Moving from "Potty Exploration" to "Potty Training"

Switch to underwear! She has no reason to not pee in diapers, because she doesn't feel the wet.

Start having an hour or so each day where you have her in maybe underwear and a pair of sweatpants. Increase the time as you feel comfortable. Eventually you'll figure out how frequently to take her. And, then even feel comfortable going out of the house in underwear. Etc, etc.

Accidents will happen. But, they only require a change of clothes (Once you start leaving the house remember a change of socks and maybe shoes, too.) It's not any messier really than changing a diaper.

You'll get your timing down. My son quit telling me when he had to go around. Still doesn't, but rarely has accidents because he'd rather pee in the toilet than his pants. Eventually he'll realize that if he tells me when he has to go he doesn't have to wait until the next time I suggest it!

I can relate! My daughter is 23 months old. We slowly started to switch to underwear and quickly realized that when in a diaper she just goes but when in underwear she waits for the potty about 90% of the time. So our solution... when at home and awake she is in underwear but when we leave the house or when she is sleeping she gets a pullup. We do end up cleaning up messes but I think it's important for the "accidents" to happen so she can learn. When she has an accident we clean it up and talk to her about what we want her to do. We talk about being a big girl too. She still needs to get over the last obstacle and make it a consistant thing but honestly we are patient (even with the messes).

They say to wait until the diaper is dry over night. Sounds like maybe she just might be being lazy. Have you tried putting her into big girl panties. Have her pick out them. Tell her if she stops peeing in the diaper she can wear big girl panties. BTW it didn't work for the youngest grandson. He stated he didn't want to be a big boy. I am just a baby. We tried and tried. He just didn't want too but now he is broke and tell everyone I pee in potty now.
Good luck.

sometimes they get so busy playing they just dont care. :)

If she's not staying dry for the 2 hours between them taking her to the potty, she may not be physically ready to potty train yet.

My youngest was very interested in the potty around 22 months old, but he couldn't stay dry for more than an hour quite a bit of the time. We still kept encouraging him to use the potty, but I figured it wasn't worth putting him in regular underpants yet. We waited until he showed another strong interest in the potty and in wearing big boy undies around 28 months, and then, he really started to get the hang of it. He continued to have 1-5 accidents a week for several months, but he did very well overall. He's now 34 months and has maybe 1-2 accidents a week, usually when we're playing outside and he forgets that he needs to go. I also still remind him every couple hours or so (if he hasn't gone on his own), and I have him use the potty before naps, before bed, and before we leave the house. Oh, and he still wears a diaper to bed and wakes up wet about half the time.

It's very normal up until 3 years of age (or even 4) to have to ask them to stop and use the potty. Otherwise, by the time they realize that they have to go, they *really* have to go and can't make it to the potty in time.

Keep in mind that your daughter is not even 2 yet, and most kids don't usually potty train until 2 1/2, many not until 3. My oldest started training shortly after her 2nd b-day and was mostly done by her 3rd b-day (but wasn't night-trained until age 4). My middle child potty trained herself before she was 2 (by mimicking her sister), but I know very few other children who were fully trained by age 2. (She also continued to wet her diaper at night about half the time until she was 2 1/2.)

Potty training can be a very long and slow process. Just relax, and take things one day at a time.

Wait a few months before you move on.

I would definitely recommend reading the Pottywise book. The book includes advice on determining if your child is developmentally ready for potty training. It includes a process for potty training as well various scenarios and questions and answers from real situations. If I recall correctly, I think there was a scenario similar to yours (getting the child to initiate going to the potty).

I do think that you will need to transition to underwear or training pants if you decide to go to the next stage. I got some thicker cotton training pants at Target. The ones with the cotton lining and the plastic on the outside, which seems like a great concept, were way too bulky. The cotton ones do not prevent a change of clothes but I think they have to absorb more than just regular underwear. I also read a suggestion to put a folded towel on the couch, etc. as their special place to sit while doing the potty training to try and avoid a mess on the furniture. Good luck!