Diaper Removal, Help!

train her she may train faster than her brother she sounds ready to me. and if she trains before brother watch brother train immediately cause he is being beat out by his LITTLE SISTER challenge older brother to train before she does. I bet he trains quickly so he is still the BIG BROTHER

First, sounds like you have a handful there! No pun intended. You also sound overwhelmed. I do hate to say it but I think she is trying to tell you she IS ready to potty train. As overwhelming as it may seem now, I would run with it. Girls (generally) have an easier time potty training and do it quicker. Maybe training her and watching her success will actually help her brother??? Good luck and hang in there!

You poor thing. She may be ready to train, but it may be worth your while, since at nighttime she won't likely be trained anyway, to get some cloth diapers. You can always resell them on Diaperswappers. I recommend either the GroVia or the Bum Genius Flip. They are hybrids. Both have a snap version that is really hard to remove. They can be used with the cloth insert that comes with or with a biodegradable disposable insert.

I feel like this is a sign that she's ready to start experimenting with the potty, since she obviously doesn't like being stuck in a wet or soiled diaper. And as a previous poster said, perhaps it will motivate your son.

Okay... this is a behavior issue.
Not an absolute indication she WILL potty train instantly.
But if you do go ahead with teaching her.... then be consistent.

I would, really treat her smearing poop all over the place, as a naughty behavior... reprimand her.
But bear in mind, a child this age does NOT have fully developed impulse control, yet.
But she is being indignant.... and knows probably, she is being "naughty."

As Laurie A. said, DUCT tape her diaper.

all the best,
Susan

I understand your frustration and why you say you would rather not initiate potty training on her... However, the idea that baby sissy might potty train before your son could be the incentive that he needs.

Even if you duct tape the diapers on her or turn them backwards, if she's pulling them down and wiggling out, there may not be much you can do to keep them on her. She's too young to understand 'rewards' for not doing a particular behavior.

Wow - with the onesie still snapped up! She's determined!! Put her in zip-up pajamas backward (zipper in the back). If the pajamas have "feet", cut them off (or better yet, look for a pair of footless zip-up jammies with cuffed ankles). That will slow her down!! Good luck. ~D.

I understand that you aren't ready to potty train your daughter, but she is ready. You need to train her, by not responding to her, you most likely will make the situation worse. I don't know why you have such issues with her brother, but potty training doesn't have to be hard: never show negative emotion, just say "pee and poop go in the potty," and get her on a schedule. When she goes in the toilet, praise. Make the decision to move forward and just do it, and deal with the accidents. They are necessary in letting them learn full impulse control.

I would train her now - I bet her brother will train right away once he see his little sister doing it! Girls seem to be quicker than boys at it. My daughter and my son both potty trained at the same time. He was older than she was....

The only way I have heard that really works is to use duct tape. Start at the back and end at the back.. do not get the tape on her skin..

Ah kids, you gotta love them. We went through the same thing with several of our children. We tried putting their diaper on backwards, and that worked for some, but the others we had resort to putting a band of duct tape around the top of the diaper. It was a little bit of a pain for us to take the diaper off, but waayyyy better than cleaning poop off of everything!

Please don't force her to wear diapers. All 3 of mine potty trained willingly before age 2. If she is ready please help her to use the potty. If anything stop struggling with your 4 year old who will probably potty train with his sister.

My daughter did this, too. What I did was put her in footed pajamas with a zipper and used a diaper pin (bigger than a safety pin) to keep her from pulling down the zipper and then stripping. I feel for you.

She's ready.
DS may or may not be cooperating but DD is ready.
She doesn't want to pee or poop into her diapers any more.
She has probably observed, and had some judgement about,
your difficulties with her big brother.
She doesn't want to have to go through all of that.
No more diapers.
Pull-ups.
Rewards for peeing and pooping in the potty.
Make sure she has her own, special, little-girl potty,
not big brother's icky potty chair.
Good luck.

Start potting training her now is the answer. I have three toddlers I am potting training at the same time and have benn for 6 months or longer. It take work but it can be done effectively.

I am wondering if you would be willing to try "Potty Training in a Day". I used this book for my two boys and it worked like a charm - no accidents and they really did potty train in a day (one at 2 yrs 1mos and one at 2 yrs 6mos). I am thinking you might even make a day of it with your 2 year old and 4 year old at the same time. I have no idea if it works with two kids at the same time or how it works with one that has been trying to train for a while, but I am not sure if you are going to be able to correct this diaper thing with your daughter. She sound pretty ready to me.

Good luck to you!