Tips on how to Potty Train my 2 year old daughter?
I have been trying everything, she has gone b4 on the toliet and I made the biggest deal, I tell if if she goes on the toliet i will give her a surprise, candy, toys, etc. She will not sit still or on the toliet she screams, cries, etc. I even bought dora underwear and she was excited and ill put them on her and keep asking her if she has to go or bring her to the toliet and she screams no and then pees or poops in her underwear and it doesnt even bother her. I dont know how to train her so I would appreciate any tips or advice. FYI she turned 2 the 16th of november and she is VERY stubborn and high strung and to do anything with her is a task thank you
Anonymous2008-12-07T11:49:16Z
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Ill tell you right now from experiance that you cannot force them to use the potty if they dont want to. You have to realize that at 2 they are just now getting their control of thier bowels. she will let you know when she is ready to go. if you force her then she will not learn that it is a good thing to go on the potty. i always make a game out of it with my two year old son. and when he does go on the potty he gets a piece of candy, i will also read to him while he is on the potty, and i let him come to the bathroom when i go so he sees that it is not anything to be scared of, i also let him flush the toilet for me so that does not scare him either. another thing that will help if your daughter likes elmo, there is a dvd out that is about going potty and elmo shows how to go potty and wash your hands and all of that good stuff, he watches every day.its called elmos potty time or something to that effect and it helps. good luck and give it some time. she will tell you when shes ready
I just got done potty training my son and this is what i did.
Leave her naked so if she has an accident she immediately sees what happens when she gets that feeling.
Fill her up with juice or water. We used crystal light to keep the sugar intake down and still make sure it tasted good.
Take her to the potty every 20 minutes and don't make her sit too long.
When she does go give her her favorite treat.
We also never put pull ups on him. We tried them and it just seemed it gave him an excuse to pee his pants. So even if we went somewhere I left him in underwear. I of course brought extra clothes but he soon learned that if he peed his pants out and about other people would notice too.
Good luck, it can be a tough road but like all other things with kids consistency is the key.
first off be willing to accept that though you might be really to toilet train that your daughter is not. Next set aside a few days where you can go hard core!! hard core meaning no more diapers and no more pull ups and letting her have accidents and letting her run around naked while she learns that using the toilet is the only option that is acceptable. do not plan to go run errands for the first couple or days, don't expect her to potty train overnight for a while and definitely be prepared for accidents. Her having accidents is the only way she will understand the consequences to not using the potty as she is too young to reason with. Stay on course for a few days and if it seems that she is learning and improving with a less and less accidents then YAY! but if not accept your fate, put the diapers back on a try again in a month or two. Best of luck.. it takes a lot of patiences, perseverance and bucket of soapy water!!
Put her on the potty every 10 - 15 minutes it worked with my son and now it's working with my 2 year old daughter. Also she may not be ready to be potty trained. You may have to give her a few more months and try again. There is no rule etched in stone saying a child has to be potty trained at the age of 2. Every child is different. Good luck!
do not reward her for using the bathroom! stop her from drinking after 7p.m. and take her to the bathroom every 30 to 45 minutes until she gets used to doing it on her own . Even when she thinks she doesn't have to go take her anyway. If you reward her when she goes she will start to think its a game and then what if she decides she doesn't want to play the game so don't reward her okay. my daughter is 3 and she is now fully potty trained but it took a little over a year to get to this point so don't be discouraged it takes time and at her age she might not always feel the urge to go. take in the bathroom with you when you go so she can see it's not scary and it's what big girls do. Eventually she is going to want to be a big girl like mommy. Oh and stay in the bathroom with her until she finishes so she will feel comfortable,