How Do You Potty Train a Really Stubborn 2 year old little girl?

Question

Ok My Daughter is 2 and she turns 3 in November we want her to go into tumbling and dance classes when she turns three and she needs to be potty trained we have been trying to potty train her since she turned two we have tried everything we tried putting her in underwear and that just was not a good idea we tried pull ups but she calls them diapers and says its ok to p**p and pee in them we try telling her its not. we tried bribes, we tried having relatives tell her to. we tried everythin and she just dont wanna go and I know she knows Where to go potty she is not dumb cause she has gone potty in there before.... please help anyone!!!!!

Answer 1

Ok, She is a normal healthy girl so she will be potty trained by the time she is 3, be assured by that. Go and buy some underwear with characters she really likes (Dora, Fifi and Hello Kitty works in my house) and put it on her. Try stickers if you want to reward her, but think about how long this will have to go on and will she understand when you stop? iI would advice against the use of food or candy to bribe with. I would also suggest you stop talking about it, stop worrying about it and most of all don't get friends/relatives to talk about it to her. No one wants to hear all about something they are struggling with, least of all kids, encouragement and playing it down will get you further. I suggest that you just put her in underwear at home only for a while and clap and chear for her when she uses the potty, if she doesn't make it, just change her. You could say something along the lines of 'oh never mind, lets get you some dry panties'. If you prefure pull ups only use cloth/plastic backed ones so the child feels wetness. Some people say that swapping back and forth from diapers/nappies to panties/knickers can be confusing. I think it is more important that the child is happy and comfortable when they are out and about, it is certainly a lot better than letting the child wet at a friends house or in a shop. This causes more harm to the childs psyche than people realise.

Anyway, every child is different and it is all biological, just like crawling and walking it has nothing to do with intelligence. Just make it an enjoyable experience for all of you and good luck.

Answer 2

well its kinda weird but most girls cant stand pee anywere other than a diper a boy wont nessisariy care but my point is try sitching the diper i mean like shes but naked runnin around and when she has to go she will do one of two things one pee on herself and cry and lear that she wants to pee in tolet two she will cry mom i want diper i have to pee or p**p and all u gots to say is go in tolet i think that should do it. hope u have good luck.

Answer 3

This worked for my niece. We made up a sticker chart and every time she went potty she got to pick a sticker and pit in on. It worked really well and she was really excite she did it. Make sure to make a big deal about it when she goes.

Answer 4

I have 3 girls under 6 years of age.

The first thing that I noticed was when you wrote..."WE want her to go into tumbling and dance classes". A lot of parents want their kids to do many things, that really honestly some kids are just not ready to dab into....at that time frame you want them too.

My oldest wasn't fully trained until she was about 4 1/2, and the middle one was potty trained by 4. Night time potty also takes a looooong time to be over with as well. So be ready for many wet nights...if you catch my drift. It's all part of the potty training stages.

Both of my oldest started to get fully trained when I finally stoped putting pressure on them. I would still take them to the potty, and get down to their level and explain. The potty was always handy, and that included taking a travel potty with us, when we were out....picnic, beach, and so on. Or putting the potty in the living room were it was near to her...as a reminder...it helps them. But, I would watch more than push. When they made a mistake, and realized that mommy was not mad, that it was ok to have a mishap here and there, then they started to relax more.

I also made it a HUGE deal for them when they went potty. When my oldest finally went potty (#2) I took her to get balloons, took her to the park, and from then on she realized that, hey they are really happy when I go potty? She started owning the "I'm a big girl now" tittle more and more after that. And they loved the..."Pipi in the POTTEY...pipi in the potty" song, (it's in the movie, "Look who's talking") when ever they were done, I would always sing it, while going in circles holding hands. And it was mainly just to hear the praise....from us...that mainly started the change chain.

Try completely changing her to pull ups. Don't go back to diapers after it because it confuses her more. Being consistent and patient is the key.

Those pull ups that fade when wet, to help beginners learn the difference between wet from dry....work WODERS.

To many bribes from all family members is to much pressure. She might just not be ready for tumbling classes at this time...and it's ok if she's not. You can still try it though. She might get so involved, that she might go a full 40 minutes or so without any accidents. So have patience....tell her that it's ok to have accidents..when they do happen, and by all means don't push.....teach.

They all wean out of diapers...in their own time.

Don't forget to watch for the Signs of Readiness

  Does your child stay dry for 2 hours?  

        

   Does she want her wet diapers changed?    

        

   Show interest in the bathroom?  

        

   Indicate by words or body language when it’s time to go?    

        

   Want to wear Big Kid pants?    

        

   Does he/she understand simple directions?  

        

  If you answered yes to any of these, it’s time to think about potty training.

From:

http://www.pull-ups.com/na/article_detai...

Good luck!

Lucy

Answer 5

You dont.  She is one smart cookie!  Take her to observe a class, and tell her that she cannot join until she goes potty in the big girl potty.  When the time comes, she'll do it.  Good luck!  Sounds like she knows what kind of power she thinks she has, dont let her have it.

Answer 6

If she knows an older,not too much older child...You could tell her that

if she goes potty she will be a big girl like  (whom ever)  or maybe someone on TV?

If that doesn't work you could use the reward system.  I hate to use the comparison,but, like giving treats to a dog.

Answer 7

My sister wasn't that stubborn, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to go to pre-school and make friends until she could go to the toilet, but I don't know if your daughter is excited to go to school.

I hope I'm some kind of help though....

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Answer 8

if she dont want to she dont want to keep her diapered and soon she will want to do what the other kids are doing and be trained in no time wearther or not she makes it by 3 is of no conscren exsept your selfish want s of where you want her to be for a class rushing her into somthing she not ready to do

Answer 9

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