Mommies I need HELP, we are potty training my 2 year old and have been for the last 2 months. She is completely trained at school and then comes home and refuses to go! She throws the biggest tantrum when it is time to “try” that it makes me not want to “try”. I do not give up but I just feel like I am doing something wrong. I have tried a lot and am getting so frustrated. Granted I am happy she can go all day at school w/o any accidents but come on what am I doing wrong.
Any positive helpful advice is appreciated!
So it is a few weeks later and she is completely potty trained...knock on wood. I ended up taking her to the doctor cause I thought that she may have a UT infection, well one day later she was going on her own. I am not sure if the doctor having “the talk” with her did it, or if she just thought it was time...either way we are potty trained and loving it.
It could be b/c she sees other kids going at school, and at home she doesn't have the positive peer pressure to encourage her. She could also be tired after a long day. I'm not really sure how you can encourage her to go at hom, but that might be why. Good luck!
I agree with the other posts...relax and don't push her too hard. She might sense your frustration and doesn't know how to react. We started potty training at 13 months because my daughter went and sat on the potty. But it took the year for her to consistently decide to use the potty...we just let her do it at her pace and realized that eventually she will get there.
we try to make trying fun so we get less resistance (though we still get resistance sometimes). I keep bubbles, crayons and paper, toys etc right by the potty. I make silly faces and chat with her. At home she goes pantless and that really helps (and she assists in clean up when the rare accident happens). My kiddo is nearly 2 and we are struggling with potty training OUTSIDE the home- we have opposite problems!
When I was younger I did the same thing! My mom picked me up one day and they were telling how good I was doing and she wasn't sure they were even talking about me! So she said she told me fine if you can do it at daycare you can do it at home and from there on out I went at home as well. Sounds like that is not working for you. Have you tried asking her teacher how they do it? As far as right now I wouldn't push it too much obivouisly she sounds like she is getting frustrated as well. I would go out buy her pretty panties and maybe some pretty stickers and tell her when she starts going potty at home she can wear her panties and get a sticker everytime she goes, that might be a great incintive on getting her to go. But I wouldn't push it too much just keep on trying to send her and let her know ok here is the potty you need to try to go in there and to let you know when she needs to go and you will take her. She will get it you just have to try to find out what works for her. Good luck!
Maybe you are (trying ) too hard. at 2 she is just starting to get the hang of it, and if you just suggest, mommy has to go potty do you need to go too, we'll take turns , I'll let you go first. Make it a pleasant experience, Don't suggest it too often, at this age no sooner than every two hours, and then of course act real proud or have a chart and give stickers if she goes, and don't make a real big deal of it, if she doesn't and if she is goes at school, I think in just a little time she will start going at home. She may feel you are forcing her at first and doesn't really have to go when you first suggest it. Lots of reasons for a 2 year old, as so many at this age are just starting to potty train, and haven't got as far as yours sounds yet.
