Hols in 4 weeks/Nursery in April..need to get rid of the nappies!!

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i never seem to have the time to let dd run around without her nappy as im always cleaning doing something and then cleaning up after little accidents, running out of pants, taking her for unneccesary trip to toilet/potty, feeling guilty for not getting her out of the house for fresh air as no nappies outdoors would cause another heap load of stress for me
but i really wat to get her going to the loo/potty before we go on hol and fully toilet trained by april at latest as they wont allow nappy wearers in.
i know im putting obstacles in the way..but i really really dont seem to have enough hours in the day!
how does everyone else do it?

anyone?

Wait until your child is ready.

If a child has enough experiences to have time without ther nappy on, to learn what weeing is all about, then encouragement to use the potty they will do it in their own time.

But there is no way round it, you need to give them the chance to try. How old is your dd?

You could go for walks to the park and things without a nappy on, if she wees just wip one pair of trousers off and put a new pair on - i think thats less stressful than having accidents in the house!

Try (as far as you can) to clear the decks for one week, let the cleaning/cooking slide, don't worry about going outside or having playdates, and just concentrate on the potty thing (start on a Saturday if your dp/dh is around to help). I have to say that it's a bit tough on yourself if you are giving a specific deadline as potty training can be so random - some kids (not mine!!!!) get it within a couple of weeks, others take months. Prepare yourself for lots of accidents and try not to stress, she will get it eventually, but I do think you have to concentrate on it to the exclusion of a lot of other things.

My spent a lot of time without a nappy when we were at home, and a potty always nearby from about 18mths. By the time she was 2 she was completely dry and we were going out and about only with knickers on.
I didn't have to actually 'do' anything iyswim, because i gave her the control. I think this is far less stressful than deciding when you would like them trained.

Sorry - meant to say "concentrate on it to start with" that is read a book about potties, play a lot with your dd and notice when she might need a wee, regular reminders to sit on the potty (but don't force it) - that kind of thing.

I fail to see how a nursery can ban nappy wearers!! What about special needs and the Disability Discrimination Act? If a child is not potty trained (and the parent has tried) then they have a special need until they are. I think I might mention SEN provision to the nursery - it's not good enough to discriminate against a child who I assume is ready for nursery in every other respect. Thank goodness my son goes to a day nursery (who do not so discriminate) as he is over 3 and dry (pretty much) but poos are very touch and go. I would have been very upset if he'd had to miss out just because of potty training!