2 Yr Old Scared of the Potty

We have the same problem. And we have bought a couple of movies and books showing kids using the potty. She loves for us to go to the potty. We bought her potty a few months ago just so she could get used to seeing it. She loves her dolls to sit on the potty. And she will too - with her clothes on. The thing is that she is so ready. She knows when she is going to poo and I think pee too. She has had no diaper on a couple of times and both times ran to the bathroom and wemt pee on the floor.

I have tried the potty and the seat on the big potty. Scared of both and now screams if you mention it I have tried bribing with chocolate too. And she LOVES panties (bras too but thats a long ways off for her thankfully). She wants to wear panties so bad but won't sit on the potty for that either. She just carries them around saying "pretty panties -Allie wears diaper. I love panties"

I asked her dr. and he said to wait and stop making any mention of it and try again in a month or so. He said if not I could cause big problems and make her more stubborn.

It is just so frustrating because I know she could be trained in no time if she just wouldn't be so stubborn. I hope this is not a sign of things to come but it probably is just the beginning of our battle of wills.

Good luck to you and your little one.

During potty training I had very few real problems-did the cookie bribery, praising, the whole bit-but...occasionally I would get the "Mommy, will I fall in?" thing. WE used only the kiddy potty and PROVED that could not happen. We even got down on the floor to check after I poured in some innocent water that no water-least of all people-could fall through. Yes, some of the mental gymanstics a parent must go through can be W-E-I-R-D, but they are necessary to achieve the goal. Hope this helps.

Hmmmm, I would probably just back off with it all for right now. I think if you continue to have her try to sit on the potty she will make it a power struggle and potty training will not go as smoothly as it could if and when she is ready and not scared anymore! I think you should continue to let her see that you are ok when you sit on the potty and maybe invest in a movie or book that show her other children sitting on the potty!

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We went through what I called an ebb & flow of potty training. My son was interested and I thought- yeah! Then he would refuse to go. Then, interested again. Then scared.
(You get the picture.) We tried everything- stickers, M & Ms, various incentive charts. Finally about 2 months ago (he will be 3 in a few days) everything just clicked and it was so easy. Within a week we went from diapers to underwear. We did finally use an incentive chart where he put up a sticker each time he went and when the chart was full (there were 7 slots) he got a prize (which we diplayed on the back of the toilet). I also bought him a watch with a timer. HE knew when it went off, it was time to do try on the potty (and there was no arguing). Now we no longer need either of those things and he is even wearing underwear through the night. (Although we did have a set-back with going #2 a few days ago.) I always heard that when they are ready, they will get it. I didn't believe that until I saw it happen. I wouldn't worry too much about it. If she shows interest- great. If not, it will happen eventually. It sounds like you are doing everything right!

Yes I have gone thru the same thing. Just back off and try again next month. And always act very excited when you suggest going potty to her. Eventually she'll get over her fear and hesitation and she will get potty trained when she's ready.