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 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:00 am
For the last couple of days El's been driving me crazy! stressed scream
Yesterday I woke up to a naked girl next to me (in her crib, but still sweatdrop ). Then all day yesterday I fought with her to keep a diaper on her. Finally she pulled out one of the pull-ups we still have around from potty-training Kay (they're a few sizes to big for her) and slipped it on her nekkid bum. I let it be at that point. Then she got herself down for a nap. When she woke up the pull-up was wet, but I was thankful that despite it being too large for her it had not leaked. I finally got a diaper on her after taking off the wet pull-up, but she wanted it off again shortly there-after.
And today it's been the same thing. She doesn't want to keep her diaper on. This time though I noticed that she was taking her diaper off after wetting it. So I talked to her about letting me know when she needed to pee and we'd get her on the toilet. Well she wet her diaper and took it off then took me to the bathroom. She sat on the toilet a good while and I got very bored. Once again we explainied that if she lets me know before she wets her diaper we can get her to the toilet. She just doesn't seem to quite get the concept.
Oh, and the other thing that she's been doing is pulling out ALL of big sister's undies... and then she puts them over her diaper. So I explained that if she wants to wear underwear she needs to use the toilet.
Anyway, I'm sorry if that's not completely coherent. As much as anything I needed to vent.
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:35 am
Sounds like she is ready to try to me!
But just doesnt understand the process, You should try having the big sister help explain because she has been there.
I was watching jon and kate plus 8 and in an episode i watched she was just trying to potty train the boys and their sisters were helping them out by giving them moral support. I thought that looked awesome since the twin girls they have were helping the little girls learn.
Oh Oh I forgot to say this
Its okay to vent biggrin Your a mom if you dont vent you will go crazy!
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Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:07 pm
with serena i had to put her on the potty every hour or so and let her sit there for a bit. when she went in the potty i gave her a dora sticker (she LOVES dora) and we celebrated (clapped our hands and did a silly dance) my kids both loved to run around the house naked as toddlers, serena still does being only 3. i don't make her put on clothes unless we have company and she understands that.
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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:02 pm
Our potty time consists of going on the pot for 20 minutes directly after every meal, then also going again (for whatever duration of time seems appropriate, usually 5-10 mins) if she says she needs to go (or indicates it in some way). I'm going easy with her, not trying to rush things at all (probably because I have no idea what I'm doing, LOL!).
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:27 pm
She still likes to sit on the toilet, but she still doens't use it. She has been better lately aobut keeping her diaper on and that makes me much happier.
We took her in for her two-year check-up and the doctor said just to take things as she's ready for them. And there is nothing wrong with her sitting on the toilet and not actually using it. She aslso mentioned her watching sister/me on the toilet. And talking to her about it.
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:31 pm
My mom always swore by potty-training her kids in the summer when it was warm enough to be naked, as close as possible to the age of 18 months. It worked well for my son, and my nearly 18-month-old daughter has also started removing her diapers and handing them to me, saying, "Gift!" And of course there is also her deep fascination with reaching into the potty to touch the water (aaaaaagh!). So for me, so far mom is right.
In your case, I'd say go ahead with trying to teach her, but different approaches will work better depending on the child's temperament. Some kids respond best to rewards, some respond best to silly songs and dances, some respond best to a regular schedule of potty visits, and some respond to punishments (though usually only if they're cool with the concept and just fighting with you). I wish I could recommend a particular practice that works for everyone, but...well, they're little people. Thank your lucky stars you've got one with a positive attitude, and do your best to keep it positive for her, and it'll work well. (Oh yeah, and by age 3 they're generally old enough to understand bribery, which is a fantastic potty-training tool.)
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:52 am
Good to see you again Yvaine. <3
See, and the thought of my kids running around naked... *shakes head* It's not something that I can do. Despite the fact that I've had to loosen up on a lot of things since I had El.
Bribes/rewards worked great with Kay, but she didn't really want to start until later. With El she thinks that she's big enough to do anything and everything that big sister can do.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:35 pm
With my daughter, we've pumped things up a bit on June 1st, by letting her run around without a diaper (she freaked out over being naked until we put some underpants on her, though).. she had two days where she didn't catch it in time and peed down her legs.. now everything's fine. Just trying to make sure that she stays on the potty long enough before bed so that I don't have poo to clean up in the morning (she wears a diaper at night and for naptime.)
I know I've gotten off really easy with her, in regards to potty training. She's practically potty trained.. we've even had her go for a couple naps without a diaper and it went okay - I'm just not pushing it too much. And she has awakened once in the middle of the night every once in a while to go to the bathroom, then she goes back to sleep easily after that.
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:51 pm
I'm glad to hear that things are going so well for you.
El's still in diapers and now we have the opposite problem. She'll let her diapers get full before she tells me she needs a change. Granted I can keep an eye on things and tell her she needs a diaper change... She's so independant though that she doesn't care for diaper changes unless it's her idea. I've been given a few good kicks while trying to change her (including one that doubled me over). Evetnally things will all get worked out. blaugh
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:56 pm
I've hit a sticky spot myself on the road to potty-training my daughter. She found her stash of hand-me-down Princess panties and demanded to know how to use them. Okay, sure, why not? I had tried teaching her to use the potty before and she had flat-out refused. I told her I didn't want to waste time and effort fighting her, and that I'd wait until she was ready. Figures she'd wait until it's cold out to want to learn!
So she did really really well for the first couple of weeks. She even went to the bathroom by herself twice! (We had an extra-big celebration both times) Then we had a Halloween party, and ever since she's been a nightmare! Peeing in her underpants, pooping on the floor, keeping it a secret, refusing to tell anyone if she has to go, holding it until she's off the potty and then letting fly, rolling her eyes at me when I talk to her about what's going on (she knows I won't swat a poopy bottom - clever girl, but I could scream sometimes)...GAH!!!
Even my husband is fed up at this point, and he's always the one counseling leniency and calm and love and explaining and more chances. Today is the first time all week she actually went on the potty and got big girl Princess panties - after which she promptly sat down on my lap and peed on me. In her pants. Next time, right after a fruitless bathroom break, she peed on the floor.
I'm down to seething and ranting and alternating between yelling at her while I clean and holding her on my lap to talk about what's going on, her answer always being "I dunno." I almost didn't get any classwork done with my son today because I spent most of classtime running her back and forth to the potty and cleaning up messes.
So...suggestions? At least I got to rant...
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