Hi all,
I have failed my daughter. I gave into pressure from nursery and friends with perfect children, and started potty training my daughter before she was ready. And i knew she wasn't ready!! I allowed myself to be talked into feeling like she was abnormal for not having trained already - she's only 25 months!! Not only did i do this once, i did it twice!
First time was about 6 weeks ago. We introduced a potty, she got really excited and had two wee's in a row on it... so we got really exited too and took her out to the shops to buy new knickers, talked about being a big girl, bought little treats etc. By the end of the day she was completely petrified of the potty and the next day she didn't touch it, just wee'd on the floor all day.
Ihe second time (today) I thought, lets give it another go. She'd made friends with the potty again since last time and had had another couple of wee's in it during short nappy free times. She'd started talking about being a big girl and generally giving all the right signs. So yesterday we watched the Princess Polly video, got a fancy new travel potty out, talked about all the right things... and today we've been naked from the waist down all day. She's pee'd on the floor ten times (and we always down play it, and stay positive) and now won't go anywhere near her potty. When she pees on the floor she thinks it's hilarous. If i gently try to sit her on it, she cries and tries to escape, and of course i let her. If i encourage her she just ignores me! :D
So... my question is; have I started too soon? And is it ok to give up again? Or am i going to confuse her even more?! Do i have to just suck it up and persevere? I'm worried she'll develop a phobia!
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TiredMummy3000 · 12/01/2019 17:38
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