accidents every day!

[newgirl]

I started my 2.6 dd on the potty and toilet in June as she was showing signs and copying friends at nursery. She has been doing well but in the last week she has been having an accident a day. She only tells me she needs potty once or twice a day; the rest of the time I ask her, or it is part of a routine - ie when she wakes up she walks into bathroom. Or when we are about to go out I ask her if she wants the potty. SO, any ideas? Am I asking her too often? Should I put her back in nappies? Put up with an accident a day? Don't know what to do.

Hi newgirl. Can't help you, but just to reassure you aren't alone. We've been at it with DD1 (age 2.6) for the last few weeks, and recently we've been having poo trouble!! DD1 also tends to have an accident in the evening when she is tired, so I'm watching this thread with interest!

My dd is 2.11. She has been able to use to the toilet for a while now but has been having around 2 accidents a day lately. I am determined not to put her back into nappies and hoping that she will get fed up of having wet clothes and will start to take herself to the toilet more. Part of the problem is she waits until right the last minute to tell me and then doesnt make it in time! I'd say to definately stick at it and dont go back to nappies. I usually take dd every 3 hours and just sit her on the toilet and ask her to try then praise her loads and make a fuss of her clothes being clean and dry!!

I'd say one accident a day isn't too bad. We were still up to that, on average, until about 6 weeks ago. Now dd's pretty reliable although having said that she just "missed" while getting ready to get on the toilet. She is very tired ( playgroup followed by lunchtime play date) and we'd just been out to fetch ds from school.

Personally I wouldn't revert to nappies yet. However if your dd is still not communicating when she needs to go then that is more of an issue because it makes more work and stress for you. Think perhaps you just have to go with it and stop asking unless you are, say, about to go out. See how she does and then reappraise.

thanks everyone

Can anyone offer help or sympathy?? Little boy startedSchool this term, seems happy and toilet trained since 2.9 but now having accidents all the time at school - any ideas ?