Another Potty Training Question - for a Girl

Have you tried chocolate? The mini ones? we kept them in the bathroom and everytime my husband and I went, we said, good mommy, good daddy, and we took a chocolat. we kept it out of reach of my son so this was before he even was potty trained. He was ready but wouldn't go on the potty. After a couple of days of us eating chocolates for going potty (husband and I) my son got so frusterated he sat on the potty and peed and said "good boy, chocolate"? so after that every time we kept reminding him, "do you have to go potty"? and he would remember the chocolate and go potty. We only gave him one if he went potty. Was a great incentive, someone else told me about it. We only needed to use them for about a month and then "good boy" was sufficient. Now he goes totally on his own and hardly ever has accidents.

Get rid off the pull ups!!! They are no different than a diaper! Let her go naked or in panties! My daughter has been potty trained for almost 2 years and will STILL go in a diaper/pull up if she's wearing one!

Hi J. the only way i got my daughter to potty train was to just plain old putting her in panties. She was in daycare and they suggested i bring plenty of underwear with me and they wouldnt mind changing her and helping. And boy oh boy it helped.
They set a timer ad told her when the timer went off ever 1/2 hour she was to sit on the potty weather she felt she had to go poo or pee or nothing...I used pull ups durning the night and she would use them like diaper so i got to the point where i stopped buying them totally. Told her you need to get up and go potty in the night time. I was totally shocked when she got up and came in she told me mommy i got up to go ppoopy!!Very proud of herself i may add....
This was just one method that seemed to work.. SHe ddnt like being in wet panties therefore she went on the potty.
Good luck

Hi! I have a 4 year old daughter who has been potty trained since she was 2. I basically just took her to the bathroom 15-20 minutes after a drink or food and every hour and a half to 2 hours. I also took her everytime that I went and prompted her to go. Whenever she did anything in the pot or toilet I praised her and sang the "Pee Pee in the Potty"and "Poopie in the Potty" song. She also enjoyed flushing the toilet, so whenever she did anything in the toilet she knew she could make it go bye-bye. I also bought the panties that have plastic attached on the outside so even if she did have an accident she did not mess up her clothes. They are also really good for overnight. It took me approximately 2 weeks to train her and she hasn't had any set backs or anything.

It sounds like it is time to lose the pull-ups. Your daughter sounds just like my son did - he knew what he was supposed to do and was excited when he did it, but didn't really care when he had an accident. That's because there was no consequence if he didn't make it to the bathroom. With pull-ups, they can go on playing like nothing ever happened. If you try regular underwear (or even no underwear or pants) then your daughter will be uncomfortable when she has an accident. Is it fun? No - it's a nightmare because of course you are cleaning up cdonstantly the first day or two. But I have done this with both of my kids once I knew they were ready and it only took about 3 days each time. You have to commit to it (I did still use pull-ups overnight for my oldest but not my youngest) and pretty much stay home until you are done, but it is so worth it!

The one thing that finally worked for me was to get them out of pull-ups. They cannot feel when they are dry so the process takes much longer. If you don't want to deal with the puddle on the floor there are wonderful other training pants (somewhat expensive, but worth it). See http://pottytrainingsolutions.com/ for suggestions and ideas. Under training pants there are all the options available. Personally I feel the gerber vinyl training pants bought at target or online STINK. They don't hold half as much. I bought Kushies because they were the cheapest and they ended up working very nice! Yes they pants still get wet, but you don't have a puddle on your floor (usually). This just works so well because they feel when they are wet. So far I found Kushies to be the cheapest on http://babybungalow.com and they used to have many fun styles too. I had my boy completely trained by doing this at 2 1/2 and we only had started the process 2-3 months earlier. It would have happened earlier, but did not have a supportive day care at the time. As soon as we move to a better place that was more supportive he was trained in no time. I am excited to be able to stay home with my daughter during this next potty training experience to maybe get it done quicker this time. I also used the pods from the training solutions web site. It is kinda funny because it is basically a pad, so carrying them around for my son was kind of embarassing. I don't think they helped because they were like diapers they can't feel if they have gone. But I do have to say if you child is REALLY motivated by wearing big girl underwear then they might be a nice way to go. Hope this helps. Feel free to contact me if you have further questions.

just wanted to leave a quick note to tell you that if you are worried about her making a mess on the furniture you could always go out and buy the plastic panties that go over the underwear...that way she will be able to feel when she does go in her pants but you will not have to worry about her going all over your sofa!

Personally, I hate pull-ups. They are just a diaper that you pull up and down. The child doesn't know that this isn't a diaper. My suggestion, put her in panties - even let her pick them out and remind her she doesn't want to get them dirty. It usually only takes once or twice of feeling pee or poo running down their leg.

I bought both of my girls underpants that had their favorite colors or characters on them. Then I told them that they wouldn't want to pee on their pink underwear or their Dora underwear. They both had a few accidents but it went rather smoothly. I also tell them that, like the outlets which they are not allowed to touch, they are not allowed to pee on my floor. Not because I would be mad, but because then it would make the floor wet and stinky. They both were trained rather quickly doing it this way. They were both trained and in panties by two and half years. Good Luck.

Hey J., I have raised 4 girls and have worked the last 4 years at a daycare. One of the main problems we have seen are the pullups,the purpose of the pullups is for moms not to deal with wet, but that is what trains. the uncomfortable feeling of wet and soiled. at our day care we did not allow pullups used at school and found that when parents used them for night the children always wet during naptime. Put plastic under the sheets to protect the mattress. but buy frilly or dora, little pony etcs panties. this help my third one get potty trained at near three. Be sure to have a scheduled time to sit on potty like as soon as she wakes up, after eating , before you leave the house, before you leave the mall, or restaurant etc. right after supper and right before bed. Also restrict liquids after 6:00. You may even have to set a time during the night to get her up to go. by all means reward each successful trip,but don't threaten to put back in diapers. they will regress. be prepared for accidents when she starts preschool and always have plenty of changes of clothes, please include shoes.also make sure the policy at your school on potty times. hope this helps and be encouraged that they do it. Oh one more thought, put her in dresses during the summer. it is easier to go and they usually wait to the last minute. pants, shorts anything that has to be unbuckled or snap can be frustrating. Good Luck