My daughter is 2 years and 3 months, and she has been going potty in the potty every 2 hours for 2 weeks at daycare. She does really good during the week at home but on the weekends she doesn't want to go. So I didn't know when the right time was to give up the diapers all together and just go for it.
My daughter is very strong willed and is very opionanted about her opinion. So i don't want to set her back, but she is very smart in the this area and seems ready to me.
Just wandered if any one else has had this situation and what they did
I used to work in a daycare center with 2-2&1/2 yr olds, right when they were potty training. One trick that some moms used was to take there child shopping and pick out some really cool "big-girl" panties and make a big deal about how special they are and that she cannot mess them up by wetting them. This way she feels she's accomplished something special, won't want to mess up her new panties and won't want to go back to wearing diapers.
There's no need for the pull ups. First, they are expensive for you. Second, they are just diapers with a different name. They are for the learning process, but she has already done the learning! PUt her in panties and expect accidents. After a few, she will get tired of being dirty and uncomfortable and figure it out. If you have carpet, play outside to avoid messing the carpet. I agree that putting her in pullups just gives her permission to go in her pants.
If she's pretty consistant during the week, I'd say put her in the pull-ups. But call them panties or something. Make it seem like a "big girl" thing. Maybe she'll be more inclined to go in the weekend that way.
My daughter was also opinionated and strong willed. So we used the pull-ups for a while, then we moved to panties because for her, the pull-ups were license to go in her pants!
My son is around the same age and he has started to go potty also. He has an older brother that has showed him how. If I were you I would switch to pull ups and work on it but don't push her. I switched my son to pull ups and he goes potty some of the time (hasnt gone #2 yet) but they are still young. If she is showing interest definatly start trying and change to pull ups but don't push to much or she might get frustrated. Some days my son will go potty all day long all by himself then other days he seems to have no interest in going to the potty at all. So I am just working with him but not rushing him. Good Luck!!
I personally let my daughter run around naked when she was at home and learning to go on the toilet. Or I'd put her in a little dress, no panties, leave the light on in the bathroom and the toilet seat up. That way it was always ready for her little hinee to sit on. She did really well w/ the easy access method. I do not recommend pull-ups. As a mom of two girls, and daycare provider, I've been through many potty training sessions. It's always better to have them feel the grossness of an accident. Not give them some "cool" new diaper to be in! Good luck! Don't stress, she'll cooperate w/time and love!
I switched my daughter to pull ups as soon as I started working with her even if she doesn't go all the time its just the idea that they are more like panties. You could do diapers at night but I swithed both day and night to pullups. With my son we did do the diapers at night a while before switching. Now with my daughter I started by putting her in panties at home when she was going about 4 times a day on the potty. Now when we go out or night time I would do pull ups. The panties sometimes give them a extra push to use the potty because being wet doesn't feel good on their skin. You will have accidents to clean up especially in the beginning. After they get it down pretty good at home I do panties when we go out. My daughter is 2 1/2 and only wears pullups at night for the past 2 months.GODD LUCK Its a process!
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It also helps to just go cold turkey on the diapers and toss them out or give them away. If you or she have temptations about relying on them from time to time, it's too easy to fall back on when they are accesible! Also, don't get tricked into the pull ups - they just prolong potty training by making a diaper in the shape of underwear. I've never used pull ups with any of my four kids - and I just finished potty training my youngest son. Use real underwear and at nights/naps use plastic training pants over them. This way, they can "feel" wetness and it's not too comfortable for them, so they'll want to keep dry.
She sounds as if she is definitely accomplishing it at school, so she is ready to make the transition at home.
Best of luck!
i care for my grandson and he is around the same age
i have been potty training sence jan.we use pull ups during the day and dyper at night due to the pull ups only hold one
time going ,on weekends my daughter is home and we have had a hard time with him going on potty ,we just make sure to put him on
even if he does not want to.after a month of doing the struggle and having a fit he is now more willing on the weekends,so my advice is keep up the every two hours just like day care it is not easy but it herts us more than them caz we have to deal with the fits .hang in there
