Potty Training Advice?
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Trish in Family Life
I decided to go ahead and seriously pursue potty training.
My daughter has been pointing to her diaper and pretty much telling me when she needed it changed. I took that as a sign to go forth. We bought a small potty for her a few weeks ago, so she has gotten used to it and used to sitting on it.
The past two days she has run around the house free of any clothing. I tried putting a big t-shirt on her, but she will only wear it if she has a diaper on. Why? I have no idea!
I have given her tons of drink and salty crackers, so she will drink more. I reward her with candy and stickers when she does use the potty (shameless, I know, but so worth it!). I try taking her every 30 minutes or so to sit on the potty, hoping she will go. Yesterday I’d take her, she’d get up and then pee on the floor, but just a little.
For naps and bed, however, I still put a diaper on her.
Our issue is that she seems to be holding it till she gets the diaper on. She will go a teeny-tiny bit in the potty or on the floor, but it’s more like she was trying to hold it and let a little leak out. Any ideas to help teach her not to hold it until she’s in a diaper?
Oh, and she pretty much refuses to wear underwear. No underwear, no diaper. She wants to be free. I’ve even tried pointing out that big girls wear them, and pointing out the fun horses or bears on them. We have My Little Pony, and Winnie the Pooh, and Care Bears, and tons of other cute characters. She likes looking at them, she just won’t put them on.
I’m just kind of winging this, because it’s our first kid and I’ve never done this before, so any help is appreciated! What worked for you?
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Amanda
20. Jun, 2009
I agree with one of the other comments that it’s confusing if you switch between underwear, pullups, diaper. Once I decided I was going to do it, I pulled the diaper completely and we never used pullups. The first day he wet his pants 5 times. The second day was 3 and the third day was once. I didn’t give diapers an option for him. Although, he does still wear them for bed. Poop was a whole new story. It took two weeks for him to get that. But we haven’t had a problem since. She’ll get it, just be patient. Good luck!
GMom @ A Mom Is A Job
19. Jun, 2009
Ok don’t laugh but have you tried using a doll? I have friends that bought a potty doll designed specifically for potty training. I know they sell them at Toys R Us but there are better ones out there (and more expensive) online that you can buy. I’ve never used them but I guess the purpose of them is so the doll can “show” little ones how to use the potty. There are also some really cute books on the subject as well as videos. I used the Once Upon a Potty video for my first son and the Potty Book for Boys (they have a girl version) for my second son. The problem for you is that it may be too soon for your daughter. My older son wanted NOTHING to do w/potty training until he was 3 (although boys are supposed to be slower with it than girls). I started at trying at 2 but then I gave up because it became way too much work for me and both of us were getting frustrated. It was much easier w/my youngest-he started at 2 and a half and is now fully trained. He HATES to wear underwear though but I’m choosing my battles and that’s not one of them. My biggest problem is getting him to not spray it all over the seat! LOL! You sound like you are definitely on the right track though. Maybe take a break for a couple of weeks and try again. Good luck
renee
18. Jun, 2009
Okay, I know every kid is different but here’s my advice–mine has been potty trained for a couple of months now–I’ve heard that using diapers, big girl panties and pull ups at the same time confuses kids, they don’t remember what they can pee in and what they can’t. When my daughter stopped showing resistance to using the potty and actually decided on her own that she WANTED to sit on the potty, we completely got rid of the pull ups and used training pants (a little thicker than regular panties, my mom bought them at JC Penny, Okie Dokie brand,) even for naps and at night. Yes, you will have to clean pee up out of the floor and bed a couple of times but that’s just par for the course! We gave her books to read on the potty, and when she successfully peed or pooped, even a little, in the potty, we would reward her with a small piece of candy, like one Smartie or one jelly bean. Eventually, she started going and forgot all about the candy. She still takes books in there to read though
Alyson LaBarge
18. Jun, 2009
Well we are at about the same point with my P3. We were making progress, pretty much daytime potty hits the toilet but zero success with the poop however, these past couple of days she has regressed. All of this is pretty much on par with my other two daughters so since we are leaving in a couple of weeks to drive up your way, I have decided to not push it and just use Pull Ups in the Daytime…simpler and less messy for a car trip.:)
And for what it is worth, it sounds like you are doing all of the right things. A reward chart helped us – stickers or a DumDum lollipop or whatever she really likes. Bottom line though, nothing can make them potty train until they decide to do it. And I have never seen them entering college, still wearing them.:)
Hang in there!
Amanda
18. Jun, 2009
I wish I could be of more help but my oldest son was a nightmare to train. I’m honestly not even sure how it happened now. We haven’t started on our younger son yet, and I’m not looking forward to it either. What about good old fashioned bribery? It’s worked for other things for us. “If you earn so many stickers you get this. So many MORE stickers gets you this.” so on and so forth. Or depending on her age, take a potty break. I’ve read the average age is 3.
admin
18. Jun, 2009
I’ve tried bribery with candy and stickers, but now she thinks she should get them any time she sits on the potty!
I don’t think she would understand a chart with stickers. I might try it though.
H.E.Eigler
18. Jun, 2009
I don’t know, I’m right there with you. Hannah will hold it until she’s dribbling down her leg and scream for a diaper. If I put her on the potty she has a massive fit and just cries for me to put a diaper on her. I’ve decided not to push it. Despite her basically changing her own diaper when she’s wet, telling me she wants to sit on the potty, being interested in all her potty books – I think she might not be ready yet. It sucks Trisha and it’s screwing with my head so if you figure it out? Let me know k?
admin
18. Jun, 2009
If I figure it out, I’ll let you know Heather!
Mike
18. Jun, 2009
Hey i actually had the same problem with my daughter when she was younger and i found a good set of books called Teach me about potty training which also came in kits. Theres a boys and girls version and if you check out the site i posted there is some more information and it really helped me with my little girl.
admin
18. Jun, 2009
Thanks Mike, I’ll have to check them out.