So we really don't write much on here, and I am not sure if anyone really reads it...BUT we are having a bit of a dilemma at our house and I am looking for any advice I can find. We are trying some potty training with Erin. I wouldn't say she is super excited about it, so we are having trouble getting off the ground (literally - she is having accidents on the floor!). She knows when she is going and will keep going if I catch her in the act and plop her on the potty (little plastic potty for now...the big one is terrifying to her). She will sit on the potty if I ask her to, and will stay there if we read books or sing songs, but won't actually start going when she's sitting there or voluntarily go sit on it. We have been at it for 3 weeks, stuck in the same stage.
She won't wear underwear and I am anti-pullup (for now) due to their cost and I cannot see much difference between those and diapers...so we end up only trying at home and I let her go bare-bottomed. She loves it, but it is a huge mess! I am going to get some cloth training pants tomorrow and try those, just to hopefully help contain the mess.
So, if anyone out there reads this and has any helpful pointers, we would love to hear them! I am not ready to give up yet! I think she is capable of doing it, but just doesn't seem to care enough to try.
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I read your posts but I'm afraid I don't have any good ideas! I remember reading that the kids don't like the feeling of having an accident so that is what helps them to get motivated, so maybe Erin just doesn't care as much about that! Also, I always hated to go backwards with Logan, but sometimes we ended up just having to take a break from potty training for a while. I hope she gets it soon!
Gina, I read your posts all the time, but don't have suggestions for potty training!! Sorry!!
Hi Gina, this is Vanessa's friend Nicole. I don't have girls, and I don't know if it matters, but- it seems she may not be ready. We tried with Teddy a while back and he was doing the same thing- peeing all over the floor and not caring. I, too, am anti pull-ups. He did wear underwear without much struggle. After much frustration we decided to put the brakes on and we'll try again when he's 3 in November. I have friends who have potty-trained in 1 day or used the 3 day method. For some it's much slower. When we trained Christian, when he was 2 and a half, it was a slow process and he hated the underwear. So, I let him come to the store with me and pick some out, which he liked. I had training pants for him too- at first. There is also a book called "The Everything Potty Training Book" by Linda Sonna. It has 3 different methods in it and maybe you will find one of those to be useful. That being said, it may be best for her- and you, to stop for a while. Just my thoughts:-) Good luck!
Thanks, everybody! Note the picture I just added :) Nicole, I'd say you are doing the right thing...you are more than a little busy right now! And Leslie, I do remember the saga of Logan's potty training. I just need to remember that some kids (especially the oldest ones maybe?) take longer. The good news is that she is now wearing the training pants just fine. Still no actual potty success though!
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