Potty training advice plz

[lylabellablueyes]

My daughter is 2 and 1 month. Kept potties upstairs and down for over a year.

She knows that theyre to have wee's and poos on, but refuses to sit on them.

I've had her running round without nappy on and she holds it in all day till bedtime.

I don't know what to do. Does this mean she's not ready even tho it show bladder control and she can tell me when she wants one!

How did u potty train and any advice pls? Also, whT did u do when u had to go out? Did u then put a nappy back on them as I thought this may be confusing?

[tinkerbell23]

I read somewhere let them decorate tge potty with stickers etc, and it can feel cold on their bottoms...dunno how you get round that tho.....i dont have kids though so not speaking from experience xxxx

[B00]

Two years old is still awfully young. My little one one was over 3 before she grasped what a potty was and more imprtantly what it was for!

By the sounds of it, your daughter may no be ready yet, and all you're succeeding in doing at the moment is stressing both of you out. Personally i'd leave it for now, I remember i used to sit my daughters dolls and teddies on it as a game. Let her know what it's for, without trying to force her to use it.

I wouldn't worry at all, she'll use it when she's ready- honest!

[boxtops]

Agree with what B00 says - and it's not really good for her to hold her wee in all day, she needs to be going at intervals during the day to keep healthy inside. Does she have lots to drink, to help flush her system through?

[Mosaic]

Plus- she might respond to using the toilet like mummy - if she can be supported in sitting and getting up / down. My youngest went straight to the toilet, never really happy with a potty, whereas eldest loved the potty.
Also agree that 2 is no worry and that she'll conform when she's ready.

[netibiza]

Agree with B00, all kids do it in their own time, although if she can hold it all day she sounds ready. Have you thought of a musical potty, it plays a tune when they wee, a tinkle for a tinkle as it were!

[net1961]

i brought a small seat that fitted over the toilet seat that worked sometimes. try seating the potty in front of the tv when cartoons are on that works sometimes aswell.

[tigwig]

I would put her back in nappies and forget about it for a good few weeks then try again. I dont believe in using pull ups or putting a nappy on when you go out as that is teaching them that its ok to wee in a nappy when it suits you! I think if your child is ready and showing signs of being ready you should just put them in proper pants and see how it goes. Stay calm and dont constantly ask if they need to go. I would say if there is no success at all in 2 days then they are not ready and stop for another few weeks then repeat the whole process.

[k8bailey]

sorry I don't have any advice for you because i haven't managed to potty train my daughter yet, just wanted to say that you're not alone and that you still have plenty of time - my little girl is 2 yrs 10 months and still in nappies. I tried putting her in pants and like your little one she just held it all day.