Potty Training for My 2 Year Old

When my kids were potty training, the exact same thing happened. My pediatrician said that it's their way of having control. I started with a rewards system (two M&M's) if they pottied. I just really had to back off. When they are ready, they will do it. It's kind of like reverse psychology, which I know goes against what we want. My son literally came to me one day and said "I think that I will use the potty now" and he never looked back. I hope that this at least gives you some comfort! :)

take her shopping tell her you are tere to buy you abd her nre panties and let her pick her's and yours out and when you get home make it a very good positive deal tell her how much you like hers and if she goes potty and not wet in them next time you go shopping and can pick out a cool toy but also be consiteant and let her now oh thats okay maybey we can make it next time and still give her praises maybey put they potty in the room where she likes to play that way it will remind her and she wont be dissapointed when she dont make it on time cause its closer to her.

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Have you tried putting a sticker chart in the bathroom? I also used litte snacks too. A little bribery never hurts. Try getting the Candoo hand soap, and make it fun. I think what worked for my 4 yr old , was new DVD"S at the end of the month if he didnt have an accident. I would say , not to make it a big deal, and just give her a little potty and introduce it to her first, and then let her go when she is ready...kids have a mind of thier own ..LOL

It has become a power struggle now. If you just relax and let her use her diaper for a while and then after a few days ask her if she is ready to do the potty again she will let you know when she is ready. (i am on my fourth child now and potty training) Just remember it will happen eventually. The twos arent called terrible for nothing

H. give it time when she is ready she will start using the potty again.Don't make it a big issue that will make more problems think up a award system for her that may help and like another lady said let her pick out her own panties that may help too.Give it time she will let you know when she is ready.Good luck
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go to your local library and ask for a video called "Once Upon A Potty" it's the story of a little girl named Prudence and how she learns to use the potty. Our daughter knew how to use it the same as your little girl but she would scream very loudly if we even suggested using the potty. I found that video and she sat and watch it once without the potty. After that every time she watched it, she wanted her potty there so she could sit on it. Now she uses it all the time, no problem. As for her panties, we let her pick out the ones she wanted now she loves them and wears them all the time.

My daughter did the same thing. It takes time and patience. One thing that could help is to take her to the store and let her pick out her panties with a character she likes. Then tell her she can wear them if she goes on the potty. She should be excited about getting them and want to wear them because she picked them out. It's the "I do it myself" behavior that you can use in your favor. Good luck!

I used the same technique my mother used and it has worked great! My daughter did the exact same thing at 18mos. Then we tried again at 2. We kept her in our back sun room (no carpet)with all of the amenities of the play room (toys, books, dvd's etc.) with the addition of a porta-potty. We kept her in a shirt/dress and nothing else. We played all day and when the peepee was coming, we sat her down and said "peepee on the potty like a big girl" then did a huge celebration dance with pnut m&m's as a reward. After 1 full day of this the next day was better and we progressed to big potty, poop etc. It's been barely a month and we no longer have accidents during the day. We're working on night time and getting better. We still are big into the praise thing EVERY time and only give a snack/treat if she asks - which is fine because she feels like she's telling us something to do. As for the panties, I'm with everyone else, let her pick them out at the store and everyday after. (luckily they're not too expensive because she'll probably want one of each variety!) Children will go when they're ready but a lot of times they'll go when YOU are ready for them to - with the right kind of attitude, praise and consistency. Be consistent. Good luck and let us know what happens! (sorry to be so lengthy!)

She may be having a set back which is normal for a 2 year old. all i can suggest is to keep trying and eventually she will start doing it again

hI H.! mY DAUGHTER IS 2. sHE CAN GO ON THE POTTY AND DOESN'T LIKE PANTS OR PANTIES OR DIAPERS EITHER. jUST BECUASE THEY CAN GO ON THE POTTY DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE READY TO BE LIKE US! WE ARE READY TO BE DONE WITH THIS BUT THEY ARE STILL INCORPORATING IT INTO THEIR NEW LIVES WHICH ARE VERY FULL AND DEMANDING. DON'T FORGET THEY ARE BUSIEST TRYING TO GROW AND MAKE NEW CELLS! A LITTLE HELP IS REQUIRED OF YOU FOR, WELL, FOREVER. I LET MY DAUGHTER GO AROUND THE HOUSE IN A DRESS WITH NOTHING UNDERNEATH AND SHE GOES PEE BY HERSELF. POOP SHE WAITS FOR ME TO COME HELP HER WIPE.

not that this is very helpful at all but I am in the exacty same situation with my 2 year old daughter. She once had it down pat except at bedtime...but now just plain refuses. I'd love to read the reply's to this!!!

I have two children they are 7 and 3. My son was potty trained before he was two and he didn't wet the bed anymore when he was a little over two. My daughter however did really good when she was about 2 and a half. Then daddy left for Iraq and she decided she wasn't going on the potty anymore. She started wetting herself constantly. I took her to the doctor to see if maybe she had urinary tract infection or something but the doctor said that she is just regressing becuase like one of the other ladies said it was her way of control. That was the one thing she could do. Sometimes with a new baby or moving or knows why they just regress. The doctor told me to lay off her for a little while and ask a few times during the day if she needed to go. I had put her into pull ups at that point so we could get them up and down. When I went to the bathroom I made her come with me. I told her mommy is going pee pee why don't you try too and she would. She wouldn't at first but then she would. She is now 3 1/2, potty trained and her Daddy has returned safely a couple of months ago. Don't try to push your daughter to hard it will only make it worse. Believe me I know. I tried lots of things with her. I tried the panty thing, I tried the m and m thing, and I tried to bribe her by saying I would take her to Wal Mart for a new toy. Bribing my son with a new toy is what got him potty trained but it didn't work with my daughter she just didn't care but then she decided she didn't want to be a baby anymore and she started doing it on her own and she would come and get me and say "See I can do it. I am a big girl." And I would praise her and clap my hands and give her a hug and kiss and tell her I was proud of her. My daughter was completely potty trained at 3. She still however wets the bed occasionally at night.

I cant give been there experienced advice, but our little girl is almost two and i've certainly been asking/reading, so will share what you've probably already read. Expect set backs. Its scary to grow up and not be the baby anymore. Getting antsy about it yourself will just stress her out and make the set back last longer. Mine wears her toilet ring on her head and sits on the toilet mainly because thats the only time I'll let her play with toiletries...shes yet to actually do anything IN it. haha.

I think it's normal for them to regress sometimes while still potty training. My son was pretty much potty trained when his twin sisters came along and then all of a sudden he threw a fit every time I wanted to take him to the bathroom. It took a lot of patience, but I just stuck to a schedule of taking him and rewarding him like I did when we first started training and he eventually got back into it. I think it's mostly been for attention...like all tantrums are. I also had to put his underwear on over his diaper a couple times as a compromise. And it helped when we went and picked out new underwear for him too.