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Whats going on with dd2's potty training? She keeps doing her business EVERYWHERE!!!

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ShinyAndNew · 19/11/2009 10:04

It started yesterday. While I was at the shop, my sister spotted poo on the floor and natrually thought it was our new dog, so she put the dog out incase it needed to go again and cleaned up the mess, on the way back into the kitchen she found dd2 (2.6) squatted with her pants round her ankles weeing on the stairs.

Later dd2 told me dhe needed a poo again. I asked her if she wanted me to take her top the potty or toilet. NO she said. I explained that she must go to the potty if she needs a poo. Still no. I carried her to the potty and sat her on it, she got off and poo'ed on the bathroom floor.

The day carried on like this. My dsis even asked dd2 if she wanted her to go the shop and buy her nappies. Dd2 got very upset and screamed NO NAPPIES.

She has been dry all night, but has just done it again. She has been potty trained about a month now and has had very few accidents, even on a night. She just seems to have got it, so what's going on with her now?

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ShinyAndNew · 19/11/2009 10:16

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ShinyAndNew · 19/11/2009 11:41

She has done it again and now needs showering again as it looks like she has smeared it everywhere

Surely this is not normal behavior?

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TheLemur · 19/11/2009 12:58

Sounds like some sort of regression/attention seeking - has anything major happened recently?

You could try posting in potty training for some help? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/potty_training

ShinyAndNew · 19/11/2009 13:02

We have just got a dog, but she seems to like him and has not showed any nastiness towards him and will happily feed him treats and tells him that she 'lubs' him.

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TheLemur · 19/11/2009 13:33

I don't wish to be harsh at all but from an outsiders point of view, it sounds like she is subconsciously jealous of the new dog and attention he's getting/his position in the family. She maybe feels a little pushed out and like she is 'not enough' for you. (I know you obv don't feel like this, but this is what the child pyschology books would say)

I would try some extra quality time together, praise when she does go on potty, and maybe mild ridiculing of the dog - for example: he's not grown up like you, he can't go in the potty (I am no expert mind, my ds is still in nappies, I've just read the books!)

Sunshine78 · 19/11/2009 13:35

My dd is like this at the moment. I find taking a prized toy off her for each accident helps to concentrate her mind! She only does it when I am busy doing something else so I'm sure she does it for the attention.

Has your little girl seen the new dog having little accidents?

ShinyAndNew · 19/11/2009 14:15

No he is an adult dog from a rescue and came to us housetrained. He has accidents overnight but by the time she gets up it is all cleaned up.

I will try that Lemur, thanks.

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