Help! with potty training?

Question

My daughter is 2.5 years old we have bought the potty and the pull ups the movies and such. we praise her when she sits down and tries to go its just that she doesn't go. we have a reward system if she goes pee she gets a gram cracker ( she loves them) she has not got one yet. we have tried to put her on the potty every 30 min. she sits for a min then wants to get up and if I don't let her and say to keep trying she freaks out (so I stopped that). she has interest in the potty she just doesn't go. I tried sprinkling water on her to get the feeling going but no luck. any advice?? I know she is ready. any help would be nice.

Answer 1

Our daughter really liked the sticker chart. We filled up a basket with her favorite stickers and every time she went she got to put one on the chart. When she filled up the chart, she got a small toy or a happy meal.  

Answer 2

all you do is say you are going to give them something if they do wat you say for 2 days it alwas works note:remember to make it something the kid like if it is not it wont work another note:i have 5 kids they are 2.5 3 4 4.5 and 5 years and they were all potty trained by the age of 2.3

Answer 3

do as i did follow her around the house with the potty. and when your sitting to watch tv use the potty as her seat.Stop using the Nappy's/diapers altogether during the day leave her bare (no panties ), yes she may have accidents but this is the only way she will learn. If she does have an accident remember you should be somewhere right behind her, try to catch some of the pee in the potty and then show her your taking it to the loo to flush it giving her lots of praise along the way and during the pee pee. Then give her a treat ( gram cracker). Before you know it she will be following you around the house with the potty to show you just how good she really is.  

Answer 4

When I was a toddler, my parents had a 'potty doll' and when I finally peed, I got the doll. But if I didn't suceed, I didn't get it, and it made me so frusturated because I wanted the doll so badly. So finally I forced it to happen, and it did. So, maybe if you make the reward bigger, she will want it more, and make more effort.

I think you should put her in underwear before you try to potty train her. That way, if she has to go pee, she will know that it will leak out of her pants if she doesn't do it on the potty. If you know that she isn't ready for that, then just ignore that suggestion.

I think half the problem of when the kids don't pee is because they don't actually have to go pee. I would suggest waiting until the kid has been drinking a lot of water or juice or whatever and then put her on the potty. That way, she will go pee if she has to.

I hope I helped,

Claire ;)



  

Answer 5

if she was ready, she would be peeing in the potty.  Just keep doing what you are doing, and she will do it soon, dont give up!

Answer 6

the best times do try is....

in morning if dry and not soiled

after nap if dry and not soiled

after meals

before bath-time*

before bed-time

* if right before fails, watch facial expressions during the bath because warm water loosen bowels and u could try to notice it then pull her out and quickly put her on the potty chair to see if it comes out then...

Answer 7

My son is 3 y 9 mo and still wears pull ups at night.  I remember at 3 years of age, thinking it was never going to happen.  It just didn't seem to get it.  The pooping part seemed like an especially difficult concept to grasp.  Finally, one day he just got it.  It helped I think that he finally figured out he would get a prize if he used the potty.  It sounds like you're doing all you can.  Patience is my advice.  Patience and not pushing it.  

Answer 8

Well try keeping a jar of m&ms or her favorite candy in a jar in the bathroom somewhere. and when she does a number one in the toilet she get one candy and if she does number 2 in the toilet give her two! worked for me!! :)) hope this helped.

Answer 9

Buy the FREEZE ALERT PULL UPS. They work my lil brother is 2 also, and he is potty trained. When she wears the freeze alert pull ups they will get cold in the inside when she is about to go to the rest room. Then start buying underwear. Don't wait to do this because i know someone that is 4 and isn't potty trained. [how embarrassing]

Answer 10

one question first: does she wet her pull ups? like does she sit on the potty then leave and go in her pull ups?

anyways i think you have her at the right age to start, so youre good there. : ] but also i think its pretty normal for anyone (boy or girl) of that age to sit down and not want to go at first. im not sure if you would consider this but, maybe try having her go commando? it sounds risky but sometimes having the pull ups is almost like a diaper so they figure just go there, but it would be uncomfortable to just.....go. lol.

if you dont choose to do that, then just keep going wit the pull ups or undwear (only in the house) and if she doesnt want to go then you can try saying something like "well if you dont go you cant...blah like whatever shes doing at the time" (but maybe only if you see signs that she has to go, otherwise that kind of demanding.....

good luck!

Answer 11

when there ready they will go

my brother didnt go till he turned 4.

best thing to do is get a favorite toy and put it up where they can see it but cant grab it tell them if they use the potty they get  the toy

it worked for me

Hope this helps!!/

Answer 12

My mom has run a daycare for 20 years,even if you "know" she is ready,maybe she truly isn't ready.When she is ready it will happen,back off a little bit and let her surprize you by making you a bm or some pee pee.Maybe she senses the tenseness and pressure your feeling wanting her to go.She isn't not going because of something and I bet the experts will tell you,each kid goes in their own time...just keep waiting and eat the crackers while you potty too and let her see you do that with the chair beside your potty and she might want to copy you because we know how kids love to copy people.

Answer 13

My son was the same way at that age,  when all else fails, the best method is always bribery.  For my son it was a trip to chucky Cheeses.  If he went pee on his own, even if it was only once or twice a day I would take him, it took about a month before he stopped wetting himself, but in the end it worked.  Don’t listen to people who tell you it’s not normal for a 2 year old to wet themselves.  Over 40% of children that are over 2 are not potty trained, just keep at it, she will get it soon enough, I know how frustrating it can be,  I am a single father, so I never had someone to help me out with potty training, but don’t worry, she will learn soon enough.  The main thing is to just stand your ground, and don’t give up.  When she wets herself don’t scold her, but let her know you’re not happy, she will want to make you happy.