Help with a potty training backslide?

Question

My daughter has been interested in using the potty since before she was 18 months (she is over 2 now). We bought her a potty chair and she was doing well. Recently she started having more accidents at home, but was doing well while we are out. Now she is refusing to even sit on the potty. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

buy her a packet of stickers and tell her that everytime she goes on the potty you will give her a sticker.

it worked for my friends daughter who was the same age!

good luck =]

Answer 2

Just keep trying!  Potty training is usually the first thing that kids figure out that they have the control over and not you.  She might be "testing" and really there isn't much you can do.  She will complete her potty training when she's ready.

Just keep encouraging, praising, suggesting and have a little patience.  Who knows next week she could change her mind!

Answer 3

I am not a stay at home mom but I do have some advice..she will go back to it when shes ready hon..if you push her she may reverse even worse...which will be more stressful for you.  Ask her if she has to go and if she says no, you can try pleading with her..but honestly kids will learn when they are ready and fully understand the concept of going potty!

Answer 4

let it go. both my kids worked on potty stuff in spurts. she may be working on something else now and not have enough energy to give to using the potty. she will come back to it.

which would you rather knowing you will change her diapers or the looming spector of accidents and pee everywhere? there is also the effect of her failing to make it to the potty on her confidence.