful voice"dontttttttttt you dare sit on myyyyyyyyyyy potty and make it fun sometimes they make it a mission to poop in yourrrrrrrrrrr potty. it also may be that shes too young . mine was 3 years and 3 months when she finally did it.
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First of all "relax" your stress will be transfered to your toddler and she will resist. Although other parents--and especially older parents will claim their children were all potty trained at "two" without incident, I highly doubt this is the case. Some two year olds don't have the bladder and bowel development to get potty trained that early. Most will by 28-30 months of age..and some will be over three.
One thing that hindered my younger two childrens potty training was the use of pull-ups. My oldest child didn't have them and therefore I know thats why it was so easy with him. You might try to find some old fashioned cloth training pants and only use pull ups when away from home. I think they need to feel the "wet and cold" to get the idea it's not a comfy thing to pee in the pants!
Start out by scheduling potty time--for example every two hours, immediatly when waking up, after a meal etc. Keep the time on the potty chair relaxed and unhurried. You can try a reward or better yet let her wear a fancy pair of underpants after she goes. Make a big production over how nice these underpants are. If she pees in the panties put the plain training pants back on and tell her no more pretty pants until she goes potty in the potty chair again. They are "special pants" and have to be dry and not wet. Most important is consistancy--so that everyone is reponsible for caring for your little one is doing the same thing.
Don't give up..and remember kids hardly ever start kindergarten in diapers. So it will happen eventually :-)
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I remember when I was younger I was potty trained very early. My Godmother actually did it when she babysitted me for one day. Your daughter may have made the conclusion that mom changes her diaper and there's no reason to learn anything new. It's kind of like how kids learn that crying gets them things and they start faking it. If babysat by someone that she doesn't know that well yet, who just flat out tells her that she's not changing her diaper and that she's going to have to use the toilet, she just might. It may not work, but it's worth trying. She probably is quite able to use a toilet, she just won't because she doesn't have to. Another thing you can try was something else that worked for me. Stickers. After I started using the toilet my parents put up a piece of posterboared in the bathroom and bought a bunch of stickers. They made it into a chart. Every time I used the toilet I got to pick a sticker and put it up on the chart. When I didn't, a square was left blank. It worked really well. They used it on my younger sister too. It's not like giving your child a toy or a snack because it's inexpensive, and it's nothing that they can hold in their hands. It's a really good feeling to look at that chart and see all the stickers. I actually remember it. That's how much of an impact it made on me. I hope that you find something that works! Good luck!
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Alot of people have told me they think girls are easier because they want to do everything theirselfs.. My aunts were talking about this the other day sayin boys will let their mother wipe there butt til their 20 if they could.. Ha ha.. But you might of found it easier with boys since you have more then one son..
Well my aunts found a way to potty train their lil boys.. Well it worked but it cost a lil bit of money.. If they went to the potty for like a week or so they`ll get like a small toy or their favorite dessert or snack.. Yea its briving the child and you shouldn`t have to do that but wouldn`t you rather give her a little toy and spend diaper money or pull up money on some cheao toy or snack instead of whiping a dirty butt.. [I would haha]/.. Thats the only thing i could think of maybe somebody will suggest something better.. Best of luck.. ♥ Dez
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