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Help!! 3.2yo dd with no interest in toilet training.

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georgie22 · 11/01/2014 10:03

Not quite sure what to do about this really. I was advised by people to leave it until she was ready and not push it. We've done this but there are no signs that she's ready to train and I've started to feel embarrassed about the situation as it feels like it's a reflection in our parenting. She's a very strong willed child and the more you push something the more she digs her heels in. Her speech and language is advanced for her age so there is no issue with communication.

We're going to start a sticker chart and this morning we put her in pants after she saw them in her drawer. I sat her on the potty (she refused to sit on the toilet) but unsurprisingly did nothing although complained that it was cold. Then she went upstairs to play and we found that she had done a wee on the floor. I find it hard to stay calm and don't relish the house smelling of wee and poo constantly. We've got a 4 month old and she does appear to have regressed a little since he was born - she wants to be carried and use her baby cups etc. Any advice gratefully received!

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Perchance2dream · 11/01/2014 15:29

Hi I don't have much advice but I could have written your post myself- in exact same boat with a very bright and strong willed girl of almost 3. Only difference our baby is due in the next month. Will be interested to see what others think and here for support!
We are trying the casual approach as have tried previously and it became an awful battle that we had to abandon!

babypants · 11/01/2014 18:16

Hi
I agree with perchance2d on this, my DS 3.5 yr old is also strong willed and big for his age but no ware ready to pt. he is one that LOVES!!!! having poo in his nappy, likes the warm squishy feeling, he used to fight me tooth and nail to stay in a pooey one but now I leave him in it until he asks to be changed. He will happily play in his room for an hour or more before coming to me, then I change his nappy with no fights or battling him. I use cloth nappies and will put in a couple of nappy liners in after his breakfast nappy change, as that's the time he normally does a poo.

Im with the gentle approach concept and in no hurry in getting him out of nappies, he will get there in his own time frame, if you stress about it they also will.

Leigh
Mum to DS who loves sleeping in his cot.
Addicted to cloth nappies.

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