Potty Training - Lisle,IL

You are in luck, in my opionion! Girls are so much easier, at least it was that case for us. (2boys then our girl) Once my daughter showed interested in potty training we ran with it. Have a good stock of undies!!! Try not to use pull ups. I mean running to store quickly seems ok, but remember it'll feel like a diaper. Try not to schedule too many outings during your training phase. Plan...plan on her wetting her pants during this time, but be totally encouraging. "Oh no... that's ok you'll get it next time!" Everytime you go, take her and place her on her potty chair. One thing you might do is get a small poster board, and some fun stickers. Every time she goes, she gets to pick one sticker and place it on the poster. Maybe place her name on it in bright pretty colors (whatever you like) Don't get discouraged when she does not seem to have it all the time. ALso she may have a great couple of days, then forget after day 3 or 4. So keep at it for a good few weeks. :-)

My daughter just finished potty training. I would advise taking her out and first allowing her to pick out her own big girl panties, that really helped us! Then we bought pull ups as well. Our daughter would use the potty to pee frequently but it took forever for her to poo in it.

What I did was bought potty dvd's and let her watch them, therefore she could learn about pottying first. Then I let her pick out her own panties. I also purchased two baby potties and placed one in the bathroom and one in her room for "emergency" use. She ends up taking it into the livingroom and sitting on it while she watches tv. The last thing I did was praise, Praise, PRAISE. This is very important. I did not reward her with treats for using the potty we just got so excited and danced together.

Another thing that my daughter does is whenever she finishes using the potty she shouts that she has made an A. I currently attend college classes and whenever I get an A at the end of the semester we do the A dance so she just assumed that using the potty made her an A as well and she loves that!

Lastly, let her go to the potty with you and watch you go. Kinda wierd but any little bit helps, right? My daughter thinks that anytime I go she needs to go and thats ok with me. The funniest part about that is the praise you get whenever you go in the potty. Lol

Hope this helps!

ENcourage her, and use really pretty panties for training. Do NOT use the pullups. She will never notice that she is wet. Parents who wait for training could end up with a 4 year old still using diapers. ( I'm convinced Pull-Ups was an ingenious marketing ploy to keep your dollars coming)
My kids are 21 months apart. The older a girl. She was trained by the time he was born and had just a couple of accidents after he was born.
Part of the training is YOU being trained to ask her. Just set a timer to remind yourself. Those are all good times. Plus before you leave the house, and before you sit down to eat, go to the bathroom, and wash your hands.

Here's a wonderful, informative website you might find helpful. It gives a few variations on"readiness" checklists, plus tips on various training strategies, the best ages to start them, and the advantages and disadvantages of each approach: http://www.parentingscience.com/toilet-training-readiness...

Be aware that even if you get her trained before the new baby comes, that major change in family patterns very commonly causes trained children to regress for awhile. This is normal; they generally just need a chance to adjust to their new position in the family and be reassured that they are just as precious to mom and dad as ever.