Potty training troubles!?

Question

OK i have had my niece living with me for 2 months now. My sister tried potty training her but it didnt work. I have tried everything I can think of. I put the potty chair in the living room, for easy access. I get her to sit on it about every 15 to 30 mins. She does go potty at that time. She knows when she goes p**p and pee and tells me the difference. I tried BIG girl undies and she just goes in them and shows no discomfort. She turned 3 years old in April but she was 3 months premature. She is on the small side and still has problems with speech. But she is able to let me know when she goes potty in her pull up. What else can I do to get her potty trained? I cant afford to buy pull ups or continue cleaning the floors. Please help!!!

Answer 1

I had the same problem with my daugther who turned 3 in June. Since she was 2 I have been trying to potty train her. They say girls are easier but I don't believe it. My son is now 5 and he was potty trained at the age 1 1/2. So every child is different. You just have to be patient and wait until she's ready. You don't want to pressure her too much. I would try the rewards maybe try stickers of things she likes or favorite characters instead of trying candy first. You wouldn't want her to get use to candy all the time. I also bought my daugther those potty sits that go over the bathroom toilet of Dora and she loved sitting in that. That's when she started using the restroom. Hope that was helpful.

Answer 2

Keep a consistent routiine of putting her on the potty every hour to hour and a half, when she goes pee give her one M&M (or one of some other treat) when she goes p**p give her 2 M&M's, give her a lot of praise for going on the potty. Put her in underwear and keep her in them during the day, she is old enough to know when she goes in her pants, so she is old enough to know to go on the potty. Make her help clean up her messes and/or let her clean them up herself. What we always say is did I go pee in your pants, no, so you need to clean up your mess and then they dress themselves, if clothes are on backwards, that is okay, they are learning. If you don't want messes all over then use plastic pants, but don't keep going back to pull-ups except for a night. You can also put her in time out for 3 minutes when she does go in her underwear, you don't need to make a big deal over it, just say you need to go sit in time out because I already told you your pee goes in the potty and you didn't listen.

Answer 3

My daughter only wanted to use a REAL toilet but she did not want any help. "I want to do it all by myself." I researched and found a very safe and very sturdy stool with sides for the toilet so she could hold on without touching the toilet with her hands. http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Child-Corpor...

She climbed right up and was very relaxed about using it. She potty trained right away. This stool made the difference for her. Well worth it. Hope this helps.

I also put toilet paper over the water to stop splashes and help her feel more comfortable.

Answer 4

try giving her little rewards for going potty in the potty chair that might work

Answer 5

she might be adjusting to new living arrangements and alot of times potty trained kids and those in the process of training really dont want anything to do with it during moves and stressful times. Try once a day at the same time(like first thing in the morning, before bed at night, etc) and go from there. I had the same trouble with my 2 yr old and did the same thing forcing every 30 minutes and he resisited hard core. he knew when he had to go but wouldnt do it. My advice is slow down, yes pull ups are expensive but even at 3 she wont be dry all the time youll need them occassionally.  Take a deep breath and give her a little slack to. come up with a new plan and go from there. No pressure is best for these little ones when it comes to this potty training. by the way my som is now telling me when he has to go and is 26 months old so we took a break and one day we did the once a day same time each day for a week then he started verbalizing more often and we are goin from there. Hope I helped, email if you need anything else. Good luck and God bless

Answer 6

Yes I think you are on the right track too. Every child is different. She might a little slower because she was premature or she might be slower because she is who she is.

I'm afraid to even tell you this but it took my son almost a year before he was completely potty trained. It was frustrating.

My daughter picked it up quick but still had a few accidents here and there.

Haven't started on #3 yet, he just turned 2!

Positive reinforcement, rewards (I used M&M's -worked like a charm!) and LOTS of patience are needed!!  :-)

I also kept a portable potty in the van at all times. It saved me more times than I care to remember.

Best of luck to you!!

Answer 7

have you tried a reward? or a point system? every time she goes, give her a sticker. make them seem really special. or make a chart and give her a point. for every ten points she gets to go to the park, or reward her with something she loves. you could also try getting a "potty hat". its a very special hat that she only gets to wear on the potty.  i would keep the potty in the bathroom so she knows that is the only place for using the toilet. keep putting her on it, thats good. you might want to put her on it more often though, like half hour after EVERY meal. children that age often need to go soon after eating.

Answer 8

My two year old still wont go on the potty, she was a preemie too. Thats normal for preemies I think;

Answer 9

You're doing the right thing by making her sit on the potty chair.  But I would move it to the bathroom to avoid any confusion.  Also, giving a small reward for going in the potty may help her make a connection.  (One small piece of candy for going potty, two for poo.)  Unfortunately, some children don't catch on as quickly as others, and there isn't really a "quick fix".  Just keep doing what you're doing, and she'll get there!  Just remember to stay patient and make the potty a good experience.  Positive reinforcement is the way to go!

Answer 10

try telling her that when she goes pee-pee on the potty that she will get a surprise, give her a piece of candy, or something she loves to have, but don't get often.

and then tell her when she goes poo-poo in the potty she can go o the dollar store and pick out a small toy....

make it a fun game...you and her should race to the bathroom to see who gets there first....make it fun for her