Need Advice on Potty Training My 2 Yr Old Daughter

I made up a potty chart and posted it in the bathroom and every time my kids would go they would get a sticker to put on the chart. Even though she is not ready you could still put the chart up or even let her have a sticker if she just tried. I also allowed my kids in the bathroom when I used it. I would say "I have to go potty! Let's go sit on the potty." Don't push though. They will get it. I could be that they won't be ready until they are 3 or so. Don't worry about it. Promote don't push.

Hi K.,

I also have a 2 year old daughter who will be 3 in April. She started showing interest in the potty before she even turned 2. I just left it up to her at that point and then last summer when she was about 28 months or so we really started working with her and bought pull ups and undies. She did really good for about 3 months then reverted. With in the last 2 months I told her I wasnt buying pull ups anymore except night time ones and just started putting undies on her. That worked. She only wears a pull up at night. When did your daughter turn 2? I say just give it a couple months. She will let you know when she is good and ready. If you want to talk I can give you my email address and/or phone number

J.

The best advice I resceived with potty training was, Dont push them too hard (it will back fire) and just let them tell you when they are ready. (not litterally) Your daughter will show signs of being ready. My son was not trained till he turned 3. (Boys usually take longer). It took a few tries with him as well. The last time we tried it just clicked and he went full force. Good Luck. Just remember all kids are different and train at different times.

I went through the same thing. I had always thought that 2 was the magic number when to start. But my daughter had no desire at all. I talked about it to her ped and he said to just wait until she is ready. I did and it wasn't until she was 3 1/2 before she was potty trained and she stills wears something at night. What works for her is she wanted to go to preschool and I told her that you have to go potty on the potty. That was all it took and she was trained in just over a week. She didn't like useing a potty chair so I bought 2 of the seats that go over the big seat. One for home and one for when we went out.
Good luck,
K.

We've been working on potty training with my son since he turned 2 in June. At first it was put him on the toilet when he woke up and before bed. We did this everyday until he finally peed in the toilet (which he chose to do standing up). Then once he was consistently peeing in the toilet in the morning, before bed an after nap I started putting him in front of the toilet every hour. Once he started peeing more consistently we got pull ups. Then he started being dry between peeing and we now put underwear on him. We have him go pee about every 1 1/2 hours or if he tells us. He still won't tell us when he needs to poop but if I catch him when he's about to go he'll do it in the toilet. Just go slow and develop a routine. He wears underwear at home except for naptime and bedtime (pull up) and pull ups at daycare until she's ready for underwear.

What worked for me is to wait until they are ready. It is too much brain damage to fight with them. When they are ready it will be a snap! Good Luck. (maybe she'll be ready in one month, maybe when she's 3)

I went through a similar problem with my daughter. At 18 months she was using the potty on and off but then at 2 years said no. We tried all the bribes in the book...stickers, chocolates, etc. NOthing would get her to go or even try for that matter. So I decided to just give it a rest and stop trying for awhile. Then at around 2 1/2 one night I asked her if she wanted to go and she did and within a day or two she was 90% potty trained. We first started her in pull ups at daycare because she would sometimes forget to ask to go potty but within a couple of weeks she was in underware. We still wear a pull up at night but she rarely has an accident then either and actually wakes me up around 1:00 am to go. It is like one day a lightbulb went on and she figured it out. If she has no interest in going potty I would give it a rest for awhile and try again in a few months. I wouldn't bother with the pull ups or underware yet until she is going most of the time and only has an accident every now and then. Good luck.

She seems a little young to me to be fully grasping the idea. My daughter turned 2 in November, and I plan on waiting until the spring/summer. However, we do sit her on the potty, but we don't make an issue of whether she goes potty on it for right now. I would take a more hands off approach and instead of starting with the undies, I would start by putting her on the potty every time you change her diaper, so she gets used to the idea and associates the potty with going to the bathroom/getting changed. You could try buying her a book about it and having her read it while sitting on the potty, just so she gets used to the idea. Also, if she's into Elmo at all, I heard that there is an Elmo Potty training video out there that is wonderful. Good luck!

I bought a potty chair with a flush that played music then placed it in the living room. My daughters began sitting on it more and more often to watch tv and etc. I also bought them the potty book which we read when they were sitting on the potty. I moved the potty a little at a time til it was in the bathroom and before you know it they were in there using the chair. i made sure to keep a small basket of book there for them too. Keep allowing her to feel wet in her big girl undies and carry changes of clothes. this will speed up the process a bit and be consistent. don't give her diapers.

There are so many frustrating things for us and our kids to deal with at this age - I try and avoid the frustrations that can turn into easier lessons later. Is there a particular reason she needs to be potty trained right now? It sounds like you are doing everything right - your daughter just isn't interested - therefore not ready. I would let it rest for a few months and then reintroduce the underwear and potty seat later (summer would be good). And I think pullups are only useful if the child is actually using the potty on a semi-regular basis. Otherwise they are just a waste of money. Maybe you can up her interest by having her teach her dolls and animals to use the potty.
It seems like it would be a great help to you if she could use the potty (with a one yr. old too...) but I believe this is not the kind of thing you can "push" on a child or it will become more of a problem. Changing diapers vs. changing wet underwear = less laundry...
Good luck - G. (mom to Javier- 7 , who potty trained in three days once he actually expressed interest. and Graciela - 2.5 who is still in diapers, sits on the potty seat about twice a month - fully clothed)

I just went through this with my daughter, she is 28 months and had been using the potty off and on for 10 months. We did just what you're doing, stickers, undies, etc. Finally I noticed that when I was home with her and left her bare butt she went in the potty but when had clothes on she peed through them. So we did this (at home only of course) for several months. Almost 2 weeks ago she woke up one day and was trained. I didn't do anything special except after a few days of dry pants I bought her something special. Her daycare has had no accidents either. She is dry overnight too, only 1 accident so far at night but I do still put a pull up on her at night. We had used pullups during the day for almost 2 months prior to this. I wish there was a magic solution to pass on but what I really think is just wait, your daughter will do it when ready. We had a 'no' stage too and it passed quickly. They will do it when ready and willing. Hope this helps!