First Time Mom Seeking Advice on Potty Training.

I have three grown boys - when I began to Potty Train - what I did was reward them for going to the restroom on the potty - made a very big deal of it -- and when they didn't go potty, I would tell them "good try" but I wouldn't reward them -- after awhile -- they realized I would make a big deal of them going to potty correctly, but didn't reward when they didn't. For me - this worked. Potty Training only will work when they are truly "ready" and when they can explain (as well as they can) what they are doing -- and when they can truly control their muscles (hold it until they actually go) -- Hope this helps!

I would put my kids in front of the T.V and let them sit for a while or let them take there favorite little toy into the bathroom with them turn them around backwards on the toliet and let her play with the toy for a little while and if there is nothing just keep tring dont push it to much though because then she might be dicouraged and then it will take you forever to potty train her. Also when she does go make a big deal out of it parising her soooo much. I also thought of something else try putting her reward in the bathroom with her so she can actually see it and when so goes give it to her. Good luck!

Hi K.,
This may not be appealing to you but it works. I trained my daughter just before she turned two as well. Take her to the store and let her pick out her own big girl panties (Buy lots). Don't put her in pull-ups, put her in panties. Stay home for about a week (I know it's hard) and just let her run around in a T-shirt and panties. Then she will understand that if she doesn't go on the potty she gets wet. Put her on the potty for a few minutes every hour or as much as you possibly can. Kids know the difference between pull ups and panties. They know they can go in their pull ups without consequence. It's a little messy and it takes patience, but it does work and this is how everybody I know told me to do it. It took a couple of weeks, but now I have a potty trained two year old. Oh yeah, and when I trained my daughter, she wasn't really showing any signs of being ready, but I got her trained anyways. Good Luck!!

M.

Two quick things come to mind, but you have to have the will to do them :)!

1. I think the reason pull-ups don't really work is that they are too comfortable when wet...in fact, they still feel pretty dry. However, if you let her use real underwear and allow her to have an accident...the feeling of having wet underwear will be one she does not want to repeat.

2. Buy her "SPECIAL big girl panties" (with characters/flower she likes) and then let her wear them when she is successful the first time!

getting scared to go is normal. my daughter did the same thing and then would cry when she did poop cuz she was scared. we stayed indoors for 3 days and just sat on the potty every 30-45 minutes. eventually she got upset when she went in her diaper and by day 3 she was only wearing undies -- no diapers. i also got one of those seats you place on the real toilet and once she was sitting there, she could not get off w/o my help, so if she didn't go i would let her sit for 10 minutes and eventually she would go. it sounds mean, but she got it really quickly and now is so proud of herself. i also bought small toys (bubbles, etc) at CVS and every time she went she got a toy.

Hi Kristen,
Giver her the time she needs. It is okay for her to just sit there, it is all good practice. When she is ready she will go on the potty. The best time is in the morning when she first wakes up. Everyone has to go in the morning.

C.

Thank you soo much for posting this !i have been having the same concer ! Im reading all the suggestion!