Potty training advice please...

[LollsMum]

Hi all, my little one is 2y4m. We have tried a few times introducing her to the potty, and sitting her on the toilet (with her own seat) however she hasn't taken to it. She says no, gets off the toilet when I sit her on it and refuses to sit on the potty. I haven't pushed her to do it, because I haven't wanted it to become an issue. Given her age, I want to get her using the potty/toilet now. I welcome any tips/advice, I've read lots of stuff about potty training but can't find anything in particular about coaxing them when they're reluctant.

Leave it for another few months and then try again. What's the hurry?

When in the house, put nicks on her and have a potty avaliable. leave her play but every 15/20mins "do you need a wee wee?"

If yes, take to the potty. If no, ask again 15 mins later. If she pees or poops, whoop like a loon and give her a chocolate button. if she tries and doesnt pee, no matter, good on her for trying.

Therell be accidents, and nappy on for going out of the house for a little bit but it works

I agree with BlastOff! Try waiting a bit longer.

Ok I had 3 older children pressure was on to train befor 2! Yes completely dry before that age. I then had dc4 13 yr gap from youngest dc drove me mad wouldn't entertain potty toilet etc until one day at 3yrs 1 month said I want that particular potty/ seat I reluctantly bought it (in my mind yeah another to go with the 4 others) but she trained straight away and within 2 days was also dry at night so all the stress wasn't worth it for me they do it when they are ready just wish I'd been told that for other 3 life would have been so much easier

I agree with other posters about waiting until she's ready.
I wasn't going to train DS until he was about 3, but one day he went on the potty & that was that!
As soon as she's comfortable with it, she'll take to it easily!

Leave her a bit longer from my experience it actually worked out better because she became dry day and night instead of stress of daytime dryness and the trying to do it for night later on.

I started getting my dc's used to the idea quite early so there was a potty in the bathroom and we talked about using it a lot. I had a book, made up songs about how the poo has to go in the loo - make it fun so they want to help/join in. I started leaving the nappy off longer and longer after each nappy change so they got used to the feeling of no nappy.

I did part time potty training over quite a few months because I started so early, so they were nappy free using the potty at home but still needed a nappy when we were out.

Leave the potty/potties around the house so she's used to seeing them, and they're not a 'strange' thing. Let her see you use the loo, and agree that if she sits on potty or loo make a massive fuss, lots of praise etc.

I have been searching the boards for advice as DD is the same age as yours, 2.4, but I am a teacher so my window of opportunity is the next few weeks, after that I am at work full time, she has upheaval in being at her childminders for a week or so, then going to be with my mum full time whilst I am at work - they live in a rented house (have just moved to be nearer us, stressful for me but DD is very happy about it) , so whilst they are more than happy to help out, I feel like I should at least try to train her now, as accidents at theirs are more of a problem (we have floorboards). Also, my dad is a bit of a pain about not listening to me telling him how we want to do it, so he will make a fuss if she does a poo in her pants etc, which I don't want - my mum is more laid back.

DD has used the loo the odd time, ditto the potty, will tell me she has done a poo, but seems to get mixed up about what she has done. Is sometimes aware she is doing poos, and aware when she has done a wee, but only after, looking at the puddle. She knows about big girl pants etc.

We started today - bit of a nightmare, I had to bribe with choc buttons to sit on the potty, but she was proud of her pants and chose the colour etc - but we got through 8 pairs.....poos and wees, nothing in the potty, but did sit on it lots.

I am going to try for 4-5 days, if no progress I will leave it until october break - but for us the problem is that I will only have a week off then, it will probably be colder and we were hoping to go away - after that it is xmas, there never seems to be a good time!

I don't have any advice, but I would say just leave it if it hasn't worked after a few days - I will - after all, it is like everything else, all consuming when you are doing it, but in the great scheme of things, none of us will remember how long it took, how many accidents etc, when they are 20 - there will be other things to worry about - it will come in time! at least that is what I am telling myself