How should I potty train my toddler?

Question

I have a two and half year old toddler. She refuses to go potty and cries and hold it, but as soon as I put a diaper she does #1 or #2. Any tips on how to potty train a difficult 2 year old? Help!!

Answer 1

Read her a story about potty training, there are alot for toddlers. Got to your book store. If she likes dolls, get her one of those dolls that tell the kid when she has to go. Tell her that she is a big girl now, and only big girls go on the potty. Give her a sticker in like a sticker book when ever she goes you give her one to put in there. Hope i helped. =) Good Luck.

Answer 2

Bribery is key! I used jelly beans, because that's what my daughter liked. She figured out real quick that every time she went she got 1 jelly bean. Also make a game out if it wave bye bye to the pee or poo as it gets flushed away!

Answer 3

You sound like me about a year ago.  My daughter was the same age and she would pee in her potty, but she wouldn't p**p anywhere except in her diaper.  She would wear big girl panties all day long and pee with no problem in the potty, but she'd wait until I put her to bed and put a diaper on, then she'd p**p in her diaper.

I got frustrated and tried everything.  I did some research and it said to let her go on the potty when she was ready.  So, I bought her a Dora backpack and told her that whenever she is ready, she can p**p on the potty and I would open her backpack and she could play with it.  After a few months of no luck, she finally just decided one day that she would try to p**p on the potty and she actually did without me trying to make her go.  I gave her the backpack and she's been doing great ever since.

It is her p**p...she made it and she'll decide where she will put it.  (That's her way of thinking at this age).  If you try to make her go on the potty, she's just going to rebel and do the opposite.

Let her wait until she is ready.......Even if it gets frustrating.

Answer 4

give her what she likes. stickers worked great for me did you go and buy a little potty that goes in the seat for us big kids. kids are scared to fall in so if you make it so they can't they will go