My daughter is 28 months old and very intelligent. She counts to 20, knows her ABC's, and can memorize any song after hearing it once. But going on the potty??? Not getting it! I am not sure what to do. I have sat with her in the bathroom for 40 minutes singing songs and as soon as she gets up from the potty she pees in her pants. I have tried a peice of candy as a reward, maybe a special movie. Nothing I haqve done has seemed to help. My Dad thinks she is not ready.How ever many other children I know are atleast on their way to being potty trained. She will tell me when she needs her diaper changed, right after going. Should I just drop it until she shows more interest? What should I try to get her interested? Thank you in Advance!!
With most kids, the more you want them to learn to be pottie trained, the longer it takes. The more you push, the less interested they are. My daughter didn't potty train until she was 3 1/2! The more I tried to convince her, the less interest she had. As soon as I told her, I didn't care if she used the potty, just please don't pee on the floor, she potty trained herself in 2 days! Good Luck.
The most you can do is introduce your daughter to the potty and show her what she is supposed to do with it. From there she will let you know when she is ready. I started my daughter (now 3 mos from her 3rd bday)introducing her to the toilet and telling her what I wanted her to do with it. Then everytime she went in her diaper or pull up, I would remind her while I was changing her that poop/pee goes in the potty. As she got that concept I started telling her that she really should poop/pee on the potty. I started this at 18 mos when she started asking questions about the potty. Now almost 3, we are finally introducing her to real underwear. Your daughter will do it in her own time. Just start talking about the concept with her so that it is on her mind. Eventually it will all sink in and the light bulb will go on. I also bribe with candy; M&M's for pee and lollipops for poop. Good luck!
Hi there. I know it's frustrating, but it sounds like she's just not quite ready. Telling you she needs to go after she's already gone is a step in the right direction, though.
I'd put it to rest, leave the potty out where she can access it and try again in 3 months or so.
I had to try twice with my first daughter. Don't worry, she will get it soon!
Hi N., A. here. Just wanted to let you know my son did the same thing in regards to wanting his diaper changed as soon as it was soiled, he counts to 20 knows a whole lot more tan other 2yolds, but every night and every morning when I would ask if he was ready to use the potty like a big boy he would say no. Well a month ago I asked Tuesday night if he were ready he said "no", Wednesday morning I asked and he said "yes". He got up went potty and has been going ever since. We went straight from diapers to underwear with only 3 accidents in a months time. When they are ready, they're just ready.
I agree with your dad - she doesn't sound ready. Just drop it for a while. She'll eventually get it:)
Take her out of her diaper and put her in training pants. Then take her shopping and let her pick out some special panties that she can only wear after she learns not to wet or mess her pants. This usually works real well with little girls.
Hi N.,
My son is 5, was reading at 2, counting to 100 and all that good stuff. He was 15 month old when he finally started walking and 3 1/2 when potty training became an option. 4 when it was pretty much complete. He is a computer wiz. What I am saying here is that she will do it when she is ready. Keep working with her, but it sounds like there is much more on her mind than the potty. I find that when children are overly bright, the everyday things just don't matter as much to them. They have other priorities than what we do. My son also started school a year early and is fine with the potty. She will get there and rest assured, she won't be in diapers in college:-) She really will get it one day, but don't pressure her, just keep it fun.
Hope this helps a little.
Roz
I tried really talking up big girl panties ie Dora the Explorer...We bought dress up gloves at the dollar store that she could wear when she pottied. She loved that. We bought all colors, prints, tinkerbell, strawberry shortcake, spongebob etc. She picked who she wanted to wear and soon understood how not to wet them. I put them in a prize box and made a deal of it. It worked!!! You'll get tired of saying big girl pants but it is so much less trouble and expense...Good Luck
Hi,
I had the same story with my son. Plus it is a lot of rumors that boys are harder to potty train... I bought a book from www.3daypottytraining.com and was quit sceptic about it, especially first 2 days when we started it (it was tough), but the 3rd day - totally different: no accidents, all the pee-pees and poo-poos on the potty! It's been over a months since and we NEVER had any acidents. I love this method also because it trains a night time potty going too at the same time. 3 days - no more diapers, no accidents! Good luck!
Try taking her shopping for a pair of "fancy" panties. Tell her that big girls wear them. If she is to wear them, she must not wet them. She will probably prefer the feel of them over diapers and you may be able to keep the fancy pants dry. It is worth a try! Good luck! M.
