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Maybe she just isn't ready for potty learning yet?
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Ok Moms - I've been reading through the millions of other questions and reponses and haven't quite found one like this (I'm sure there's one out there, but I got tired of reading!). My 3yr-old daughter was doing great with potty training. They work with her at daycare and she uses the potty on her own all day. We switched from pull-ups to "big girl" panties in early December and she went a whole week with NO accidents. We praised the heck out of her and she was so proud of herself. The next week we started out with panties again, but she had an accident every single day! It was so frustrating! I'm not sure what happened. We put her back in pull-ups because we just couldn't keep up with all the pee-soaked clothes (never poop). We decided it would be best to wait until after the holidays to try panties again, so she's back into her routine. I tried them one day last week and she had an accident again. The thing is - she knows when she needs to go. She just doesn't use the potty. Her reasoning was that she wanted to wear Tinkerbell panties instead of the Cinderella ones she had on! (I know I've got a smart one!) PLEASE HELP! Any suggestions to get her back on track?? We were soooo close!
Maybe she just isn't ready for potty learning yet?
C.,
I am wondering if you tried letting her pick out what panties she wanted to wear for the day...maybe she wanted to wear a particular pair and so she wet the ones she had on so she could change?? Just a thought. She does sound like a very smart and independent little girl. Good luck.
If she is going to be trained keep her in panties no matter how many accidents she has and have her help clean it up. I used sweat pants with my son because they absorb a lot of urine. Don't get angry with her. Have her go to the bathroom and sit every 45 minutes or so until she gets sick of having to sit on the potty and goes when she needs to. Reward her for going with her favorite treat.
Hello C.,
One thing they never told me is that once they're potty trained...you still have to remind them several times per day for the next several months. specially within 30 minutes of a meal. That will definitely cut down in the number of accidents. 3-5 year-olds get too busy playing and donot want to take the time to go potty. don't ask if she needs to go... just tell her it's time to go potty. keep prasing and hang in there! ~C.~
I think you probably need to let her pick out her own panties each morning. Remind her that Cinderalla (or whatever she picks) does not like to be peed on. I did this with my daughter she loved Deigo, but they only came in boys underwear. So I finally bought them and explained to her that Deigo did not like for her to potty on him. It worked like charm. She was fully potty trained with no accidents.
