More Potty Training - Homewood,IL

My personal opinion is to keep encouraging, but not forcing. All 3 of my children started being interested around 2, but none of them fully "got it" until they were 3, when everything just "clicked". I think it will just happen when they are ready. Of course, if she is willing, keep trying. If you are going to be home all day for a couple of days you might try leaving her bottom naked or even big girl undies. That really lets them know what they are doing, and when they are doing it.

I can tell you that if you ask them the answer will ALWAYS be NO. My almost 4 year daughter still says NO when I ask her if she has to go potty and she has been "potty trained" for 1 1/2 years. I agree with your husband that it should be started because kids do grow out of the cpacaity and sizing of diapers and that seems more cruel.

Set a routine and STICK WITH IT. Kids always have set-backs and periods of disinterest but you have to stay stearn and stick with it. In the long run everyone will be happy. It does not have to be forceful but rather routine. Read books, look at puzzles, listen to music etc. while she sits on the potty. She does not have to go every time but it establishes a pattern for them recognize that they will be doing this quite frequently throughout the day to make sure they do not have accidents. Pull ups help as it makes it easy fo rthem to learn how to pull their pants up and down. Practice good hand washing...start small. Get the basics of the process then work on the act itself.

Have you tried putting her in "big girl" panties yet? When I first put my son in them he loved them as opposed to diapers/pull-ups. I would expect accidents in them but if she's ready to be potty trained she will get embarassed and learn to control it much quicker than in a pull-up that remains dry. The most important thing is that she's ready. When trying to train my son we were battling chronic constipation, meatol stenosis, a new baby sister and moving into a new house. I didn't push him. One day he decided HE was ready and he never looked back. Good luck!

My daughter finally did it when I bought her new princess panties. She had some princess panties when I tried to potty train her too early. Then I bought her new ones and then that was it she just started going and it worked out well. We did still have the occasional accidents and she wears diapers at bed time