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Is your child ready for potty training at nursery? Here's the place for all your toilet training questions.

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LoisLame · 23/11/2012 10:12

Hoping someone can help up. DD is 26 months old and we started potty training about 1.5 months ago. After a little while, she was doing great at home with very few accidents, she mostly was able to ask for the potty or get to it herself. At that point, I would still put a pull up on her when we go out as I was never sure what to do when on buses. I eventually just bit the bullet and took lots of changes of clothes and encouraged her to go whenever we were near a toilet and she could stay dry for an outing about half the time but she was improving. Now she has started to regress and have lots of accidents at home and when we're out. She's not telling me 'wee wee' until she's already wet. I think the problem might be when she is with her grandparents. They tend to just put her in the car and drive around/stay out for hours so just put a nappy on her, and I assume, ignore her when she says wee wee. I think they do encourage her to use the potty or toilet in the house though.

It's just stressing me out so much that she did so well to begin with and now just seems to be moving backwards. Should I just put her back in nappies full time for a while then try again? If I do, should I still let her use the potty if she asks? Or should I just go cold turkey with her? Any help or advice will be greatly received.

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givemeaclue · 23/11/2012 19:31

No, don't go back to nappies that is more confusing. You need to get the grandparents doing the things the way you do with potty. Speak to them and explain

ceebie · 25/11/2012 15:58

I've just posted about my DD, aged 3.2, going further and further backwards with toilet training. I am so frustrated. However, nursery keep on telling me that this is so, so common. Apparently their minds become occupied with other things, they become engrossed in what they are doing and the novelty of going to the toilet has worn off so they just try to hold on until its too late, or whatever. Anyway, apparently ever so common for this to happen. As to what to do about it... other than gritted teeth and the patience of a saint, I have no idea.

The grandparents are definitely confusing matters though. Make it very clear to them that they may not put a nappy on her under any circumstances. She can sit on towels in the buggy or car seat... or else just not go out so much until she's more reliable.

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