Potty training

[BlueBritish]

My DD is 2.5 years old and we have been potty training for a while now. If I take her bottoms off she is really good at knowing when to go and takes herself to the potty for a wee or a poo. The real problem is that I cannot get her into her knickers, she just does not seem to like them, I don’t know if it’s the feeling of them or whatever but I’ve tried so many times and it’s just not worked. It’s putting us very behind with the potty training as I can only do it when we are in the house, she doesn’t do it out the house and is still in her nappies and this feels like a big age for her to still be in nappies in the daytime. Has anyone got any advice on this?

Will she wear trousers? I'd just leave her with no pants or nappy and put trousers on her when you need to go out.

Take her shopping and let her choose her own big girl knickers as well, make it a real treat. Talk lots about all the big kids she knows and how they're all wearing knickers/pants.

@NuffSaidSam yes she will wear trousers so that’s something I can try. I have taken her to choice her own knickers twice now but no luck 😩

We did oh crap method (it's a book) where you go from bare bum to loose trousers, short outings, putting on pants comes a bit later. And you commit to it with no going back, no more daytime nappies.

Your op sounds exasperated and that you're letting your dd be in charge. Potty training is really stressful because you're giving control of a bodily function to dc, but you're still in control of some things.

Tbh I'd just say no more nappies in daytime (in or out of the house) and see how it goes. I don't think 2.5 is massively late, about average I'd say. Try not to stress, she'll do it eventually!

I think she's not ready.

I'd go to nappy pants so you can continue to work on using the toilet but not have the pants.

If you force potty training it doesn't work. It's fine for them to be 3 or closer to before they're ready.