Potty Training - Gainesville,TX

Just give her the candy when she does go in the potty. The daycare my son went to gave 1 skittle each time the child went in the potty. We kept the same reward system at home. He was potty trained in about 2 weeks. Before they started training him, he had been watching others go. The daycare, for that age, did not have doors on the potties, so the kids could see the others go, then get their reward. He potty trained at 27 months.

Have you shown her that you go potty also, tell her that she is being a big girl like mom when she does. Slow down on the rewards give them ONLY when she stays dry and does go on the potty.

Keep trying....my daughter was the same way--it took her a while to get used to underwear--she'll get it eventually. I think a reward is good, but you should give it to her when she goes potty. At this age she is not going to understand that she gets an M and M when she is dry. She is probably doing so much during that 10-15 minutes that she is not knowing why she is getting an M and M and that is way too many rewards. Only give a reward when she goes in the potty--that's what you want her to do anyway!

We never used training pants or training diapers, we went naked at home and diapers out, and both of my children were trained very quickly! So I say go naked at home, she will eventually want to wear her big girl panties. Oh yeah and relax, she will get it! Good Luck

You're not alone! I have a 4 and a 5 yr old and both of them learned to potty train by going stark naked! It seemed everytime I put underwear on them they peed right away, but would always go to the bathroom if they were naked! What I did was just let them go naked around the house and eventually they learned and got the idea and were able to wear underwear without peeing in them. So, no stress it'll all work out:)

My son was like that. We talked about how we can potty in a diaper or the potty, but not in underwear. I let him run around naked and potty at home, and just stopped worrying about it when we were out. I put him in a diaper when we were out. Not too long after we started, he asked to go potty on his own, when we were out. We didn't have any problems after that.

I went thru all this with my oldest (now 12). I always suggest allowing potty-training to be child-driven. It is SOOOOOO much easier than trying to 'train' her yourself! Very often it is an exercise in futility that leaves both of you upset and frustrated. If you wait until she says "I'm a big girl...I want to start using the potty" your life will be a LOT easier...trust me...I have three daughters who were all using the potty consistently before the age of 3, and they all came to the decision to start using the potty on their own. Try not to stress about it! Good luck!

How long do you leave the panties on when she has an accident? Do you have her help you clean it up? Mine had trouble seeing the difference at first between diapers and panties, but we left the wet panties on while we cleaned up the mess and it didn't take long for her to be able to recognize the difference. I don't mean to imply there was any shame to it, just, "Uh oh, there's peepee on the floor, let's wipe it up before someone slips on it." and then we'd wipe it up and then take off the panties and clean her up.

Sounds like you are on the right track. My daughter did the same thing in her panties or pull-up until she finally put two and two together. I would give her a treat when she goes to the potty ONLY, which might encourage her (it will take time) to do her business in the potty. We scold the pee when she does it in her pull-up "Eww, yucky pee pee pull-up" "Pee pee goes in the potty" and praise and give a sticker or a stamp for a job well done or in the right direction.

Good luck, she'll get it but it may not be overnight!

This one is pretty easy. She IS ready. Stay with the training pants! Take extra clothes with you when you go out! The thing I learned is that the paper pullups just do not let the kids feel wet enough and so they are comfortable with the "stuff" hitting them but not comfortable with wet panties. Go for it! It took my daughter 2 days and her daughter 1 wet pantie and we were done. While we had pullups she just kept wetting, when they were gone and we had a big girl panty party we were on our very happy path to big girl life in panties.

Keep up the good work! You are doing a great job - it took my daughter about one month to be "fully" potty trained and not having any accidents. So give it some time, and don't get frustrated when she has accidents, that's part of the training process. If you can stay at home for 3 or 4 days in a row and not leave the house, (make sure you have food and supplies and no appointments) put her in a dress or shirt and let her go bare bottomed. It will reinforce what she has learned. Good luck!

I would put her on the potty every 2 hours, every time she does it, she gets a candy other wise... no candy! Stickers or tatoos are also really good rewards. You could also try leaving her without any pull ups for some time. If you take her to the potty before she has the need, she will master the trick. She will be able to tell you in a couple of weeks, and you'll see the difference. Good luck!

Hi L..

We used the training panties, the ones with the ultra thick crotch. When my 20 month old began training, she'd have an accident and although some did end up on the floor, alot stayed in her panties and we would clean up the mess on the floor together while she had on wet panties. It didn't take long for her to start wanting them off. I did not use the plastic cover (the combination was too much like a diaper). I planned on being home for the week and she did great...it took 3 days total. We did have some regression when we moved into our new home, but that was resolved in about three days as well. My suggestion: put her in training panties and let her figure out that the wet part is uncomfortable. Be consistent with whatever you choose. It's a learning process and any deviation will be confusing. Potty training is the most challenging thing to teach your child. It will make you CRAZY! It's very frustrating, and pushes all your buttons, especially when they have a period of regression. Consistency, encouragement, patience and WINE (not whine) is what I'll be wishing for you. LOL You can do this!

It's a sensory issue. You've trained her to potty in her pants so if she's wearing something on her bottom she does what she was trained to do. Let her run around naked (try putting a dress on her and see how she does.)

S., mom to 4 girls ages 2-6

My suggestions are:
1. let her be bare-bottomed. wearing the panties makes her feel secure enough (like a diaper) to just go. She forgets she's not wearing a diaper and just goes. Stay home for a while and just let her go bare.
2. put a little potty in the room with you, wherever you are, so she can make it.
3. make sure you are reminding her every 10-15 minutes to go.

Last, and DEFINITELY not least:
4. evaluate and ascertain whether or not YOU think she's ready. Just because she's turning a certain age and your pedi thinks she's showing signs does not mean that she is emotionally ready to potty train. She's only 2, which is still very young. Most children (with some exceptions)seem to naturally potty train closer to 3. If she's just not caring if she goes all the way to the potty or not, she may just not be ready. Physical readiness and emotional readiness must both be there. While children are often physically ready at 2, they are not emotionally ready. And just because she can do it sometimes does not mean she's ready. It's okay if she's not. Don't rush her. We waited for our son to be completely ready, and he learned in just a couple of days. I think this is due in very large part to just waiting until he was ready and wanted to go on the potty. Don't be discouraged. There are many old-school doctors out there who seem to want to push it. But take it slowly, praise her for when she does go, but don't punish her in any way if she doesn't. No pressure on her. I've heard some people suggest making the child clean up the accident or clean up the panties when they do it instead of going on the potty, but I think that's absurd. It's also esteem-damaging, in my opinion - especially for a 2 year old baby.

It sounds like you're on the right track. Keep encouraging her to use the toilet.

The most effective potty training method for my oldest DD was to just dress in regular panties. If she had an accident, she'd immediately become uncomfortable and want to be changed. It took only a few accidents before she consistantly used to toilet.

Good luck!

Showing some signs of readiness and actually being ready are two completely different things. It sounds like she is physically ready but maybe she just doesn't want it yet and you can't force that. You say she goes without prompting when she is bare- are you prompting her when she is wearing panties? Most toddlers need prompting to go to the potty mainly because they don't want to stop what they are doing and go. Give it some time- put her back in diapers and take her with you when you potty- put her on it a couple of times a day when you know she'll go and reward her then for going then take clues from her as to when she is ready to move on to wearing panties. In the meantime, tell her what a big girl she is getting to be and maybe take her to pick out panties and tell her she can wear them when she is ready to go potty. Don't stess too much- it will just make the procces last longer. She is obviously capable so when she gets a little more ready mentally it will take no time at all.

Hi! I knew a family who kept a bell by the toilet. Everytime mom and dad used the potty,
they rang the bell (specifically to potty train their little one). This, of course, was very enchanting to their toddler. He was allowed
to ring the bell only if he went potty in the toilet. Perhaps if you find a way to reward your
little one only when she potties in the toilet, it might help her motivation. Good luck! Keep
us posted...