Need Help with Potty Training.. - Winnemucca,NV

Has she had problems with constipation? Is her poop soft? I know, TMI but that could have an effect. I was having the same problem with a little guy in my daycare. I started giving him a glass of prune juice mixed with apple juice everyday to help regulate and loosen his stools and within days he was pooping on the potty. I was talking to another childcare provider last night and she gives the kids temporary tattoos when they use the potty. The kids love it because you can't loose it like a sticker.
~N.

J.,

I understand your frustration. I had tried everything that you have tried also. I left my son alone about it for the most part and he did it on his own right before he turned 3. The more I would push the more he resisted. I didn't realize I was putting too much pressure on him and it backfired. I think that what might have worked for us was that I took him to the store and let him pick out some undies of his choice. I didn't force him to wear them. One day he saw them in the laundry basket and asked to wear them. I explained that if he wanted to wear them he had to go potty all the time on the toilet. He has been potty trained every since. Your daughter will do it on her own, so don't stress. She won't be starting Kindergarten in diapers. Good luck!

L.

I know how frustrating it can be and I sympathize. My advice is to not stress about it too much as sometimes you end up defeating the purpose...your daughter will feel stressed too and even adults find it difficult to "perform" under pressure. My daughter is three and she is potty trained... but it didn't happen over night. She had very little problem going wee wee on the potty but pooping was something else entirely. We noticed that when ever she had to do poo poo she would run into the other room. After a couple of acidents in her underwear we got to know the pattern and would escort her to the bathroom to go. We also put a chart on the bathroom wall with stickers for each time she did poo poo. When she did seven poo poos in the potty she got a prize. each time she was sitting on the potty she saw this and it acted as incentive.
Still.. each child is different. Take your cue from your daughter, she will usually tell you, even if not verbally, when she has to go. It's not a race.. she'll get there in her time.

I definitely understand your frustration with your daughter's behavior around using the toilet. I can't help but think that this might be a maturity and/or control issue for her. If this is the case then no matter how much bribing or coaxing you're doing will not affect the outcome. I would give her a break for a few weeks - just put pull ups on for going pee in the toilet - and not make a big deal about it UNLESS she poops in the toilet. If that happens then praise her up and down - doing all the stuff that you have been telling her you would do when she actually does poop. Boys are definitely later to mature with their bladder control and mine were 3.5 before they really understood what it felt like before they had to go. They still wear pull-ups at night due to the occasional accidents - but I think you really need to let her do this in her own time - or else it will just become a power struggle between you.
Good luck with the potty training. It's not the easiest but when it's done you won't remember what it was like to change diapers! LOL.