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Nearly three and using potty at home but not childminder's

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PfizerFan · 21/04/2026 19:05

My almost three year old is pretty good with using the potty or toilet when with me or dad. But at the childminder's she just stands there and wets herself. I'm feeling so stressed when all the other kids her age have been potty trained for months. Any tips?

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Nursemumma92 · 21/04/2026 22:46

Don't be too stressed this is quite common, especially as she's not even 3 and is great at home. Do you send her with her own potty or does she use the childminder's potty? It may be that the environment is different to home and it bothers her in some way so her own potty may be useful. Or that she is busy in play and the cues that she needs to wee are missed by the childminder but wouldn't be by you.

ShetlandishMum · 21/04/2026 22:50

Completely normal.
At home it's 1: and calm. At childminder there are more children and the enviroment isn't calm
Ours were diaper free at home earlier than in nursery.

Nearly50omg · 21/04/2026 23:17

Why isn’t she being taken to the toilet at childminders?

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PfizerFan · Yesterday 19:07

Nearly50omg · 21/04/2026 23:17

Why isn’t she being taken to the toilet at childminders?

They do take her to the toilet but she refuses to go.

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Nursemumma92 · 21/04/2026 22:46

Don't be too stressed this is quite common, especially as she's not even 3 and is great at home. Do you send her with her own potty or does she use the childminder's potty? It may be that the environment is different to home and it bothers her in some way so her own potty may be useful. Or that she is busy in play and the cues that she needs to wee are missed by the childminder but wouldn't be by you.

Thanks. We send her in with her own potty, and the childminder also encourages her to use the toilet (with very limited success!)

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