Potty training upset 3 year old

[SnowWhite26]

Mt 3 yr old asked to go in knickers and has done a few tiny wees on potty and gets a sticker. Tonight she hadnt gone for a big wee all day so was obviously uncomfortable. Put nappy on at night like normal and have just had her inconsably crying about needeing the potty. I got her up and changed her nappy which was soaking. Shes settled for now. Shall we give up with training for now? Shes obviously starting to understand what a wet nappy feels like but dont want her to be traumatized! Any ideas? X

Oh my Lord..can we stop saying she's three she shouldn't be in nappies!!!!! It's all up to the individual..everyone takes different times....xxx it will come when she's ready ....x
My lo is 3 in January and he's still in nappies and is gradually being inquisitive about the toilet and potty etc ..I'm not pressuring him ...little steps big smiles x

Thankyou all those that are saying it doesn't matter about age.she is just 3 but has a head full of imagination and games and is obviously finding this potty training tricky :(

So still tears as holding it in and now she wants a nappy on to do business but is telling me.If i refuse she just gets so upset :( dunno whether i might give up for a couple days and just not mention it.

I tried to potty train my DD at a similar age. She was very clever but just not ready. Lots of stress, lots of tears. I put her back in nappies and just left it a couple of months.
We had a breakthrough one day as I was running a bath, she obviously needed a wee (sound of water was a clincher) but the nappy was off. I ignored the fact that she was widdling on the floor (she was trying very hard not to) and breezily suggested she sit on the toilet. She used the toilet and was pretty much dry after that. No. 2's took another 6 months though. She was very very reluctant to come out of nappies!

Beamur. Thanks for your response. I think i Will do the same. We are just going backwards. X

When DD was ready, it took no time and no tears. I was getting a bit nervous as she was due to start a nursery attached to a school in the Autumn and she couldn't go if still in nappies! Cracked it just in time.
I'd go back to nappies right now - for a few weeks maybe - and talk to your child about what's going to happen. Go shopping for new underpants - I resorted also to bribery, DD also got a new scooter out of using the potty!

She is learning to do a new skill and is getting used to peeing in a different way to what she is used to. Feeling some stress and having some misses is not a sign that she is "OMG not ready", it is a sign that Rome is not built in a day and she needs a bit more practice and patience. At 3, she is capable of using the toilet/potty unless she has a disability, honestly.

She was getting so upset and worrying about it that i am taking her lead. She is tellimg me when she is doing a wee or poo in her nappy atm and then nxt step will be getting her on toliet. She is ready but it is still not worth all the upset. It gets us know where

Hi just reading your comments on here i have a son who has just turned 3 whos speech isnt very good (he was a cleft pallette baby so has set him back) so conversations are pretty much 1 sided. We've been potty training for 2 weeks and he still just isn't getting it. He will sit on potty when told and has done a wee but mainly because I've sat him there and waited a short while then made a massive fuss when he does (potty dance, treats etc) but he just doesn't get it i will put him on potty he will do nothing then get him up and wee 2 mins later on floor. He knows he has done it as he will look at me and I put him straight to potty when he does it but he just isn't getting it anyone any further advice or do I just hold off a little while longer? I'm slowly losing my mind here 😥