Any Advice or Tips on Potty Training?

Do you use the big potty or a little potty chair? My daughter couldn't go #2 on a big potty. She had to have her feet on the ground and be able to move around a little, "to work the poo poo out".
Once she mastered the potty, she transitioned herself to the big potty all on her own.

Good Luck
E.

Remember, this is a difficult time for her too! Don't get too frustrated. One day she will just start to do it, when she is ready!

Put her on the toliet and let her hold on. I promise you she will not let her bottom hit the water. You will not have any problems after that. I did my daughter like that and it worked like a charm.

I figured out that some kids can not go when someone is watching them. I have potty trained alot of kids over the years plus my own I take the child every 20 to 30 minutes to the bathroom whether they say they have to go or not (you will only have to do this for a couple days) then I tell them they have to sit on the potty but "I have to go do something so just try to go and I will be right back I stay right out side the door without them knowing and I keep going in and out every minute or so I always go back in and ask "did you go" if not I tell them just try again and I will be right back. This may take up to 20 minutes but I have had great success with this and in a few days all the kids were completely trained. Good Luck and relax she will be completely trained by the time she is 18 and then she will have other issues.

T., thanks for the post, I am having the same trouble with my 3 1/2 yo daughter. She has even become constipated because of her refusal to go #2. I like Carmen's response because I think that is the issue with my daughter. She frequently refuses to get dressed on her own and I think she wants me to treat her like a "baby" still. She is the middle child, her younger brother came along 15 months after she did, so perhaps she is trying to hold on to her "baby" years.
However, the trouble is now that she has started preschool. I have discussed it with the teacher and we decided if she does go #2 in her pullup, she will have to go home that day. If she continues to not be able to control it, she will end up getting kicked out, as they require you to be potty trained. I am hoping that she will enjoy the preschool environment so much that the potential of not being able to go back, will be her incentive.
I tried the gifts, that did not work. I even tried fixing the constipation with mineral oil as directed by the doctor. That worked for a couple days when it was very loose, but she has started holding it again and has become constipated all over again.
I hope you get an answer, as I keep looking for one also. I am going to try not using the BIG GIRL words and see if that helps.
If you find something that works, please share it here!!

I am not an expert or anything, since my 3 1/2 boy is in the same boat. but I will tell you my mistake and hopefully it will help. I tired everything, and every time he wanted to go I would say, you'll be such a BIG BOY if you go and other words of encouragement. I would go on and on about how it would be great and he would be a BIG BOY. We'll I talked to my daycare person who is studying to be a child psychologist. And for my case was basically doing the wrong thing, it might work for others. He stated that some kids don�t want to let go of the diaper because they still want to be part of a baby. And not grow up. Sure enough when I asked my son, he stated that was the reason. I stopped using BIG BOY or any words of encouragement that deals with growing up. Still to this day he tells me that he doesn�t want to grow up too fast. Well it�s been 6 months after my learning�s, and now and I talked to other parents, and literally today it worked. 1st time # 2 on the potty. 1st we told him that we ran out of diapers and my husband went to the store and they ran out to. Then there was a toy that he really wanted and I stated that if you want to play with it you need to go #2. Last night I was playing with the toy and won�t let him play with it.

Today at daycare he stated that he wanted to go after being offered a prize/toy if he went #2. He really wanted to play with the toy so he finally went #2. Hopefully it will last.

I am not sure if this helps, but good luck.