My daughter is 2 years old, needing to get rid of passy and get potty trained!?

Okay I could give you a long detailed answer, but I'm just going to make this concise and easy to understand!

Tackle both problems at different times, it will be less hectic.

Passy:

Just sneak them all away, get rid of them all. Cold turkey. That's the easiest and cheapest day to go about it. She will cry for a night and it will not be fun, but after that, it will get better.

OR, if your willing to spend a little cash, tell her that the passy fairy is coming, and will take all her passys and give her gifts! Gather all the passys and put them in a basket and then the next morning she will 'find' all the presents that the passy fairy put there.

Potty:

Haha, awkward subject!! I would just sit her on the potty and tell her to go: _____*ahem*_______ into the potty. Teach her how to wipe and offer assistance only if she asks for it. Teach her to flush a real toilet, and teach her to wash her own hands.

If you are willing to spend a little bit of money, I would definitly buy the "kandoo" kit for potty training kids. Here is the website about it: http://www.pampers.com/kandoo/

It comes with little toilet paper dispencer, so the kids don't waste too much toilet paper, hand soap, and even stuff for in the bath tub.

Also things i would suggest buying:

-A little step so that she can reach the toilet and sink

-real "big kids" underpants (for her to learn she can't pee or poop her pants

Good luck!

Why are you taking away her pacifier? American society forces kids to grow up too fast. You should only potty train her when she's ready, and don't take her pacifier away until she wants you to. Wait until at least age three unless she shows signs of readiness sooner. From what you said, your daughter doesn't seem ready yet. Just because she knows when she pees and poops doesn't mean she's ready to use the potty.

One thing at a time. Honestly I would start with potty training. You don't want her to be overwhelmed and she seems ready for potty training whilst she seems unready and/or unwilling to give up her passy.

I would use a basic reward system. Every time she goes on the potty praise her. Give her one point. When she makes it to 5 points she moves to level 2. With level 2 comes a new privellege and a little gift. Every 5 points equals a new level. Winner level equals a big reward

Another thing you can do (and this will work with both things) is getting her involved. I have a good friend that did that with his daughter. For instance if he wanted her to give up her passy he might instead say, "berry good bear wants your passy. Can you share your passy with berry good bear"...(lol... long story). You might ask her how it would be easiest for her getting rid of her passy. Whenever something was going to come to an end my friend would always replace it with something else. He also wouldn't just push it on her. He would ween her off it. For example once something that she loved was coming to an end him, his wife and their daughter would start a new tradition. They would go to McDonalds every Wednessday for a happy meal. They still do that now and she's 34...lol

Wth the passy you might try giving her a special gift like a stuffed animal or something that she really wants. Have her give it to her stuffed animal

I would not press it too much as yet especially when you have an 8 weeker (I have one and know how that can be). Maybe you can postpone the potty training for a little bit.

That being said, have you tried using the toilet while she uses the potty (assuming you are the mom). My husband did that with my boys. He tried to make it into a fun thing and it worked for them. They were between 2 and three... but it did take a while, you just have to be patient and encouraging.

The other thing I did was to let them wear the thick underwear made especially for potty training. When they wet it, it made them feel uncomfortable so they would try to make it to the bathroom the next time. This did not help for the poop though. My eldest would simply bring me the diaper when he wanted to poop. My second took to the potty first with the poop and when this happened, my first then did it. Oh, this also meant that I had to clean up the floor quite a bit... but I had tiles, so it was not so bad... and a bit of extra washing.

I would say make a date that you are going to take her passy. For all my kids, i said "When you are three we are giving your passy's away." Or even sooner, like "At the start of june, we are taking your passy away." I talked to them alot about it, saying that if they wanted to be big, they have to lose their passy. Then, when the day came, I gave them to them and said "Okay, one last suck before i take your passy's." the sucked on them and then i put them in a plastic bag. I gave them to my nephew, but you can also just put them away. They didn't shed a tear.

For potty training, I put them on the potty about 5-10 minutes after they had a drink or ate something. I would make them sit there until they peed or pooped. If it didn't come out, i would bring them juice so they can drink. I would also make them go before eating a meal, after eating a meal, and before bedtime. They only had a few accidents. After they peed, i would give them a little candy. If they pooped it was two candies. This helped them alot, and now they are fully potty trained!

Hope this helps! And good luck!

get a few easy to clean books and toys that you will only allow her to have when she is sitting on the potty.Praise her when she does well, but over look it when she doesnt perform right( unless she does it too much). I'd try to hep more... but I'm enjoying the new year,lol

Happy new year!

My kids all had their pacifiers until they were around 3, but once they were around 1 1/2 to 2 years they were only allowed to have them at night. I would say take them away during the day and make them a night time thing for a few weeks/months and slowly wean her away from them.

As for potty training, there's no rush. She's only 2, and most kids aren't trained until they are 2 or 3. Try giving a small reward each time she uses the potty, such as an M&M or a sticker. Get her some cute underwear and let her wear them but explain that she must keep them dry.