The only 3yr old girl in the world who isn't potty trained?

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Hi, DD turned 3 a week ago. We've made a few previous half hearted attempts at potty training in the past six months but she really didnt seem to know when she was weeing so we gave up and reverted to nappies/ pull-ups.

We've decided to go for it now she's 3 and we have time off work to focus. Today she's wee'd four times and each was in her knickers just after getting off the potty having had a "try" (i.e. nothing coming out). Still doesnt seem to have a clue when she needs to go.

All of her friends and peers at nursery, boys and girls, are potty trained and have been for some time. It really feels like she is the only 3yr old girl in the workd who isnt potty trained.

I know its only day one but it still feels like she's miles off. Can someone give me some hope/ advice?

My son was 3.1 when he was trained. First 4 days he didn't do one wee in the potty (even if I sat him in front of tv on it. On night 4 out him on potty thinking I would give up the next day and he did a wee. He was totally dry 5 days later. It's a miserable week for you but so nice once it's done! we also used reward charts once he'd done that first wee.(encourageandpraise.co.uk) He got a smiley face sticker for each 'performance' and a reward for every 10 stickers (things like extra bedtime story, pack of choc button etc). I t worked really well for us. Don't worry about her friends already being dry...trust me there'll be something she can do that they can't!!

I'm so pleased I found this thread, I've been pulling my hair out!

DD1 turns 3 in a couple of weeks and is still in nappies. She's more than happy to sit on the toilet with her 'special seat', and has both weed and pooed in the toilet recently (cue massive praise and chocolate buttons). But she's so up and down with it. One minute she tells me she needs to go every 5 minutes, so we dutifully go off again and again to the toilet only for nothing to happen, then she'll stand there laughing about the fact she's just weed on the floor as soon as she's left the bathroom.

I never tell her off for accidents, just say stuff like 'oh dear, remember to tell mummy next time that you need the toilet', and I always praise her when she manages to produce, but there just doesn't seem to be any consistency in her going to the toilet. She doesn't seem to know when she needs to wee, and I think it's only been luck that she's managed to wee on the toilet twice.

How do I get her to not think weeing on the floor is funny?

Hi,
I'm like this with DS. His twin (DD) was trained nearly 6 months ago, very quickly and with minimal accidents (bar 2 in 2 hours last week ).

We've tried everything we can think of with DS. Thomas the Tank Engine pants, stickers, choc buttons. He stays dry at nursery but doesn't say a word here, it's only our luck that gets him there. Any suggestions will also be gratefully received

oh I feel reassured! My DD is 3.3 and after a couple of successes on the 'big girl toilet' cue lots of praise and a small present.....nothing. Completely lost interest. She knows exactly what to do, but just won't do it. Stubborn? Oh yeah.
I've tried everything (literally) choosing her own big girl pants, me saying she can go swimming if she's out of pull ups, stickers, presents, chocolate buttons, yada yada.
I think she's going to be one of those girls who will do it 'when she darn well wants to'.
sigh

ha ha, my DD2 is 4 in march and wets herself at least twice a day. she 'apparently' doesn't feel her wee coming. Have done sticker charts, chocolate, sweets, presents, rewards galore, health visitor advice, bored to death anyone that knows me, and I've got cross, remained calm, ignored it, praised her, blah blah blah. One thing I do know is that one day she will become self conscious enough to want to do it....right now she couldn't give a toss

DD wasn't potty trained until she started nursery, and even then she wasn't dry at night and I didn't even try to make her so. I thought, how many teenagers/adults wear nappies at night? Well, those who have a disability but otherwise, hmmmm, not many.

Relax. It'll happen. I wouldn't worry.