Potty Training: Lost Interest

My daughter is the same age and has been working on potty training since July or so. She could care less when she has an accident either. We use stickers for number one and popsicles for number two. We let her put her stickers right on her potty chair and she loves it. She still has some accidents at daycare, but not at home. We do songs and she has her baby dolls go potty too. I doubt she has any understanding of the baby coming when it is so far away and she is so young. I am due in a few days and my daughter doesn't fully comprehend it. Good luck.

Why would you even think that a 23 month old infant would feel remorse? They aren't even phsiologically developed or capable of that psychologically. Just have patience and keep up the good work. Study a little bit more about behavior modules for that age range.

I would just go with it. If you want to keep her in underpants, put her on the potty every 30 minutes or so. Maybe give her one m & m each time she actually goes.

When is the baby due? A couple of weeks before my 3rd was born, my then 3.5 year old started pooping in her underpants again. It infuriated me, especially b/c my mom was staying with the kids while I was in the hospital. She kept her in pullups while I was gone. After my mom left, she went back into underpants and all was fine.

Try not to worry too much. It will be okay. :)

She is not ready! it is as simple is that, and remember she is just under two years of age. You cannot trust a two year old to use the potty every time.

My daughters are two and three, well almost 3 and 4 (at the end of the year). Both of them did the same thing around 2, for a couple weeks no accidents nothing, I was amazed, I thought I had it easy, a couple weeks later back to square one. I decided then two just let them be. Both of them before 30 months were completly potty trained, they just started using the potty with no turning back :)

Since she knows what to do, I would just not address it, go back to pull-ups diapers, in a couple months she will start going on her own again!

This remission often happens when they start at a young age. You may try the timed bracelet as a fun reminder. I also have a great board game that intially teaches potty training. It also works great when they know, as your girly does, but may have regressed or don't want to go before leaving house or when playing. It is interactive and child will interupt playtime to go & go before those long car rides and outing. Check it out @ https://www.iambabycrazy.com/event under "My Throne".
Good Luck! S.

We didn't do bribery but did a smiley face board and every time they remembered they got a smiley face. At the end of the week we did a small reward based on the smiley faces like pick a show to watch or a game to play. Accidents made faces go away. Good luck and remember it is normal and her way of having some control.

She's not ready... Children will display interest and do it, but physically, their bodies are not ready, nor mentally are they completely able to grasp the concept entirely sometimes.
Some parents have luck depending on the method - but depending on any changes that occur in the home or school that can affect your little person - it can unravel very quickly.

My son had a change of teachers in Preschool - and a child was locking kids in the bathroom... Between this changeover (as we ended up with Three different teachers~), my son reverted back to having accidents from the stress of what he saw occuring. And he was fully potty trained before he began school. His nephew had a similar incident when my in-laws decided to redo the kitchen - simple changes to us, but HUGE to your children.

I recommend getting a book from store or library on potty training to get ideas, or for the ques so you know when she is ready. Under the age of two is usually too young.

It's REALLY REALLY common for little ones to go on "Potty Strike" Your best defense is to do absolutely NOTHING. The more you push and bribe the more resistant she's going to become. Just put her back in diapers and let her know that when she's ready to use the potty again she can.

Oh and it's really age appropriate to not have any remorse for accidents. Why would she? She's been going in her pants for the last 2yrs and it hasn't been an issue. If you are expecting her to feel bad it's not going to happen and getting frustrated or attempting to shame her will backfire big time. BTDT with my first...TOTALLY NOT worth it once I gave up he potty trained overnight...I didn't even attempt potty training with my second as he is Autistic and we were told he probably wouldn't potty train until he was much older...he decided he was done with diapers just before turning 4 and at 5 he is 90% accident free. I'm going to follow the same philosophy with my now 2.5yr old...I figure she will figure it out and decide that she wants to use the potty before kindergarten and that's just fine with me. It's less stressful and does not set your child up for failure. (I also have a baby on the way in December so I understand the want/need to not have two in diapers)

I have the same issue with mine and I am not worried she started too early and when shes ready she will do it. Plus the babies comming and knows she will not have your attention any more. It may not happen till after the baby even though I know the pediatrician wants it to happen before baby. he doesn't get to choose when they decide to go potty unfortunetly. Good luck I would worry about it. If your really wanting it maybe you could encourage her how big she is and how it would be so nice to have a big girl to help when baby comes. How if she want to be really big going potty would help to go every time in the toilet and so forth but I would just really let her do it.