Hi there. I don't usually post here but wanted to ask you guys for some potty training tips. My DD is one month away from being three. We have been attempting potty training for several weeks now with minimal success. I feel she is ready - she hates having a wet or dirty diaper, has interest in the potty, etc. She has gone in the potty twice, but I swear it's like it totally freaked her out. Now she will literally start crying, arching her back, and acts afraid of we sit her on the potty, but only if she actually has to go. If she doesn't have to go, she will sit on it all day long. It makes no sense. We have tried several things. We have two potties that we kind of move all over the house so she can get used to seeing them, we've tried rewards, we've tried telling her she can pick out a new toy, weve tried stickers, we've even bribed her with Popsicles. Lol.
I feel like we've done something wrong and now made her afraid of the whole process somehow. All of the 12 other kids in her daycare group are all potty trained, she's the only one not using the potty at all. I feel so bad. I keep telling myself she will just do it when she wants to and I can't force her, but I feel like it's never going to happen. And I know this is completely dramatic but it honestly stresses me out so much.
Any advice or tips? Thanks for reading my wall of text.
Some kids freak out about "losing" a part of their body when they pee/poop it out. Maybe see if there is online guidance on how to handle it. And I wouldn't rule out a chat with her doctor
I know I need to chill about it, so I will definitely work on that. I think I will take one more week to get really prepared, then try again and be persistent but calm about it.
Post by curbsideprophet on Aug 8, 2015 21:38:08 GMT -5
Is she wearing underwear or diapers? Does she show an interest in wanting to wear underwear? If not, I would consider waiting a bit and trying again later.
Is she wearing underwear or diapers? Does she show an interest in wanting to wear underwear? If not, I would consider waiting a bit and trying again later.
We do put her in underwear at home sometimes but she mostly wears pull-ups or diapers. She does get excited about her big girl underwear and asks for it. But at daycare, we have to continue to send her in diapers until she is basically completely potty trained.
Is she wearing underwear or diapers? Does she show an interest in wanting to wear underwear? If not, I would consider waiting a bit and trying again later.
We do put her in underwear at home sometimes but she mostly wears pull-ups or diapers. She does get excited about her big girl underwear and asks for it. But at daycare, we have to continue to send her in diapers until she is basically completely potty trained.
I would put her in underwear as much as possible when you try again. There will be accidents and that is okay. I would just remind her to tell you when she has to go. I would not ask her if she needs to go. I also would not try to force her onto the potty, that never worked with DD.
It also does not sound like daycare is really helping you, which is unfortunate. I would consider talking to them about it. I think she will learn quicker if she can wear underwear to daycare as well.
We do put her in underwear at home sometimes but she mostly wears pull-ups or diapers. She does get excited about her big girl underwear and asks for it. But at daycare, we have to continue to send her in diapers until she is basically completely potty trained.
I would put her in underwear as much as possible when you try again. There will be accidents and that is okay. I would just remind her to tell you when she has to go. I would not ask her if she needs to go. I also would not try to force her onto the potty, that never worked with DD.
It also does not sound like daycare is really helping you, which is unfortunate. I would consider talking to them about it. I think she will learn quicker if she can wear underwear to daycare as well.
They sent home a rules sheet for potty training and basically until she is consistently going to the potty and not having accidents, we have to send her in diapers (this goes for any potty training kid). When she starts going more, I can send her in pull-ups and when she's pretty much accident free, I can do underwear. I do talk to them about it and they know my frustrations. I know they put her on the potty throughout the day and she doesn't go for them either. She did once but hasn't since.
Post by curbsideprophet on Aug 9, 2015 7:56:53 GMT -5
My biggest concern with that would be pooping in the potty. DD was peeing on the potty months before she was consistently popping on the potty. I would not have wanted to keep her in diapers that whole time. Good luck.