Should I give up potty training yet again?

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DD2 is now 3.3yrs and I've been trying to potty train her for several months. We've finally got to the stage where she'll jiggle about when she needs a wee, so she knows she's supposed to do it in the potty. Then she'll sit on it but never does anything in it. E.g. yesterday she went from 12.45-7pm and did nothing but spent most of the afternoon jiggling and holding herself and eventually did a wee as soon as she got in the bath. At the moment, we've got the potty in front of the TV (not far for her to go when she needs it) but I'm thinking of moving it to the kitchen/utility room where it's boring and there's nothing for her to do.
As far as using the toilet goes, even with a seat on it, she screams if we go anywhere near it and refuses to sit on it.
I've tried bribing with choc buttons and stickers. None of that seems to work. Help!

Forget bribes - she needs to learn to do it because she wants to, not because you want her to. It seems to have become a bit of a stress for her and I don't think you are going to progress until she decides she is ready. Does she go to nursery? Any potty trained friends you could ask round? (and make sure they demonstrate frequently) Peer pressure is a wonderful thing :)

Otherwise I would leave it just a bit longer until the warm weather is here and then do lots of naked running around in the garden - the message will get through eventually.

you need cod

she will give you short sharp advice

is potty queen (hahahahahaha, potty, hahahah)

She's leading you a dance. Give her loads to drink, put her on the potty every hour on the house and promise her a chocolate button when she does a wee on the potty.

Go on the easter potty training boot camp thread. Cod will sort you out.

Hello
my advice is to leave it for a short while. My DS (3.5) was in a very similair situation until these past two weeks - refused completely to go near a toilet, said he hated pants and toilets, that kind of thing.

I really did just relax about it all two weeks ago and never talked about it for two weeks. We had been trying to potty train for months and months and months, with big gaps inbetween but I think I never completely forgot about it and it did become an issue for DS.

Last 2 weeks I really got an attitude of not being bothered about it atall. I think that may have rubbed off on DS and he then started to sit on the toilet willingly and to use it. He's not trained yet but on the way at last with a willing attitude.

I found it really hard to completely leave it cos of his age, but it has worked for us.

She does go to playgroup 2 afternoons a week (was hoping that she'd have got this sorted by next week when she goes back there) and she does talk about "wees and poos in the potty at playgroup."
I have been keeping an eye on Cod's Easter potty training thread. She sure does some straight talking!