My 2.8 year old has been showing signs of being ready for potty training for the last few months and has been very excited by the idea. She loved picking out her big girl pants and choosing her potty. I have been explaining to her what will happen for the last few weeks, she has great comprehension so I know she has understood so far.
I decided I would try her out this morning and to be honest she did well, 3 accidents and 3 wees on her potty. She told me on the third visit to the potty she didn't want to wear knickers any more, that she's not ready for potty training and she wants her nappy back! After talking some more with her I have decided to put her nappy back on as she was seemed stressed by the whole thing.
I haven't made any amount of fuss over accidents, huge amount of praising when she has used her potty and she seemed to be really pleased with herself. I'm not sure if I've done the right thing. I asked if she would like to try again in a few months and she said yes, but she would like her nappy back for now. She also said she was sorry for the accidents even though as mentioned above I cleaned them up with no fuss at all and have been really positive about the whole thing.
Has anyone else had similar with thier toddlers and how did you handle it? Did you stick with it or go back to nappies? How long was it until you tried again?
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TrustyPatches · 28/11/2017 15:05
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